Looking relevant, modern, timely and appropriate in terms of your age, body type and lifestyle is not only about the joy of self-expression but a form of self-care: it lets the world know how you want to be perceived and treated.

We all put obstacles in our own path toward personal style, myself included. If we understood why we constructed these practical and emotional obstacles, we might move beyond it to healthier, happier perceptions of ourselves and, ideally, a better sense of self-esteem.

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.

Less is more. I truly believe in buying a few pieces with better construction.

All metallics are neutrals. So it is absolutely fine to mix gold and silver; you just want it to look like it has purpose.

You have to let go of who you were to allow yourself to become who you are.

A lot of people have said that I'm super-snarky and mean. But honesty is the only way to get people to change. It's very important to be constructively critical - give people alternatives and you're giving them a new way to see themselves.