In personal styling, we are asked to get sh&^ done…and make it look good. Sometimes we are given ample time to get it done, but  sometimes clients  call us at the nth hour, panicked. We never back down…I mean never. Most recently, I had a groom contact me about finding him a wedding day suit. Peter […]

I love getting selfies from my clients and seeing how their new look/wardrobe pieces have  had an impact on their daily lives. Most recently, I asked my client Amanda — who is an attorney at a DC law  firm — if I could share some of her selfies from this past fall along with a few thoughts […]

It’s  such a fun time right now for trousers — you got your skinnies, your wide-leg  trousers… and the slouchy, dressy track pants. The trend started a few years ago and we are still seeing the silhouette this fall. This past spring, I  showcased  three fun ways to wear the  trend. The  silhouette isn’t the easiest to work with, […]

  This Spring, Summer and Fall,  I had the pleasure of working with one of the sweetest, warmest and  nicest clients.  When I met “Amy,” she had just moved back to the states from living abroad with her family — mainly in Europe. She was unsure how to translate some pieces she had purchased in Europe to […]

It’s easy to forget to finish your look. You have all the main pieces: dresses, trousers, blouses, jackets, sweaters, shoes. Then the bag. You have a beat up macrame purse that your Aunt Tess made for your birthday when you were 16. You loved it then and now…well, it still fits all your stuff. But it’s […]

I get selfies from clients all the time. It’s one of the most fun parts of my job — seeing in real time the clients I have bonded with happy and excited about how they look. If you have worked with me, you know there are some tried-and-true Rosana-isms that get the style ball rolling. For example, you’re […]

Sometimes my job throws me curveballs. I started working with a new client this summer — a 40-something “desperate Washingtonian real-size woman.” We did an initial consult on her closet and then booked a shopping trip. She was “cusp size,” which means a straight size 14 or 16 is often snug (along her bustline mainly), […]

Earlier this month I shopped and put together looks for one of my favorite long-time clients. Before we got started this time, she informed me that she had gained a bit of weight due to a hectic work travel schedule and long hours. That weight had settled in her midsection and she wanted to address that […]

I recently worked with a new client on her closet — not purchasing anything new, but creating outfits out of her existing wardrobe. She had this great kimono-style jacket that I just pounced on the minute I saw it.  It’s what I call a “crossroads piece” —  how you wear it can really go one way (funky, […]