Secrets of a Fashion Therapist

That’s the real secret to dressing well: It’s all about attitude. The attitude of the clothes, but also what’s in your head. It’s about walking into a room, knowing that you look and feel good, and projecting that attitude out to everyone who sees you.

have a tendency to overdose on: Do you have six red sweaters? Five black jackets? Four navy skirts? You don’t necessarily have to get rid of any of them (they’re all completely different, right?), but just remember how many you’ve got the next time you’re in a store

I can’t let you rush off to the store in an I’ve-got-to-buy-something frenzy until you’ve faced down those two nemeses: the closet and the mirror

run for cover! They can’t face what they see in that closet. They hate the disorganization and the lack of continuity they find behind those closed doors. It’s no wonder that the most common words women utter are: “I don’t have anything to wear.” Well, of course you think there is nothing to wear, because with everything in such a state of disarray, with most of the good stuff hiding behind mounds of junk, you wouldn’t be able to find something to wear even if you did own it

There two things that nobody wants to face: their closet and their mirror.

was born with a good eye, I admit. And it’s a blessing.

That’s the real secret to dressing well: It’s all about attitude. The attitude of the clothes, but also what’s in your head. It’s about walking into a room, knowing that you look and feel good, and projecting that attitude out to everyone who sees you.

God knows we work hard enough, don’t we all deserve to luxuriate once in a while?

Remember, it’s you, not your closet, that should be well dressed.

fact, that’s why stores started using escalators instead of just elevators in the first place: They force customers to see the whole store rather than just the one department they’re seeking.