Skills Test - Coordinating vs Matching 07/23/2009
 Is this: a) Matching b) Coordinating Correct answer: a  That first one was really hard. This is Coordinating. Tough to tell any difference. I know. This is tricky. Let's try another one.  Is this: a) Matchy-Matchy b) Coordinating c) Matching Correct answer: a, Matchy-Matchy. Otherwise known as Matching Gone Wrong!  Coordinated. One of the most difficult parts about getting dressed is choosing which colors and patterns to put together. There are the simple options; monochromatic, two tone, or my favorite, the dress (all you have to choose are shoes and accessories!). But looking stylish entails being able to coordinate more than two colors or patterns. So here are a few tips.
 To make sure you got it - let's try it again. Is this: a) Matching to the extreme b) Coordinating Correct answer: do I really have to spell it out?  Coordinated. Just kidding!  THIS is Coordinated.  Bonus Question for extra credit! Is this: a) Coordinating b) Matching Correct answer - TRICK QUESTION! It's neither. I don't know WHAT this is! 2 Comments Guest Post - Sunday Snack Day? 07/21/2009
 Off to Sacrament Meeting? A reader, Sharon LeGarde, shared some of her thoughts with me about Sunday snacking and reverence so I asked her to contribute to a guest post on the subject. Remember - Style isn't just about what we wear. It's the whole package - the whole image! Take it away, Sharon! Spirit or Skittles? Dearest Sisters and parents everywhere, I am a parent, grandparent and soon-to-be great grandparent. I've also been a professional Nanny for all ages in all social strata and circumstances. I have spent thousands of hours baby-sitting, even for the most difficult personalities and behavioral patterns. May I share my experiences with y'all? The latest member of my family is a toy chocolate poodle. Her name is CoCo Cherie Chanel. We took the time to train her at a young age...7 weeks... to a litter box using dog litter. It was not easy, we had to be diligent, patient, loving and consistent. But at a certain point, the end was worth the means! Never having to take the dog out to potty. No rainy, cold, wet days "walking" the dog. It is now a year and half later. No accidents, no problems. No outside potty trips. We are saving days of our lives in time; weeks, months, energy, effort, all because we made a little effort and followed through for the BEST END result!! Folks, if a dog can learn this, a child CAN learn reverence and to sit fairly quietly. Yes, a toddler may need a bottle, cheerios and books. But there is a point in progression where soon after being a toddler, FOOD, DRINKS and TOYS are not needed for 70 minutes out of a whole week. In my neck of the woods I'm seeing straws in huge drink containers, complete sandwiches with dessert, etc.! Children only know what we take with us, give them and allow to occur at Sacrament.  Is this a familiar scene from your meetings? Your own row?! We need not replace the quiet books of our childhood with texting and hand-held video games. 
It does NOT take money or position to have and display celestial attitudes and demeanor! If the Lord were to visit our meetings, we would want to immediately DO THE RIGHT THING, the moment we knew he was there, so... get ready to be with Him! You will benefit, and our Lord and Savior will be so pleased. Heavenly Father WILL bless your whole family. Thanks for listening to this guest post. Love to All....Sharon B. LeGarde in Hendersonville Ward, Tennessee Wishin' and Hopin' 07/15/2009
Fashion Poetry. Enjoy. People choose to live a modest lifestyle for many reasons. Religion, upbringing, career dictates, age, personal taste. As with any lifestyle choice, there's the possibility of a love/hate relationship with your decision. We may love the message we're sending but hate that we can't wear certain styles. Love that we rarely have to worry about looking trampy but hate that we're sometimes viewed as "out of touch." But today is a call to arms! Are you going to waste time wishin' and hopin' that the clothes were designed differently - and not dress nicely until they are? Or are you going to embrace the decision you've made and wear it loud and proud? Never give up! Never surrender! Choosing modest clothes isn't usually an issue for many of us.  Until you see clothes like this... (swoon!)  ... that make you realize you were IN FACT supposed to be born a Russian Tsarina... (how fabulous is this??)  ... and you wonder where the heavenly clerical error happened that gypped you out of your sartorial destiny. I guess this post mainly goes out to the disgruntled women who say, "Modest clothes suck so it really doesn't matter what I wear." Not so! I put together just a tiny sampling of some dresses from recent seasons. Both the slightly immodest and modest versions of very similar looks. You'll notice the "not quite right" side (L) is still not extremely revealing, but they seem to be the clothes that cause the trouble. Sleeveless "but otherwise ok", too low a neckline, a little too short a hemline - just barely outside our limits, the clothes we bemoan the most. Very revealing clothing rarely makes us hide in frumpville. We wouldn't necessarily have worn them anyway. But the examples below show that perfect looks are right around the corner from the near misses. Just keep looking! (And you might want to click on the image to make it larger.) I certainly advocate "working your clothes" to make them appropriate; slipping on a camisole, cardigan, or shrug, lengthening the hem a little, etc. But all that layering just to wear certain styles gets old. And hot. Sometimes it's so much simpler to make the modest choice straight of the box. So next time you're shopping, see what options are out there that truly embrace your lifestyle decision and help you showcase your look! My Evening Shadow 07/10/2009
 I love my evening shadow. My evening shadow has long, lean legs. I can look at my evening shadow stems and imagine they got that way from all the hours of running and working out I've done. My evening shadow has delicate ankles, around which my ankle bracelets float perfectly. My evening shadow has a trim waist and narrow hips. I'll take a size 6, please. My evening shadow makes anything I'm wearing look cool and I'm always wearing the custom wardrobe my favorite designers made just for me. My evening shadow always stands up straight and confident. Never questioning how she looks. Feeling her best.  And while I'm looking at my evening shadow, I remember that it's just me. This body right now is casting that shadow. Somewhere in me are those long, lean legs, trim waist and narrow hips. Sometimes when I, or anybody, talks enough about fashion the imperfections can start to take front and center. Annoying us that the size 6 isn't going to happen right now. And might not ever. That perfect dress just didn't transform us the way we were hoping it would. But beating ourselves up isn't truly stylish, is it? A stylish woman is timeless, sizeless, ageless. She carries herself confidently. Happily. And so I'll keep enjoying my evening shadow and I'll remind myself that it will never be able to show my fabulous feet that look good in any and all shoes. (Thank you feet!) My evening shadow will never show my smile that gets my babies grinning. My evening shadow will never show my eyes that my husband loves. My evening shadow is simply reflecting just a little bit of the best I can be. And that's an inspiration I can always use. Welcome! 06/09/2009
What would you be wearing if you were living your perfect life? Maybe you are living that life, but your clothes don’t fit in with the rest of the picture. Is there a particular goal you’ve been avoiding? Could better style now help you take the first step toward meeting it? Fashion and Style are really just your answers to the questions you’re asked every minute of every day. What am I doing this morning? Afternoon? Evening? Who am I doing it with? What is/will be the weather? What is appropriate for the occasion? How much time do I have to change outfits during the day? What do I want to project? What message do I want this outfit to send? What language are my clothes speaking? Let’s not ever kid ourselves, everything we wear says something, from the underpinnings the public doesn’t see to the smallest of accessories. Our clothing speaks volumes. It talks about who we are, how we’re feeling, and what we believe. Who is the Modern Modest Woman? She’s trying to look appropriate and up-to-date while setting an example of modesty. Not content to wander drably with The Frumpy, she is keenly aware that more and more, the world is looking at her not only as an example but also to answer questions about our unique lifestyle. If what they see looks weird (and weird is the bad side of peculiar) or off-putting, they may consider their questions already answered. And you can bet it won’t be the most flattering answer. I have always loved fashion but it took an embarrassing first business trip at my first real job, when I tried too hard to look “executive” (and failed miserably!), for me to start learning about real style. Imogen Lamport, a great image consultant from Australia says, “Style is a learning experience, and one that I never stop learning, and my style never stops changing (and that makes it interesting too).” Image Interpreters is about bringing together the best style and fashion tips and tricks and applying them to our unique lifestyle. Whether we want to or not, everybody makes a fashion statement - this site is mine. | AuthorJesslyn     CategoriesAll ArchivesAugust 2011 Snag a stylish button!
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