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

Who Will Show Up to Your Next Meeting?

Who will show up to your next meeting? Of course, you will, but will you be there as the best version of yourself? There’s no question that your inner self will be on her best game. But what about your outer self or your visual image? Do your clothing, hair and make-up reflect who you really are? When your inner self and your outer image don’t match, there’s a real disconnect. You may confuse your audience, and even though everything seems to be going fine, chances are extremely good that you’re simply not being as effective as absolutely possible. Your [..] read more

Is Your Image Red Carpet Ready?

Last night was the big night for all in the movie biz…the Oscars…the Red Carpet! It got me thinking that the anticipation of such a big night with so many viewers and so many cameras could be especially stressful. And then I pondered just a bit more…While most of us don’t have the paparazzi lurking around, there are plenty of eyes on us each day. Our bosses, co-workers, business partners and clients are all seeing us every day. Just like the public is judging the stars, these people are forming impression of us based on our image. And the way [..] read more

5 Easy Techniques to Unleash Your Inner Fashionista and Exude Even More Success

Does any of this sound familiar?     You stand in front of your stuffed closet certain “you don’t have anything to wear.”     You feel like you’re in a rut wearing the same 6 outfits over and over because they’re easy, but you know you’re forgetting some of the cute clothes and accessories you own.     You look in the mirror and notice that the woman staring back at you doesn’t reflect the put together, accomplished woman that you are. Yes? Then join me for this FREE, PHOTO AND CONTENT RICH teleseminar on November 27, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. MST [..] read more

Interview Outfits, Creating a Memorable Image

There are certainly a lot of rules about what to wear when you’re interviewing for a job. The aspect that often gets overlooked is the fact that it’s crucial to create a memorable aspect of your appearance. Especially if a firm is interviewing tons of candidates, such as law firms and accounting firms, creating  something memorable about your image  can help you stand out in the crowd. Of course, your resume is crucial and so are your answers and conduct, but wearing something the interviewers can remember you by is an additional way to stand out in the sea of [..] read more