Seeing, feeling, thinking, believing - these are the stages of how we change our style on the outside and our self-image on the inside.

I think style is very different from fashion. Fashion was what I went after when I was feeling incredibly insecure and monstrous on the inside.

The fact is, there is only one body ideal in fashion, and most likely, you don't have it.

Fit is everything. I don't care what your body type is like: If you're not wearing clothes that fit you, you can't have style.

Texture is something we forget - it makes outfits look very expensive. You can do a monochromatic outfit, if you're afraid of things that are more colorful and printed, and still create interest.

Style is joyful if you allow yourself to have joy.

If you only have work clothes - the black trouser and ribbed turtleneck you got four years ago at the Gap - you're not participating in your own style personality.