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Key to Her Style

key to her style – wardrobe audit

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Today I am so thrilled to be sharing with you my recent wardrobe audit. I had a great pleasure to help one of my best friends with her style.

You all know I am a great believer in colour analysis and that is how I start all my style services. It is up to a client what she does with my advice but I must say up to now, all my clients really enjoyed the new knowledge and the guidance it gives them in areas of clothes, make up and hair.

First I share the theory with her and ask a lot of questions. Then we go into her wardrobe, pull EVERYTHING out and confront it with her skin tone guidance and make sure everything she has compliments her skin tone but also her body shape and her lifestyle.

I help her come up with new outfits, show her how to wear it; tuck a shirt in (and how), pin a sweater, roll up sleeves or trousers (and how much), add accessories (what type, where exactly to put a belt, how to tie it and wear it, what a difference a necklace can make (good and bad).   All these little pieces out together are for her to create a style that is exciting and consistent.

I advise on what does not compliment her style, body and skin as well. I never force a decision on anyone but it is my job to make sure I explain it well so that she is left with only pieces she actually loves and will wear.  I also advise on what to avoid in terms of colours, shapes, textures, patterns and anything else that is relevant so that she feels in charge of her newly updates style. I want all my clients to be excited about getting dressed and going shopping for themselves .

 

 

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Dzisiaj mam niezwykłą przyjemność dzielić się z Wami efektami pracy nad stylem i szafą jednej z moich najlepszych przyjaciółek.

Jak wiecie, uwielbiam analizę kolorystyczną i to jak ułatwia pracę nad stylem, dlatego każde spotkanie z klientka zaczynam właśnie od odkrycia jej typu urody. Od klientki zależy czy będzie podążać za wskazówkami, które jej daje, ale muszę przyznać że każda z Pan, ż którymi pracowałam do tej pory cieszy się nowoodkryta wiedza i tym że ułatwia im nie tylko łączenie ubrać ale i dobor kosmetyków i dopasowanie koloru włosów.

Zaczynamy od teorii i od wielu pytań, które zadaje klientce, aby dopasować moje usługi do jej potrzeb. Wtedy zabieramy się do roboty, z szafy wyciągamy WSZYSTKO i ubranie po ubraniu analizujemy pod względem koloru, kroju, materiału  i stylu klientki.

Zwracam uwagę klientki również na to czego powinna unikać pod względem jej typu urody, budowy ciała i stylu. Nigdy nie zmuszam klientki do niczego ale moim zadaniem jest upewnienie się żeby jej szafa była wypełniona jedynie rzeczami które kocha i chce nosić. Wszystko to ma na celu doprowadzenie do sytuacji, w której będzie się czuła pewnie łącząc ubrania i robiąc zakupy samodzielnie.

 

 

warm or cool / cieply czy zimny ?

spring, autumn, summer or winter / wiosna, jesien, lato czy zima?

tuck the shirt in, one button open (every detail matters) / bluzka w spodnie, guziczek rozpiety (kazdy detal robi roznice)

show those legs off, balance the body out / odsłon nogi, stwórz zbalansowany zestaw

very subtle differance in colour can make a great differance in your appearance / malenka roznica w kolorze bluzki moze diametralnie zminic Twoj wyglad

when belt adds the cool but also does couple of magic tricks;), type of jacket and a way to wear it is important too / kiedy pasek jest fajnym dodatkiem ale rowzniez gra za magika ;), marynarka i sposob jej noszenia musi byc dobrany do sylwetki

black isn’t always slimming, fabric playa a great role too.  Sometimes an interesting patter and a cool accessory can be a better option. / Czarne nie zawsze wyszczupla, material ma również ogromne znaczenie. Czasem ciekawy wzór na bluzce i fajny wisior moga stworzyć bardziej interesujące połączenie.

trying it all on, piece by piece / wszystko trzeba przymierzyc i wyprobowac nowe polaczenia

evening make up (using only the colours complimenting to her skin tone ) / makijaz wieczorowy (kolory dobralysmy w zgodzie z typem urody)

almost there / juz prawie gotowe

viola! :))

Isn’t she lovely ?? (yes I am actully singing now :))) / Czyż ona nie piekna?

 

As per usual share your views guys, give me a shout if you’d like a little make over yourself. / Jak zwykle dajcie znac co myslicie, piszcie bezpośrednio jesli ktoras z Was ma ochote na mala metamorfoze?

PS- czy podoba Wam sie post po angielsku/polsku, łączony?

 

 

 

 

 

Key to My Style

Key to getting inspired as opposed to coping looks

I have never understood the idea of ‘I need this dress’ when seeing someone looking amazing in theirs. I mean I have been in love with looks and still get the feeling but I don’t see the point in getting the very outfit someone else is rocking.

