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You Don’t Have to Wait Until You Lose Weight, You Can Look Amazing Now

May 9, 2013 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

What’s keeping you from looking your best right now?  If you are a woman, you will probably say.“My weight,” or a particular body part thats too big, like your stomach.

So You Think You Have to Lose Weight Before Hiring An Image Consultant

Many of the women who contact me say they have to lose weight before they can use my services.  They assume that when they hire an image consultant, they will have to  throw out their entire closet and buy a whole new wardrobe because they have seen this happen on television shows like “What Not to Wear.”

When I work with a client my goal is to help a woman make the most of her existing wardrobe.  That means teaching her what colors and styles are most flattering and teaching her how to shop her closet using a chart of her best colors and line drawings of flattering clothing for her face and body.

This is information that can be used for a lifetime no matter what the fashion trends are

Stop putting your life on hold while you are trying to lose weight. You can look beautiful while you work on your weight.
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Contact Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” today by e-mail: Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com or call 410-235-5325 to set up a 20 minute complimentary no obligation consult to see if her services are right for you.

Filed Under: Baby Boomer, Baby Boomers, Baltimore Wardrobe Makeover, Baltimore Wardrobe Wizard, Blog, choosing flattering clothes, choosing flattering colors, Color 1 Associates, color analysis chart, fashion tips, Personal Stylists Online Tagged With: Color 1, makeover, Wardrobe, Weight Loss

Online Wardrobe Wizard Makeover, New Service Launch

June 21, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt 2 Comments

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

Are you too far away from Baltimore, Maryland to have an in-person consultation with “The Wardrobe Wizard?”

 Or are you so busy you don’t have time during the day to meet for a consultation that takes 3 hours or more. I am launching a new service.

 I call it, “Online Wardrobe Makeover and Image Consultation,” by the Wardrobe Wizard.

In the past I have always done “in-person,” consults that included color analysis, face &  body-shape analysis and closet shopping.  I was limited by geography and was only able to work with people located in the Baltimore-Washington area.

I am now able to do this online using digital photos.

For those of you who are local, I am still available to work with you in-person. 

Here is a snippet from one of my first virtual consultations.

Donna works as an Accounting Assistant and she had just returned to school to get her accounting degree.  She called me after completing entrepreneurial training from WEB, Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore.  Donna took this WEB training because she wants to become  an Image Consultant specializing in accessories.  Her business name is “Accessorized, The Image.”

Here is the first picture she sent me

Donna, red blouse too bright for her, overpowers her delicate color and emphasizes her shadows

When you close your eyes and then open them again, you eyes will go to the blouse first because its too bright for her.  She needs to wear a more toned down red blouse, perhaps in maroon or a brownish red.  

Small Changes Make A Big Difference

In this next picture Donna is wearing a top that is a toned down brown.  This a brown that is perfect for her gentle coloring.  I did put a little lipstick and blush on her and I filled in the end of her eyebrows.

Donna after consult with a little lipstick and blush and a top that is a flattering color.

 

In previous blog posts I have talked about clothes needing to look like they are an extension of you. In the picture above, Donna is wearing a flattering color that does not overpower her delicate coloring.

I also did an online body shape analysis of Donna.   Donna has a defined waistline but because she has gained some weight her waistline is not as defined as it used to be.  Nevertheless, her best styles will be styles that have some waist definition.

When I helped her shop her closet, I discovered Donna had a lot of unworn pieces of clothing that still had the tags on them.

Most of these were clothes she bought for weddings.  Donna’s fashion personality is “timeless classic,” and these piece were too romantic for her and most of them did not have a defined waistline.

She thought, because she was going to a wedding, she should wear something romantic looking.

In the picture below is one top she never wore.  Can you guess why?

Why is this romantic top with the big  bright, print and undefined waistline so unflattering to Donna?

Donna is 5’7″ but because of her “gentle-muted,” coloring she needs to wear small to medium sized prints in colors that are “toned down,” (not bright).

Besides the print size being too large and too bright, the style of this top is unflattering because it does not have a defined waistline.

OK, she doesn’t have any makeup on, but the deal breaker in the picture above is the unflattering top.

Donna after consult with makeup and wearing a flattering color

This is from an e-mail I received from Donna a few weeks after the consult. “The consult I had with “The Wardrobe Wizard,” helped me  understand why I hardly ever wore my brightly colored clothing and why I never wore the romantic clothing I bought to attend weddings.

After the consult, with my color chart and line drawings of my best styles in hand,  I finished going through my closet and removed all of my “too bright clothes,” that had no waist definition. Then with the information I had about combining my colors, I took what was left and made outfits from them.

Now, instead of having a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear, I have fewer clothes and I wear everything.

I contacted several consignment stores but they were only interested in designer label clothing.  So I decided to have a yard sale.

 My beautiful items, although not designer labels, sold like hot cakes. I have also used my color chart to pick out nail polish and my fingers and toes are looking great.

I  just purchased a new pair of glasses based on what I learned  during the face shape consult.   I can’t wait to pick up my new glasses next week.”  Donna W

Think you might be interested in the “Wardrobe Wizard’s,” my new online “Wardrobe Makeover”?

