The best color in the whole world is the one that looks good, on you!
Coco Chanel
Do you need to modify your color scheme to more accurately enhance your hair, eyes and skin? Perhaps you want to dress more colorfully or, conversely, in a more neutral palette. Color creates a mood and your color palette should make you feel happy every day.
The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go.
Life is too short to blend in.
Paris Hilton
Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
Cecil Beaton
Are you ready to take more fashion 'risks' than in the past? This doesn't require you to implement a 'shock factor' into your style, but can be accomplished through smaller changes if that is more your comfort level. For inspiration, visit the Advanced Style or The Sartorialist photo-blogs.
I never say 'never' and I never say 'always.'
Grace Kelly
Are you ready to play around a little bit with some looks you've never tried before? If you think you've gotten into a style rut, next time you're in the store, why not try on some things you've never considered in the past? After all, it's only clothes! At the worse, you might have a good laugh. At the best, you might find something new and interesting to add into the mix.
I like my money right where I can see it - hanging in my closet.
Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
Actually, this isn't a mantra I would advise, but there is a nugget in there. If your wardrobe isn't working for you, perhaps it's because you haven't invested the appropriate time or resources to make it more functional and/or more representative of what and who you are. Is it time that you invested a bit more in you?
There's nothing interesting about looking perfect - you
lose the point. You want what you're wearing
to say something about you, about who you are.
Emma Watson
These quotes really cut to the heart of the matter. Because our appearance speaks volumes about us before we ever utter a word, make sure yours is telling your truth. If it's telling who you were a decade ago, it's definitely time for some examination. Likewise, if you're just copying what's on the store mannequin without adding in your special, personal touch to make it 'yours', then your 'perfection' doesn't tell about who you are.These can be difficult areas to address, so if you'd like to work it through, please let me know. It's one of the most rewarding, inspirational parts of my profession and can be truly transformational.
If you wear things you adore, you just look better.
Margherita Missoni
There's no reason to wear things you don't absolutely love. Not just 'like' or are 'okay'. If you're not in love with everything in your closet, then it's time to cut those ho-hum items loose. When you love everything in your closet, it makes getting dressed so much easier. Maybe this year is the year of the 'purge'!
