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Friday, August 6th, 2010
How do you make a decision about what clothing items to buy? Besides the clothing fitting you and flattering your shape and body colors, what else should you consider?
Here are 9 secrets of smart clothes shopping from personal image consultant, Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore.”
1. Look at care tags, if it says “DRY CLEAN ONLY,” the item will be more costly to maintain. If item says dry clean without the word ONLY you can probably hand wash it or even machine wash on gentle cycle.
2. Squeeze fabric in your hand for 10 seconds to see how likely it is to wrinkle. If it bounces back with few or no wrinkles you probably will not have to spend time ironing it.
3. Can you wear it with 2 or 3 items you already own or can you wear it 2 or 3 different ways?
4. Try it on and sit down in it, raise your arms above you head, raise your arms to your chest with your fists together and elbows out. Then bend over and touch your toes. Does the clothing item move with you or restrict your movement?
5. Don’t expect items to fit perfectly. They will probably need to be altered. So bring some straight pins with you. The pins will enable you to see how the item will look after alterations.
6. If you have had “your colors done,” keep your color chart in your purse so you won’t be wasting your time trying on unflattering colors.
7. If you have had a face and body shape analysis and have line drawings of your best styles bring your line drawings with you.
8. If there is a two or three piece matching outfit get all of the pieces, if they are flattering.
9. If you are on a tight budget, get items that are solids and do not have decorative designs or embellishments. These will be easier to mix and match with your existing wardrobe.
Before I became an image consultant in 1990, I did not know what colors or styles looked good on me and I would spend many hours shopping and trying on things that looked awful on me. The more things I tried on that looked bad, the worse I felt about myself.
Now that I know my best colors and styles, when I go shopping, I can quickly skim over the aisles. I usually only have to try on items to see if they fit. This saves me lots of time and my self esteem remains intact.
Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” of Baltimore is a professionally trained, personal image consultant. She specializes in working with women who have lots of clothes and “nothing to wear.” (After you get a wallet of your best colors, and line drawings of your best styles, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” will teach you how to shop your own closet.) Nancy is available to work with groups as well as individuals. Contact her at www.WardrobeWiz.com
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Have you whitened your teeth or are you thinking about whitening your teeth? Do you wonder how white your teeth should be? As we get older our teeth darken or yellow from the foods we eat and the things we drink and smoke. Whiter teeth can help us to look more youthful. However, if you overdo the teeth bleaching, your teeth may end up looking like they are false.
An easy way to determine how white your teeth should be is to look at the whites of your eyes. Do this when you aren’t tired or sick. If you bleach your teeth a whiter color than the whites of your eyes, this color will cause your teeth to become your focal point (the place people eyes go to first and keep being drawn back to). If the color of your teeth is a brighter white than the whites of your eye this will not only cause your teeth to look fake, but it may make your skin look dull or washed out next to the very bright white of your teeth. By repeating the same or simialr shade of the whites of your eyes in your teeth you can create visual harmony.
Our eyes find visual harmony relaxing and pleasing. When you look visually harmonious you will look your most attractive and you will communicate instant confidence and intelligence.
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
About Nancy Goldblatt:
I am a professionally trained “Personal Image Consultant,” based in Baltimore, Maryland. I call myself “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore.” I specialize in working with women whose size or shape has changed or who have too many clothes and nothing to wear. I help my clients by first teaching them how to shop in their own closets. They get a wallet of their best colors and line drawings of their best styles. Most of my clients are women but I also work with men. After I work with a client they will knew what clothing to keep, and what to eliminate. They will also know what items they should get altered and how to fill in the gaps in their wardrobe. Best of all , they will get rid of the panic of ” those nothing to wear moments.”
The weekend 0f Sept 25-27th, 2009 is the 14th annual Baltimore Book Festival. This reminded me of what happened several years ago, (I believe it was 2 or 3 years ago.) when Tim Gunn, of Project Runway, was one of the featured speakers. I am a fan of Tim’s and I was looking forward to hearing him speak. At that time Tim had just gotten his own show and had written a book. He was speaking at the Baltimore Book Festival to publicize his new book.
Unfortunately, I had trouble finding parking and by the time I parked,and walked 5 or 6 blocks to the book festival, I had missed Tim’s talk. When I finally got to the area where he had spoken, I discovered there was a long line of people waiting for him to autograph the book they had just purchased.
