Posts Tagged fabric

Wardrobe fitting 101

February 9, 2009 / 107 Comments

Do you guys ever want to know how I choose the looks that I end up wearing on the red carpet or out to parties or events? 

Well, I do wardrobe fittings with my stylists, Monica Rose and Angela Fink at my house! They bring over an entire rack of clothes and we try them on and take pictures. You never know if something is see-through, too bulky, or just doesn’t look right until the camera snaps a picture.

We do them ever-so-often and get together a bunch of different looks depending on the event. You can see my Grammy red carpet look in here, and a night out-on-the-town look.

We try different shoes and jewelry and then pin the clothes if we need them tailored, tighter, shorter — whatever it would need! It definitely takes time to get the right look.

Some of these looks I’ve worn, some I will wear soon, and some just didn’t work out — like the black Grammy dress. It was way too big on the top, so I needed it taken in and the back was too short, so I added fabric there.

Let me know which look here is your favorite!

Finding new in the old

November 21, 2008 / 95 Comments

I wore this cool tweed Lauren Moffatt dress on the Bonnie Hunt Show this week. I love tweed right now!

This fall it’s all about updating and modernizing classic fabrics like plaids, paisleys and tweeds.

Are you inspired to modernize the classics in your closet right now?

My “Trend Spotting” column is coming out this upcoming Wednesday and I plan to write more about this old-school-to-new-school idea.

Stay tuned!