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How to “Copy” a Cool Outfit

Alyssa Beltempo

Many of my readers and style clients have asked me to suggest a celebrity or person in the public eye who has similar style elements to their own. They figure they can get inspiration or simply copy what that person is wearing. It’s a one-and-done idea, and I certainly get it. Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2025-10-06T12:48:12-07:00

How Personal Style is Determined

I get asked about this constantly. It's the basis of a course I’m working on that will go deep into the fundamentals of style essences. But I have noticed something increasingly obvious lately. Style is determined by more than just our facial features, our height, and the shape of our bodies. There is an energetic quality we express that sometimes just isn’t obvious from external indicators. Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2025-04-09T13:36:55-07:00

Iris Apfel: What Made Her So Famous?

Iris Apfel Amazon Print

You may have heard that Iris Apfel, the self-described “geriatric starlet,” died earlier this year at the age of 102. Many of us learned about her only fairly recently through her most recent incarnation because she broke so many barriers about what constitutes fashion and who is “allowed” to represent it. But despite all the media hoopla about a 90+ year-old being an overnight sensation, her style roots, and the range of her influence over several decades, ran very deep. Click to read more >

Andrea Pflaumer2024-06-12T11:20:40-07:00

How to “Cheat” on Your Style

Photo by Anna Shvets on Unsplash

I know and love my style. It’s comfortable, familiar, I trust it, and it suits me well, as every good relationship should. But that doesn’t mean that periodically I’m not wooed by a new trend [...]

Andrea Pflaumer2022-10-06T16:28:33-07:00

How to “En-light-en” Your Closet

Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash

Packing for a trip, or for a vacation is always a challenge, but it’s a happy one. It lets us fantasize about the beautiful scenery we will encounter, imagine the relaxing, carefree days ahead, the delicious food, the people we might meet, and the wonderful places we will explore. [...]

Andrea Pflaumer2022-06-13T08:26:45-07:00