If it is one piece e.g. dress, jumpsuit, coat that I am feeling in love with and I feel that it is something that I could wear too, I wonder whether I already have something similar. If not I may shop for something similar, never really the same thing though.

If it’s an outfit that I feel drawn to, I wonder is the whole look something that could work with my body and skin tone, is it a detail in the outfit or is it the colours that I noticed? Then I let myself get INSPIRED. I go through my clothes and make it MINE. Sometimes it will look very similar to the inspiration, other times it won’t. It is super fun and it makes me realize that there really is always something to wear. You can do it by browsing through magazines or internet. I find Pintrest being the easiest lately. It’s so easy and fun making style boards, or any boards really.

I am sharing with you 4 different looks I put together this afternoon, it took 10 minutes. It really is that simple and helps you plan for shopping, you’ll spend less too 😉

I saw this and knew I have a simple grey t-shirt and this awesome turquoise necklace and here it is.

Here is another simple combo, I saw this and knew straight away that I can have the look with my top and skirt but added different accessories.

That’s when I reached for my shorts that I usually pair with a tank top. Love this idea of having it with a white shirt and a pop of colour heel.

This is when I got reminded to add belt to denim shorts. Also loved the idea of a statement necklace. Win win ;))

So please, next time you see someone wearing something you love, compliment them but stay yourself, if you must, get the same dress but in a different colour. Another thing you’ll avoid too is the game of comparison.

I hope that no matter what you are wearing today, you are loving it.

Love yourself and love your style.

Gosia,  xxx

Key to Her Style

Key To Her Mature Style

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This one is about an amazing inspiring lady called MOM. I could not have started this without her. She has been my very first inspiration when it comes to fashion and to this day we exchange ideas and clothes 😉

It was with my great pleasure that I can now give back a little. I was over the moon that she allowed me to style her, put outfits together and make it all in line with her colour palette. My mom has always had a great sense of style. She did seem to have her colour palette confused for years though.

It is not easy to figure it out for yourself. Knowing whether you are warm or cool skin tone and which season’s palette you fall under is a great knowledge to have.

I carried out colour analysis on her and it turned that she is a Summer. It was to her big surprise as for years she kept filling her wardrobe with amazing clothes in the colours from Autumn palette. Unfortunately some of those colours do nothing to flatter her beautiful green eyes or other features. When wearing wrong colours we look older, sadder, muted… just not as good as we deserve to look.

The fun has begun once we let go of many pieces that can serve someone else and mom can now sparkle every day. I was pleased to find many pieces that do work with her colours, it was just that she was not wearing them often, some of them never before.

I believe most of us have more that enough clothes to make up and amazing wardrobe, we just need a little guidance at time.

So here they are. Few of the new outfits my mom is rocking at the moment.

 

casual friday

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We started with a casual sweatshirt in a beautiful baby blue/grey which is an amazing piece to be had by anyone with a cool skin tone. For Summer it is awesome when paired with pastel, here with cool salmon pants and a delicate layering necklace in mixed metal (always a good piece to have). Mom is wearing no foundation at all, a little mascara and a nude lipstick, nothing more! We also added a scarf in gorgeous shades of grey and booties that complete the look giving it a little edge.

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This is a new colour in mom’s wardrobe. We styles the beautiful true blue top she got recently with the denim midi skirt and grey court shoes. Simple and so flattering.

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We then added this awesome knitted jacket in soft white, lovely lightweight pattern scarf and changed shoes to these stone ankle boots. I love the pockets on the skirt and the whole look on her. She rocks this one too.

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Here we go with a leather effect pencil skirt with the same top and shoes but we added a long denim shirt on top (that can be worn as a long shirt with leggings or a dress) making it act as a light coat/jacket and lighting the outfit up a little which is great for her complexion.
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One top yet so many options and denim comes to play again. Do I need to say anything else? So cool ;))

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This outfit can easily take you from day to evening. She is still just wearing the minimal make up but for an evening look I’d definitely suggest a little foundation, blusher and add a red lip.
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I just realized that denim plays a leading role here 😉 Nothing wrong with that and this is a great example that you should not be afraid to mix denim with denim, just make sure they are not a perfect match. I love these high waist pants in true blue with the pattern blouse and finished with a denim jacket in sky blue denim. Don’t forget a statement necklace to complete the look. These brown leather heels break up the blue on blue in a great way. One of my favorite combinations is blue with brown accessories (belts, hats, shoes).

This was more than fun and I cannot wait to hear from you. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below.