I have been working with a new client for a few months and I adore her. To protect her identity, I will give her the alias, Mrs. Resplendent, which means splendid or sublime. Mrs. Resplendent hired me when she made the decision to maximize her potential at work and...
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Looks for Work Accessorized with Face Masks
Could it be that we're starting to see a bit more normalcy in our lives again after nearly a year of being shut off from the world? The number of people eligible to receive the COVID vaccine is increasing, restaurants are welcoming people inside their establishments...
My Top 10 Favorite Professional Pants Styles
Early on in my fashion design career, I worked for a company whose reputation was built on their pants. The company, which no longer exists, was called Barry Bricken which designed cohesive sportswear collections for both men and women but was famous for their pants....
Virtual Job Interview Looks: Women Have been Hardest Hit by Unemployment During COVID
Last week, I posted about something called the grooming gap and the unfair deficit women deal with compared to their male counterparts in the workplace. You can read the post here. To make matters worse, since the COVID pandemic, the unemployment statistics among...
Meanwhile, While You were in Lockdown, Pants Silhouettes Changed
It's been a while since we've been out and about in the world wearing actual clothes that wouldn't double as pajamas, particularly when it comes to pants. A few weeks ago, I officially declared a moratorium on jogger posts on this blog because I am SO OVER talking...
Leveling Up Your Zoom Work Look: Why Women in Leadership Can’t Just Dial it In
Last week, I was chatting with a client of mine who is a CEO. She told me about a roundtable video meeting she was in with other CEO's and how one of the men showed up to the call wearing pajamas. "Can you imagine a female CEO did this?" my client asked. This...
Facebook Group Member of the Month: Alicen Thorne
This month's Facebook Group Member of the Month, Alicen Thorne, isn't a member that I would say is chatty in the group. Yet I have an extreme fondness for her. As someone who writes a blog, it is often easy to feel like you are just typing words out into an empty...
Leveling Up: How to Level Up Your Workplace Image and Style
Being a personal stylist with a concentration on workplace image and style, I have spent the past 18 years helping women craft and establish their image when they were either ready to level up or have found themselves without an image to reflect their newfound...
Modern Ways to Wear Pearls: Why Pearl Necklaces are Making a Comeback
On January 20th, women everywhere put on their pearls in solidarity with Kamala Harris, the first woman inaugurated as Vice President of the United States. Basically, pearls are to Kamala Harris as a lace collar is to RBG. By now you probably know the story behind why...
Step Four in Achieving Your Style Goals in 2021: Organizing Your Shopping Plan
A few weeks ago, I got you started with three things you can do to up your style game in 2021. If you missed it, go back to that post and read that first. As I mentioned in that post, when there’s a big gap between where you are and where you want to be, you feel...