Become a follower of my blog Every Woman's Stylist by 9/4/10 and I'll enter your name to win a free 60 minute wardrobe consultation (via the phone/web).  To enter, simply become a follower of this blog and e-mail me that you've registered at susan@agreatnewlook.com.  On the e-mail, please provide me with your name and contact information (e-mail address and phone number).  The winner will be chosen on 9/4/10--consultation to be used by 12/1/10. 
The prize!
A one-hour phone consultation worth $75.00.  You'll learn:

• Your best styles and colors
• Ideas for putting great outfits together
• Suggestions for stores to shop at
• Ways to accessorize

 The winner will be notified during the week of 9/4/10.  Good luck!

Long live your jeans! Keep them in great shape with these tips:

• Get a few wears out of your jeans before washing them.  Washing too often will wear out your jeans before their time & cause them to fade more quickly.  If your jeans get stretched out between washings, throw them in the dryer for 3-4 minutes.
• Wash your jeans inside out and in cold water
• Avoid the dryer!  Hang  your jeans to air dry. When dry, throw them in the dyer for just a few minutes to de-wrinkle and to soften them up.
• Distressed (boyfriend style) jeans should be hand washed to keep them from fraying.

I'm so excited about my latest collaboration with the very talented interior designer Yvonne Blacker.  http://www.yvonneblacker.com/  Read the following excerpt from her blog http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/ and learn about our "wardrobe to room" collections!
From Design Vignettes...




If you are a big HGTV fan (like I am) and just watched the season finale of Design Star on Sunday night, then you are familiar with the winner, Emily Henderson, stylist and author of the blog The Brass Petal. During the last couple of episodes of the season-long challenge, each of the remaining contestants had to share what their future design show concept would be. Emily, who has professional experience styling interiors for numerous publications, proclaimed that her show would celebrate the wardrobe-to-room concept (Domino magazine was famous for this).

While we viewers were all wondering who would win (although I knew from the start it would be her!), Emily was actually busy taping her new show. She has shared on her blog that the final format will be a bit different (since it has been done before by Thom Filicia of Dress My Nest) and will be called “Secrets from a Stylist.” I can’t wait to see what she has to share, especially since I love styling spaces to create visual stories, and I know she will have a lot of great insider info on how to create great looks in
whatever space they throw her way.


I still love a good outfit-to-room, however, and for the next few weeks I will be featuring a collaboration between myself and fashion coach, Susan Kanoff, who I met through a mutual friend, Ginny Williams at a recent event. Our first project involves creating a classicly tailored room based on an outfit worn by
a woman who appreciates classic style.

The trench coat above is a stylish solution for dealing with the past few days of cold and wet weather that we have been experiencing here in the Boston area. I used its camel color to define my room in the form of the antique mohair sofa. I used the quilted pattern from the vintage Chanel bag as inspiration for the patterns in the room (lampshade uses cream and tan while the Moroccan table with mother-of-pearl inlay has some of the brown from the leather belt). A black lacquered coffee table with great legs and a stylish silhouette speaks to both the Louboutin shoes and my fashion favorite, the pencil skirt. While the Anthropologie light fixture is on the pricey-side, it is certainly a show stopper, much like the way a great piece of jewelry will often get all of the “where did you get this?” attention.

Next week I will show a room based on Susan’s picks for the back-to-college crowd, followed by some visual advice for decorating with fall fashion colors in mind. Let me know if there is something that you would like to see from Susan, and definitely consider giving her a call directly if you would like expert advice on re-styling your own wardrobe. If you would like your home to look its stylish best, I would be more than happy to help! You know where to reach me ...

Even wardrobe stylists sometimes need a bit of help with their clothes! A few months ago, I enlisted the services of NYC stylist Katty Pimentel-Herrera.  Katty & I met at a fashion show and immediately connected, so I asked her to help me clean out my "rather out of control closet".  Being in the stores so often with my clients gives me way too many opportunities to buy, buy, buy---so a good closet weeding was definitely in order!  Katty was amazing.  She truly understood my personal style and gave me honest and objective advice....exactly what I was looking for!  We re-worked some of my pieces that I hadn't been wearing for one reason or another and filled up two garbage bags with clothes for donating. Sometimes you just need someone to say "it's got to go!".  Check out the photos below from my session with Katty and visit her blog at http://stylingwithkatty.blogspot.com/

I recently interviewed Jessica Teneglia, CEO of Eliza Parker, on my radio show The Clothes Line http://www.blogtalkradio.com/susan--kanoff  Jessica is co-founded of Eliza Parker, a premium plus size women's apparel company that offers stylish dresses, career wear and accessories in sizes 10-28   As we discussed on the show, one of the challenges that curvy women face is finding the right fit to compliment their figure as well as a selection of stylish clothing.  When I saw the Eliza Parker line www.elizaparker.com I was truly impressed! The clothing and accessories are gorgeous and stylish, yet timeless and versatile. Here are some tips from the show as well as some of my favorite pieces! 

• Start wit the proper undergarments.  A good bra fitting is essential!
• Make friends with your tailor--many times alterations are necessary to get a proper fit
• The internet has a much wider selection of plus size clothing than the stores do.  Even department stores such as Nordstrom's or Macy's have a greater variety on-line than in the stores.
• Don't wait until the last minute to find a dress or outfit for a special occasion.  Allow yourself plenty of time or better yet, buy a great piece when you see it!
• Every woman should own a little black dress and a great blazer!