Rebecca Mielke

Using Principles of Design in Your Look Lines are the building blocks of visual art. You are a walking work of art. Using principles of design, you can evoke a specific feeling, create a sense of movement or stability, and guide the viewers eye. Your look is an artistic composition; let’s talk about artistic principles. […]

The Genesis of My Outfit Creation Rules What are your goals when you’re putting together an outfit? How do you want to feel? Today I’m going to share my three original style rules which will turn the way you think about what you wear upside down.  I’m talking about three liberating rules for getting dressed

Are you ready to bring out all the sleeveless summer tops? Are sleeveless tops appropriate for work? Do you know your best styles? Today I’m talking about clothes for real summer. I have suggestions for sleeveless tops for your body type and I want to encourage you not to allow anyone to make you feel

I saw so many pretty print dresses on Easter and they make me so happy in the spring. They are perfect for showers and graduation parties and all kinds of other spring events. So next I’m gonna share artistic principles for choosing prints and then tie that into personality type. Also, completely parenthetically, I had

Are you obsessed with finding your Kibbe Style Archetype? Thousands of women around the globe are obsessed with finding their Kibbe style archetype. About ten years ago, I went down the rabbit hole too and bought David Kibbe’s Metamorphosis: Discover Your Image Identity and Dazzle As Only You Can. In this article, I rip a

The secret of stylish aging: embrace your own style. As women navigate different stages of life, growing in self-knowledge should mean getting dressed becomes easier. Your wardrobe should increasingly reflect your Signature Style. If you are ready to start on your Signature Style journey, visit my Your Journey page to see how we can work

Myers-Briggs and Thinking vs Feeling In this article I’m going to explain what the T or F means in your Myers Briggs type. You probably already know that it means thinking or feeling. These are judging functions. It has to do with the criteria we use to make decisions and I am going to tie

My Experience DIYing My Style I often get asked how I got started in this line of work.  Today I’m sharing the story of how I discovered there are actually principles of art and of science that you can use to guide your style decisions from a rational perspective. I’ll give you three things I

What to Wear This Spring You know that moment when you’re standing in your closet wondering if any of this is gonna work? This article is for those days when you stand in your closet for twenty minutes wondering what to wear and then end up putting on something that you don’t feel that great

Why do we tend toward wearing specific color combinations? Have you ever noticed that you tend to revert to certain color combinations? It may not be laziness or habit! It could be an expression of your personality. In Episode 25 of the Signature Style Systems podcast, I’m talking about color psychology, specifically color harmony psychology.