How Do You Evolve Your Personal Style?

I'm so excited to share a fresh, new take on my Confidently Styled Woman newsletter/blog with you! It’s all about my personal style and how I dress to support my evolving lifestyle—plus, I’ll show you how to do the same!

As we grow and our lives change, so does our wardrobe. I’m excited to share more with you—how I bring beauty into my life through what I wear, how I live, and how I stay healthy.

Back in 2018, I worked with a branding expert to define my core values. The one that stood out the most was well-being, and I started wondering how that fit into my styling business. Now feels like the perfect time to explore it.

I've noticed that many of my clients' work wardrobes have evolved over the past five years—fashion has, too. Today, there are so many ways to look polished, stylish, and comfortable while embracing a more relaxed approach. No matter where life takes you—whether it's the boardroom or a trip to Italy—you can show up as the Confidently Styled Woman, dressed perfectly for the occasion.

I can’t wait to take this journey with you—it’s going to be real, inspiring, educational, and so much fun!

It’s time to let your personal style support the fullness of your life.

What I’m Styling

My lifestyle has evolved—my styling business is now 99% virtual, meaning I no longer see clients in person or attend business meetings regularly. My husband has retired, and I’ve stepped into the wonderful role of being a grandmother.

So what does that mean? My wardrobe has evolved, too.

• But it’s not just about updating what’s in your closet—it’s about shifting your mindset. If you’re like me, you probably have a certain image in your mind of what a “traditional grandmother” looks like and how she dresses. There’s a reason so many women seek a fresh, modern alternative to the name "grandma." But personally? I love being a grandma.

• Why does this matter? Because words carry meaning. The words we use shape our thoughts, and our thoughts influence our actions. While my approach to style hasn’t changed, my evolving lifestyle has led me to embrace a new genre of clothing—styles and fabrics that align with where I am now.

I’m still Annette Bond—I still want to feel put-together, stylish, and confident in my clothing choices, no matter the occasion.

If you’re experiencing a similar shift and find yourself frustrated each morning, unsure if your wardrobe still fits your life, it may be time to create a wardrobe that truly reflects your new chapter.

No matter what changes life brings—whether it’s getting older, working from home, navigating a divorce, or stepping into a new promotion—it’s important to embrace where you are right now.

Let’s stay connected in my Private Facebook Group, Confidently Styled Woman

With Your Definitive Style in Mind, 💗Annette

Why you FEEL uninspired with your current wardrobe, and it doesn’t FEEL like you have anything to wear.

Have you found yourself standing in front of your closet and feeling defeated? You don’t FEEL great.

It may FEEL like you’re in a slump, and your steadfast confidence is nowhere to be found.

What’s going on?  It’s that slow creep.

You’re on Facebook, and the picture you posted last year on the same date comes up, and you’re wearing the same outfit.

 You may be thinking, OMG I’m wearing the same outfit, “I need a new wardrobe.”

Maybe.

You realize it doesn’t FEEL that great either, or maybe you need to get rid of it.

Maybe.

Most often we think it’s the clothing pieces.  

They’re boring.

They don’t FEEL current anymore.

They didn’t wash up nicely.

The real problem could be YOU.

• You’ve changed.

• You’ve grown personally and professionally.

• You’ve taken your business to another level.

• You’ve bought a new home.

• You have a new romantic partner in your life.

• You’re taking dancing lessons.

You’re stepping into a NEW you, but you’re dressing exactly like the old self.

There is misalignment going on.

Of course you’re bored with your wardrobe.

Of course, your confidence FEELS off.  

You’re not the woman you were a year ago or even 5 years ago.

Trust me, I get it. We all hang on to clothing pieces that we spent a lot of money on.

They’re timeless, the color is great.

Sometimes it’s time to let go.

I want you to go put on an outfit that makes you feel like a million bucks.

• Take extra time with your makeup and hair.

• Make a date to meet up with your business bestie.

How do you FEEL?

Do you FEEL ignited?

YES!  That’s how you’re supposed to FEEL when you get dressed.

If this resonates with you, it sounds like you may be ready for a Style Reinvention or Refresh.

Private Style Consulting: https://www.annettebond.com/revealyourradiancesignatureprogram

Group Style Consulting: https://www.womenofdefinitivestyle.com/Waitlist

With Your Definitive Style in Mind,

💗Annette

Have you lost your style inspiration?

You probably have great memories of an outfit you loved.

You felt great.

There were always compliments.

There was ease every time you wore it.

It was an outfit you could always count on.

Do you wonder what happened to those moments?

New moments creep in and we don’t even notice.

Maybe you gained a few pounds.

And the outfit didn’t fit as good as it once did.

New trends were out, and you second guess, did the outfit even look good anymore.

Maybe it was those around you. They started dressing more casually and you felt you needed to follow suit.  

You started listening to the world of what you should wear.

The salesperson was your new voice of style. (and she didn’t even know you, but you trusted her)

Maybe you were in a new place. A new job. Working from home now. Had a baby or retired.

