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

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" Style can change your look, certainly, but it can also change your life. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Less is more. I truly believe in buying a few pieces with better construction. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" All metallics are neutrals. So it is absolutely fine to mix gold and silver; you just want it to look like it has purpose. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't argue style on the basis of tastes. If you feel like you've reached your personal best, don't change. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Any item in your wardrobe should satisfy one of two criteria: utility and joy. "

" 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. "

" Style is joyful if you allow yourself to have joy. "

" Only buy things that make your heart sing. If I don't love it, I won't buy it. "

" Your self-esteem won't come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you. "

" 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. "

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

" Whether you're as healthy as you should be or not, that doesn't disallow you to look your best. Style is only possible from a place of self-acceptance. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We all put obstacles in our own path toward personal style, myself included. If we understood why we constructed these practical and emotional obstacles, we might move beyond it to healthier, happier perceptions of ourselves and, ideally, a better sense of self-esteem. "

" 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. "

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