Style

Style is one part identity : self-awareness and self-knowledge. You cannot have style until you have articulated a self. And style requires security-feeling at home in one's body, phsically and mentally. Of course, like all knowledge, self-knowledge must be updated as you grow and evolve ; style takes ongoing self-assessment. Style is also one part personality : Spirit, verve, attitude, wit, inventiveness. It demands the desire and confidence to express whatever mood one wishes. Such variability is not only necessaary but a reflection of a person's unique complexity as a human being. People want to be themselves and to be seen as themselves. In order to work, style must reflect the real self, the character and personality of the individual; anything less appears to be a costume. Lastly, style is one part fashion. It is possible to have lots of clothes and not an ounce of style. But it is also possible to have very few clothes and lots of style. Fashion is the means through which we express of women have coveted the little black dress, a garment so unassuming in line and perfect in proportion that it is the finest foil for excursions into self-expression.