How To Elevate Your Look

Do you ever just get bored of your current look and want to do something different and fun? Elevating your look, aka – changing it up, doesn’t need to be expensive, and you don’t have to do anything too dramatic either. Style and beauty all come down to one thing – how it makes you feel. 

 

When you feel confident in what you wear, your hair and even your lip color, you will feel like you can take over the world. But if you’re feeling like your look is tired or just that you want to change what you are doing right now, here are a few tips to help you elevate your look. 

 

Photo by Tamara Bellis on Unsplash

Tailoring 

The first and most important person in your life when it comes to elevated fashion and style is a good tailor. A good tailor will be able to make almost anything you purchase look like it was made just for you. 

 

They can adjust sleeve length, improve shoulder seams and inseams, and move buttons to be more flattering; plus, many have the skills to make clothing too. 

 

Look for recommendations and reviews for your local tailor, but be prepared to travel and book for the really good ones. 

Salon

The difference between a good hair salon and a great one is the staff. Look for highly-skilled, innovative staff that have a wealth of knowledge. But perhaps more importantly, ideally, you want to have a choice of services too. 

 

Getting your hair done should be something you look forward to, but sometimes you don’t want a cut and color. Salons like thealchemysalon.com are the perfect example of skill, innovation and an excellent hair treatment list if you want a treatment or extensions. 

Beauty 

Many beauty salons are now offering some chemical and sculptural procedures. Face peeling for a refreshed skin look, sculpting of the jawline using botulinum solutions, as well as more typical options like brow shaping and lash lifts. 

 

The great thing about getting semi-permanent beauty treatments is that it gives us less to do. For example, with lash lifts and extensions, if you don’t have time or like the feel of mascara – no problem. If you find filling in your brows a long process, then microblading is for you. 

 

There are many options to elevate your look in beauty without a long-term commitment.

Basics 

The basics are the building blocks of your look, and if you don’t have them nailed, you’ll always need to fill those gaps. Basics include the right underwear (supportive and the correct fit) and staples like great jeans and good t-shirts. Remember that many of the basics are classics, too, and work well together or with additional items. 

Classics V Trends

Fashion is what you wear, and style is who you are – as the saying goes. This means that you shouldn’t feel pressured to hop on fashion trends. Instead, you can choose a key piece to play with but keep your style classic (or classic to you). Trends have a habit of making people feel uncomfortable, and when you aren’t comfortable, you aren’t confident either. 

 

Experimentation is great, but ultimately comfort and confidence will elevate any look. 

 

Lacking confidence from time to time happens, but to get yourself back on track, check out these tips: Style Tips to Boost Your Confidence: Grooming, Colors, and The Right Fit 



Spring Style: Update Your Wardrobe on a Budget

With warmer weather on the way, it’s time to ditch the boots and coats; bring back day dresses, cute cardigans and sandals! The turn of the season is always exciting for fashion lovers, although constantly updating your wardrobe doesn’t come cheap. However there’s a way you can look great every day without having to buy excessive clothing items and spending a whole lot of money- and that’s with a capsule wardrobe. Here you have a limited amount of pieces but which all work together and can be mixed, matched and worn in different ways. That way you don’t feel like you’re always in the same thing. Here’s how you can go about it.

Featured Photo from Nordstrom Rack

Staple Pieces

Staple pieces are your main items of clothing. For spring this could be a couple of day dresses, some light tops, some jeans, skirts and shorts. If you pick a color scheme and stick with it, for example, pastels each item will work with everything else. Alternatively, you could go with neutrals and add color to each outfit with accessories.

Jackets

Bear in mind for spring that while the sun has finally made an appearance, it can still be quite chilly on some days. Light jackets and cardigans are needed, so you don’t end up freezing half way through the day! Choose colors that go with your staple items, or again go with a neutral like white or gray, which will go with anything. Jackets can be worn for most of the year so it might be worth spending a bit more money on. Here are 50 brilliant fashion hacks that’ll save you a ton of money, a resource you could check out if you’re shopping on budget.  It’s useful to know when to splurge and when to save when it comes to buying clothing.

Footwear

You’ll no longer need your Uggs when the spring comes back around, but it’s not quite flip-flop weather in the spring either. Some cute sandals or ballet pumps are perfect for the daytime. A pair of flat boots would work well too. Team up with a day dress, tights, boots and jacket for a chilly spring daytime look.

Accessories

Accessories are so important, especially when it comes to capsule wardrobes. When you’re not wearing lots of clothing items, accessories can dress each outfit up or down and make it look different every time. Some statement necklaces in spring colors, some scarves, sunglasses, and handbags are key accessories. A plain swing dress (for example) could be worn with a necklace and heels for the evening. The perfect way to switch things up is to wear a cardigan, flats and scarf.

