Benefits of Identifying Your Style Personality While color is the most powerful impact on your Best Look, I always start my clients Style Over journey with discovering their own style personality. At the end of this article I have an optional assignment you can do to help you ... Read More »
7 Reasons to Include Prints in Your Wardrobe
If you don't generally like wearing prints, because of their benefits, I hope you will at least consider a few of these 7 reasons to include prints in your wardrobe. Perhaps you haven't thought about prints as a way of stretching your wardrobe, but you might after reading this ... Read More »
Make A Best First and Last Impression: Wear the Best Look For You Colors
We all have 8 seconds to make a good first impression and it takes 8 hours to change that first impression, if it wasn't the one we wanted to make. For a best first and lasting outward impression wear outfits in your best colors because these will make your own features ... Read More »
What is Dressing in Visual Harmony?
What Is Visual Harmony, And Why Is It Flattering? Dressing in visual harmony means your own personal coloring and your outfit colors are related. What you wear below the shoulders should be similar in color characteristics to what's above the shoulders. This creates a flattering ... Read More »
Shapewear Malfunction
When Your Favorite Dress Is Timeless But Your Body Isn't My shapewear malfunction begins with the perfect dress. My favorite dress is the perfect dress. The perfect dress, for me. It's timeless with great adaptability. I can wear it dressed up or down, with ... Read More »
Bold and Brave: Dress Your Shape
Photo Credit: Marissa Schmidt How many of us want to stand with the confidence that Sherita exudes in this picture? She looks like she's taking charge of her day, and her future. I love to do style-overs to help women feel as confident as Sherita looks in this picture. Wearing ... Read More »
How to Dress for Deep Coloring
If you have dark brown hair, dark eyes, and medium to deep skin tone for your ethnicity, you are probably a DEEP color code, like Marissa. As a DEEP Color Code, Marissa looks best in medium to low value contrast outfits in deep values. Value contrast is often overlooked in color ... Read More »
We All Have Assets and Deficits: Accentuate Your Assets
Photo Credit: Marissa Jean Schmidt I love Cheryl Callahan’s energy and confidence. It shows up everywhere. In her courage to be adventurous. In her business as a counselor, and even in what she wears. Look at her in this amazing outfit. As you can see, Cheryl has a curvy ... Read More »
Are Your Prints Making You Appear Larger?
This is a great visual example of how a print can create the optical illusion that an area of your body is larger. Even if the color is right, the print scale or design can be unflattering. One of my clients sent me these pictures asking which outfit works best for her. I ... Read More »
What is Dressing in Harmony With Your Own Coloring?
What determines the best colors for you to wear? Your best colors are not just a matter of which colors to wear, but also how to wear them. In dressing, a primary goal is to create outfits in colors that are harmonious to your hair, skin and eyes. What you wear below the ... Read More »
