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We use clothing to mark significant events in our lives; like the first day of school, the first day of a new job, your first business pitch, or going public with your business! The clothes we wear are tied to specific meanings that we ascribe to clothing and therefore can influence our state of mind as well as others’. The term researchers have coined for this is “enclothed cognition.” For example, if you wear bright colors such as yellow, orange, or green you might feel more cheerful, friendly, and calm because of what…
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As a photographer, whenever I think of an idea or a concept to shoot, the first thing I think of is how to make it more impactful. How to make it stand out from the rest. What better can I do than convey what I am trying to show through my photographs. When I first started doing fashion photography, I didn’t pay much attention to styling. I would often help put together a few outfits and shoot them. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. I started to realise the importance of having a stylist on the team. I can tell that my best shoots are often the ones that involve a stylist in them, who…
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Can’t find something that looks good? Your clothes don’t fit right? Wondering why a certain style never looks good on you? Time to get down to the basics. There are six basic body types or silhouettes for women…
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Tie waist pants are in and I love them! However, sometimes I feel like when I tie a typical bow on them, it sticks out! Here are some other options…
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Have you ever gotten the right size pair of heels but they didn’t fit width-wise? Or, maybe you have wide feet and feel like you can never wear the gorgeous heels your friends wear? I have a solution for you!! One of my clients recently tried this and IT WORKED!! The solution is to…
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With New Year’s resolutions well underway, one of the other most important things you can think about now is: 1st Impressions. Many of you have vowed to perhaps reach that goal you’ve been working towards, launch your business, or finally switch jobs. But, if you don’t know how to make a great 1st impression with the clothes you wear, all of that will fall by the wayside. How fast are 1st impressions made? In less than ½ a second AND…
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