Style vs. Fashion

This is a heavyweight championship question. You know if I knew what a heavy weight champion was. LOL People come to me all the time and say I am just not really into fashion so I don’t think you can help me. Well the answer to that is Fashion has very little to do with style. So here is the real deal. Fashion to me is just like Art it is big, grand and very dramatic. It can make you feel emotions you did not know you were capable of. It can be pricey and priceless all at the same time. It is confusing and elementary. And it it’s beauty is solely based on how you see it.  Bottom line is Fashion is the art that comes from the mind of someone else. Ok are you saying to yourself Malia has lost it. Give me a minute and it will all come together. So if all of that is Fashion then; What is STYLE?

Style is how you display that art. Whether it is hung in the office or the hall. Whether you add a wood frame or leave it as an unframed canvas.  Style is 100% Personal. Others will judge it but it is you who wears it. How you choose display your personal style is very much up to you as well. Lets use me I would say my style is very classic and timeless. I stay away from trends for the most part and I like to be as comfortable as possible. My personal style is for me no one else. I will branch out and try things if I think it would fit into my wardrobe but for the most part I am just me.

NOW hold on there are Rules to style and those rules are not to stifle you but to help you embrace your personal vision. Those rules are from a different post.

So the next time you see something off the runway or on your favorite celebrity ask yourself how would I rock that for my style

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Choosing Eyewear

Anyone who knows me know I am a girl who LOVES glasses. I have been wearing them since the 4th grade and now they are just apart of my daily life. One of the biggest services I do every year is help people find eye wear.

It can be a completely overwhelming process so I wanted to show you how I like to break it down step by step:

1. Choose a optometrist that has a large variety of eye wear available.  You want many styles and price points

2. Really think how you will be wearing the your glasses. Are they for distance or just for reading. Will they need to be taken on and off.

3. Think of eye wear as apart of your wardrobe. Do they need to be conservative for the office or elegant for evenings out. Do they need to be able to blend in to your wardrobe

4. TRY ON EVERYTHING

5. Take a photo of every pair. This will give you an idea of what you really like.

6. Narrow the selection to 2 or 3 pair and then work the numbers.

7. Choose what you love, what looks great and what fits your budget

Top 5 Things You Must Know About Working with a Wardrobe Stylist

Working with a stylist can be fun and rewarding. It can also be very emotional. We do everything we can to make it as happy and exciting as we can but sometimes going in with eyes wide open can help. Here are some helpful tips about working with a personal wardrobe stylist.

You have to be open to the process. Working with a wardrobe stylist is not a magic pill it is a process that you have to let it take hold. It is not instant gratification. The end result will be worth it.

You have to trust the process. There will be times when you will think your stylist has lost it completely but they may just be pushing you towards something great.

You have to be honest. This can be hardest to face but the job of our wardrobe stylist is to make you look and feel your best. So you have to tell us your honest feelings and be honest about what your wardrobe, body, budget and lifestyle challenges are.

Know that what we do is custom to you. There are no carbon copy molds for style. We can’t make you look like your favorite celebrity. What we can do is create a custom plan for your personal wardrobe using inspirations from your favorite celebrity’s style.

You have the right to say NO! As a wardrobe stylist we want to hear that you do not like something as much as we want to hear that you love it. Sometimes we push but the bottom line is you have to wear it and if you just won’t do it then it is not a good item to have in your closet.