Dressing for Success
How I Went from “No Makeup” to “Glamour Girl” Without Waking Up Any Earlier
If you’d met me in college, or even a year or two into my career, you would have encountered a young woman who spent most of her time with her hair in a ponytail and wearing little to no makeup. ... Read More »
Back-to-School Teacher Style: Fashionable & Functional
My friend recently left her corporate job at a major bank to pursue her dream of teaching. One of her concerns was how to dress for the classroom. She wanted to maintain her personal style while leaving a positive impression ... Read More »
Learn from Your Shopping Mistakes
Admit it, you all have something hanging in your closet right now that either A) doesn’t fit, B) still has the tags on it, or C) you try on and try on and never actually make it out of the ... Read More »
Bring New York Fashion Week to Your Closet
I’ve always loved the excitement of New York Fashion Week. From the celebrities sitting front row to the beautiful designer collections of Oscar de la Renta, Dior, Alexander Wang, and Chanel. In honor of New York Fashion Week, I’d like ... Read More »
Introducing: 1 Item 3 Ways – The Peplum Trend
The “I Have Nothing to Wear” Dillemma: Every career girl has that moment when she’s getting ready for work and walks to her closet only to realize that she has nothing to wear.We repeat this process day after day. And ... Read More »
The Perfect Bag for Interviews
Our friends over at Corporette recently went on “The Hunt: The Perfect Interview Bag.” They gave great examples of easy, simple, black bags that are perfect for interviewing in any setting. And while we love their suggestions (especially the Tory ... Read More »
What to Wear “After Labor Day”
Our favorite fashion guru, Stacy London of “What Not to Wear” fame and the CEO of a recent tech/fashion combo start-up called Style for Hire, is giving us all her top 10 fall must-haves. Check out the video below to ... Read More »
Shopping for Fit
Shopping is hard. You pull on those jeans, you suck in your belly and you pray they button. But then you look in the mirror and have to decide – is the waist too tight? Does the butt look saggy? ... Read More »
Special Fashion Interruption: Sheer Blouse No-No’s
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Career Girl programming for a special announcement. There are women around the city of Chicago (and I can assume other cities as well) who are making an incredibly inappropriate fashion mistake. The first time I ... Read More »
Long-Lasting Makeup Choices
If you ever watched Beverly Hills 90210 (the original, not the remake), you’ll remember the moment during the David and Donna radio show where Donna catches a glimpse of herself in the mirror and says something to the effect of, ... Read More »
