After years of working in a salon and wearing black, I became an expert at accessorizing what probably appeared to others as the same black shirts, jackets, pants and skirts. Although all items had slightly different cuts, they were all black and basically conservative. So in came the scarves, jewelery, belts, shoes and any other item I could think of.
So when I saw the Uniform Project, boy could I related. I just had to share this exercise in sustainable fashion with you. This is an amazing grassroots fundraising website--and all for a great cause!
Why don't you try this experiment: for just one week wear the same dress or shirt and bottom and find 5 different ways to make it look unique. It will unleash your inner creativity and force you to wear those accessories you have hidden in the back of the closet!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Dress 10 Pounds Thinner
I want to share this link with you, as seeing how to dress will provide you with images that you may imitate. Please take a look at the article Dress 10 Pounds Thinner .
I welcome your comments and suggestions on the trick you use to take off a few pounds.
I welcome your comments and suggestions on the trick you use to take off a few pounds.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Michael Jackson: King of Pop
Michael Jackson: King of Pop
I can’t imagine not addressing the subject of the image(s) of Michael Jackson. It is a great example of how we use one image to cover up another image that we may not like as much. It is also an example of how in death, the image of a person can change, be glorified or catapulted to a new level.
Michael has said in interviews that he felt most comfortable on stage. His stage image may be the image he most identified with or felt comfortable with. On stage, he was confident, powerful, exuberant, completely in charge, and the King of Pop. I remember a Michael Jackson concert that I attended in the mid-eighties and was amazed at the high caliber of his show. I had never before or never would again attend anything like it.
I believe that his personal image as an individual was one that he was not comfortable with. He appeared to be shy, quiet, insecure, and almost uncomfortable in his own skin. The reports of child abuse and an auto-immune disease such as Lupus which may have caused Vitiligo and Fibromyalgia may have contributed to his insecurities.
Lastly, the image of Michael as a father was never as clear as when his daughter, Paris, address the crowd at his memorial service. He had been criticized for his parenting skills in the news and we never really go to see the loving, doting father that he appears to have been with his children.
How can all of these images exist within the same person? I have always said that there is an internal and external image within all of us. The external image is what we project for work, or to succeed in our endeavors. The internal image is who we really are--like it or not. Sometimes we don’t always like this image and wish to change it. It is indeed possible to use the external image to help change the internal image to gain confidence and success.
Michael Jackson had many images to many people and many people had their own views of him. However, I think that there are three images that can summarize him:
Image: King of Pop
Image: Loving, Doting, Father
Image: Insecure, Shy, Out of Place
Perhaps we should think of how many images we want to project and how many we really have. How can we use, change, or enhance our external image to help boost our internal image?
I can’t imagine not addressing the subject of the image(s) of Michael Jackson. It is a great example of how we use one image to cover up another image that we may not like as much. It is also an example of how in death, the image of a person can change, be glorified or catapulted to a new level.
Michael has said in interviews that he felt most comfortable on stage. His stage image may be the image he most identified with or felt comfortable with. On stage, he was confident, powerful, exuberant, completely in charge, and the King of Pop. I remember a Michael Jackson concert that I attended in the mid-eighties and was amazed at the high caliber of his show. I had never before or never would again attend anything like it.
I believe that his personal image as an individual was one that he was not comfortable with. He appeared to be shy, quiet, insecure, and almost uncomfortable in his own skin. The reports of child abuse and an auto-immune disease such as Lupus which may have caused Vitiligo and Fibromyalgia may have contributed to his insecurities.
Lastly, the image of Michael as a father was never as clear as when his daughter, Paris, address the crowd at his memorial service. He had been criticized for his parenting skills in the news and we never really go to see the loving, doting father that he appears to have been with his children.
How can all of these images exist within the same person? I have always said that there is an internal and external image within all of us. The external image is what we project for work, or to succeed in our endeavors. The internal image is who we really are--like it or not. Sometimes we don’t always like this image and wish to change it. It is indeed possible to use the external image to help change the internal image to gain confidence and success.
Michael Jackson had many images to many people and many people had their own views of him. However, I think that there are three images that can summarize him:
Image: King of Pop
Image: Loving, Doting, Father
Image: Insecure, Shy, Out of Place
Perhaps we should think of how many images we want to project and how many we really have. How can we use, change, or enhance our external image to help boost our internal image?
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