Color consulting: Have your colors done! Your personal custom color fan will have all your best colors, plus a detailed guide on how to use them. Know the colors that support your coloring, your personality and your goals. Never guess at colors again! What is...
I’m reading Emily Schuman’s “Cupcakes and Cashmere” a compilation of her fashion blogs. In the one titled “Closet Clutter ~ Clothes Uncovered”, she has some really great ideas. Her list inspired me to create my own twist on organizing a closet: Edit Keep only the...
Have you seen the new colors for Spring in all the stores?…. Monaco Blue, Emerald, Lemon Zest, Poppy Red are just a few of the Pantone Spring 2013 colors for women's clothing. Bright, fresh, and youthful, they can also be somewhat overpowering…so I advise that you...
One question I get asked a lot during my workshops (Mastering the Art of Illusion Dressing: the A, B, C, D, & E of Style and at Color Parties) is about lighting, what it does to colour. How does one manage to pick out clothing in a store when the dressing room...
Title: Jewelry Workshop & Swap: Create Your "Signatue" Jewelry Location: ColorInsight Studio 327 N. San Mateo Drive #2, San Mateo, CA 94401 Description: Saturday, March 16, 1-4pm What is a “Signature” Piece of Jewelry? It's jewelry that is designed with your...
My good friend, Susan Schwartz e-mailed me a link to an article by Elise Sole titled, “Models are the most physically insecure women on the planet.” about the TED Talk given by super model Cameron Russell. Wow. It really turned things upside down for me. We expect...
Color is not a physical property of an object. Color is actually a perception, a visual response of the eye and the brain to energy bouncing off the pigments of objects. Color creates a psychological impact on all of us. February is a very RED month, due primarily to...
“Lose Weight.” It makes the top 10 New Year's Resolutions list year after year, along with Get In Shape, and Save Money. However, ... “Lose” is not my idea of a good resolution. I am never happy when I lose something. I would rather “Gain.” Gain a great eating plan...
I just read about a quirky e-mail campaign that worked ~ Joshua Green wrote it for Bloomberg Business Week: The techniques for getting short-term responses (Like opening e-mail or getting them to click on a button): Is to make it ugly. Ugly draws people’s eyes You...
In the past I always felt bad about buying clothes that did not work for me. “What a waste,” my mother would always say. “You just can’t throw it away. You got to use it.” My closet was full of perfectly nice clothing for someone....just not for me. For years I...
Fall is here signaling time for change! It is time to clean your closet and to re-assess all the clothes you love and that look good on you. What needs to go? All the clothes that are just taking up space and do not look good on you: Clothes that you put on and then...
When we have a “closet full of clothes and nothing to wear” we know we’re mixing clothing style. If we had a consistent style then those clothes would work well together. We would have fewer clothes in the closet and many more mix and match combinations. How do we...