Here’s  more information.  You will need a digital camera with 12 megapixels or better and have access to a computer.  If you don’t have a 12 megapixel digital camera, perhaps you can borrow one.  I need specific pictures for the color analysis and specific pictures for the face and body shape analysis, as well as a few body measurements.  You only need a webcam if you want me to help you shop your closet.

(I will send you more details when you sign up for the makeover.) Are you ready to save lots of money and look great everyday?  To far away to meet in person.  Think you might be interested in an Online Wardrobe Makeover?

Call or e-mail to set up a Complimentary 25 minute telephone consult.  The telephone consult I am currently offering is FREE, with no obligation, but I only have a few of these slots available each week.

The purpose of the telephone consult is to help you determine what your fashion personality is and to help me better understand what your needs  are.    Say goodbye to those, “Nothing to wear moments.”

Contact info : Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496, WWW.WardrobeWiz.com __________________________________________________________

 Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a “Color 1,” Personal Image Consultant who specializes in working with mid-life women 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 know how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

 Say goodbye, to those “nothing to wear,” moments. “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.

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Flattering Clothing for YOUR Body Shape:How to Choose

August 18, 2010 by Nancy Goldblatt 3 Comments

When I was in my twenties  I bought a dress that I called “my princess dress.” One of my favorite childhood stories was “The Princess & The Pea.”     I secretly believed I must be a princess because I was so sensitive.   If you think about how Fiona from the movie Shreck looked  before she turned into an ogre, this was my image of a princess.   My princess dress looked like the dress Fiona wore.   It was dark blue velvet with a deep v neckline and princess darts.  It narrowed at the waist and had a soft flowing  A line skirt and it was long.   This was many years ago before Shreck had been made and my idea of what a princess wore came from my viewing Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty.

I put that dress on many times, but was never able to wear it out of the house because instead of looking like a princess, I looked like a stuffed sausage.   The dress was my size but even when I exercised and toned up and lost a few pounds, I never looked good in it.   It hung in my closet for several years unworn.  Finally, I gave it to a friend of mine who had similar coloring to me and was the same height, and weight as me.   The minute she pulled it over her head she look like a princess.

Why did she look so wonderful in the dress and why did I look so awful in the dress? The answer is  body shape.  I have a  wide waist and narrow hips and she had a  narrow waist and wider hips.  The dress narrowed where I widened and widened where I narrowed.    My narrow parts were hidden and my wider parts were emphasized by the style of the dress.  My friend look fantastic because the dress shape dress was an extension of her  body shape.

Body shapes have both curved and straight lines but there will be a predominance of more curves or more straight lines. If your body shape is  more curved, clothing with waist definition will be more flattering.  If your body is straighter, like mine, clothing without waist definition will be more flattering..  Choosing clothing that widens where your body widens and narrows where your body narrows will  help you to feel comfortable and look your bestl everyday.

What do you have in your closet that you haven’t been able to wear?  Do you know why you haven’t worn it?

Nancy Goldblatt, “Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a professionally trained personal image consultant.  She works with individuals and groups in Baltimore and surrounding areas.  Contact her at nrgoldblatt@gmail.com or 410-235-5325. www.WardrobeWiz.com/

Filed Under: beauty, choosing flattering clothes, closet shopping, fashion tips, feeling beautiful, Learning to Love The Way You Look, Looking in the Mirror, princess dress, real beauty, Visual harmony Tagged With: Add new tag, body image, body shape, clothing styles, dress for your body shape, looking good, makeover, princess, sleeping beauty, understanding body shape, Wardrobe

Can You Make The Body You Have, Look Like the Body You Want?

May 5, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt 2 Comments

Nancy Goldblatt, "The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,"

Welcome to Dressing for Comfort, Confidence & Style, a brand new blog from Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore.”

 

Nancy is a professionally trained personal image consult.  She was trained by Color 1 Associates in 1991.  Her passion to help other women learn to love themselves and be less self critical came out of our own struggles to feel good in her short, plump body.   One day in 1990 she discover a book by Mary Duffy called, “How to Make The Body You Have Look Like The Body You Want.”

After reading the book she realized that this is not possible but you can still look good no matter what shape or size you are.   The way to do this is to understand your shape and choose clothing that flatters your shape.  Looking good is not about wearing the latest trends or being skinny and tall.  Its about understanding your face and body shape, knowing your most flattering shades of color (most people can wear 40 -90 shades) and understanding how to combine colors so you can look your best and feel confident wearever you go.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” can be reached at nancy@wardrobewiz.com or 410-235-5325/ Her website is www.WardrobeWiz.com/ She is available to work with individuals and groups in Baltimore and surrounding areas as well as work virtually using digital pictures and webcam.

Filed Under: Baby Boomer, Baltimore Wardrobe Makeover, beauty, Blog, choosing flattering colors, closet shopping, Color Analysis, color analysis chart, Learning to Love The Way You Look, real beauty, Uncategorized, Visual harmony Tagged With: About Nancy Goldblatt Wardrobe Wizard, Baltimore Wardrobe Makeover, Color 1 Associates, color analysis, Color1, dressing for comfort, Dressing for confidence, How to Make the Body You Have Look Like the Body You Want, Learning to Like Your Looks, Learning to Love Yourself, makeover, real beauty, style, Wardrobe, Weight Loss

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