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Nothing to Wear Panic When You Are Getting Ready to Go Out

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What happens when you get invited to a special event?

After you get all “dolled up,” do you look in the mirror and realize you look awful?

  • Does your outfit cling to your body revealing every bulge?

  • Do you look tired, old or washed out?

  • Maybe you don’t know what’s wrong.

But you feel, you look bad.

If you leave your home looking like this, everyone will think, 

              “That poor woman, is over the hill.”

Will they

        Feel sorry for you…

        Talk about you…

                  or

         Avoid you…

You say to yourself…

 “I must find something else to wear.”

  • You go to your closet and begin desperately searching.

  • Before you know it, you have pulled out more than half the clothes in your closet.

  • Clothes are piled everywhere and now you are running late.

  • Still you haven’t found the right outfit to wear.

Your heart starts beating faster and you are perspiring profusely as your panic builds.

  • If you have straight hair it’s hanging limp and wet.

  • If you have curly hair, it has frizzed up into a wild mass, from perspiration.

Your carefully made up face, is now red and blotchy and your makeup has melted away.

You are a wild woman, as you vainly pull more and more pieces of clothing out of your closet and drawers.

The friend waiting for you outside in the car has begun to impatiently honk the horn.

Or the phone is ringing and the hostess is asking,

   “What’s going on, why aren’t you here yet?”

You are in fight or flight mode and can’t talk.

You think to yourself,

   ”I  must find something to wear fast.”

Do you put on that original outfit again and force yourself to leave the house?

Will you hide in a corner, hoping others don’t notice that you are looking fat or frumpy?

Because this has happened before, you know you will be miserable, if you don’t find something to wear that makes you look and feel good.

Do you give up in disgust and call the hostess and say,

  “I’m too sick to attend.”

Now you really do feel sick, as your heart beats faster, panic is racing through your body and you can’t stop perspiring.

Maybe your problem isn’t a special event

Maybe it’s facing your closet everyday.

Do you dread trying to find something to wear to work?

Because

  • You have gained weight.

  • Your shape has changed.

  • Your “old faithfuls,” are threadbare.

  • Or you have a closet stuffed with separates but nothing matches.

Is there something you can do to avoid all of this?

You can call in sick, and hide out while you exercise like crazy, lose a few pounds and then spend lots of money on new clothes.

Even with exercise, weight loss, and new clothes, you will face the same problem, if you don’t learn what colors and styles really flatter you.

You can’t depend on the fashion industry for accurate information on how to choose flattering clothes and accessories.

They are not in the business of teaching you how to understand your unique style.

They want to sell you the latest clothes and accessories.

There is a solution

You can learn to be your own Personal Image Consultant.

Imagine…

  • Having a closet full of mix and match clothes that all look great on you.

Imagine… 

  • Going shopping and knowing what to buy and what to avoid.

This won’t take thousands of dollars or years to do.

You don’t even have to wait till you lose weight to start looking and feeling better.

And you don’t have to buy a whole new wardrobe of clothes.

You can learn to shop your closet and use what you already have. 

Are you ready to learn to be your own “Image Consultant,” and say goodbye to the panic of “Nothing to Wear”?

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Contact Personal Image Consultant, Nancy Goldblatt, the “Wardrobe Wizard,” for a 20 minute, no obligation, telephone conversation to see if her reasonably priced services are right for you. 

During this conversation, besides a needs assessment, she will give you a brief guided imagery test to help you determine your “inner fashion personality.”  By learning about your “fashion personality,” you will be able to avoid purchasing styles you don’t feel comfortable in.  

This is the first step in becoming your own Personal Image Consultant. 

No need to live in Baltimore, Md.  Nancy can now do virtual consults online.  Set up an appointment for a complimentary telephone consult to find out how this works.  Of course, Nancy is still available in-person for women in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

Contact: Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496, blog.wardrobewiz.com

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Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a “Color 1,” Personal Image Consultant who specializes in working with “women baby-boomers.” whose size and shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “nothing to wear.” After a woman works with “The Wardrobe Wizard,” she will have a wallet of her best colors and styles, and a pared down closet.   She will have learned how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

“The Wardrobe Wizard,” also works with younger women and is available to work with men.  She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color 1 Associates an International Image & Style Company and has over 20 years of experience as a Personal Image Consultant.

