I recently saw The Blind Side for a second time. Normally, I don’t watch movies more than once, but I did and realized that I enjoyed it just as much. This time though, I was more aware of what the actors were saying and wanted to share some thoughts with you.
Do you ever consider protecting your “blind side” ? Do you even know what your blind side is? Protecting your “blind side” means knowing your weaknesses and surrounding yourself with a team to support you. As an image consultant and style coach, I teach you to use clothing as part of your support team. What are you doing to develop your team in the closet?
If you follow my posts, you know that I have talked often of building a closet based on 3 things: core, accents and accessories. In a business casual world, it’s easy to forget the basic building blocks and suddenly you find there’s nothing to work with. The foundation crumbles and nothing is protecting your “blind side”. You walk into the closet and say those dreaded words, “I have nothing to wear”.
Sandra Bullock is the mother, Lee Ann Touhy, who steps in to help an young man grow up. He only has a bag of clothes and she takes him shopping one day. Having difficulty making a decision about what shirt to buy “Lee Ann” says :
“well, there’s one thing I know and that is if you don’t like it in the store, you sure as heck aren’t going to like it when you get it home”.
WOW, I thought, wonder if anyone else really heard that? I certainly didn’t the first time around.
So, I ask you, “what’s protecting your blind side”? What are you doing to build a foundation so that you are protected when you need it most? Do you have a solid core to work with? Are you focusing on building accents in your closet and finally do you have accessories that give your blind side some umph?
If you don’t protect your “blind side”, if you don’t build your core, your blind side is vulnerable and you’ll fall victim to being a style mistake. Get your “blind side” protected and you’ll:
“Look Good, Feel Great and Have FUN Doing It!”
Read How to Build a Wardrobe Based on Purpose
It’s been a very long winter here in the south and it seems as if we’ve just launched right into summer. This has sent everyone who is allergy prone into a tail spin. Walking the other day and seeing all the pine pollen I had to acknowledge this was the cause of everyone’s misery.
Double denim (all denim) looks have been creeping back into fashion pages for a few years now and lately I’ve been seeing print ads in magazines touting the look. Is in “style” or the latest “trend”? Is it a go or is it a “no-no”? It takes me back, way back and gives my memory a jog to the “leisure suit” days, but I know that’s not the decade. Days when it was cool to go against the established conservative look to produce a more casual, relaxed lifestyle. The difference is that we are already IN a casual, relaxed lifestyle at work and beyond. Bringing back a denim suit doesn’t change a thing. The economy is sluggish to say the least and dressing up for business is becoming vogue again. Does dressing in a denim suit really work in business? Perhaps in the fashion or music industry but honestly, not anywhere else. At least not now! If you are tempted to wear dd (double denim) here are a few of my thoughts:
By the way, jeggings (denim leggings) are not work appropriate. Remember, just because you see it in a magazine doesn’t mean it is the latest trend….It could just be a fashion moment. Do you really want to be remembered in that photo op for your fashion faux pas?
One more thought on jean shorts (jorts) guys...According to Authors Anne Coyle and Ellen Rakieten in their book called Undateable, 311 Things Guys Do to Guarantee they Won’t be Dating the number 1 reason for NOT being dateable are jean shorts! Think “Daisy Dukes” are you visualizing it??? Do you really want to go out with this guy? Until next time:
This is the 2nd in a series on what to wear to a wedding. These posts were influenced by my attending an afternoon Church wedding. It was apparent they didn’t know what to put on themselves much less their children. We’ve talked about what to wear to an 
After my experience attending an afternoon wedding recently, I felt compelled to write about what is considered “wedding attire” or at the very least give you some suggestions so that you would be able to plan your outfit accordingly. Hint, hint….it’s NOT JEANS AND TENNIS SHOES!
