dressing people: Bridge the gap...

What's the difference between the look you have and the look you aspire to have?????

Me..

I can change your world, well at least your presentation to begin with, and help you bridge the gap, between you now and you 'Perfectly polished', later.. I promise to provide you with the tools to put your best foot forward, without all the cliche old school styling tips..

I am your personal stylist!

Ever asked yourself these questions?
1) why does she always look so effortlessly glamorous?
2) why do i have a wardrobe full of clothes and nothing to wear?
3) why do I think it's too hard to get dressed in the morning, and settle for comfy?
4) how can I look fashionable, without losing my personality?
5) how can I wear fashion, which suits my individual body shape?

I've got the top 2 answers for you..right here today:

1) She looks effortless, because she has worked out what fashion works best for her individual needs. She has kept dressing down to a simple art:

clean silohuette as a base layer
1 outfit feature, perhaps a strikling necklace, or contrast colour shoe
She has hair, which frames her beautiful face and accentuates her best facial assets whilst elongating her femanine neckline.
she has invested in her key pieces, such good quality leather shoes and Belt and bag...

...this is how she does it!!

2) Your wardobe is your colour palette, and you are the canvas, you need to treat your wardrobe with care and organization.
This is how you do it:

Arrange all your hung goods in colour order from Light to dark
Fold all your piles in colour order from light to dark
Arrange your belts and shoes in colour order from light to dark
Now - Make sure every piece is visible!!
Pull out anything which does not fit you and keep it in a later box
Pull out every piece which does not fall into the future look for you (this will not be easy, we carry alot of sentiment in our clothes - you need to ruthless here)

#TIP - every single item in your wardrobe needs to be perfect for you. Perfect for your complexion, perfectly fitting and perfect for your new look. If the piece doesn't tick these three boxes, then you need to let go of this piece, it's taking up valuable wardrobe space!! We're going to fill your wardrobe will all things taylored beautifully to you!! mind the punn

We then need to look at your lifestyle, what are you dressing for? What do you do with your time?
All your outfits will need to be perfect for your life..

for example: If you have 50% of your wardrobe dedicated to casual wear, yet you work in an office and go out most evenings, we need to dedicate less space to casual wear and more to your corperate look and your evening look. Put pen to paper and divide your life into a pie graph.. this will enable you to visually see, what you are dressing for and how much wardrobe space you need to allocate to each area!

Mine looks a little something like this:

50% Casual Chic - daywear, for job as Fashion forecaster in reasonably casual office
10% Swim - pool/beach wear - for afternoon swims and holidays
10% Sportswear for Fitness classes and walking the hounds
10% Smart Chic - going out with friends, going out to dinner
10% Presentation outfits - for meeting days at work and meeting clients
5% Elegant wear for Balls, Special dinners and weddings
5% Whatever i want!!!!!! Luxury, and un-necessary pieces to add to my collection..like riding, even though I don't have a horse, or even go horse - riding, but every now and again, I like to sport the "equestrain look"

Your Look
Think about who you are and what you do, even make a picture collage of your life.. then you can see a look evolving, and this is your look, now let's bring it into today's world.

My friend Simone is a true poetic lover, she has a free spirit and a wild heart, I will photograph her later.. we have titled her look... TRIBAL INDY CHIC - now every item Simon looks at and purchases fits under this look, and her now wardrobe has synergy!! it flows!

Now we're going to make a list and hit the shops.. the list needs to identify gaps in your wardorbe?? Such as:

Black tights, not cut - offs,
Perfectly Fitting indigo Jeans
Perfectly fitting Black Jeans
Basic singlets in flesh, white and black - (possible grey Marle)
Basic Long sleeve Fitted t in Black
Summer weight Jaskets - suitable for your figure type(Wait on these, if your not sure which shape is best for you)
Winter weight Jackets - suitable for your figure type (Wait on these, if your not sure which shape is best for you)
Brown, Tan and Black belts
A white Taylored shirt
Perfectly Fitting black Pants - Hemed to the perfect length
Perfectly fitting Black skirt - Ensure the hem line is perfect to best display your pins, you be the judge.