Contact her at Nancy@wardrobewiz.com or 410-513-9496

 

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Get Your Closet Ready To Be Shopped, 10 Easy Steps

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Nancy Goldblatt, "The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore," Color 1, Personal Image Consultant

 

Is your closet dark and so crowded with clothes that you can’t really see what’s in there? Do you have wire hangers mixed in with plastic hangers  hanging in different directions?  If you have “huggable hangers,” in matching colors, congratulations.

In order to “shop your closet,” you need to clean your closet out first.  Here are 10 easy steps you can take to get your closet ready to be “shopped.”

1. Install a light in your closet so you can see what you have. If there is a fixture someplace for a bulb put one in.  If there is no fixture for a bulb you can install a battery operated light. You can purchase LED battery  operated lights that last a long time.  Battery operated lights for your closet will run you anywhere from $12 to $26.  Go to Amazon.com/ for some choices.  Also,if you room lighting is dim, get a few full spectrum bulbs and put them in table lamps or purchase one or two OTT lights, either desk type style or floor models.  JoAnn Fabrics frequently has them on sale and you can find some good prices online also.

2. Once you have enough light to see what you have, its time to go exploring.  Set aside a few hours to do this exploring.

3.  If you don’t have a portable hanging clothes rack, use a bed or table. Recently, my friend Joy told me about a product she likes a lot that she purchased at QVC called the “Hang Up.”  Its a portable, collapsible rod with 3 arms. (You can use it for storing, drying and sorting clothes.)  Each arm holds a minimum of 30 hangers.  You can get two for $58.26.  The number is M12586 at QVC.com

4. You will need 6 boxes or 6 large garbage bags. Label them, “give away or consign,” “repair or alter,” “needs washing or cleaning,” ” too big or small” “sentimental keepsake,”  and “never worn.”  (Most women have three sizes of clothes in their closets.  Unless you plan to lose or gain a lot of weight, I suggest you only keep clothes that are no more than one size too small or too large.)

5.  The too big or small clothes,” can be stored away for now. You can separate these items into two plastic boxes labeled “too big,” and one labeled “too small.”  If and when you gain or lose weight you can go through these boxes.

6. You can review the clothing that needs washing or cleaning now or later.

7.  Try on the repair or alter items to see if they truly are worth repairing or altering.

8.  Give away items that you can not consign can go to a friend or to Goodwill or Amvets.  If you donate and itemize you can deduct this from your income taxes.

9.  The “sentimental keepsakes,” are items you can’t bear to part with.  Store them in a covered labeled container.

10.  The “never worn items,” need to be evaluated for why you have never worn them. Are they orphans waiting for a second piece? Try to determine why you have not worn the item.  If you think you will never wear it, take it to a consignment shop or donate it and get a tax write off.

You are now ready to evaluate what’s left in your closet. (There may not be much left.) What’s left is probably your “old faithful clothes,” that you wear regularly.  Also, you may have a few “million dollar looks,” in your closet. What is a “million dollar look”? You always get compliments when you wear the piece or outfits.  Because you look terrific, you  feel extremely confident when you wear it.

Are you still unsure what to let go of or what you need to add to fill in the gaps in your wardrobe? You can try on everything left in your closet on and do the “Blink Test,” see Blog “Do You Feel Like A Beauty or A Beast?”  Part 2. http://wardrobewiz.com/?p=1880/

Are you still unsure what is really flattering? Wondering what you need to add to look current.  Tired of wasting time and money on clothes that don’t work for you?  Want more “million dollar looks,” in your closet?

Time to contact the Wardrobe Wizard, Nancy Goldblatt, at Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com or call 410-513-9496. Personal Image Consultant.  She is a Color 1 Associate, with over 20 years of experience helping women whose size and shape has changed, to shop in their closets.  She is now offering online consulting to long distance customers.   WWW.WardrobeWiz.com. 410-513-9496, Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com/

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Wardrobe Clutter: Why Do You Have So Many Unworn Clothes?

