“Do I look fat in this?” I think it’s pretty obvious that when that phrase leaves your lips, you don’t want to look fat in this. Most women want to look slim in their clothes. I won’t say all, but most. Looking slim in your clothes isn’t a 24/7 requirement – sometimes you have…
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posted on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type, Style Inspiration
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I can’t tell you how many “Look for Less” blog posts, TV segments, and magazine articles I’ve read in my life. Flip open a ‘People Style Watch,’ and you’ll see it page after page. On the one hand, it’s great, not everyone can afford designer fashions and straight off the runway looks. But on the…
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posted on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style Inspiration
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I’ve cleaned out a TON of closets over the course of my career and, I kid you not, every single closet has had at least one unworn item. The dialogue usually goes a little something like this: Me: OMG this piece is so cute! Client: Thank you! Me: Wait, does it still have the tags…
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posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style Inspiration
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Now that the Anti-Style Type series is over, it’s time to get real. Like really real, so buckle up. “I just want to look polished and put-together” is a sentence I am guaranteed to hear every time I work with a new client. Young or old, tall or short, petite or plus … It’s the…
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posted on Thursday, March 22nd, 2018
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style Inspiration
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Whether you consider yourself a stylish person or a person who struggles with style, we all have room for what I like to call a “Style Awakening.” Like it or not, style is important and there comes a time (or ten) in every woman’s life where we are reminded of that fact. That reminder could…
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posted on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style Inspiration
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I talk a lot about perception and how taking note of how people perceive you is an important ingredient to your success in business, love, and life. Like it or not, what people think about you DOES matter. I’ve spoken to that point so many times so I won’t go off an tangent about it…
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posted on Monday, October 9th, 2017
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style Inspiration
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I’m super into movies. I won’t go as far as to call myself a film buff but when I find a movie I love, I watch it 50 million times. I memorize it; I live it, it’s a thing. It all started with The Wizard of Oz. This started my love affair with shoes. The…
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posted on Thursday, September 14th, 2017
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style Inspiration
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I talk a lot of about Style Slumps, but what is a style slump anyways? Well, it can take shape in a few different ways: 1.) You Feel Uninspired For some reason, you feel completely uninspired when it comes to getting dressed. It’s not that you need convincing on the importance of style. You LIKE…
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posted on Monday, August 21st, 2017
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style Inspiration
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Remember when peplum tops were like THE popular item to have? Everyone and their mother was rocking a peplum top. In those days, peplums were a super extreme and exaggerated silhouette. Today, peplum tops aren’t the hot must-have item, but does that mean they are completely out of style? One of my YouTube viewers wanted…
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posted on Monday, January 2nd, 2017
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Style Inspiration
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Teeny-tiny and stacked rings have been on trend for a while now and they aren’t really showing signs of slowing. However, in my opinion, this ring trend is inappropriate for an office setting. Too trendy if you ask me. So what’s a ring loving girl to do? A ring loving girl is to help me…
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posted on Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Featured, Style Inspiration
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