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How to look 10 years younger

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How to look 10 years younger

I can’t imagine there are very many women who weren’t  intrigued by the title of today’s post, of course unless you’re 21. Most of the time the “10 year promise” has to do with skin care, but not today. I’m talking about dressing to appear 10 years younger. And it’s so much easier than you think! I’m just gonna say it! To look 10 years younger in your clothes, you need to dress in a modern way and adopt trends that are new to you, trends that may feel really foreign to you. Here’s an example of what I mean. [..] read more

How to Look Youthful, Not Young

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How to Look Youthful, Not Young

“Youthful” is a common ingredient in many of my clients’ personal style recipes. While most women want to appear youthful, they don’t want to appear young, or too young. What’s the difference, you may ask? “Youthful” connotes being fresh, up to date and vivacious, while “young” (unless you really are young,) can be perceived as unsophisticated, immature and trying too hard. It’s worthwhile talking about not dressing too young for your age, but I actually find most women are more challenged with dressing too old for their age. Always voracious for more style education and new viewpoints, I recently purchased [..] read more

Fashion’s Bell Curve

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As an image and wardrobe consultant, when I do Closet Audits with my clients, without exception, they want me to tell them if something is outdated. It makes me feel horrible, but sometimes I see things that still have the tags on them, and they’re out of style. Often, my client had just been shopping the prior weekend. How can this be, you ask? It’s the fashion lifecycle. Read on to learn more, and find out how to make sure you never end up with brand new out-moded clothes in your closet. Trends are usually introduced at the New York [..] read more