Hiding vs. camouflaging, there is a difference when it comes to style. Weight gain, past trauma, and a lack of confidence often contribute to hiding behind big baggy clothes or an all black wardrobe. Your main mission when you are hiding is to become completely invisible . Stop doing that! I’m not asking you to…
Newsflash: It’s okay to want to look good. It’s okay to care about style and appearance. It’s not shallow and it’s not silly – it’s human nature. A lot of women are “rebelling” against style, thinking they are above it all. As one of my coaches recently said, “Anytime you work against human nature, you…
Back in my celebrity styling days, I dressed a lot of musicians. The lead singer would always get the coolest clothes. The band and backup singers would get to choose from a rack of all black. Makes sense, they aren’t the focus. They aren’t the “star” of the show. There was a time where I…
Last week I had my first gym workout in over a year. It wasn’t pretty. I swore I was still in pretty good shape from my evening at-home yoga classes, daily walks, and occasional at-home boxing classes – but I was wrong. I waltzed into that gym thinking I was The Rock but I was…
How does the saying go? Opinions are like assholes; everyone has one. These days everyone and their mother is an expert, a stylist, or some sort of guru. Heck, even people who don’t have those titles are ready to hand out advice about on life and what you’re wearing. Before you start getting hurt feelings…
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article called ‘Skinny Jeans and 9 Other Styles That Date You’, and collectively we all cringed. I went live on Instagram last week to discuss it (you can watch it here), but here are my feelings in a nutshell: Stop following “in and out” lists – they are…
Pretty sure everyone and their mama knows this by now, but ever since the show ‘What Not To Wear’ first aired, I’ve wanted my own makeover show on TV. I remember watching Stacy London do her thing on TV and thinking, “Eventually, this show will go off the air, and when it comes back as…
My most popular series ever in my YouTube channel’s history is, hands down, my Client Makeover Series. I haven’t posted a client makeover in a really long time because: 1.) They are tough to produce. Between finding clients willing to share their transformation in front of tens of thousands of people and the expenses involved. Putting…
Two weeks ago my entire house flooded. I’ll spare you the details, but in a nutshell: Plumbing circa 1990 decided it was done! Nasty sewage water leaked from the third floor down to the first floor Things were ruined along the way So now my FRESHLY remodeled home that took me over a year to…
Have you ever felt like the most important person on the planet? I have, and it felt damn good! I experienced that magical feeling back in 2019 when I flew to New York to meet my book agent and editor for the first time. I’ll never forget walking into the lobby to see that MY…