Transform Your Wardrobe

   Transforming your wardrobe is easy if you know how to do it. Early in my sewing career I had a choir ask for 50 dresses to be designed and sewn for them for a special event they were presenting. I did all of the measurements, pattern making and sewing. When I attended the event I noticed some of the ladies looked great and some not so great. Since I had done all of the work on creating these garments I immediately went to work to discover what caused the difference in the results I... [Read more]

Is Your Wardrobe Ready For The Holiday Season

The importance of getting your wardrobe ready in advance is priceless! Getting your wardrobe ready for all of the parties and events that are often a part of special events celebrations, allows us to share the joy of the event and spend time more comfortably with others in a less formal setting. Be sure you and your wardrobe are ready for all of the different events and activities you are going to or might be invited to. That way if an unexpected invitation comes along you can have an outfit that... [Read more]

Beauty In The Workplace

  Forget everything you’ve heard about beauty being only skin deep. Two recent Newsweek polls reveal that beauty may be pocket and career deep as well. Both surveys suggest dressing to impress today simply isn’t enough. Many managers evaluate the physical attractiveness of job candidates too. The surveys reveal the following 8 ugly truths about beauty in the workplace: 1.  Looks Matter at Work Fifty-seven percent of the managers polled feel an unattractive (but qualified) applicant... [Read more]

Understand Your Shape And Proportions

  Do you have a full-length mirror? If not, invest in one — you must be able to see yourself from head to toe in order to establish the ideal length and correct proportions. Once you have bought your mirror, you’ll appreciate how much difference getting the right proportions can make. You may be wearing the right colour, style and fabric, but if the length and proportion of your outfit are incorrect for your height and shape, you will not look your best. If you buy a garment... [Read more]

You Are Unique

  When you shop for clothes and wonder if the buttons and trimmings are too large or too small for you, you are thinking of proportions. Enhancement of body proportions is a fundamental principle of clothing design. The perfect figure is also called the average figure and is a beautiful example of good proportions. Average proportions that look good with any kind of clothing belong only to about 2% of the population. The good news is that clothes to enhance all combinations of proportions... [Read more]

Choose Clothing To Flatter Your Body Shape

  Everyone has at least one part of her body that she wishes were larger or smaller. Fortunately, you may not have to resort to plastic surgery to adjust your body part to your liking. Clothing can aid you in creating the optical illusion of a better-proportioned body.   Make a list of the following body parts: shoulders, chest, waist and hips. When finished, look closely at yourself in the mirror. If any of these parts look disproportionate on your body, place a check mark... [Read more]

Best Kept Secret to Dressing Thin, Young & Beautiful

  We’ve all been there…standing in front of a stuffed closet with nothing to wear, wondering what the real secret is to dressing well. You might think that not having a supermodel body, an unlimited budget or a personal stylist are the reasons for your wardrobe woes. Take heart, your closet only seems to be filled with a chaotic clothing mess that no force of nature could ever squeeze a decent outfit out of. But, with The Body:Gram Fashion Tool, that very same closet will soon... [Read more]

The Ultimate Proportion System In Dressing

  There is a place for every person to wear their clothing and accessories so they look their best. The brain and eye gather information as a person looks at you and if the clothing and accessories are in balance to your body and the way you are put together in where your arms attach, your legs attach and the length of your arms and legs etc you allow the eye to move quickly from the head to the floor and back to the head. This video will give you more specific information about why that is... [Read more]

The Time Is Now

  The time is now.  Time for you, that is.  If you’ve been putting your image off for too long because you don’t have enough time, it’s too hot, or you don’t want to spend the money, I want you to ask yourselves what it’s really costing you.  Are you endlessly spending money on the "magic pill" that will make you look fabulous?  Are you avoiding opportunities because you don’t like how you look or don’t know what to... [Read more]

Dressing Alert

  Attention to your dressing will allow you to push-past any self-imposed limitations. Limitations that you put into place that are damaging  to your potential for success. As you develop your signature style and make sure that you are consistent across every type of dressing you do from casual to formal, people will notice you are starting to become consistent with your look. Their biggest fear about doing business with you is that if you are inconsistent in your dressing will you be inconsistent... [Read more]