Last Saturday Clinton Kelly, best known as co-host on What Not To Wear (1 of my favorite shows), visited the grand opening of Macy’s at Southridge. When I heard he was visiting I was excited because I have a lot of respect for him.
My husband (since Clinton’s a guy he agreed to go) and I got there over an hour early and I got in line to get a good seat. Since my husband hadn’t seen the new Macy’s yet, he went shopping while I waited. I got a great seat in the second row, on the aisle next to the runway. Perfect! BTW, Clinton and my husband had on similar outfits-colorful button down shirt, dark-wash jeans, cute shoes and a nice jacket. For the record, my husband looks great every time we leave the house, and he makes that decision on his own.
Clinton came out after being introduced and was his usual friendly, attractive self. He had no pretense or snobbiness (huge plus in my book). After a brief chat about his current life and accomplishments, he asked for someone to come up on stage for analysis. A middle age lady in a bright green hoodie with large writing on it came up (I have a picture but won’t include it to spare her the embarrassment). He told her the hoodie was way too young for her, her dark wash jeans were fine but her hiking boots were…for hiking, not for everyday life. Dress your age.
The next lady came up with a wrinkled blue t-shirt and jeans. She gave her reasoning for wearing this “outfit” and Clinton told her it wasn’t an outfit. It was just a t-shirt and jeans. An outfit is a whole look which includes a top, bottom, possibly a jacket or cardigan, jewelry or scarf, shoes and a purse. Yep, that’s the cold hard truth.
Clinton started talking about spring looks and the fashion show began. Bright colors, color blocking and mixed prints are all trendy this spring. Clinton talked about not being afraid of color and mixing it up. As long as the colors go together (they don’t need to match perfectly), you can wear them together. Clinton also said that dresses are on trend this summer so don’t be afraid to find the perfect one for your body type.
As I was listening to Clinton give valuable style advice, it occurred to me that much of the information he was giving is exactly the same things I tell my clients. That made me feel good and I realized that you don’t need to be famous, to be an expert at what you do. You just need to put in many, many hours of hard work perfecting your craft and staying current or even ahead of the trends so you can give your clients the best experience possible.
