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Don’t Spend Big Money on Clothes Only to Look Sub Par

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Having spent hundreds of hours in the closets of my clients, I can honestly tell you that the top experience is when they realize that they spend big money on clothes that are not wearable.  With eyes wide open, they realize how they have squandered their hard earned money into clothes that sit idle in the closet.  The average dollar value of clothes sitting idle in my clients’ closets could be worth the value of a car!  If you think of your closet as a garage filled with a car’s worth of parts and equipment that you can’t put together and drive, you wouldn’t stand for it.

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My Plea For Pleated Pants

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A life coach, whose practice specializes in helping get people employed, wrote me a note recently.  It caught my attention to the point that if I had to write him back a free answer, I was going to post it to my blog for everyone’s benefit.

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Facing Your Personal Image Hang-ups

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Just about everybody wants a confident personal image, but have one or more fears or barriers to actually developing one.  It’s really important to consider these fears and barriers, and how holding onto them can really hold you back from making progress, not just on developing your personal image, but on achieving your long range goals.

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When Your Image and Style Are Frozen It’s Time to Change

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When was the last time you looked at the clothing in your closet and said, “these are some awesome clothes?!”  It’s a terrible feeling to open your closet door day after day to a wardrobe to look at every morning that you feel disconnected from.  Time and again, clients tell me just how often they feel frozen when looking at their clothes to dress in the morning, to go out at night, as well as for special occasions.  This arresting feeling is not a promising way to begin any day of work, of leisure, or an exciting night out.

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A Woman’s Closet: Often A Journey To Finding A New Identity

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When I started my image consulting practice, I catered specifically to men because of my extensive menswear background and my perceived comfort zone.  But a few years ago, an especially determined woman contacted me, explaining that what she read on my website spoke directly to her.  She practically insisted we find a way to work together.  It pleases me to make a difference in others’ lives.  So thanks to her, I now work with many fabulous women.

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How to Dress Great While Breaking A Few Style Rules

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We all know that the best thing about rules is that they are meant to be broken.  They can even be stretched and modified.  One of my key objectives when consulting clients is laying out parameters that help them understand, visualize, shop, and dress in accordance with their personal style.  For my clients, establishing these style parameters give us a tangible framework to refer back to when evaluating colors, textures, fabrics, fits, shapes, lines, and designs of clothing and accessories, as well as seeing new ways to update hairstyles.

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A Makeover Is A Fresh Start

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About 50% of my work involves “Makeovers,” clients who want to make head-to-toe changes.  They tell me that they have been inspired by those Makeover TV shows and hope to have a chance to start over and start fresh.  I tell them that they’ve come to the right place, but my clients get far more than they ever bargained for.

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What Do Your Clothes Say About You?

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If your clothes could talk, and believe me, they do, what would they tell others about you?  You may not be aware of it, but what you wear sends clear messages to others, and subliminal messages to yourself.  People who see you regularly don’t make a determination about you because they see you in just one outfit.  It’s your parade of outfits that collectively say everything about you.  Even more importantly, your very own clothes are sure to enhance or alter the way you see and feel about yourself.

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