It all happens moment by moment. And then one day you look into the mirror and wonder why you feel so frumpy and realize something is definitely “off.”

I came into your path, and you’re thinking YES, I need some style inspiration.

A style philosophy I embrace, “when you honor who you are, you will always feel comfortable in your clothing choices.”

Style begins with the woman, not the clothes.

Your strengths, your values, your uniqueness, your essence.

Begin this moment recognizing the beauty within.

We’ll talk soon.

With your definitive style in mind.

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Diane von Furstenberg on Style and Confidence

So excited to share with you what Diane von Furstenberg thinks about style and confidence, I think you're going to be surprised.

This is an interview with Julia Louis Dreyfus and Diane von Furstenberg. Her first question, “Diane, tell us what are some staples that every woman should have in her wardrobe?”

Julia Louis Dreyfus Podcast

 And the first thing that Diane said was, I believe that you need to be true to who you are.  You need to add pieces to your wardrobe that represent you.

 Don’t think that is what Julia wanted to hear. So, if you've been following me for a while, you know that my personal philosophy is that style begins with the woman. And not the clothes. And that is exactly what Diane, iconic Diane von Furstenberg was sharing.

Julia asked, “does every woman need a great white blouse?".

Diane said, no, I don't even have one. Does every woman need a black turtleneck? She said, not really, but I love a great black turtleneck. It's all about honoring you.

It's about the relationship that you have with yourself and understanding that.

What is it you love? What are your strengths? What are your attributes?

What is it you love about you that you want other people to know?

An excerpt from her book, the Woman I Wanted to Be. I want to transition now into the iconic wrap dress.

The famous wrap dress made her the woman who she is today.

She did not go out to design the most amazing dress and the idea of selling millions. Her thought was, I'm going to design a dress. That has ease and confidence.

It doesn't have any zippers. It doesn't have any buttons. It's a jersey fabric. It moves with the body. It fits different body types, and that's what her thought was, as she was thinking about the woman.

Her brand is all about the relationship she has with women.

“It's about understanding women and understanding their likes and what is it women want in clothes, says Diane von Furstenberg".”

I absolutely resonate with her philosophy 100%.

How do women want to feel in their clothes? What is it women want to express?

And that's exactly how I work with you. My first style lesson when I work with clients, is called The Power of You, and it's helping you to articulate who is that woman you want to project? What is it you want others to know about you?

Is it an edginess? Is it classic and traditional? Is it creative and fun and sparkly? It begins with you.

It's not me telling you what you should wear. And that's exactly what Diane does as she is designing styles.

“The style may speak through the style or color. Patterns or prints, whether it's the fabrication, whether it's the silhouette, that is how you can express you, says Diane.”

Is, is it very quiet? Is it sophisticated? Is it loud? Is it bright? And then the fabrication, the fabric, how the fabric moves and flows on your body and the silhouette makes the sentence.

Through her clothing and it all started for her with the wrap dress. She says the wrap dress made her. The wrap dress debuted in 1974. She was 27 years old. She was just beginning her business. In fact, I want to share this excerpt from her book, and she says, “As I was watching women become more confident and beautiful, thanks to the new dress, the wrap dress, I was personally becoming more, more and more confident and their feeling more beautiful myself.”

Diane was projecting what she was selling. Ease and confidence. She was becoming one with the dress and what they stood for. She didn’t know it then, but I had become a brand.

She said that every woman had a story about the wrap dress.

Five-six years ago, I walked into one of my favorite consignment stores, and what I loved about this consignment store is that she had two racks right in front of the register, and they were designer pieces and that were brand new consignments.

I walked in and I saw this dress. It was my size. It was the perfect color. The price, oh my gosh. I knew it was a $600 dress and it was sitting on the rack for a hundred dollars. It was like brand new, no one had worn it. I knew I had to have it. And so, you know, it's so interesting how a dress can make you feel.

As Julia says, “It's how you feel inside of an outfit, I don't care if I am walking on the red carpet at the Oscars or if I am taking a hike, when everything is working, you know it.”

I agree 100%.

What does she have to say about confidence? They're one and the same. When you have that confidence and ease in your clothes, when you are honoring you and representing you and understanding who you are. That's when personal style is at its best.

That is when you know that you are rocking your look and there is confidence oozing all over when you walk into a room.

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Amplify Your Unique Style with Fashion Feng Shui

Do you find yourself being wishy washy when trying to decide if something looks good on you?

Have you noticed you need validation from the salesperson, your husband, your girlfriend if you outfit looks great?

What If…you could have a more planned and authentic approach to your wardrobe and image, helping you identify your unique style?

• A wardrobe you LOVED.

• And know you are rocking your look with 100% authenticity.

Years ago I was trained through a style system called Fashion Feng Shui.

Dressing the whole YOU from the inside out.

I’ve always believed that Style begins with the woman, not the clothes.

When you begin understanding the power of YOU, your strengths, your values, you will begin owning your unique style.

