What's your style?

Now is the time of year to start thinking about your Fall/Winter wardrobe and what few pieces you might want to add. The first step in looking and feeling your best is knowing your silhouette and best colors. If you have never had your "colors done" or you body shape analyzed, that's your first priority. We come in all shapes and sizes and every color and every style does not look good on everyone. Are you a pear shape? Inverted triangle? Rectangle? Hour Glass? or Other?

You too can create the illusion of a "perfect" body. Wait! You don't think that the celebrities, stars and entertainers ALL just happen to have great shapes, do you? No, they have wonderful stylist who suggests clothes for their particular body shape, that makes them look like a million. For example, someone top heavy cannot wear the same type blouse that a small chested person can wear. If you're petite with broad hips, short ruffled, pleated or balloon skirts don't look good on you, but short pencil skirts look fab.

Once you know your body shape, learn what colors and what shade of colors look good on you. I've worked with Jeunique color system where we take your skin, hair and eye color, use the corresponding codes and develop a chart of best colors and styles for you.

Everyone is unique and beautiful in their own right. You have to find what works for you, what looks good on you and work it! Remember, if it doesn't fit, it doesn't flatter. Walk in your best Image!

To Strap or Not to Strap

This is a question I'm often asked during seminars. What about strapless or spaghetti strap dresses or tops?

My response is usually this, if a woman is going to wear a halter top, tube top, spaghetti straps, or strapless top or dress, she should make a small investment in one of the wonderful multi-way bras that are available nowadays. For everyone's sake, if you have on a black top, please do not wear a colored or white bra and leave the bra strap visible. Folks in Hollywood can get away with almost anything, but quite frankly, us everyday people cannot. If males should not wear their pants sagging displaying their underwear, females should not have their bra straps noticeable. Equal opportunity Do's and Don'ts. :o)

I once overheard a gentleman say to the woman he was with, referring to another woman nearby "why are her bra straps showing"?

Mothers, Aunties, Friends, Romans and countrymen, lend me your ear, please don't allow your daughter, niece, student, friend, enemy or frenemy walk out with their bra straps showing, it's too many options in bras for this to be happening. Each one teach one... and Smile, it's the best accessory you have !