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5 Workwear Trends for Spring 2024

The workwear trends for spring 2024 are so, so good! There, I’ve said it. And I know what you’re thinking—”workwear, yuck, boring; it’s so uncomfortable!” But today, I’m here to change your mind. You might be recalling the workwear from the ’80s, ’90s, and even the early ’00s, but since the pandemic, “power dressing” has become more [READ MORE]

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Wearable Spring Trends for 2024

There are so many easy, wearable spring trends for 2024! In the interest of your time, I’m splitting my 10 favorite, yes there are at least 10 good ones, into 2 posts.  There are plenty of trends that are kinda crazy or skimpy, but you’ll never find those here. As always, I look for professional, office-worthy [READ MORE]

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Spring 2024 Color Trends

Spring 2024 color trends bring something for everyone.  I thought color trends would be a great place to start since it’s still quite early in the, a.k.a. it’ll be cold a little longer.  Also, if you’re itching to start updating your wardrobe and start wearing  it right away, color is a great place to start.   One more “good [READ MORE]

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Charge Up Your Style with Your Power Color

Power color…What’s she talking about?! Picture this… Ever walked into a BIG meeting, your suit sharp as a razor, ready to seize the day…but somehow the day seizes you instead? Did you know your clothing choices, especially color, might’ve  played a role? What?! Your Power Color is so much more than just eye candy!It influences our emotions, reactions, and [READ MORE]

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How to Edit Your Closet-a complete guide

How to edit your closet was the number #1 response I got recently  when I asked  my audience, “what is your most burning question around your wardrobe?” Editing closets, including my own has become second nature to me, but before I actually started my image consulting career and training, it never occurred to me to go [READ MORE]

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6 Style Tips for Short Waisted Women

Quite honestly,  I was simply clueless about the term “short waisted” before I took my initial image consulting training, What was even crazier was that my mom, who had taught me tons about style, used it all the time! But once I was able to understand the concept…a whole new world of dressing opened up! I’ll [READ MORE]

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How to Wear High Waisted Pants if You’re Short Waisted

Want to wear high waisted pants, but you’re short waisted?  If you’re short waisted (other wise known as a short torso) and you’ve been shopping for jeans, skirts, or pants lately, perhaps you’ve gone home in tears! You scoured the racks to find these bottoms in your size that you like…only to try them on [READ MORE]

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How to Wear Wide Leg Cropped Pants

Wide leg cropped pants aren’t new for 2022, but they’re finally a prevailing style and widely available—finally. Here’s how to wear them for your very best look!  The first thing to know here… “cropped” in the term “wide leg cropped” seems to mean very different things to designers and manufacturers.  I’m finding with most of my clients, [READ MORE]

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How to Dress a Combination Body Type

Here’s the thing about figuring out your body shape…it’s confusing! And the reason it’s confusing is that wait for it…drum roll…most of us are a combination of different body shapes! So I’m sure that cleared things right up for you (lol.) Let me explain. I’ll use myself as an example. I have wide shoulders and a wider [READ MORE]

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3 Ways to Figure Out Your Body Shape

This might surprise you to hear, but I don’t ever use a measuring tape when I am helping my clients figure out their body types. With all of the body shape calculators and rules available to determine our body types, why wouldn’t I use them? There are actually quite a few reasons! First off, tape measures are [READ MORE]

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Discover Your Body’s Vertical Balance

In my many years as a Denver image consultant, I’ve seen very few women who have the perfect vertical proportion. Most women either have a short torso with long legs or a long torso with shorter legs. For the very most flattering, slimming look, it’s just as important to dress your body vertically as it is [READ MORE]

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Spring Dressing For Your Body Type

Yes, it’s important to shop for your lifestyle and personal style, but a big component of looking great and feeling confident lies in dressing for your body type. We’ve been in winter clothes for a while and now that spring weather seems to be here to stay and we’re shedding the layers we felt might [READ MORE]

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