The book was sold out, so I borrowed some one’s book and quickly looked through it. I felt disappointed because I did not see any new information that I had not seen elsewhere. I have a hunch the book may have been written quickly to capitalize on the popularity of Project Runway and Tim’s new show which had just begun.
I was disgusted with myself for not arriving earlier and my lower back was in spasm and I was looking for a place to sit down. I passed a small table with two chairs. There was a sign that said something like “Sit down, and participate in a psychic experiment.” The experiment was sponsored by students from Maryland Institute of Art. I asked for more information, but mostly I wanted a place to sit and rest.
The experiment was simple, there was a sender and a receiver. I would be the sender. There was a volunteer receiver already seated. All I had to do was sit down at the table and concentrate on an image in my mind and try to send the image to the receiver. He had a pencil and paper and would draw what he received. I decided to picture “the happy face symbol from the 1960’s.” I choose this because I was feeling the opposite of happy and I wanted a distraction from my “pity party.”
I concentrated as hard as I could to mentally picture the “happy face symbol . ” The receiver began drawing after a minute or two. I watched as he drew a line and then made it curve around. At the end of the line he drew two sheep. The MICA student asked me if that was the image I sent. I said, “No, I was picturing a happy face symbol.”
I looked at the pencil drawing again and started laughing. I was laughing because I realized the line the receiver drew that curved around was the same shape as the long line of people waiting for Tim Gunn’s autograph. I would not have called those fans of Tim, sheep, at least I would not have said it outloud. But when I saw the picture “the reciever,” had drawn, I realized that’s what I had been thinking. Those “Tim Gunn fans,” clutching their newly purchased books, standing in an extremely long line under the hot sun reminded me (at least on an unconscious level) of sheep.
As I laughed and shared why I was laughing with the MICA student and the receiver my spirits lifted as I realized what was really on my mind. I was shocked that my unconscious mind would view them in this way because I am usually very non-judgemental. I like to believe it was a combination of the hot sun, my aching back and the fact the book the people standing in line were clutching did not seem to have any new style information. I am still a fan of Tim’ s. I don’t know what he is like in person but on television at times he appears a bit formal and proper but his genuineness comes through. I am ready now to get a copy of his book and do more than just skim it.
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
I recently helped Theresa pare down her wardrobe. She had many things in her closet that still had the tags on, but no longer fit . Theresa realized that she had too many clothes but couldn’t resist buying more clothes because they were on sale. How many of you have bought something just because it was on sale?
What other criteria do you need to consider besides the fact an item is on sale for it to be a bargain? Here are some questions to ask yourself.
- Can you wear it with three things you already own or can you wear it three different ways?
- Is it comfortable, does the fabric breathe?
- Does it fit properly?
- What kind of care does it need? Grab the fabric and squeeze and hold for 10 seconds. Does it wrinkle easily? Can it be washed? ( If it needs dry cleaning it will cost you more long term.) Also, most dry cleaning uses carcinogenic chemicals and some of these chemicals may remain in the fabric.
- Don’t forget color. Does the color make your eyes sparkle, do your shadows and lines disappear?
- Do you really need it?
When I go shopping, I have my helper, my “Wardrobe Wizard Pocket Pal.” This includes my wallet of 50 of my best colors and line drawings of my best styles. I still have trouble making decisions, at times , because sometimes “my wants and my needs,” are in conflict. So I carry a pendulum and I ask my pendulum for help in making my final buying decisions. I believe my unconscious mind knows the right answer and projects this on the pendulum. (yes, even “The Wardrobe Wizard ” needs a second opinion at times.)
How do you make your buying decisions? How many so called “bargains,” do you have hanging in your closet that you rarely or never wear? Wondering what to do with those unworn bargains? If you live in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” can work with you in person. Currently I am exploring ways I can work with clients long distance but I have not worked out the details yet.
Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a professionally trained personal image consultant. She specializes in working with women whose shape or size has changed. Contact her at 410-235-5325. or nrgoldblat@gmail.com.
