Image and Etiquette
When it comes to air travel, anything more than a carry-on is counter productive. It’s not just the lost-luggage-factor that has most women wheeling, not carrying, a single bag onboard. The hassle, the time lost, and often our travel partners, with little or no patience for hanging around carousels, have conditioned even the most passionate [...]
Posted on September 8th, 2010 by Diane
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We created a wardrobe plan for Liz; “reorganized her lingerie drawer” with flattering new undergarments and now, the big day had finally arrived. We were going shopping! This time our destination was Freda’s, a one-stop shopping experience in the heart of Toronto’s Fashion District. It was going to be a long day. Extensive editing left [...]
Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Diane
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They wouldn’t build a house without a blueprint, hit the road to a new ski resort without a map, make their first visit to Barcelona without a guidebook or even, in these days of H&G TV, move furniture without a floor plan. And yet, again and again, the number of people, both men and women, [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2009 by Diane
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Before we catch up with Liz, I’m going to review some of the reasons the colour analysis process is so critical. Last week I was asked to explain the difference between a “fashion victim” and a “fashionista.” Bottom line, the former aspires to be the latter — but has taken things too far! The fashionista [...]
Posted on November 24th, 2009 by Diane
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Today marks the beginning of our 10-part series where we’ll join Liz, a new, young client, on her personal journey through our image enhancement programme to her ultimate destination — developing her own look of success. After graduating with a Bachelor of Computing Science, Liz began her career as a Business Analyst in the tele-communications [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by Diane
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Missed Part One? Read it here. We’re moving to the really challenging part of the project. What you’ve done so far is comparable to rearranging your computer desktop. You’ve: Reorganized working files — divided clothing into categories, career, sportswear, etc. Created a folder for work in progress — alterations and repairs department Eliminated obsolete material [...]
Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Diane
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It never fails to amaze me that the most organized and professional women often have the greatest need for wardrobe makeovers. Intriguingly, they fall into one of two extremes when it comes to shopping for clothes — the shopaholics, always ready-to-shop ,and then at the other end of the spectrum, the group that’s seriously allergic [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2009 by Diane
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