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3 Style Hacks To Wear Your High Waist Pants From Work To Weekend

08/07/2017 in Business Casual, How To, Personal Stylist, Trends 4

High waist pants hide love handles, belly fat, and front flab. Tops tuck properly into high waist pants. Best of all – no muffin top.

No wonder the high waist pant is on the rise.

And although high waist pants have been on the style scene for a number of years, this year they’ve even gained acceptance inside the office. So when Ambitious reader Bev submitted a high waist jean question recently, I began thinking about high waist pants in general.

Many of my clients and customers wonder how to make high waist pants work for them. Here are a few hacks to look like a style hit, not a style miss: Continue Reading →

8 Ways For Busy Executive Moms To Stay Stylish Not Frumpy

05/14/2017 in Closet, How To, Personal Stylist 4

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I have noticed my executive clients who have families sometimes let their own needs, such as beauty and wardrobe updates, take a backseat as they accomplish at work and at home.

Does this sound familiar to you?

As you work hard and do a great job juggling family, work, and extra responsibilities – team building, networking, and travel might chip away at your time, and energy too. Then, as your children grow up, getting the kids off to college, and assisting aging parents are often added to the mix. It’s easy to see how one day, you might look at yourself, and your closet, and feel utterly dissatisfied with what you see. What happened to the polished powerful woman?

If this describes you, don’t despair – you are going to be fabulous again in no time. Here are eight easy instant fixes to jump start your style: Continue Reading →

11 Ways To Look Fabulous In A Pleated Skirt

04/09/2017 in How To, Personal Stylist 0

Pleated skirts look amazing, both stylsih and ladylike, when worn well. Yet, it can be difficult to know how to wear a pleated skirt and, let’s face it, not look bulky through the hips.

The truth is, most body types can wear a pleated skirt, with the exception of triangle body types (a.k.a. pear shaped). Triangle body types, try to avoid pleated skirts because pleats add volume to your lower half.

Hourglass body types, you look best in fitted shapes, so pleated skirts aren’t the go-to shape for you. If you are an hourglass body type and really love pleated skirts, try one of the options below that do not include a jacket. This will keep your look streamlined.

A pleated skirt can be worn equally well with or without a jacket since the skirt stands on its own. However, adding a jacket polishes your look while camouflaging any extra around your tummy. For example, a pleated skirt and fitted short blazer work well for round body types – it gives you the illusion of curves through the middle.

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1. With a short blazer – If you opt for a crew neckline like Mary Orton does here, try wearing a long necklace – it elongates your look.

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3 Desk-To-Dinner Holiday Style Tips

12/08/2016 in Desk-To-Dinner, Holiday Stye, Personal Stylist 2

Holiday cheer. While wonderful, the fun seems to come all at once.

Keeping up is challenging.

From connecting with your team and other key stakeholders, to catching up with friends, it may seem what you really need is two of you. Here are a few desk-to-dinner tips to make the holidays a little easier. Then you can simply relax and embrace the joy of the season.

Photo: @tedbaker

1. Keep a desk-to-dinner set nearby. In a pinch, all you really need to transition your look from day to night is a fabulous pair of pumps, clutch, and key piece of feminine jewelry.

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Ambitious TGI Friday Find* – Baublebar Piñata Tassel Earrings

11/18/2016 in Fall, Personal Stylist, Product Reviews, Shopping, Trends 0

*Ambitious Finds: items hunted to help you feel haughter, happier, and more confident in the boardroom and out.

Find Baublebar Piñata Tassel Earring

Keep a pair of statement earrings in your tote or at your desk. Even on Fridays you leave the house thinking you are going straight home, spur of the moments invites will be no problem.

Even if you’re a parent and need to get home – keep a pair of statement earrings nearby.

We know how important networking is to our careers. Pull out your statement earrings and freshen your makeup. You are all set. Join in for 30 minutes on the way home. Continue Reading →

Flattering Coats For Your Shape

11/13/2016 in Fall, Personal Stylist, Power Dressing, Product Reviews, Shopping, winter 0

As the mercury drops, your winter coat is your single most viewed wardrobe item. If your coat doesn’t fit your shape, you tend to look frumpy instead of polished as you move in and out of the office, and to and from business engagements.

In the interest of creating a fabulous sartorial experience for all – I found flattering coats for every shape.

Click on any coat to discover more, or use these tips as a guide when you search for the perfect winter coat.

Boyish:

If you have a narrow frame, a long tailored jacket will flatter you. Belt your coat to create additional curves. Use the belt the coat comes with, or try adding your own for professional sartorial flair.

Look for military inspired detailing such as epaulettes, a double row of buttons, or peplum to enhance to add drama and curves:

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Ambitious TGI Friday Find

11/04/2016 in Fall, Personal Stylist, Product Reviews, Shopping, Smart Casual 0

*Ambitious Finds– items hunted to help you feel haughter, happier, and more confident in the boardroom and out.

Dressing up all week is great for getting in the zone, but when casual Friday comes around I love to relax a little and dress up my jeans.

Today I found this beautiful purple Classiques Entier tweed blazer inspired the J.Crew purple tweed blazer look I posted on Instagram.

Classiques Entier combines a striking blend of quality and style without the high price points of other quality workwear brands. For a polished powerful casual Friday look, coordinate your tweed jacket with a tie blouse in white, light blue, or the spicy yellow that is so popular this fall.

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Smart Casual Jacket Style Inspired By Mary Orton

10/28/2016 in Fall, Personal Stylist, Shopping 0

Fabulous Ambitious reader Susie asked me where she could get a jacket like the one blogger Mary Orton wore in the picture below.

Susie wants something like this to wear to luncheons.

You may like to create a fresh smart casual look like this for yourself. It’s an easy wear for any smart casual occasion, like casual Friday, and the jacket mixes nicely into the rest of your wardrobe.

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So, I searched around the web and found a few great options for you:

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How To Wear Fall’s Dusty Pink And Yellow Trend At Work

10/22/2016 in Fall, How To, Personal Stylist, Trends 0

At first blush, you may think it would be hard to pull off fall’s dusty pink and yellow trend at work.

But it’s a cinch.

And according to Empower Yourself With The Psycholgy Of Color, yellow stimulates your mental faculties; it activates your left or analytical brain. This color is great choice to wear on a day you have a planning meeting.

Muted colors like dusty rose are more conservative, therefore more acceptable at work than some of the electric color we saw on the runway. Wearing the two together creates a fresh, interesting look your colleagues will either envy or admire. Either way you will be noticed when you wear pink and yellow together:

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These colors may read spring to you – fair enough. The trick is to choose fabrics and clothing items that read fall- like turtlenecks and coats, and fabrics like velvet or wool. Continue Reading →

17 New Ways To Wear A Silk Scarf to Work This Fall

10/15/2016 in Fall, How To, Personal Stylist, Trends 0

Silk scarves are everything this season. This is wonderful news for work style.

Why? Because scarves look stylishly elegant at the office.

Convey you are forward thinking by adding a modern twist to scarf tying. Fashion forward prints add edge to your classic look. Conversely, if you have a more casual look you want to elevate – just add a scarf. Taking an edgier look and adding a scarf creates a more ‘modern classic’ style.