My second DC launch party for my style guidebook, Without Saying A Word: The Silent Power of Style, happened on February 27th at Bonobos‘ DC store in Cady Alley. It was a fabulous time had by all and by “all”, I mean men and women. This launch party was for the guys and girls: the ladies got to chat about the inner workings of getting stylish and since every stylish woman wants a dapper man on her arm, the gents
Divorce can be ugly and this book was meaty but terrific! Now on to my thoughts….wait – I’ve taken to reading mostly in the evenings, almost as a treat to myself and have also taken to doing it with my glasses. There’s a bit of me that thinks this makes it more “old school”…..pulling on my spec and digging in! Although I have a love for Rivet & Sway, these latest specs are compliments of Warby Parker, the bright red Sloan.
Peeps. Treats & beverages. Friends & fans. Books. Stylish chatter. Fashionable & personalized insights. And me…. The Graham Georgetown was the perfect place to serve up the “blueprint” cocktail, and share stylish beginnings and chatter for my new style guidebook, “Without Saying A Word: The Silent Power of Style“. It was a blast and if you missed it then you missed personalized style tips, some stories between old friends (ask Stacey of Blogalicious), and custom made treats from my good
I headed to Violet Boutique in Dupont Circle to celebrate the kick-off of Fashion Law Week (FLW) plus it meant a chance to check out the new items at Violet, a fashion boutique that does trendy, modern and affordable well! It was cold last week so I was bundled up….in my new winter must-have Norma Kamali shawl collar coat. A nice opportunity to socialize and shop.
As an entrepreneur and being in the midst of entrepreneurs regularly and often, I’m always looking for technology that will make life easier. When Square came out with that handy-dandy card reader, it was like sunshine came and parked itself outside my front door. I could accept payments everywhere….as long as I had my card reader (unless I wanted to pay a higher percentage for keying in the card number). I even found myself “lending” my card reader to other
The Brown Girls Lead Academy (BGLA) workshop was held on Saturday, January 24th at Macy’s Pentagon City. The BGLA is an engaging, seven month program that focuses on three core leadership development components: Personal Empowerment, Professional Enrichment and Public Engagement. The session was aimed at helping the ladies shape the identity of their professional and personal style through learning about wardrobe management, including updates of seasonal wardrobe; identify the differences between fads and trends including building a wardrobe that will
Do you ever have trouble keepin’ it in your pants (or skirt)? Well Bradamant has solved that problem for us! Bradamant understands that part of being a professional woman is looking and being put together literally and when your shirt tails are running rampant outside of your bottom, you lose a little something. [Enter stage left] Beautiful tops that stay put – because they are blouses with a bodysuit bottom! I saw the Warrior (loved the name!), and immediately decided
Other than my book (shameless plug), I couldn’t think of a better way to start a new year than by reading a book like Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin. If you take a peek at my 2014 goals and intentions, you’ll see that Gretchen and I were likely co-conspirators on more clearly defining happiness and the ways in which you can find it. As I read the book and the areas of growth or focus that Gretchen ventured to
We have a few more tidbits to share before the year closes out but, by and large, we’re shuttin’ it down for the holidays. We’ll see you in the new year – at which point, I’ll be more than happy to share my goals/aspirations/plans/to-do’s/resolutions for the year and my plan to make it all work! I’m going to review my 2013 style goals and see how well I did!
Cocoafab featured four fabulous looks by Blueprint for Style for three holiday affairs: Christmas Eve at church, Christmas dinner with family, and New Years Eve (low key and high profile). Check out what was recommended to make sure you shine throughout the holiday season…… {Click the pic}
RackedDC.com wanted to know how to dress appropriately when attending an office party, so we provided these seven tips to look perfectly polished at your company’s holiday party…. Read the entire article and get all seven tips here!
White tie. Black tie. Formal. After 5. What does your invite say? Here we show a great infographic that we found on a fab blog, Lifestyle by PS. It was created by the GentleManual ~ and it’s one you should bookmark now! So far, I haven’t received any invites for any of the abovementioned…..but good to know anyway.
I have grown to love beauty-ful things including those that smell delicious and make others feel fabulous. These gifts are for men and women who have a passion for maintaining themselves. Once you give a look, I’m sure you’ll agree that they run the gamet….with my personal favorite being the Josie Maran argan oil because of its multiple uses. Enjoy ~ and happy holidays!
I’m not a foodie, I just love food but there are others that have developed a keen palate and love for deliciousness. For those folks, they need special consideration because what they love will be those things that are about the kitchen, cooking, and discriminating yet yummy treats! For the foodies, this gift guide is perfect…
This gift guide is for home but more for the folks that love to entertain….whether during the holidays or not. A touch of sparkle or metallic chic makes even the most mundane glasses festive. Keep the house smelling Christmas-y, the bubbly on tap, the guest room ready, and serving apparatus ready-to-rock. Welcome visitors and enjoy the holiday – either in your home or for the perfect host/ess!
Finding the perfect gift or even something different often takes a little doing when it comes to men because they don’t always know what they want (that we can afford…besides the Masarati). We’ve created a pretty cool lookbook of things he’ll love and use (and even needs)! Is there something else you’d add to the list? This list works for any man that travels, wants to smell good (but manly), practices a bit of hygiene, likes to show his fun
Pink Martini rosette dress, $98 (the old gold is gorg, and fit-n-flare says festive; add a red lip and nails and you’re ready to rock) Gap trim puffer vest, $70 (I want a shell that allows me to run store to store but is light enough – no need for extra weight when you’ve got all those packages) Ivanka Trump Anita strappy heel, $135 (I want to be ready for any/every holiday party, and be able to cut-a-rug so these
It’s Holiday time and as much as I may not be a fan of holiday gift guides, I look at all of them and people always ask for them. So here’s my first list of a few that will come out over the next couple of weeks. All will give you plenty of time to secure the items and act like you had the gift all along. Today’s list is for the fashionable lady with lots….who just needs a few
Born and raised in Paris, Isabel Marant launched her eponymous collection in 1994 and has been ‘on fire, since! Her style sentiment is a mix of Parisian chic, masculine tailoring, and laidback casual. On November 14th at select stores at 8am local time and online starting at 12pm EST, it’s on! This collection, comprised of items for men, women and children, unlike other collaborations, should be fabulous. Below is a snapshot of all the items and above are my favorites…now
Waaay back in September, WUSA9 asked us come on air and share some top fall fashion trends. If you were wondering what they were, here ya go: Leather Cobalt blue Tweed Fancy sweatshirts {Note: all clothing items featured were provided by Saks Fifth Avenue Tysons Corner}
This book, The Dinner, was utterly disturbing but lead me down several divergent pathways. I started out by going to my family and a few close friends to ask a thought provoking question (in as neutral a tone as possible). The results were exactly as expected. But I stopped because I wanted to think and share what was most riveting about this book for me – and that was how we got to such a depraved ending. Four seemingly normal
In early summer, I hatched a scheme with a fellow entrepreneur and good friend, Wendy of Evolution Consulting Group, to create an intimate style affair. That’s all I had…. With a little prodding, a few brainstorming sessions fueled by a little ‘creative juice’, we came up with the who, what, when, where and even the why. The intimate style affair needed to focus on the ‘senses’ and fashion, of course. The event would be for my best clients and some
I love love love P’Trique ~ and his recap of London Fashion Week. Let’s just say….no need to take all this fashion talk too seriously! Aquascutum, Christopher Kane, Alexander McQ, Meadham Kerchcoff, Peter Jensen and more…..”totes amaze!”
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