09.29.15
Photo Credit : Emma McAlary At DC Style Factory, when I shop for clients, I talk a lot about the “third piece”–the accessory or layering piece that turns a few items of clothing […]
09.23.15
I’m not a big makeup person. Clothes, shoes, accessories? Yes, yes and yes. But makeup? I have always kept it pretty minimal–particularly when it comes to lip color. We are talking Burt’s Bees […]
09.18.15
Photo credit: Emma McAlary Ninety percent of the time I have a heavy hand in the street style shoots, but every now and then one takes place without my involvement. This was one […]
09.14.15
Photo credit: Emma McAlary Some people get weak in the knees seeing the new fall trends. But me–I literally wax poetic when I spot the cool, autumnal riffs that designers have come up […]
09.11.15
Photography Emma McAlary It is hard to think about fall clothing when you’re in your shorts…sweating. But it is coming. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year in this area, […]
09.04.15
In July, our team styled a 13-page Neo-victorian-themed photo shoot for Northern Virginia Magazine. Our work is primarily one-on-one with clients, developing and refining real-world style for busy men and women. It was […]
08.28.15
Last week I featured the second teacher from the National Education Association’s back-to-school makeover video series. I wrote about plus-size style, my dos and don’ts. This week we have our last teacher in […]
08.17.15
Earlier this summer, I had the privilege of giving style makeovers to three teachers for the National Education Association‘s Back-to-School video series. A couple weeks ago I featured on Alexandria Stylebook the first […]
08.13.15
Photo credit: Callan Swenson I’m busy helping clients pull together fall wardrobes right now. This has me thinking about one of the richest, prettiest ways you can accessorize the season’s 1970s shapes and […]
08.04.15
I received an email this past spring from a producer at a local film company. He was looking for a wardrobe stylist to be a part of a project for the National Education […]
07.29.15
The first time I rocked a dress over pants was 1992. I was, ahem, much younger and just thought the combo was so cool. So edgy. So different. Dress! And Pants! Together! Genius! […]
07.21.15
Last week, I wrote about how personal style can evolve over time. As we age, our tastes and personal style naturally shift. A few days later, I was prepping for a fall photoshoot […]
07.13.15
Photography by Kirk McGurk After twenty years working in retail and fashion including and running a personal styling business for seven of those years, I know that personal style continues. It continues after […]
07.07.15
Rosana of DC Style Factory joined the Stylebook team as a regular contributor and partner just a few weeks ago, but already she has provided quality content and has been a source of […]
07.02.15
I did something revolutionary this week. Ok, maybe it wasn’t revolutionary, but it was definitely out of my comfort zone. I wore the same exact thing — two days in a row. I […]
