Unique and Effortless

Okay, so this is a bit of a different post today. 

I decided to tackle the question of why one might consider a stylist for a couple reasons:

1) Over the holidays, I’d been asked this question with some confusion as how it could ever be that a women wouldn’t know how to shop!

2) When meeting new people and being asked what I do besides staying at home with my daughter, some don’t even seem to know anything about styling… which I think leads back to #1!

First, let me ask you a few questions:
Do you ever stand staring endlessly into your closet? Do you find yourself saying ‘I have nothing to wear’ a few times a week? Do you try on several outfits before settling on one and then only feeling just okay in it?

Ultimately, I believe everyone wants to dress uniquely incorporating trends without being a slave to them, while doing this effortlessly and not fitting a predetermined mold.

I can give you all my checklists of must-have’s for each season. You can know whether you’re a winter or summer color palette, a rectangle or hourglass shape, or even how to take an office-appropriate day look to evening by swapping the shoes and your handbag just by following a few fashion rules…

And yet following fashion rules doesn’t mean you’ll achieve a style uniquely your own and effortless to create. Sometimes rules are made to be broken. But which ones and when?

It’s my belief you shouldn’t be a slave to trends or try to fit a particular mold you are not. By understanding what trends can work for you, or how to modify a trend to work for you, there’s no doubt you can incorporate them if you like. But you should be comfortable in your own clothes. Trying new things is always great, and as your stylist, I will help you step outside your box; pushing you ever so gently… hey, you never know what you may find! But molding you into something you’re not should never be the goal. Stepping up your style? Highly encouraged!

One of the first, and important, questions I ask clients is how they want to feel.

While writing this post, I pondered the question for myself. If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed my style seem to flip-flop: one post may be super girly and the very next a more casual, even sporty, look. This may be due to the fact I’m a gemini and my inner twins are in conflict! But seriously, though my outfits may change based on occasion, my overall deep down feeling of style is the same… I always want to feel confident, happy, chic, captivating, and tasteful. And you can do this in a multitude of ways through style; whether your overall look fits a type of style or you move between styles.

sweatshirt {ON SALE!} // denim {ON SALE!} // chuck taylors // scarf c/o {ON SALE!} // watch

 blouse via francesca’s {similar} // faux fur vest // denim // camo flats via justfab // clutch via maison scotch {similar} // rings //similar vintage ring {my grandmother’s} // lip in scarlet empress

snake print top c/o // midi skirt c/o // necklace c/o // heels 

tee // plaid button down {similar} // card c/o // skinnies // earrings {love these} // sneaks

shop by jmv paisley blouse c/o// paige denim {Major SALE!} // maison scotch clutch // justfab heels // similar cuff // similarnecklace // essie polish in tart deco & mint candy apple

Though the above outfits are all a bit different, those feelings I describe as my ‘style,’ I feel in each.

Basically, this all boils down to one thing: style isn’t just all about what the heart wants; it’s also about your head… which simply means that feeling stylish {whatever that is to you} and pulling it together is about having the knowledge of what works, why, and how to create it with pieces you love. As your personal stylist, my mission is to empower you with that knowledge, guide you along the way, and be there as your style sounding board.

There are lots of ‘secrets’ and style tweaks out there to help you with what you want to wear, know when to wear it, and how to pull it off, and I’m here to break that all down for you.

This is a new year, and a great time to take your style to a whole new {yet your perfect you} level.