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"Matching your hat to your shoe to your bag, or your necklace to your earrings, has a tendency to look dated. Mixing up your accessories adds interest to an outfit, and can make you look much more modern and polished."
"Your closet needs to be a place of joy and celebration of who are you now - not who you were."
"I'm not one of those people who wakes up and thinks, 'Bring on the day!' I have to have about 7 pints of coffee before I'm even remotely awake. But I love the golden hour in the evening, as hokey as that sounds. Just as the sun is about to set and you get those lovely shadows and everything looks gold and yellow."
"Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them."
"You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit."
"Confidence is the best accessory. It can make or break an outfit."
"Your self-esteem won't come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you."
"Texture is something we forget - it makes outfits look very expensive. You can do a monochromatic outfit, if you're afraid of things that are more colorful and printed, and still create interest."
"Clothes allow you to see yourself in a different light. They can transform you instantly and have a very real, visceral impact. Clothes become symbolic of who we are."
"Fashion is an industry to make money. It plays into human psychology. We want to belong, we want to be loved. I'm not trying to demonize the fashion industry - I love the fashion industry - but style is about taking the control out of the industry's hand and having you decide what works for you."
"Rules like 'don't wear white after Labor Day' or 'shoes matching the handbag' are antiquated. Modern women should feel free to experiment."
"Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before."
"The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't."
"The fashion industry [is] built on, and thrives on, our collective insecurity."
"Style offers concrete rules you can follow. You can use it as a resource rather than a barrier to feeling good about yourself."
"What is magical and mystifying to me about style is not that by seeing we can believe. It is that eventually, we can believe, because we can see we can embrace change the more we can make it tangible."
"Clothes are not Botox. Wearing a miniskirt does not take 10 years off your face."
"You don't need money to look fabulous. There are so many awesome new designers, so many designers doing collections for mass retailers."
"I own about 300 pairs of shoes. When I start to go over 300, I have mini-sales from my closet and give the money to charity. It's my way of recycling; I feel like I can give back to the universe."
"I think that the way to have style is to accept where your body is right now, heavier or skinnier, whether you're going to change in the future and dress it as it is. The fact is you can always find clothes. It may be harder for plus sized people, I completely understand that. But I don't believe that it's impossible to dress with style."