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Why do you have so many unworn pieces of clothing? ( Part 1 of 2 parts)

When I was a little girl, I secretly believed I was a princess.   I was very “sensitive,” and when the school librarian read, ‘The Princess and the Pea,’ to us, I knew I must  be a princess in disguise.

When I was twenty years old, many years before I became an Image Consultant, that little girl part of me that still believed I was a princess in disguise finally found “the dress.”  I was living in Chicago and I spotted the dress in Marshall Fields.   I bought it thinking I would lose a few pounds and be transformed by the dress.  I put it on many times, but when I looked in the mirror, I had to take it off.  I was never able to wear it out of the house.

Maybe some of you can relate to this. I called it my princess dress because it reminded me of the dress Disney’s princess in the Sleeping Beauty movie wore.  It was a dark blue velvet dress, with princess darts and a deep v neckline.  “Princess Fiona,” from the movie Shrek wore a similar  dress.

I loved that dress but it did not love me.   In my “princess dress,” I looked more like the version of  Princess Fiona after she kissed Shrek and turned into an Ogre.

The dress was my size, but even after I toned up with exercise, I never looked good in it.   It hung in my closet for several years unworn. Finally, I gave it to a friend who was the same height and weight as me.   The minute she pulled it over her head she looked fabulous in it.  She looked like a ” true princess,” in the dress.

Why did it look so wonderful on her and so terrible on me?

Let me help you answer this.  The answer is shape. The dress was shaped like my friend who had a small waist and wide hips.  I have narrow hips and a wide rib cage.  Even at my thinnest, because of the structure of my bones, my waist was never small.  The dress hid my narrow parts and emphasized my wide parts.  The dress complimented my friends shape because it was shaped like her.

Here is a simple but important rule to remember.   Buy clothing that widens where you widen and narrows where you narrow.  (This rule can also be applied to buying shoes.)

Most women wear only 20 % of what they own.  So how many items do you own that you do not wear?  Do you find yourself putting something on and taking it off ?

Why can’t you wear it?   There  are 7 reasons why you can’t wear it.     to find out see part 2 “Why Do You Have So Many Unworn Clothes?” and discover some possible solutions.

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Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore, is a Color 1 Associate.  For over twenty years, she has been helping women whose size and shape has changed, to shop their closets.

 She specializes in color analysis , and  face and body shape analysis.   After a client works with “The Wardrobe Wizard”,  she will have a pared down closet with “mix and match pieces,” and the ability to put her own best looks together.

Nancy works with clients in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area as well as long distance customers.  She can now do online consults.  To find out more: Contact the Wardrobe Wizard at nancy@wardrobewiz.com/ or call 410-513-9496 for a complimentary, no obligation 20 minute telephone consultation to discover your fashion personality and find out what “The Wardrobe Wizard,” can do for you.

 

 

 


Shopping Tips for Fall: Using High & Low Tech Assistance

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I was recently talking to a client who had taken her ” Wardrobe Wizard Color Chart,” and her line drawings with her when she went shopping.  She showed these to a sales person who knew the store stock well.  The sales lady helped her pick out lots of separate  pieces that really looked “cute together.”  Unfortunately, by the time she got home she did not remember what went with what.  The solution I suggested to her was to use her camera phone or digital camera next time she goes shopping.  Here are some shopping tips that will make it easier for you to shop for clothes.

Tips when shopping for new items for your wardrobe:

Before you go shopping, shop your closet. Use your camera phone or a digital camera to take pictures of the clothing you wear most often.  If you do not have another person to photograph you in your clothing, lay the pieces on your bed and take a picture of the different ways you mix and match your separates.

Load these picture on your computer, save them and print them out. Take these pictures with you when you go shopping.  The process of shopping your closet and photographing what you wear should help you be more aware of the gaps in your wardrobe. Every time you buy something new photograph it and add it to your saved file.  Eliminate photos of any clothing you eliminate from your wardrobe.

1.  When you actually go shopping ask the sales person to take pictures of you ( with your camera phone or digital camera) wearing pieces you are considering purchasing.

