Fashion is all about fashion, art, creativity and making money! Retail is all about making money by selling us stuff! Shopping is all about us spending money and buying stuff! Clothes are all about selling us an idea, providing a necessity or making us feel good/bad about our shape!
Image is all about YOU! How you look and feel is all about you expressing the real you, the true essence of you. Now before you start thinking that this is all a little "new age" and "out there" - think about it. Your clothes act as an introduction service to yourself. If you are a person who loves bright colours and textured fabrics, then by george that is what you should be wearing. If you absolutely love soft, floaty and totally romantic things - again, this is your style and ignore anyone who advises you to dress in another way.
By all means, find out which bright colours make you look sensational and which soft, floaty fabrics and styles best flatter you - but that is just detail. The overall look should be a statement of you. When you feel good in an outfit, you look great! When you look great, you can take on the world. (Hopefully this won't be necessary, but should it happen - then watch out world!) You will never feel great in an outfit, if you don't feel right! You might look great, but you have to feel it to get the entire experience.
Look at models (and who doesn't?) - they can look an absolte million dollars in something on a catwalk, but it is very rarely that you see those same "stunners" wearing those clothes in real life. Look great, sure; but feel right - maybe not.
The only time I concede the point is for bridemaids - although even then, I am not totally convinced. But, should your bride choose something that makes you look great, whilst feeling like a floral arrangement, then at least the photos will be wonderful! It is her day, after all. However, I still cringe at having to buy something I really didn't/don't like, just to keep a friend happy! (another whole bag of blogs in weddings!)
Be true to yourself, make use of the tools available from professionals (colour & style knowledge)and set forth and be wonderful. You are the only You that there is - don't just embrace it, celebrate it!!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
BEWARE there are Sales!
Sale shopping can be exciting, enticing, entertaining and exhausting. It can also be downright dangerous - to your sanity, your self esteem, your image AND your wallet.
It is all about bargains. Finding one, catching one and then snaring one. A bargain is "a thing bought or offered for sale for a low price" So, using that definition, everyone can find (and buy) a bargain. However, is it a bargain if you a) do not need it, b) do not use it and c) it does not suit you? C is the big one. Nothing is worth the price - whatever the price, if it does not suit you.
The bright purple, extremely fashionable and "now", full length designer leather jacket that DID NOT work for you last week at the price of $$$$$$$ will still not work for you at the bargain price of $$$! The article has not changed, only the price tag!
It still has not passed the magical 3 Simple Steps Elimination Test. (3 Simple Steps of Successful Shopping - 1. does is work for YOUR colouring, 2. does it work for YOUR shape and 3. does it work for YOUR lifestyle.)
However, if the article in question gets a resounding Yes to all 3 elimination test questions - then grab it and run - do not dawdle - run to that customer service point, hand over the money and make that garment your own. It was meant to be!
The perfect garment that works for you (on every level) AND at a discount price. Now THIS is what successful sale shopping is all about. Go have that coffee and glance (only occasionaly, to stare and brag about your purchase would be mean to the other frustrated shoppers) at your perfect purchase in the carry bag. Smile (contentedly) and listen to your friends starting to question their shopping choices. Your shopping choice is perfect and they are already wondering if they have made good decisions.
Oh, it is great to be informed and able to source a REAL bargain.
Happy shopping!
It is all about bargains. Finding one, catching one and then snaring one. A bargain is "a thing bought or offered for sale for a low price" So, using that definition, everyone can find (and buy) a bargain. However, is it a bargain if you a) do not need it, b) do not use it and c) it does not suit you? C is the big one. Nothing is worth the price - whatever the price, if it does not suit you.
The bright purple, extremely fashionable and "now", full length designer leather jacket that DID NOT work for you last week at the price of $$$$$$$ will still not work for you at the bargain price of $$$! The article has not changed, only the price tag!
It still has not passed the magical 3 Simple Steps Elimination Test. (3 Simple Steps of Successful Shopping - 1. does is work for YOUR colouring, 2. does it work for YOUR shape and 3. does it work for YOUR lifestyle.)
However, if the article in question gets a resounding Yes to all 3 elimination test questions - then grab it and run - do not dawdle - run to that customer service point, hand over the money and make that garment your own. It was meant to be!
The perfect garment that works for you (on every level) AND at a discount price. Now THIS is what successful sale shopping is all about. Go have that coffee and glance (only occasionaly, to stare and brag about your purchase would be mean to the other frustrated shoppers) at your perfect purchase in the carry bag. Smile (contentedly) and listen to your friends starting to question their shopping choices. Your shopping choice is perfect and they are already wondering if they have made good decisions.
Oh, it is great to be informed and able to source a REAL bargain.
Happy shopping!
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