On Personal Style: By Kate

I recently contacted the hilariously funny stylist, Kate Ringo Suzuki, of Everyday Glamour for tips on developing personal style.  Lucky for us, she compiled a short treatise on the subject & sent along a fabulous photo of Edie Sedgwick to accompany.  If you like what you read, go visit her blog.  You can thank me later...

I think it is safe to say that we all know great personal style when we see it.  The mark of great style is a kind of quiescent fierceness.  And those who posess it have the uncanny ability to knock your socks off while somehow managing to make it all look as easy as pie.
What is more difficult is knowing how to achieve that quiescent fierceness for oneself--how to be an Everyday Glamour Chick, (E.G.C.).  Great style boils down to two plain, straightforward secrets.  The secrets to great style are obvious and simple, yet powerful.

1. Never forget the Golden Trifecta --Shoes, Handbags, and Hair.  Get these things tight, (yes, tight),  and you're 80% there.  Look around you.  Most people get the clothes right but then get lazy about the Golden Trifecta.  Yes, good shoes, handbags, and hair will cost you a pretty penny.  No, I will not sugar-coat things and tell you that Aldo is just as good as Manolo Blahnik.  It's not.
2. Fashion is fun but it's better to forget about that for a minute and wear things that suit you.  People will assume that you are original.  They will ask you where you buy your clothes and try to copy you.  And the correct response to this is, "Oh, this old thing?  It's nothing!".  This response will further cement you as a style genius.  Meanwhile, you can laugh to yourself, knowing the truth, that it doesn't take a genius to wear things that suit you.  What if Marilyn Monroe traded in her curvy sheath dresses for Twiggy's A-lined mini dresses? Ridiculous!  But we see Marilyn types trying to be like Twiggy every day.

So, I've established it.   The two plain, straightforward secrets to slammin' personal style.  The rest is gravy, baby.  I invite you to follow Everyday Glamour to discuss the gravy.

photo via fab sugar