Confessions of a (young) old fashioned girl / life *style* reality

Nothing to eat or wear?

Alexandra can help you with your closet

Have you ever come home from the grocery store with $75 worth of food and yet you feel you have nothing to make or eat? You have chips but no dip, entrée but not app, missing ingredients to a signature dish?  It’s much like a full closet and nothing to wear! We all experience this [...]

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“Gorgeously Green” book review

I just finished reading this book, “Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life” by Sophie Uliano and I’m a big fan! Most of my books I pass on to friends, but this one has so many great food recipes, face recipes, and eco-friendly designer resources that I MUST hang on to it. I [...]

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The amazing neckwarmer

I previously shared my tips for keeping warm this winter in this post, but I wanted to focus in on the importance of the most amazing scarf/neckwarmer. I have found that what you wear around your neck is key. If you’re prone to getting chilly a gauzy cotton linen scarf isn’t going to cut it. [...]

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How to be warm and chic when it’s freezing

Vintage Fur from my Mom

Chic when it’s cold? (This post is inspired by the fabulous Jae) It’s that time of year in New York when sometimes it’s so cold that I don’t want to leave my apartment. Yes, I suffer from Californism – the desire to be warm all the time. I have learned that, to actually get outside, [...]

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Get Invited to Fashion Week

Demystifying Fashion Week: How to Get Invited to New York Fashion Week PR companies and fashion designers want something from the audience. It is an even exchange. Designers are seeking publicity for their line. The more PR they get for a clothing line, the bigger the chance that a designer store will carry that line, [...]

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REAL advice for dressing in your 20s, 30s, 40s

From her body I bet you will have a hard time guessing this clients age. An example of a body who should not be dressing her age but younger.

As a Help a Reporter Out (HARO) subscriber, I scan the lifestyle listing daily. As much as I love writers, I often get annoyed at the broad spectrum that magazines seem to cover. Obviously a fashion magazine needs to sell product to justify their expensive ad rates, but most times, their stories tick me off [...]

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New Year, New You

My first suit by Vivienne Westwood which made me feel like a million bucks everytime I wore it.

Are you ready for the new year? Are you 100% happy with your personal style? Is your visual brand in alignment with your style intentions? This year, while working with my clients, I realized that confidence is the main by-product of our time together. Also, I noticed that most clients don’t have confidence when they [...]

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Red for the holidays

I’m sure you can tell that red is my favorite color as well as my brand accent by now. So, you can imagine my glee when red became a major runway trend. If you think you can’t wear red, that is wrong. Everyone gets their own shade of red based on individual coloring. It’s just [...]

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From cute to chic

cute-chic

My client Marci shares her experience working with Alexandra of AlexandrAStylist.com during the 2 months of her darling package. There is nothing wrong with being cute, but my new client was adamant about escaping the image. At 5 feet tall, I knew we had a challenge upon us. What I do is rare, and I [...]

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Xmas Wishlist

I’ve been debating with myself as to whether to post this since I consider myself cured of shopping desires. I no longer shop to fill a void within myself – I see the value of having a strong inner core and self care program which keeps me urge-free. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a [...]

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Client Style File-Susan

I’ll let my client’s words speak for themselves.. “Dear Alexandra: I have learned so much from my recent Darling Package Makeover. Wow, you have helped me so much. My closet was full of high quality solid basics and lacked the pizzazz that brought everything together to make a great outfit. I just needed a few [...]

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