REMEMBER THIS: IF YOU CAN'T DEFINE IT... YOU CAN'T HAVE IT.

After defining your life game I want you to be clear about your
intentions. So, before stepping out of your home everyday I want you to
ask yourself the following questions:

1. What are my intentions for today?
2. What image do I want to project today?
3. How do I want others to perceive me today?
4. Am I being authentic?"

When we speak about anything being authentic; we mean it is real,
reliable, bona-fide and genuine. If I were to purchase a designer
handbag from a street vendor in a major city, naturally, I would
question its authenticity. Even though it may look just as real as the
one a friend purchased from the designer store on Via Monte Napoléone in
Milan, Italy, it is not genuine. And with closer inspection and honesty,
I allow myself to admit that it is indeed a fake.

This is the same honesty we must permit ourselves to have about the
clothes that we wear and our image; which is the way we are perceived or
regarded by others. And we certainly don't want to forget our body image
and self-image—the way we feel about ourselves.

Darling, your image is your appearance, your look, or your persona, and
each of us has our own. It's called being authentic and being true to
yourself and the styles, cuts, fabrics and designers that work best for
your image, your body type and what you want to project about yourself
to the world.

Recently, the number of women who have become fashion followers has
troubled me. Many are purchasing fashions that are not complimentary to
their body types or their authentic image. A few months ago I worked
with a beautiful executive who had over sixty suits in her closet from
one particular designer, all beautiful. But, does any woman need over
sixty suits of any one designer hanging in her closet? When I asked her
about her wardrobe and why she had an excessive number of just one
designer she responded by saying, "This is what all the important women
are wearing." I knew my work was cut out for me at this point--she had
not been true to her authentic image. She had become a full-fledged
fashion follower.

I want you to understand that there is an absolute and profound power in
projecting your best image, which has nothing to do with what other
women are wearing. It's all about you, darling, your authenticity and
your individuality. It's about understanding how to incorporate
different designers and eclectic pieces into your wardrobe that reflect
your genuineness.

You must know that your selection of fashion has the potential to
influence in a powerful way; your own mood level, as well as the
impressions you make on others. In creating or recreating your image and
wardrobe all you have to remember is that you're already "da bomb"
darling. So let your selection of fashion and clothing reflect your
individuality, and watch how others perceive you as being the latest
fashion icon.

Trust me, they'll try to follow you and emulate your style; but, they
will not be able to pull it off, because its authentically you.

Chloé Taylor Brown
www.chloetaylorbrown.com