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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Must Read

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Happy 4th

Glastonbury Couture


What is your favorite red, white or blue piece???

Industry Exposure

 MAC freelance make-up artist; Make-up artist for FCM photo shoot; Stylist for the Oprah show, “Step Out of Your Box”; Stylist assistant for the Oprah show, “Makeover My Man”; Stylist for the GenArt Fresh Faces in Fashion 2009 model fitting; Stylist assistant for the Joffrey Ballet Cocktails & Couture event; Professional freelance design and sketcher for Ariel Bellini hosiery and shape wear; Stylist assistant, and show cuer for the Nordstrom Designer Preview fashion show 2009; Stylist assistant at the Maria Pinto fashion show benefiting the American Cancer Society; Stylist assistant for the Maria Pinto fall 2009 photo shoot; Assisted at the Vera Wang bridal show Chicago sponsored by Belle Vie and CS Brides; Stylist intern for the Visual Therapy photo shoot; Dresser for Jillian Lewis at the Project Runway season finale show for New York Fashion Week; Dresser for various fashion shows at the Merchandising Mart in Chicago (StyleMax 2008 and 2009; Bridal Market Chicago), and New York Fashion Week; Runner for the Nordstrom Designer Preview fashion show 2008; Hair and make-up for AMO fashion show.

My Story

3 –Fruit patterned 1-piece -changed my outfits 5 times per day;


5 –Living room dances in costumes, to Cats and A Chorus Line;

7 -Poodle Patel=my dress-up name;

9 -Tomboy, bowl-cut, dug up worms with my boy cousins;

10-12 - Stack back bob (before Posh), lived for competitive gymnastics;

13-14 –City boutiques, I would not wear 'mall clothes';

15-18 –Make-up and up-do’s;

19-21 -Fashion design certificate program;

22 -Scholarship from YMA, and Bill Blass foundation- met Tim Gunn 3 times -backstage at NY Fashion Week -met Jillian Lewis;

Graduated -Jillian's design assistant - bridal registry at Bloomingdale's;

23 -Back to Chicago after 6 months of NYC- started working in the Chicago bridal industry;

24 - Bridal and Marketing Director at VWC & BVBC

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The sequin shorts


I wore these to a barbeque (with a black and white horizontal striped top)...fantastic

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Must read


At long last, sound advice on what to wear to work. Jesse Garza and Joe Lupo, stylists to the stars, reveal their tried and true secrets to looking professional and chic. With questionnaires, hundreds of photos, color swatches, and before-and-after shots, they make it easy for any woman to determine her specific "worksonality." Then they tackle the tricky questions: How much skin is too much skin? Is what I'm wearing to work preventing me from getting the position that I want and deserve? Are shorts ever acceptable in the office? (Spoiler alert: they're not.) New grads, women re-entering the workforce, and those growing their careers will find Jesse and Joe's advice indispensable, no matter where they work they'll learn how to project confidence, dress their best, and make that wardrobe work!


*check out the acknowledgments page - I had the honor of styling at their Chicago photo shoot*