If you are looking for style and image advice that won’t cost you a fortune, you’re in luck.  I am now offering my Special Reports for a fraction of their printed price.  They regularly sell for $24, but you can download them today for $9.99.  Simply click the links below to order yours today.  I know you will find the information very useful and that it will help you look and feel your best.  Enjoy!

55 Ways to Slim Your Silhouette with Ease
This 32 page book gives you 55 easy ways to slim your silhouette today.  It includes tips on foundation garments, tailoring, fabrics, diverting attention, body types, proportion and balance, color, swimwear and more.  It is a great place to start if you want to look slimmer without surgery or fad diets.  It’s amazing how implementing these easy tips can instantly help create a slimmer silhouette.

Polishing Your Professional Image

By implementing the proven tips and guidelines in this book, women will feel more self confident, up to date, and put together.  The straightforward style, practical tips, and advice in these pages are easy to grasp and can be used immediately.  Every woman, regardless of size, shape, or age will be able to look more polished and professional.   

Shopping isn’t a sport.   So many of my clients race through stores, because like most people they are trying to do too many things in too short a period of time, that they end up buying things they don’t try on, don’t really like, and that don’t match anything else in their closet.  The result is racks of clothes that sit in your closet unworn, and obscene amounts of money wasted. 

Take your time, especially in this economy.  Try clothes on.  Look for a great fit and fabulous fabric.  Think about what you already have that will work with this new addition.  Only then should you think about buying something new.

Most of the world has four seasons.  Lucky for us, here in southern California, we have two.  That means we can easily transition our spring style into fantastic summer looks.  Take a page out of the new Nordstrom catalogue (www.nordstrom.com) and try a slouchy springtime short and jacket with gladiators, long scarf, and black asymmetric fedora for a fabulous, relaxed weekend look.  Or, transition into summer with a denim skirt, killer heels, silky top, and straw fedora.  Both looks are feminine, comfortable, stylish, and spot on trend for spring/summer 09.

Brixton black felt fedora, $55
Arth brand asymmetric fedora, $105
Eugenia Kim summer fedora, $300
Eugenia Kim brown cloche, $315

If, like many, you have become obsessed with the amazing hats you see on celebrities or TV, but you haven’t a clue where to find them, relax, there’s Arth.  This gem of a hat store is tucked away in the LAB anti mall in Costa Mesa, with a second US location in SOHO New York, and is stocked with every possible stylish hat you could dream of.  From fedoras and panamas, to cloches and bowlers, and everything in between, the quality is impeccable and there really is something for everyone.  Check out their website www.arthhat.com and their blog for regular updates.

I continually tell my clients ”This may not be the body you want, but it’s the body you have.  So let’s make it look the absolute best we can.” 

All too often I hear women complain about not being tall enough, thin enough, young enough, big enough here, small enough there, etc.  They make excuses for not spending the time and money necessary to help them look and feel their best because they are not “perfect.” 

The truth is, we are never going to be perfect, and that’s ok.  That’s what makes us unique.  Life is too short to neglect yourself everyday wishing you were different than you are.  We can all look better, just as we are, if we spend a little time, money, and energy understanding which colors, styles, fabrics, and designs look best on us. 

Stop putting off looking and feeling fabulous another day because you are not perfect.  Make the most of what you’ve got, highlight your best areas, and forget the rest.  I assure you that whatever areas you are insecure about, most people won’t even notice.

Enjoy the body you are in today!

Stylist, Image Consultant, & Personal Shopper 2 Day Training

If you are looking to get started in a career as a stylist, image consultant, or personal shopper, or just need a refresher, here’s your chance.

You will learn:
The key components of styling:
How to build your portfolio, where to shop, how to shop strategically, building your contact base, how to work a photo shoot (how to set up, what to do, where to begin, and how to do it quickly), pulling clothes, returns, fittings, basic tailoring, and building your kit.

The key components of image consulting:
Basic color and style analysis, body type analysis, wardrobe planning, personal shopping, working with a variety of clients, creating product for increased sales, and developing strategic alliances.

General business components:
How to start your business from the ground up, learn how to market yourself and find a niche, learn about the different revenue streams available to stylists and image consultants.

Walk away with the tools and confidence to start your own successful personal styling business.

Date: March 27-28
Time: 10am – 5pm
Location: Costa Mesa
Fee: $1200 per two day training. Includes instruction and materials

Call today to sign up for this invaluable, small group training and get your career jumpstarted today.

Photos: Smythe, RED Valentino, Elizabeth & James, Elizabeth & James 

In these tough economic times it is difficult to justify spending money on the latest trends.  When your clothing budget gets a pinch opt instead for new takes on old classics, such as the reinvented blazer.  The classic lines of a blazer and its incredible versatility make it a good investment.  When you combine that with a chic new length, interesting collar, or button accents, its give the blazer a new, modern twist.  Visit retailers of all price points to find a unique blazer that works for you and your budget.  Some of my favorite can be found at Zara, H&M, Bloomingdale’s, and Mango.

Post a comment and let us know where your favorites are located.