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
“Flattering earrings can give you a polished, finished appearance.” Another nice thing about earrings is that no matter how much weight you gain or lose they will always fit. If you are a woman with very short hair, it is especially important to wear earrings because earrings will give your face a more feminine appearance. If your hair is short, earrings that have some dimension ( are not flat) will look best. I like to think of earrings as a finishing touch or a frame for the face and hair.
Here are some guidelines for choosing earrings in flattering sizes, shapes and colors.
Earrings to wear in the workplace
Consider choosing an earring that is the size of your eye when it is open. This is considered “classic size.” Look at either the height or the width of your eye. The earring does not have to be the same shape as your eye but if your earring is smaller or larger than your open eye it’s no longer a classic size . If you work in a very casual environment you may be able to wear earrings that are larger or smaller than classic size depending on your face and body size and “color type.” You can go smaller, but I do not recommend any smaller than your iris, (The iris is the part of your eye that has color ) (See JoAnna Nicholson’s book, Dressing Smart for Women, to find out about color type.)
Choosing the scale of a hanging earring
Measure the distance from the bottom of your nose to the top of your upper lip to find a flattering length for a hanging earring. You can also measure from the bottom of your lip to your chin. For a longer earring, you can measure the length of your nose. Yes, that’s right, I said nose. Don’t laugh. When we repeat colors and proportion of our body its visually pleasing. If you do not like the length of your nose or if you have a short neck avoid this longer hanging earring because it can emphasize your nose and or your neck.
Choosing a shape to flatter your face
If you want to look visually balanced choose an earring that is similar to your face shape. I realize that most books say the opposite. In previous articles I have talked about creating visual harmony by repeating shapes and proportions. Therefore, if you have a predominantly angular face (more straightness than curves) a more geometric shape earring will be pleasing on you. If you have a more curved face, a more oval earring will be flattering.
How do you decide if your face is more angular or more curved? Look not only at the outside shape of your face but the shape of your lips, eyebrows, nose and chin. Your face may be a combination of curves and angles. Look at yourself smiling and unsmiling. Have a friend look at your profile. Count how many curved elements and how many straight elements or lines you see.
You are more likely to have an angular face. I say this because after analyzing hundreds of faces, I have found most (but not all) women have angular faces. As you shop for earrings you may find that many earrings, especially the hanging ones with beads, are predominantly rounded. This will make it more of a challenge to find earrings that have predominantly angular or geometric shapes. I began making earrings for my clients when I realized this and I am always on the lookout for softened geometric shaped earrings for my clients who have more angular faces.
Choosing flattering colors
If you choose earrings that repeat your natural body colors, particularly your eye color or a naturally occurring highlight in your hair you will be able to wear them with everything you own. For example I have very dark brown, almost black hair. I have hazel green eyes and I look my best in very clear bright colors and shiny metals. As I have gotten older my hair is less dark as silver has started to appear. I have found that I can wear shiny silver earrings with everything I own because it repeats a highlighted color of my hair.
Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” was trained by Color 1 Associates, as a “personal image consultant,” in 1990. She is available to work with individuals and groups in Baltimore and surrounding areas. She is also available for talks, workshops and fundraisers. Contact her at 410-235-5325 or nrgoldblatt@gmail.com.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2009
I just came from my first “meet-up group,” at The Sassy Sewer Sewing Lounge and I am looking forward to going again next month. I consider myself a beginning sewer, but I am hoping to get more proficient with my skills and the Sassy Sewer Lounge is the perfect place to do it. I previously had gone several times for individual sewing lessons with Blondelle Howard the owner and founder of the Sassy Sewer.
The Sassy Sewer Lounge offers sewing lessons, fabrics, notions, patterns, and sewing machine rentals. Sewing Lounges are popping up all over the United States. The people attracted to these lounges are looking for a comfortable place to learn or improve sewing skills and or connect with like minded people. My motivation to sew and learn to alter my clothing comes from budget concerns, as well as the fact that it feels like the fashion industry has “written off,” us “baby boomers,” and is making clothes mostly for people under 30.
The Sassy Sewing Lounge is located at 9008 Harford Road, Parkville, Md. 21234, and the phone is 410-882-7277. The space is “roomy,” and well lighted and there are lots of sewing machines. Tonight there were 3 others signed up for the meet up but one person never made it. Blondelle shared the SWAP concept which is basically how to make a “mix and match wardrobe of 10 pieces. I really liked the “meet-up,” because it was not a class but mutual sharing of information. We will be using a few items from our existing wardrobes and adding to these items as we meet once a month to brainstorm, share and sew.
