What Are You Wearing for Thanksgiving?
When I was little my mother dressed me up in party dresses for holidays. Even when I was a sullen teenager I was still willing to get dressed up to […]
Category Archives: Style
Collar Stays: What They Are And Where To Find Them
Collar stays are plastic or metal tabs that go into the end of a shirt collar to keep the ends from curling. I bet you’ve seen them before but didn’t know what […]
Lucy Liu’s Clothes in Elementary: The Perfect Stripe
As I’ve said before, I worship Watson’s clothes in Elementary. I admire how she manages to look dramatic and comfortable at the same time. That’s HARD to do and we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Fresh Perspective on Seasonal Dressing
I imagine that most of us are familiar with the pain of seasonal shopping. Each new season brings with it new trends and the requisite “it” colors that absolutely everyone […]
Brainy Beauty Talk 