Bumpity-bump-bump. Bumpity-bump-bump. I run my hands down a long length of pearls from the base of my neck to the small part of my waist, where a large knot stops the downward motion. I release the strand and start again from neck down. Soothing myself with continuous repetition. The meeting wraps and I stand. Pack…
A Colourful Capsule Wardrobe
Let’s have a little chat about Betty, an imaginary client whose looking for a colourful capsule wardrobe but isn’t sure if this even exists. She’s found loads of visual examples of capsule wardrobes filled with black, white and gray with a few hints of brown for “colour”… but what about all the other amazing colours? You…
Styling Secrets You Absolutely Need to Know from this Online Stylist
As an online stylist, quite often I find myself describing how to wear/style certain pieces. This is what is referred to as styling an outfit. Yes, there is styling an outfit on a macro level, like choosing which pants go with which blouse, but today we’re talking about styling on a micro level. These are…
Flower clothing for everyone!
I’m feeling incredibly inspired by flowers—I’ve been obsessively pinning whimsical flowers over on Pinterest for weeks—so today we’re going to look at flower clothing for everyone! Flowers are magical, don’t you think? They start as a wee seed in the ground and eventually bloom into this mesmerizing entity. Strongly rooted in the ground, flowing in the…
Summer Style Hacks You Will Actually Use!
If you’ve ever been caught with your dress over your head on a windy day, you know how important some summer style hacks can be. These are three of my absolute faves that you can easily use! Summer Style Hacks #1: hidden bra straps One of my favourite things to find on a dress…
A Head-to-Toe Four Season Personal Wardrobe Capsule
By January, I had been eyeing the book The life-changing magic of tidying up, by Marie Kondo for some time, so finally I picked it up. I absolutely loved this book and it sent me on a household purging mission that is ongoing and led me to creating my very own wardrobe capsule. Kondo recommends holding…
Is a Capsule Wardrobe Right for You?
Back in November, I set out on a journey to build a capsule wardrobe based on the amazing 37-piece wardrobe system designed by Caroline over at Unfancy. It was a journey I was actually quite nervous about, but it felt like something I wanted to try so I went for it. I never would’ve guessed where…
Colours That Go Together So Well You Won’t Need Trends
Every year there are a group of colours that get released that are “this season’s colours”, which is cool but you really don’t need them to know the spring colours that go together well. Because even though there are yearly colour combinations that come and go there are also colours that you’ll see paired together…
How to wear a denim shirt 21 different ways
Learning how to wear a denim shirt is one style trick you can use to create a versatile wardrobe. A denim shirt is often on lists of “classic pieces you must own”. Because of this, I’ve found many women already have a denim shirt in their closet—perhaps you do too. However, even though this shirt…
18 Styling Tips and Tricks that Will Make Your Life Easier
I’m always on the hunt for new styling tips. Of course I love to learn and grow and get better at my job and I never know where I’m going to pick up my next amazing tidbit of information that I can learn and pass along. A couple of weeks ago I was scrolling through Pinterest…
