The style vs taste conflict is one of the most common sources of wardrobe frustration, and almost no one explains where it actually comes from. In this article, I break down the cognitive function stack underneath your Myers-Briggs type and shows you exactly why certain aesthetics feel like home while others cost you energy every […]
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Summary: The theology of aesthetics is a framework that answers a question many women carry quietly: is it shallow to care about how I look? This article makes the case that the body is an instrument of worship, that the most familiar passage about not worrying about clothes actually commends beauty rather than dismissing it,
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Summary: This article introduces the eleven nations from Colin Woodard’s American Nations framework, explores the regional style archetypes that emerge from each, and asks which parts of your style are actually yours. Have you ever thought people just see you as a generic woman? Maybe you have spent your life making room for others. I
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Summary: Wearing black is one of the most common wardrobe questions I get. Most color analysts say it depends on your season. But actually, your cognitive functions reveal why you’re drawn to black and what to pair it with. Some people need black for reasons that have nothing to do with whether it harmonizes with
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Your style DNA holds the key to every outfit that has ever felt effortlessly right and every one that has felt quietly wrong. In this article, we walk through three style DNA principles most experts have never heard of: how to use the Same Plane test to find your chroma range, why your favorite color
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This article is about dressing for your body type using real design intelligence. It covers the one principle that makes fit challenges make sense, with specific strategies for tummy, bust, and thighs. When I was growing up in the 70s, I wore jeans to the beach in 100 degree weather. I was so self-conscious about
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This article is about style DNA and why the questions you have about your specific body, wardrobe, and context require a real framework, not a reflection. It also introduces the new format for Style DNA Labs, launching April 25. I looked up one day and realized I had become invisible. I thought I had done
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Summary: This article is about what actually makes someone magnetic, how to be popular at any age, and why your wardrobe is part of the equation. So it’s April 1st, and I want to tell you something that is absolutely not a joke. There is a woman at the nail salon dropping f-bombs, and everyone
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Summary: Most people look for style inspiration inside the domain of clothing, and that’s exactly why they end up looking like everyone else. This article is about a different approach, one that interior designers use, that I use with every woman I work with, and that you can start using this week. So I want
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Summary: This article is about making friends as an adult through the lens of Myers-Briggs cognitive functions. It covers what a forced-choice personality test can and can’t tell you, what the one-letter-off patterns reveal about friendship compatibility, and how your perceiving functions predict what you want to talk about. These are observations, not prescriptions. A
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