Oh, the bane of all creative fashion loving individuals: dress codes. For those of us working at home/for ourselves, or in a particularly creative field, this isn’t a problem at all. For those who’ve been given the dreaded “business casual” to work with, it can be awful. When I worked in a business casual environment, [...]
September 4th, 2009All Posts Tagged With: "personal style series"
Defining Your Personal Style: Finding Your Focus
(a little photo from my new sewing room/work area…I set all of my shoes up on display!)
Everyone has favorites. It’s only natural to like one thing the most out of a group! So here’s where you ask yourself: what’s my favorite part of getting dressed in the morning?
Seems like a silly question, I know. [...]
Defining Your Personal Style: Having “Go-To” Outfits
This is more of a project for after you have a good grasp on your personal style, but it is definitely something to think about if you have the time! When I asked other Twitterers (is Tweeters the correct term? hm…another useless thing to ponder) what topics they’d like to see me cover, one of [...]
June 19th, 2009Defining Your Personal Style, Part Three: Using Your Inspiration
So! Now that we’ve discussed how to get a rough concept and figuring out what your wardrobe essentials are, we’re going to discuss what is the logical next step (to me, anyways!): using your inspiration. You should have had some time now to build up an inspiration folder or think about movies that inspire you. [...]
June 6th, 2009Defining Your Personal Style, Part Two: The Essentials
So, every book on fashion ever written has a chapter or section on essentials. I, personally, find these really useless. Example? The “essential” crisp white button up shirt is a total throwaway to me. They make me think of servers, finding button up shirts that fit at bust and waist is a nigh-impossibility for me, [...]
May 26th, 2009Defining Your Personal Style, Part One: The Concept
Defining personal style can be an intensely difficult thing to do. For some people it comes very easily, for others, not so much. If you’ve spent every day for the last several years just throwing on whatever is comfortable in the morning, it can be pretty challenging to start actually thinking about your clothing choices. [...]
May 19th, 2009
