During the Summer blooming season is the ideal time for discovering a rose that matches the “red” on your color palette.

When you booked your color analysis you may have done so thinking it would make it easier to shop for clothing. But instead, you discovered that you have really seen yourself for the first time and now, when you look around the stores at the Mall, you cannot find yourself there at all.

Working with women on their color & style journey I have found myself in a lot of very different closets and I’m not talking about the physical space so much as seeing the contents of these closets. And what I have learned is there are basically 10 approaches women take when shopping for clothes. See if you recognize yourself in one or more of the these shopping personality types and then follow my advice tailor-made for you!

Even if you can't name it, you know it when you see it. It stops you in your tracks. You see that photo, that woman at the next table or across the crowded room at a party and you find it hard to avert your gaze because, well, visual harmony attracts.

You had every intention of letting people know that you were “in charge” or “relevant” or “approachable” or “trustworthy” or “credible” or “single and available” or “put together”…but your outfit, which you sort of grabbed at the last minute without giving it much thought, had a whole other story to tell. And our clothes speak louder than our words. Or at best, they can send out confusing signals if they don’t align with your intended message.

There’s a new style trending on social media called, “coastal grandmother” a term that was coined by Tik Tok influencer Lex Nicoleta and refers to a relaxed, elevated way of living–the lifestyle exemplified by Diane Keaton in Something’s Gotta Give and Meryl Streep in It’s Complicated.

Whether it’s your natural color, a little enhanced, or you’re heading into silver fox territory, this advice on how to wear your hair color will serve you well. Learn more about how to wear your colors in my online course “Explore Your Seasonal Color Palette”

Building a wardrobe that is reflective of your current lifestyle is one more key to developing an authentic personal style.

The Seasonal lines-of-design can be expressed in our choice of neckline, hemline, or even sleeve cuff.. They can be expressed through the type of jewelry we wear, the toe of a shoe, the shape of our handbag. They can also be expressed through the prints and patterns we choose in our clothing and accessories.

Do you consider your most-becoming design lines when you shop and as you put your outfits together? It’s a wonderful way to elevate your look to one that is visually harmonious with you!

“The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.””

— Hubert de Givenchy

I’ve never met Hubert, but he and I are on the same page when it comes to dresses. For years I tried to fit myself into “the dress” and when it didn’t work out so pretty I beat myself up — what was wrong with me? My hips were too wide, my chest too flat, my tummy too full…if I could just lose 10 lbs then the dress would do it’s magic on me the same way it had on that woman in the catalogue.

But now I’m older and wiser and I know exactly what the problem is — it’s not me, it’s the dress!!