Blue Earrings Because I’m Blue?
I’ve been buying blue earrings lately because I feel like wearing color (it’s Spring! it’s sunny!) and I’m drawn to the color blue. I’m fascinated by why we are drawn […]
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Accessories 101: Overview
Accessories are essential and indispensable. No matter our style and personal preferences, all of us wear accessories on a daily basis. Knowing how to accessorize is as much art as […]
How to Take Control of Your Style
I’m sure we all know what it feels like to be expected to look “appropriate” and to conform to our environment. The influence of our surroundings is so great that […]
Body Image Angst
The minute the weather got warmer my body image issues kicked in. During the winter I mostly ignore them because I can cover up with clothes – and since some […]
Relax by Walking
In order for me to feel completely relaxed I need a whole day to be able to sleep in and decompress, but guess how often I get that? Almost never. […]
Kibbe How To: Make Your Type Your Own
This is the first in a series of posts dedicated to Kibbe’s Metamorphosis, a style system created in the 1980’s by David Kibbe. I decided to write about his system […]
Why It’s Important to Know What You Want
Every once in a while I am reminded of just how incredibly helpful and liberating it is to know exactly what works for me, stylistically. How much time, effort, money […]
Style Search: Creativity vs. Censorship
Jenny’s recent post about using words to define our style direction, and the importance of the brainstorming process, made me think about the larger implications of this. Like with true […]
Brainstorming a Word List to Focus Your Style
My last post was about using a list of words as a tool for focusing your style. I mentioned brainstorming, but I didn’t emphasize how important it is, so now […]
How to Create a Unified Style When Your Closet Has a Split Personality
I am Punk Jenny, Corporate Jenny, and Urbane Jenny. Each me dresses differently. My closet has the moto section, the oxford shirt section, and the skinny pants section—it looks like […]
Brainy Beauty Talk 