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" All metallics are neutrals. So it is absolutely fine to mix gold and silver; you just want it to look like it has purpose. "
Want
Gold
Look
" A lot of people have said that I'm super-snarky and mean. But honesty is the only way to get people to change. It's very important to be constructively critical - give people alternatives and you're giving them a new way to see themselves. "
People
You
Change
" A lot of women don't realize that even a small heel helps you throw your shoulders back and keep your chest up; it really does make a difference in the way you present yourself. It changes your posture and makes you look more confident. "
Look
Make A Difference
Women
" Any item in your wardrobe should satisfy one of two criteria: utility and joy. "
Any
Joy
Two
" Being able to choose the skin I live in was the draw of fashion. "
Choose
Skin
Able
" Clothes allow you to see yourself in a different light. They can transform you instantly and have a very real, visceral impact. Clothes become symbolic of who we are. "
Clothes
Yourself
You
" Don't get hung up on the size. If you feel bad about yourself because a 12 is what fits, take a Sharpie, and write '6' on the label. "
Bad
Yourself
Size
" Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them. "
Love
Be Kind
Believe In Yourself
" Fashion is an industry to make money. It plays into human psychology. We want to belong, we want to be loved. I'm not trying to demonize the fashion industry - I love the fashion industry - but style is about taking the control out of the industry's hand and having you decide what works for you. "
Money
Love
Fashion
" Finding tricks to create flattering body shape is the key to style. "
Style
Shape
Finding
" Fit is everything. I don't care what your body type is like: If you're not wearing clothes that fit you, you can't have style. "
You
Style
Like
" I don't argue style on the basis of tastes. If you feel like you've reached your personal best, don't change. "
Style
You
Best
" If you deny the reality of your body or your life, you'll never be able to dress any of it well - even the parts you love. You have to see it all to work with any of it. "
Dress
Life
Love
" If you only have work clothes - the black trouser and ribbed turtleneck you got four years ago at the Gap - you're not participating in your own style personality. "
Black
Personality
Clothes
" I know what it feels like to struggle with your weight, and it makes me understand why women get attached to numbers on a scale or a dress size. It doesn't mean that I have gotten over all of it myself, because I have good days and bad days just like everyone else. "
Struggle
Good
Me
" I'm not as snarky as I used to be. "
Used
" I'm not one of those people who wakes up and thinks, 'Bring on the day!' I have to have about 7 pints of coffee before I'm even remotely awake. But I love the golden hour in the evening, as hokey as that sounds. Just as the sun is about to set and you get those lovely shadows and everything looks gold and yellow. "
Day
People
Yellow
" I own about 300 pairs of shoes. When I start to go over 300, I have mini-sales from my closet and give the money to charity. It's my way of recycling; I feel like I can give back to the universe. "
Charity
Universe
Money
" I really do believe that my style is informed by the fact that I had such issues with my appearance at various times of my life. "
Had
Fact
Believe
" I think style is very different from fashion. Fashion was what I went after when I was feeling incredibly insecure and monstrous on the inside. "
Think
Inside
Fashion
" I think that the way to have style is to accept where your body is right now, heavier or skinnier, whether you're going to change in the future and dress it as it is. The fact is you can always find clothes. It may be harder for plus sized people, I completely understand that. But I don't believe that it's impossible to dress with style. "
Future
Style
Change
" Less is more. I truly believe in buying a few pieces with better construction. "
More
Believe
Few
" Matching your hat to your shoe to your bag, or your necklace to your earrings, has a tendency to look dated. Mixing up your accessories adds interest to an outfit, and can make you look much more modern and polished. "
Look
Hat
Bag
" Never let a trend get in the way of creating a great outfit for yourself. "
Outfit
Way
Yourself
" Nothing's too girly and nothing's too masculine. But I do love color, and maybe that's a little girly - especially pink. "
Nothing
Pink
Too
" Not one person I know isn't concerned with their appearance. To trivialize fashion is to rob ourselves of a great tool. "
Appearance
Fashion
Great
" Only buy things that make your heart sing. If I don't love it, I won't buy it. "
Love
Only
Sing
" Rules like 'don't wear white after Labor Day' or 'shoes matching the handbag' are antiquated. Modern women should feel free to experiment. "
Shoes
Women
Rules
" Seeing, feeling, thinking, believing - these are the stages of how we change our style on the outside and our self-image on the inside. "
Feeling
Style
Change
" Self-esteem doesn't come simply from dressing well, but they are both something we can control. It's a missed opportunity when women say they don't have the money, figure, etc., because style is such a way to help cultivate the way women feel about themselves. "
Opportunity
Help
Women
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