Each day and for every meeting or event you are observed. When you walk into the room, you send out a message, whether you intend to or not. Your physical, visual expression combines with you energy to say, “This is who I am.” The way you look expresses aspects of your personality and tastes. It [...]
There’s a huge difference in the result of something that is well and poorly designed. Have you ever looked in a clothing store window wondering, “Who designed that?!” Perhaps you've driven past a house, and thought, “Why would anybody design or buy that?!” These questions points to a bigger question, "What is good design?" Never [...]
The words “logical” and “fashion” aren’t often found in the same sentence. However, if you agree that you are more important than your clothing, then it logically follows that an element of harmony is essential to creating your best look. Why harmony? It’s simple: similar objects tend to blend and harmonize. Dis-similar objects will stick out and create some degree of disharmony. [...]
The great news is no one can be a better you than you! First, everything about you goes together. When you truly know this, there’s a whole and consistent message that you experience and express. When you have a clear, strong sense of yourself -- you will feel the wholeness deeply. You communicate it naturally in [...]
Why wear clothing? What’s the purpose? If it were just to protect our bodies from the elements, almost any clothing will do that. We could wrap ourselves in an old blanket and not be arrested for indecent exposure. No, we want more than protection from our clothing. Some women want to use fashion to show [...]
Once you know what you want, your question is likely, "So, how do I get from where I am to where I want to be?" You can ask this in every area of your life. Then, of course, listen. The answer lies in recognizing that the process of Designing Your Self™ is an Inner-Outer and Outer [...]
You can actually design your look and your life. These go hand in hand. You truly can’t redesign your look without seeing changes in your life. Likewise, when you design your life you must consider what it means to be you and how you express yourself. What is Designing your Self? It is an “Outside-In” [...]
We often underestimate the power of our mind. The construct we call our mind, includes our consciousness, imagination, perception, thinking, language, memory, and more -- all filtered through our emotions and instincts. The mind is a complex concept that includes the functioning of our brain. Our brains are so amazing, taking in countless millions of [...]
Designing Your Self applies my principles of Visual Harmony that can be explained, analyzed, and understood. These are objective, logical, yet simple premises that can apply to any individual and any garment. Because we tested the Designing Your Self System™ in-person on thousands of women (and men) over many years, I know it works. It [...]
Have you ever looked at Nature…flowers, mountains, oceans -- and marvelled at the beauty? These are universal, common experiences for many, perhaps most people. Yet, it's odd that we don’t look at ourselves and others this way. If all flowers are beautiful and all mountains are beautiful, why can’t all women be beautiful? If we [...]
