It’s happening, slowly! I was trying to think of the best way to do it amidst writing a new book – for men – and I couldn’t figure it out until recently. I stumbled upon a new platform – well, new to me LOL – and it was the perfect way to share the updates as they become available instead of holding each piece until everything was ready. So without further ado, here is the first update from my original,
It’s out. It’s here. It’s funny! It’s informative! It’s refreshing. It’s accurate. It’s on-the-money. It’s what every woman needs to hear and Monica does all of the heavy lifting so you don’t have to. Grab your copy of Without Saying A Word: The Silent Power of Style on Amazon.com (e-book version to follow soon). Or come to one of her book tour events around the country…. Hit social media and follow hashtag #WSAWstyle to see what’s going on where!
Refinery29 featured five women over 40 who are beauty-ful and rockin’ it – Blueprint for Style was one!
I love sharing fashion and style insights, so when The Grio asked me to give some advice to FLOTUS (aka Michelle Obama) as she hits the BIG 5-0, I was honored! She’s already quite fashionable therefore, what I shared were a few key pointers that any professional woman can adhere to and it all came from my book, Without Saying A Word! A few highlights include: In this somewhat transitional period, the focused should be on fashion and function, and
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!
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}
Have you ever wondered how you can get better use of your fall wardrobe? Well if you watched CBS/WUSA9 on Thursday morning, you would have caught Blueprint fro Style sharing some great style insights on how to wear your fall fashion now [during summer]. This was for the ladies and gents and while I’m sure you’ll listen to the four minute clip, let me share the big takeaways: Add pops of color using jewelry and shoes. Men can rock colorful
Just to toot my horn….. Earlier this week, a digital strategist who helps cultivate online brands named Vicky Ayala relaunched her website and kicked off an interview series with….me! Check it out here…..thanks Vicky!
Blogalicious 2013 was awesome…and I even got to share some of my tips for being more productive with Black Enterprise!
Thank you to BlogHer for allowing me to share my insights with a fabulous group of panelist at BlogHer ’12. I moderated a panel on pricing and valuing your service appropriately. A great recap right here…..
I had my first moment of “whoaness” when the legendary Diane von Furstenberg said “….it’s about an authentic relationship with yourself….you have love yourself…you have great this, you have great that…..you have great hair by the way“. OMG ~ she was talking to me {listen to the entire interview of skip ahead to 42:30 for the good stuff}! Watch live streaming video from luckymagazine at livestream.com
They say all press is good press, but in this case it’s actually really good. Blueprint for Style is featured in Tory Johnson‘s Spark & Hustle Daring Doer section. Kinda cool….
It’s an issue many small businesses face, so IAWEO tackled it and came up with 22 fabulous tips for getting your client to pay on time, every time! Pay close attention to tip # 17…..(wink, wink)
Blueprint for Style got selected as one of the Top 9 for DailyBuzzStyle‘s Lovely Leather post. Check it all 9: my two favorites are Fashionista‘s post about Pierre Balmain’s new lower priced collection and Manolos and Martini’s look at the leather dress trend.
I had a chance to chat at length with friend and fellow blogger extraordinaire for Wearever the Weather, Renae Virata. We talked about DC style (for men and women) and what you need to pack when you’re coming to visiting and a few style norms that you’ll see throughout your time in the nation’s capitol. Here’s our interview: Check out the video>> Critique Boutique– Chic effortless clothes in National Harbor, Maryland Simply Soles– Fabulous shoes and accessories in National Harbor, Maryland
Blueprint for Style recently contributed to Wendy Rose Gould‘s terrific sneak peek at the must-have back-to-school fall accessories. Click the pic to read all about what’s hot and in for the colorfully confident chiquita this fall on typeF, a Tyra Banks endeavor!
Read more about Blueprint for Style‘s take on what it takes to be a stylish mom, and what I’m haute on in 2011!
I get quite a few emails about how I got started, what prompted me to leave a very lucrative career in operational consulting to make much less money, why I like personal styling, etc. I had the chance to chat at length with a fabulous woman who I now call friend, Malinda Williams, about all of that stuff…and more! Malinda decided to share my story on her Fast Forward to Fabulous blog at Essence.com and I’d love for you to
I’ve seen a lot of dresses where the belts are in the same pattern as the dress. Is this a fashion do or don’t? —Lisa, via the Ask Style inbox It may seem like a don’t, a wasted (waisted?) opportunity to rock a truly amazing belt. But not so! This look is actually a fashion do. It may also apply as do-it-yourself. Ciara looked terrific at LaLa‘s wedding in her Versace dress, and Maggie Grace was equally gorgeous in the
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