Makeup

Finally, it’s not just your wardrobe you need to update for spring, but your makeup bag too! Choose lighter base products and foundations, and bronzy peach tones to warm up your complexion with blush and bronzer. Peach, coral, and light pink lipstick shades work well, although make sure you keep your skin tone in mind. Deciding whether you have cool or warm undertones is the first step, then choose lip shades with complementing undertone colors.

Sponsored Post

Nordstrom Beauty Trend Event – Spring 2017 Season

Every New York Fashion Week, Nordstrom goes backstage to assess the biggest beauty trends and then brings this intel right to their customers. For the Spring 2017 season, they’ve identified the trends as Polished NudesRosy to Red and Golden Days/Sultry Nights

Now through May 27th, you can visit the leading beauty retailer and receive one-on-one time with renowned beauty experts who will teach you how to achieve the freshest runway-inspired looks with products specific to you. Plus, you’ll get free samples and exclusive gifts with your purchases (while supplies last)!

CAMUTO GROUP and Ownership of SOLE SOCIETY

image007 (1)

Camuto Group today announced the acquisition of Sole Society.  As part of Camuto Group’s focus on digital innovation, the company has acquired the majority stake in Sole Society with the strategy of enhancing category offerings and continuing to build on the strong accessories platform through extensions in apparel and other key classifications.  In addition, the Sole Society brand will be developed for global wholesale opportunities in several categories.  The acquisition will also expand Camuto Group’s ecommerce footprint across a variety of brands. Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) will continue to carry Sole Society merchandise at Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com and will remain a minority owner.

Alex Del Cielo, Chief Executive Officer of Camuto Group, says: “We are excited to be growing the Sole Society brand platform and creating opportunities through digital innovation and category enhancements.  The team at Sole Society continues to be industry leaders in customer satisfaction and we plan to leverage their expertise to provide today’s consumer with the best experience in all channels, both online and in-store.  Furthermore, we are looking forward to working closely with Nordstrom to develop the business as part of our joint strategic efforts.”

As part of a continued focus on growth, Blake Nordstrom, Co-President of Nordstrom, Inc. said: “We applaud the job Andy Solomon and the team at Sole Society have done and think the long-term partnership created with Camuto Group is a terrific next step. Our focus is to offer customers highly relevant and differentiated product and our customers continue to respond favorably to the on-trend style Sole Society offers. We think Camuto Group is a great organization and we look forward to continuing to carry Sole Society’s product.”

Sole Society Chief Executive Officer, Andy Solomon, comments: “We are thrilled by the transaction and look forward to building brands with the Camuto Group team.  We anticipate accelerated growth through enhanced resources and the expansion of distribution that will fuel our continued development and evolution.  We look forward to incorporating the knowledge and brand building prowess of Camuto Group to create a global brand and a powerful, multi-branded ecommerce business.”

 

The partnership marks the first digital acquisition for Camuto Group and underscores the company’s commitment to strategic growth through innovation and progressive partnerships.

 

About Camuto Group 

Camuto Group is an international company that designs, develops and distributes fashion footwear, accessories and apparel. The company was founded by fashion legend Vince Camuto. Renowned for its ability to develop lifestyle brands on a global scale, Camuto Group builds on the success of the Vince Camuto® brand—extending to collections that include Louise et Cie®, Two By Vince Camuto®, Vince Camuto™ Men’s, Imagine Vince Camuto® and 1. STATE®. Camuto Group also holds the footwear licenses for Jessica Simpson®, BCBGeneration®, BCBGMAXAZRIA®, and both the footwear and handbag licenses for Lucky Brand® and ED Ellen DeGeneres™. Camuto Group acquired Bernard Chaus Inc. to expand Camuto Group’s platform and develop apparel opportunities for partners. Most recently, Camuto Group entered into a partnership with Mercedes Castillo to launch an advanced contemporary lifestyle collection. Camuto Group and its partners operate 120 retail locations globally and products are sold in more than 5,400 doors worldwide.

 

About Nordstrom

Nordstrom, Inc. is a leading fashion specialty retailer based in the U.S. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 329 stores in 39 states, including 121 full-line stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico; 200 Nordstrom Rack stores; two Jeffrey boutiques; and one clearance store. Additionally, customers are served online through Nordstrom.com, Nordstromrack.com and HauteLook. The company also owns Trunk Club, a personalized clothing service serving customers online at TrunkClub.com and its five clubhouses. Nordstrom, Inc.’s common stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol JWN.

About Sole Society

Sole Society is a lifestyle brand of women’s shoes, bags and accessories dedicated to thoughtful and easy style for every day. Launched in 2011, Sole Society’s mission is to teach women how to start their look from the shoes up. Sole Society is committed to providing quality on-trend shoes, bags and accessories at surprisingly affordable prices. Sole Society is available at www.solesociety.com and www.nordstrom.com as well as select Nordstrom stores nationwide.  The product can also be purchased on QVC, www.qvc.com and select boutiques around the country.