This is especially helpful if you are unsure about purchasing the items.    A picture will let you know if the clothing is really flattering.

2.  Bring items from your closet that are “orphans.”  ” A closet orphan,” is anything you are unable to wear because you have nothing to wear it with.

3. Bring some straight pins shopping so you can see how the clothing you like will look when it is hemmed or altered in strategic places.

4. Bring the shoes that look good with pants if you are shopping for pants or shoes that look good with skirts if you are looking for skirts or dresses.


Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a Personal Image Consultant trained by Color 1 Associates.  She specializes in working with midlife women whose shape or size has changed.  She is available to work with individuals and groups in Baltimore, Md and surrounding areas. Her website is WWW.WardrobeWiz.com/

She hopes to soon be able to do “virtual image consulting.”  This will mean she can work with individuals anywhere in the world.   Watch this blog for more information to follow soon!

What do you see when you look in the mirror?

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     How many of us look in the mirror and see only our flaws?

  I worked with a beautiful woman  yesterday, helping her go shopping in her own closet.   She has lovely, wavey red hair, hazel eyes, and a curvey body.  When she put items on and looked in the mirror she saw only her flaws.   She  has a defined waistline but has been most comfortable wearing baggy tops since she has not lost all of the weight she gained when she had her daughter seven years ago.  

 The baggy tops actually make her look heavier.   Because I know that women  are most likely to  wear what they feel comfortable in, I needed to find a way to help her feel comfortable and wear her tops in a  figure flattering manner.   

 I suggested she have the tops we both liked taken in slightly on the sides or have darts put in for  more waist definition.    She did own a few form fitting tops including a shell but did not feel comfortable wearing the tops because she thought her hips and bun looked too big.   When she put a jacket on and left it open over the shell she loved the look.   She called it “The Bomb .”   I also taught her a technique she could use when she looks in the mirror to determine if something flatters her.     I am  hopeful that with time and using this new technique to look at herself  she will be able to focus on her “real beauty,” instead of  her flaws.

She was able to eliminate many  items in her closet that did not work and she now has some  new ways to mix and match  her clothes.   When she gets the other pieces of clothing altered she will have many more things to wear.  We are going shopping next week to fill in the remaining gaps in her wardrobe.  Because she hates to shop, I am going to do a little preshopping to make sure the places we go have  the items she is looking for.

Nancy Goldblatt,  “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,”  is a professionally trained Color 1, personal image consultant.  She specializes in working with women whose size or shape has changed and who have lots of clothes and nothing to wear.  She is also available to work with individuals and groups in Baltimore and surrounding areas.  Contact her at 410-235-5325/ nrgoldblatt@gmail.com/ www.WardrobeWiz.com

Dressing for Comfort, Confidence & Style

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Nancy, Wardrobe Wizard

Dressing for Comfort, Confidence & Style

“The more you know, the less you need to buy”

Welcome to  The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore’s blog, Dressing for Comfort, Confidence & Style.  Nancy Goldblatt is “The Wardrobe Wizard”  of Baltimore. She is a certified Color 1 Associate with advanced training as a personal image consultant.

She specializes in working with women who have lots of clothing and nothing to wear.

Now is a great time to go shopping in your own closet.  Start with good lighting, a full length mirror (Target has full length mirrors you can hook over a door)   You will also need a cleared off bed where you can lay clothing.

Weed out clothing that feels uncomfortable or is itchy for the “give away box.”   Try on clothing you have not worn recently to make sure it still fits.  Most women have 2 to 3 sizes of clothing in their closets.  Store items you love but are currently too tight.

Now its time for “Paperdoll Magic.”  Lay outfits on your bed and  pull them together visually by bringing the bottom color up to the top.  For example If you have dark brown or black hair you can wear black or dark brown denim pants.  Or you could also wear a black or dark brown cotton bandana around you neck, loop it thru your jeans belt holders or around the rim of a gardening hat.

Stay tuned for lots more tips.   Nancy Goldblatt, The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore is available to work with individuals as well as groups.  She is also available for fund raisers.

WWW.WardrobeWiz.com/ 410-235-5325