Apr 03
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be in my city, Norfolk, Virginia today, and it's so exciting! She'll be speaking to the World Affairs Council, of which I was a member for many years. This is one of my favorite photos of Mrs. Clinton. She looks dynamic and powerful in red - and also …
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Mar 07
Those blue ties simply don't make a statement - except to say "I don't want to rock the boat." Those pastel shades of blue are meant to pacify and calm. Furthermore, wearing a blue tie with a blue suit is simply unimaginative. Think about a yellow tie, any color in the red family so your …
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Mar 04
Like love and marriage, a white dress shirt and a tie go together like a horse and carriage. And you shouldn't have one without the other. Unless you're Tom Ford in a sexy ad. My advice, Mr. Romney: plan ahead. If you're at a place where you know you'll get down & dirty and …
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Feb 24
It may seem unfair when the press takes hundreds of words to talk about Secretary Clinton's hair. When it comes to image, the devil is in the details. You get one thing wrong and that's all they notice. That having been said, the sum total is greater than all its parts. And that sum …
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Feb 24
Pardon the pun, but Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich were tied for first place in the tie department at the latest Republican primary debates. Both Santorum and Romney wore the ubiquitous baby blue tie that should be banned from existence because it is so insipid - so they came in last. Gingrich's purple tie gets …
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Feb 23
Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are tied for LAST when it comes to ties. A serious political candidates needs a serious tie to make a powerful statement. Pastels are powerless, pale, passive, and pathetic. High-stakes contenders in the political or business arena need to work with an image consultant so their words are congruous with …
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Dec 15
Rick Santorum needs an image consultant. No matter where you live, no matter how cold it is, you don't want to wear an "old fuddy duddy" granddpa garment like the one above if you want to be taken seriously. Not only is the sweater wimpy, the color is also. While this style still lingers on …
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Aug 04
Today I received one telephone call and one email about wearing a suit in hot weather. Both women live in very hot climates and don't want to wear a suit jacket in the summer. Here's my advice to them. If you work in a very competitive field, like financial services, you still need to wear …
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Jun 30
It seems that most designers are pushing the Maxi skirt. It didn't look good the last time around in the Seventies, and it won't look good now. First of all, if you're trying to wear it as a business suit, it will create a long straight line - and straight lines are forbidding and masculine. …
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Mar 01
Having been an image consultant for 30 years, here's what I've observed: The way you look and dress announces the outcome other people can expect from you. We DO judge a book by its cover. The way you look and dress announces how you feel about yourself, and you’ll be treated accordingly. When you change …
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