Blondelle discussed the possibility of having a fabric swap and there is a trip to New York planned for Nov. as well as some other classes scheduled.
Sassy Sewer has a face-book page as well as a blog. If you live in the Baltimore or surrounding areas and have any interest in sewing or altering your clothing you should check out the offerings. I just missed a series on fashion illustration. Blondelle says she plans on offering it again. Blondelle does most of the teaching but she has guest teachers as well.. I hope to be a guest teacher in the future. I will probably be presenting something on “The Color 1″ approach to looking visually balanced.
See the calendar on the website, WWW.SassySewer.com/ and be sure to sign up for the mailing list if you want to know what classes will be offered in the future.
Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a professionally trained personal image consultant. She works with individuals and groups in Baltimore and surrounding areas. She offers an initial complimentary telephone consult to help you decide if her services can solve your challenges. Reach her at nrgoldblatt ATgmailDOT com or 410-235-5325
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
In May 2009 I started using Latisse, a new product that is supposed to make eyelashes grow longer. I had some concerns when I first started using it because of the warnings that it could make eye color darker as well as darken the lid. I like my hazel green eye color and I did not want brown eyes. It’s now August and I am starting on my 2nd bottle of Latisse. I am pleased with my longer, darker lashes, and I still have hazel green eyes!
Latisse costs about $99 to$120 for a tiny bottle with applicators. I admit I did not use it everynight as directed. Some nights I was too tired to apply it to my lashes and carefully wipe off the excess with a q-tip so my lids do not darken. Because I did not use it every night, the tiny bottle lasted me 3 months. If I had used it every night, my lashes might be slightly longer and it would have lasted about 60 days.
Is Latisse worth the price and the effort? Maybe
You may be able to buy Latisse on-line for $99. Hopefully the price will come down. The way I used the Latisse, it cost me a little over $33 a month. I wanted longer lashes because my eyes are begining to disappear underneath the weight of my eyelids. Years ago I wore false eyelashes, but these days, I don’t have the eyesight, time or patience for false eyelashes. I have noticed that I seem to need to use my reading glasses more lately. I asked the Dr. if there was a connection between the Latisse and my worsening eye sight and she said she thought it was a coincidence. I want to believe that it’s a coincidence. I could not find anything online about Latisse making eyesight worse. For now, I plan to use it another few months because I like having longer, darker lashes.
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Because only 50% of people look good in “pure bright white.” For the other 50% of you, “bright white,” will look harsh and or wash you out. Everyone can wear “winter white,” which is a less intense white. When wearing “winter white,” be careful not to pick a white that has yellow in it.
Can you guess which shade of white is most flattering to Michelle Obama? Take a look at recent pictures of her in a pure white top. Do you look at her or the top first? Can you guess what shade of white Oprah looks the best in? What about Jessica Simpson and Hillary Clinton?
Find the answers at the end of this post.
How can you determine which white is your best white?
Use the “blink test.” Stand 5 feet from a mirror in good light , put on or drape a pure white item over your top half and close your eyes and then quickly open them. Where does your eye go first? If it goes to the white before your face, the white is too bright for you. If you look at your face and the white at the same time and your eyes sparkle and your skin looks fresh and radiant you may be able to wear bright white.
You need to take something else into consideration when you are choosing the right shade of white. What color are your teeth? Even if the pure white works with your skin, if it makes your teeth look yellow or grey you may be better off wearing “winter white,” at least near your face. Speaking of teeth, if pure white does not flatter your skin, if you ” over whiten.” your teeth this can make your teeth look like they are false teeth. I am not against whitening teeth, I am just cautioning against over-whitening them.
(Answer to questions) Michelle Obama looks better in “winter white.” Bright white is too bright on her because she has “muted.” coloring. Oprah also looks her best in “winter white.” Jessica Simpson and Hillary Clinton both look great in ” bright white.”
*For more information on choosing colors get Joanna Nicholson’s books, “Dressing Smart for Women,” and “Dressing Smart for Men.”
