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" Not one person I know isn't concerned with their appearance. To trivialize fashion is to rob ourselves of a great tool. "

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" Seeing, feeling, thinking, believing - these are the stages of how we change our style on the outside and our self-image on the inside. "

" Never let a trend get in the way of creating a great outfit for yourself. "

" Style offers concrete rules you can follow. You can use it as a resource rather than a barrier to feeling good about yourself. "

" You can't fit your clothes well and look your best if you don't know what you're working with. "

" You don't need money to look fabulous. There are so many awesome new designers, so many designers doing collections for mass retailers. "

" Smart beauty is about looking your best and feeling your best and never overpaying for it. "

" Some women are convinced that they are the same size they were 20 years ago. They also wear clothes that are too big in an effort to hide their body. Both cases are unflattering and work against your body. Some women are in denial about changing. "

" Finding tricks to create flattering body shape is the key to style. "

" Style is not a reward for the skinny. It's not, 'iI I'm rich, thin and young.' You may not like your size, but then don't invest in leather leggings. Let yourself want the expensive bag and really love it and show it off and have a ball with it. "

" I'm not as snarky as I used to be. "

" 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. "

" Your closet needs to be a place of joy and celebration of who are you now - not who you were. "

" 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. "

Believe In Yourself

" 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. "

" Nothing's too girly and nothing's too masculine. But I do love color, and maybe that's a little girly - especially pink. "

" You have to look in the mirror and see that what you're wearing looks good on the body you have now. Wearing a larger size is just... wearing a larger size. "

" The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't. "

" 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. "

" Rules like 'don't wear white after Labor Day' or 'shoes matching the handbag' are antiquated. Modern women should feel free to experiment. "

" Your personal style should evolve with age. To say you want the same style at 25 as at 45 is a mistake. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Style is the instrument you can pick back up when you want to regain some of the confidence you've lost. "

" 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. "

" Texture is something we forget - it makes outfits look very expensive. You can do a monochromatic outfit, if you're afraid of things that are more colorful and printed, and still create interest. "

" 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. "

" What is magical and mystifying to me about style is not that by seeing we can believe. It is that eventually, we can believe, because we can see... we can embrace change the more we can make it tangible. "

" Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before. "