Are you letting fear stop you from being visible, i.e. doing videos or being seen on Instagram? I’m Alexandra Susan Greenawalt, a personal stylist in New York City. Today I want to talk to you about visibility, fear and style. I was doing some sales videos with a bigger team here in my space and […]
Have you ever been in a house of someone you admire. A woman who has what you want. She is super successful and just had an air about her that nothing can mess with her serenity? That life is just easy. And you sneak a peak into their closet and it’s so beautiful, organized, streamlined […]
I’ve spoken about the less-is-more concept before on my blog here and here. Every day I become even more aware of how little of our stuff we actually need. Do I really need 6 different pots? Nope, just 2 perfect sized pots. And wooden spoons? How many things do I really cook at once? Oh and sweaters…the […]
What are you holding onto? A treasured friend of mine, Antonia, is a talented singer/songwriter/performer who I worked with in my past life as a fashion shoot stylist-we’re talking about 2002. The shoot we did together never yielded any good shots because the photographer was drunk the whole time. Not an uncommon story in the fashion […]
This week I was talking with a new potential client who shared with me how much she hates shopping. She described to me how she recently got a jacket for a speaking engagement. She went shopping with a friend and they saw one jacket that she liked but it wasn’t in her size. She didn’t want […]
Leopard is here to stay but it can come off a bit ‘my cousin vinny’. The nice thing about the print is that it adds some personality to basics like black, brown, cream, tan and even red. Here are a few tips to make sure you look classy and not trashy: Under NO circumstances do […]
I just donated 24 items to NYU theatre department. I didn’t do it for any donation credit. I did it because at Brooks School, where I spent four years of high school, I spent most of my free time hiding in the theatre. (Yes, I was very shy in high school and a typical introvert who […]
“Why would I hire a stylist?” I got this question last week by a potential client so I thought I would answer it for all. There are many reasons that a woman or man might want to hire a personal stylist, and I’m here to share some of the most common reasons I’ve come across […]
How often is the word ‘Stylist’ thrown around? What does it really mean? Who are the best? A stylist is a creative position who usually collaborates with the clients, photographer, art director, makeup artist to come up with the visual concept of the project. It’s their job to make the people and also the clothing […]
She helped me create not just outfits but a style statement for how I go out in the world in the morning. She’s given me a new sense of confidence, especially when I go to professional meetings
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