wardrobe coordination
Celeste’s 12-piece Capsule Wardrobe
I created a personalized Color Fan for Celeste at a conference some months ago. She has subdued coloring and hair that is a mix of brown and silver strands, so her Key Neutral is a grayed brown and her secondary neutral is a paler taupe. Sage green relates to her eye color. She is also super…
Read MoreMaximizing Mix & Match for Any Lifestyle – Part 2
Last week we created the start of a 12-piece wardrobe with a Core Four in navy blue. Now let’s layer some accent-color over-tops onto the pants+shell and the skirt+shell columns and link the color combinations with accessories to polish off each outfit.
Read MoreSmart Shopping at Summer Clearance Sales
Style Dilemma: I love shopping the sales, but too many of my so-called bargains end up gathering dust in the back of my closet. How can I be a more savvy sale shopper? Style Solution: To take advantage of end-of-season bargains – without being taken advantage of yourself – you’ll want to SWAP. No, I don’t mean…
Read MoreCOMPONENTS – for Sewing Your 12-Piece Wardrobe
Our sewing-enthusiast clients have always loved our 12-piece Wardrobe Formula that yields up to 96 different outfits. But finding the right fabrics, colors and accessories can be a challenge.
Read MoreStyle Dilemma: Where can I find winter white pants & how can I dress them up for holiday parties?
Style Solution: Winter white is always an elegant choice, but even more so this year as the influence of Giorgio Armani’s use of the color trickles down into the more real-life marketplace. Check the stores RIGHT NOW for those pants. Retailers seem to feature this versatile style and color only for holidays. They magically appear…
Read MoreStyle Dilemma: When and how can I wear jeans in the office?
Style Solution: Your company’s dress policy should clarify the “when”. But whether your office allows jeans every day or just on Fridays, it’s important to polish the look to maintain your professional presence. Jeans — by the way — are defined by the styling, not by the blue denim. Details like a back yoke, rear…
Read MoreStyle Dilemma: I’m a pretty conservative dresser, but I’m ready to step out and add more pizzazz. But where do I begin?
Style Solution: Try one – or several — of these easy strategies to give your traditional pieces a more edgy, contemporary feeling. All the examples are from the Fall ’14 CAbi collection, but of course you can also do them with clothes you already own. Experiment with pattern mixing . The easiest way is to…
Read MoreStyle Dilemma: What can a wardrobe makeover actually accomplish for a woman?
Style Solution: Everybody seems to love before & after photos. But as you look at these example, remember that our work isn’t about looking good once for a photo. It’s about having a whole closet full of inter-coordinated outfits just as flattering as the looks you see here. Melissa’s too-long skirt, too-long sleeves and boxy shirt all dragged her…
Read MoreStyle Dilemma: I’m a career counsellor – what should I tell my clients about dressing for interviews?
Style Solution: The right interview outfit can pay dividends well beyond its price. Although no company is likely to base a hiring decision directly on an applicant’s outfit, decisions are made every day based on the beliefs one’s appearance causes an interviewer to form about you. Newest research reveals it takes as little as 7…
Read MoreStyle Dilemma: I’ve heard that black doesn’t flatter everyone, but it seems so easy to mix and match with other colors – what’s the deal?
Style Solution: Although the popular fashion myth is that everything goes with black, in truth “everything that goes with black goes with black.” Clear, bright, cool colors like those shown below look great with black. (Many other colors – especially softer, warmer or more muted ones – not so much.) Those combinations are also easy…
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