What is an Ectomorph and His Unique Challenges?

As an Indiana Wardrobe Stylist, I am discussing ectomorphs today. The last blog covered the mesomorph. Indiana Wardrobe Stylist Suggestions for the Ectomorph Body Style Actor Jude Law is an example of an ectomorph. This build usually has a thin face with a high forehead and receding chin, narrow chest, and abdomen; rather long, thin […]

Some of My Favorite Things

Many bloggers do a “favorite things” blog, so I thought – why not. I, your Carmel Personal Stylist, do have some tried and true practices that I think you will find interesting. Top Picks from Your Carmel Personal Stylist Number One: Vaseline The first product is a very old one. Your grandmother probably used it […]

How To Wear Metallics!

Regardless of the season or the year, you can bet on metallics being a top trend. As an Image Consultant, I can tell you, Spring 2023 is no exception with silver and gold leading the charge. Forget tucking away your metallics after New Year’s. It’s time to think of metallics as a year-round staple in […]

Looking Fab for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is another one of those holidays that makes the drab winter months somehow bearable. I, your Carmel Wardrobe Stylist, live in the Midwest. I discovered years ago that I needed a warm, sunny vacation during the gray winter in Indiana. If you live here, you can relate to this belief. It really does […]

Fashion in the News

When I have the chance to read the newspaper I read our local paper, The Indianapolis Star, and a not-at-all-local paper, The New York Times. As an Indiana Wardrobe Stylist, there are many online blogs and news sources I read, and I love it when fashion seems to be the center of it. It doesn’t happen […]

The Miracle of Online Closets

For a couple of years now I have been using an interesting tool called an online closet. When I first saw it in my tool chest, I thought this tool will be good for some clients. As an Indianapolis Fashion Stylist, I just wonder if it’s worth my time and attention. But, I found the tool […]

Yes, You Can Wear the Pantone 2023 Color of the Year…

By now, if you have even passively glanced at any fashion magazines or online style blogs, you have seen that the Pantone Color of the Year 2023 is Viva Magenta. As a Indiana Wardrobe Stylist, I have noticed that it is somewhat more sedate than last year’s Barbie Pink, in a deeper hue that seems […]

Fashion Tips and Trends for 2023!

As an Indiana Wardrobe Stylist, it’s fun to research trends, learn them and share them with you as well as some ways I wear trends. Of course, most of us watch the style shows as a fantasy parade, but many times what see there does manifest in the styles that retailers eventually put out. Indiana […]

Top Reasons Your Wardrobe Doesn’t Work

I, your Indianapolis Fashion Stylist, have been in the image industry for more than 10 years. Much of that time has been spent working with people on finding a wardrobe that hits that sweet spot. That means enough outfits to take them to work, some fun things for the weekend and going out, and plenty […]

Outfits I Love for the Holidays…

As I look at this blank page I wonder: what can I, as an Indianapolis Fashion Stylist,  tell you about holiday outfits that you don’t already think about? I just returned from Chicago and some Michigan Avenue shopping and found that the traditional colors of Christmas are not seen as often in years past. This […]