Wednesday

What to Wear to a Meeting...

It's going to be cold inside with the air conditioning, so...

Hollywood Secret: The Column Rule for slimming your frame.  Unless you do not want to slim your frame, but for me, words like slimming, reducing, whittling are great places to start.

Off-white blazer (old) from Banana Republic serves as a contrast to the dark black top and dark blue jeans.  So for example, if we assigned a number for the TONE of black, it would be 10 (super dark tone) and if we assigned a number for the TONE of white (super light tone), it would be 1 (the number for the TONE of yellow, green, light blue would be somewhere in the middle, like a 5, so white and pink aren't very contrasting)  High contrasting creates a column effect and makes the body appear slimmer.  

In Hollywood, appearance is everything.

I'm not anywhere near Old New York.  I'm standing on Old New York street on the backlot of the studio.  It appears like I'm in New York, right?  Don't look too close, those concrete banisters are made of wood and the plants are in movable pots.

I hope you are having a good day.  Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.

-julie

What to Wear to The Grove

Jeans and T-shirt

and a weighted pendant necklace...

A little secret that I learned from the https://fiftynotfrumpy.blogspot.com/ blog by Susan Street.  I love her blog and one of the best tips was to use the weighted necklace to keep this look from looking like I have a barrel chest.  It was an "aha" moment for me.

Necklace by Kendra Scott from Bloomingdales.  

They had it in lots of colors.

http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/kendra-scott-rayne-necklace-30?ID=1737715&CategoryID=1006277#fn=ppp%3D180%26spp%3D58%26sp%3D1%26rid%3D96|BOOST SAVED SET|BOOST ATTRIBUTE%26spc%3D136%26cm_kws%3Dkendra%20scott %26pn%3D1|0|58|136

Thank you, Susan @fiftynotfrumpy!

Grey t-shirt (old) from JCPenney.  I checked and this brand is no longer available.  When I find a great t-shirt, I buy it in three colors: white, grey, and black.  I get two of each. 

Jeggings from Hollister.

Shoes by Steve Madden.

http://www.stevemadden.com/product/CARRSON/229265.uts?selectedColor=TAN-LEATHER

Purse by Coach.

http://www.coach.com/coach-designer-handbags-prairie-satchel-in-pebble-leather/34340.html?dwvar_color=SV%2FSD

Work Uniform for Summer 2016

Summer 2016

Hot days require easy, breezy pieces that I can move in.

Super stretchy jeans by Hollister.  Super stretchy.  Flowy white blouse by Rachel Roy.

I see it's on sale too: 

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/rachel-rachel-roy-three-quarter-sleeve-split-neck-blouse?ID=2764164&CategoryID=255&swatchColor=White#fn=sp%3D1%26spc%3D10%26ruleId%3D25%26slotId%3D5%26kws%3Drachel%20roy%20white%20blouse

Shoes are from one of those little shoe stores in the mall and have turned out to be super comfortable for running around.  Purse by Salvatore Ferragamo...do you like the little puff ball that I added?

With advance age comes grey hair!  Hollywood Secret:  Color Wow!

I use the color "platinum" and I get it from Ulta:

http://www.ulta.com/root-cover-up?productId=xlsImpprod11061070

I am about three weeks past due from having those pesky roots colored, and this product is what they use on set because it works!!  Just brush on the roots and go.

What To Wear To A Business Meeting

Navy Blue Instills Confidence

Even if I don't have all the answers.

I studied color theory and am a firm believer.  I like to wear navy blue to meetings, because sometimes I don't have all the answers to all the questions, and navy blue conveys trust.  So, when I say, "I don't know, but I will get that answer for you as soon as I can", people don't freak out.

A white blouse helps too, and I layered with a sheer top and cami for temperature changes, inside and out...and inside my body (hot flashes can be fun!)

Black pumps by Steve Madden.  Dark wash blue jeans from Hollister.  

Black satchel handbag by Coach.  Black belt from Hermès.

Old navy blue blazer from the 80's (really, really old) by Jones of New York.

What makes you feet confident?

Going home...

T.G.I.F.

What to wear when you are so grateful it's Friday...

Casual Friday.

The jeans are blue, but the striped shirt is black and white, so the white (off-white) blazer pulls it all together and looks like summer.

The suede beige Steve Madden shoes are getting heavy rotation because they make running around...not hard.  Off-white blazer (old) from Banana Republic.  Striped short sleeve shirt is by Ralph Lauren from Macy's.  Jeans from Hollister.  Sunglasses from Target.

Hollywood secret:  Email Diamant Red Toothpaste.  It's completely safe, it dyes your gums red, making your teeth look super white.  I just got my new tube in the mail (I order on-line).  It is used by actress' and public speakers...and now by those in the know!

Casual Summer Work Day

What to wear on a hot summer day when the air conditioning is blasting..

Basically, layers work, and I rely on the column rule...same color top and bottom and contrasting layer over, in this case the light weight, grey cardigan.

Inside, it's cool and the lighting is terrible.  Light weight cardigan is from H&M.  There were lots of choices of colors.  I got it in grey, black and blue.  Jeans by Hollister.  Tank top and sunglasses from Target, so reasonable for core pieces.  Black satchel (old) by Coach.

"Snakeskin" shoes (old) by Steve Madden, they pick up the color of the grey cardigan pulling the look together.

Hollywood secret:  Never shampoo your hair!!  Shampoos contain sulfates (salt) and strip your hair of precious natural oils.  Look for a cleansing conditioner, or better yet, if you already have a favorite conditioner, use it like you would a shampoo.  Your hair won't foam up, that's okay.  Rinse and condition like normal.  Try it for a week, you'll see a difference.  Then stop shampooing your hair for good.