Nancy Goldblatt is a professionally trained, personal image consultant. She was trained by Color 1 Associates. She specializes in working with women in Baltimore and surrounding areas whose weight or shape has changed and or who have lots of clothes and “nothing to wear.” Reach her at nrgoldblatt At g-mail DOT com/ or 410-235-5325. She offers a complimentary initial telephone consult to help you determine if her services are right for you. She also works with men, and groups in the Baltimore-Washington corridor.
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Monday, July 27th, 2009
Artscape, known as America’s largest “free arts festival was held the weekend of July 17-19, 2009 . The weather was great and there were lots of people of all shapes, sizes and colors to watch. I have always loved “people watching,” and this weekend was no different, except I had my new camera with me and I wanted to take pictures to post to show some of the trends I spotted. Unfortunately some of the vendors had posted signs saying<”No photos, Please.”
I have just begun using a digital camera and I am still shy about asking people if I can take their picture and seeing the “no photos please,” posted with some of the vendors made me even more hesitant to ask to take photos . I did take a few pictures of things I found interesting and I actually asked one young woman if I could take her picture. In the future , I hope to post more pictures showing examples of flattering fashion as well as examples of what not to wear.
The product trend I spotted at Artscape this year was recycled or re purposed items made into costume jewelry, including earrings, over sized rings, cuffed bracelets , and totes.
Some of the recycled items included vintage soda bottle caps made into earrings and other jewelry. Debby Caplan-Ziman stated she has been making bottle cap earrings for the past 3 years as part of her therapy in recovering from Colon Cancer. poptopearrings@yahoo.com
Clever Cat Bags are totes and bags made from recycled woven coffee bean containers imported from Brazil. Another vendor of recycled fabrics is Jen Athanas. Her company is Jenafusion. Jen makes totes, change purses, and makeup cases out of recycled fabric. She says she got started recycling fabrics when she was a child making clothing for her dolls. Her contact info is : Jenafusion.etsy.com/
Another vendor at Artscape was , “I Wanna Be Made Over.” (I love the name). This company makes wrist cuffs and ties out of used inner tubes.
During the fashion shows ( I only saw 5 of the 15 shows) there seemed to be a trend toward more feminine, girly and romantic styles. Teronce Styyles, Baltimore fashion producer extraordinaire kept audiences entertained in between the fashion shows.
This year I bought a cosmetic case from Jenafusion, a guatemalian shawl from Corpus Cristy Church which I plan to make into two pillow covers and a wall hanging and a piece of silk that used to be a sari from “A People United.” I’m not sure how I will use the silk yet. I might make it into a wall hanging or a scarf.
Have you recently been inspired to re purpose or remodel something you already own or something you just bought.? I would love to hear from you, you can share in comments section of this blog.
Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore is a professionally trained personal image consultant. She specializes in working with women whose size or shape has changed and or who have lots of clothes and nothing to wear. Reach her at nrgoldblatt at gmail dot com/ her website is www.Wardrobewiz.com
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
I just found a place where you can buy a full length mirror that is easy to install because you can hang it over a door frame. The cost, only $5. You will find the name of the place at the end of this short blog.
I have previously suggested getting a full length mirror and placing it some where you have good light. It’s best if you can back up 5 feet from it to look at yourself, so you can do the “blink test,” to determine where your focus point is. Also, a full length mirror will show if something in your outfit is not right.
In the 1970’s one of my aunt’s discovered my grandmother who was in her mid 80’s at the time, standing on a chair. My grandmother had on a pair of my grandfathers trousers. She had never worn pants and pant suits had become popular. She did not own a full length mirror and she was standing on the chair to look in the in the mirror that hung over her dresser. My grandmother who was 5 feet tall, plump and curvy was about 8 inches shorter than my grandfather. My aunt said my grandmother looked like she had clown pants on. My grandmother liked what she saw well enough to agree to get several pant suits and wear them.
You don’t have to risk your life and stand on a chair to see your whole body. Just go out and buy a full length mirror from Wal Mart for $5. The mirror has a frame that comes in several different attractive colors. I believe the colors you can choose from are black, turqoise, orange and green. The mirror is probably a special for the college crowd , so if you don’t have a full length mirror get one quick before they are gone. I have previously seen full length mirrors that hook over door frames for $19 to $39.
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