I have recently been reminded by a few clients that the weight of their garments is so important to them. I often take this for granted with the quality of apparel we select for our clients, but actually it is a unique and often underrated feature of a garment. For years, designers, dressmakers, and tailors used weights to keep a garment hanging correctly. These weights were sewn into the hemlines of skirts, dresses, and jackets so that everything stayed straight and even and they could be used with all types of fabrics. But today we seldom use them, unless it is for drapery. Are they passé, or is it just that technology has moved us in other directions to achieve...
It's an exciting time for deal hunters! It's January! The first of the year is that time of year — SALE, SALE, SALE. How do you successfully shop a sale? We ask Julie Jophiel president and founder who does all the store's buying, to help answer the important questions. Julie: My response is always the same…for the best selection, always shop the first markdown, and be prepared by having gone through your closet, which we just shared in our stylist tips and tricks Style News story! Then come with a list or an idea of what you are looking to add to your wardrobe. That sounds like a lot of upfront work, why be prepared? Julie: If you need to replenish basics in...
A good stylist should be the fashionable friend in your life, because let’s face it, change isn’t just one and done, as your stylist we want to continue to grow and evolve with you. In the last Table Talk we focused on how the fashion industry doesn’t actually do a lot to help our self-confidence sometimes. We brought up the sometimes-uncomfortable conversation about body image. Advertisements and social and cultural expectations can leave us lost on fit, what’s appropriate, and how we should feel about ourselves. But there is hope in the knowledge that years of experience can bring you. As a stylist, we are your cheerleaders. A stylist is a person that should be a guide to living your...
At many times in life we will find ourselves as a tweener: a person considered to be between two recognized categories. Whether we are passing from a life in academia to a new job, we recently received a promotion, change of job, change of city? We find ourselves mothers and grandmothers, or are transitioning from a career to retirement. We can fall between two recognized fields with which we identify, and can come upon the proverbial fork in the road at any time in our journey. The question is, how do we respond to our new direction? We may feel lost, out of place, excited, overwhelmed, indifferent. A myriad of different feelings. And our new direction can start to influence...
Fashion is so exciting right now, the diversity of styles is so great, there is something for everyone! We have all felt the isolation when fashion doesn’t jibe with our tastes or the feeling like it isn’t made to fit us. Fashion may even at times make us feel bad about ourselves. But who says it has to! In our last Table Talk we discussed athleisure and its influences, not only in trends but how women shop. We talked a lot about where women get education in style and what is “appropriate”. The important thing in fashion is that we each find what speaks to us and use it to present ourselves in the best ways. When we feel better about...
