Building Your Brand
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 »
Compromises You Should Never Make
We all make compromises. You go to Chinese when you wish you were having pizza just because your friend wants to. You agree to take the smaller office to allow your friend at work the larger one. You say, “Sure, ... Read More »
Build a Brand to Withstand Controversy
Branding is tricky, we all know this. Sure, McDonald’s wants to pump you full of commercials telling you they’re committed to healthy living. But you know the truth. We all do. Of course Talbot’s wants you to believe they’re a ... 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 »
Public Speaking for Career Girls
BONUS MATERIAL, CAREER GIRLS! We shared this article with Connect: Professional Women’s Group Powered by Citi over on LinkedIn and over 30 women commented with their best public speaking tips for women. Read the article below, then click here to ... 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 »