Through Fashion Feng Shui, you will begin to understand the whys…why you love drama, why you love simple, why you, love unique, why you love traditional.

It is a blueprint to teach you how to align with the authentic YOU - from the inside out.

What does dressing from the inside-out mean?

• It means honoring your inner beauty

• Honoring your strengths

• Your values

• Your essence

When I learned about this, I fell in love with Fashion Feng Shui.

Wouldn’t you love to combine your personality strengths with your Style?

• I learned WHY I’m so picky with how my clothing fits

• I learned WHY I love pink so much

• I learned WHY I love feeling put-together

If you are a woman who is smart and successful but style hasn’t always been on the front burner.

I get you, I work with lots of women just like you to combine your magnificents with your personal style.

It’s fascinating and sooo much FUN!

Join me for my upcoming workshop on Thursday, April 6th in Kirkland WA: Amplify Your Unique Style

If you’re not local and would to be kept in the loop for my upcoming virtual Fashion Feng Shui workshop leave a comment below. OR sign up to receive my Get Style Confidence Guide

In the meantime, we’ll be style chatting more about Fashion Feng Shui in my private Facebook group Confidently Style Woman on Wednesdays at 12noon PST.

With Your Definitive Style in Mind, ANNETTE

Style from the Inside Out.

We’ve all had that feeling “I have nothing to wear” as you enter your closet.

It’s frustrating, especially when you’re getting ready for an important event.

It can feel very defeating, you want to look and feel like a million bucks, and nothing seems quite right.

And most times it’s as simple as loving what you see when you look at yourself in the mirror.

Recently, I have had several conversations with women about evolving and feeling more coherent with who you are and how you dress.

In my most recent masterclass, The Authentic You Wardrobe System, discover the 3 simple steps to finally feel like your outside matches your inside.

I asked the participants if they could relate to; finally feeling like your outside matches your inside. It was a resounding YES!

How does it resonate with you?

As I was thinking more about it for myself, I thought about my first job out of college.

I can remember being so eager and confident to land my first job. I was ready, I had a marketing and communication degree, and I couldn’t wait to utilize my expertise.

But then my bubble burst, I walked into my interview with Travelers Choice, an elegant family-owned boutique, filled with the most beautiful quality clothing.

I was wearing clothing from the Bon Marche Jr. department from my college days.

“What I noticed immediately is my outer appearance needed to catch up with how I was feeling on the inside…confident, eager, and ready to be a successful businesswoman.”

The journey began.

The clothing allowance I received and desire to be an exceptional businesswoman changed everything for me, as I began to try HER on.

Have you thought about what the next version of you looks like?

One of the things that makes me different...

“I believe your outward appearance should be the persona that represents the authentic you, from the inside out.”

For many, it’s a new concept. And it's exactly what I teach.

As you evolve from the inside, most times you don’t fully grasp how much transformation has gone on until you go to your closet, and realize…

You’ve changed. But your clothing has not.

Once you understand the authentic you, it’s time to create a signature style so that you can elegantly step into the fullness of YOU!

Is the time NOW for your outward appearance to catch up with your inside evolution?

Have you stepped into a new position with your career, and not feeling put-together is impacting your confidence?

Are you serving a new level of client, and you've also evolved as a businesswoman, and now your wardrobe needs to do the same?

Are you in the spotlight more, and want to make sure your style is revealing your confidence?

Have you gone through a divorce, and it’s time to step into the new you as you begin to put yourself out in the dating world?

Has your lifestyle changed, you're in a new place and you want your wardrobe to represent that?

My Vision: "A world where every woman embodies her "authentic style" revealing HER beauty and confidence from the inside out."

Definitive Style Tips!

Tip #1 What do you want others to know about you when you show up in the zoom room?

• Choose ONE word?

• When you get dressed, do your outfit and energy reflect your ONE word?

Tip #2 What is ONE goal that you get excited about this year?

• Do you have pieces in your closet that reflect that goal? Such as creativity, boldness, innovative, excellence, vibrant....

• What if...you began aligning your clothing with how you want to feel?

You are invited to join me in the Private Style with Significance Facebook group for more engagement and FUN with other savvy women just like you! I have lots of extra special stylish things planned for you in 2023.

Join the Private Style with Significance Facebook Here:

The Power of a Jacket

Are you someone who has some great jackets in your wardrobe?

Do you wear them ONE way, with ONE specific blouse?

I have a current client doing that. 

Or maybe you’re someone who has a black jacket and don’t tend to wear it much?

That is another client of mine.

Let’s talk about the Power of a JACKET and how it can elevate your wardrobe and personal style.

WHY Jackets?

1. Jackets have a subliminal message 

I’m sure you know what I mean when you see a woman with a great jacket. 

You notice her. 

She looks professional. 

She’s pulled together and polished. 

She has personal style.

Maybe your mind goes to expert, she’s really good at what she does. 

1. Jackets keep you warm

It could be that simple, you are looking for warmth. I get it, as I can be a cold body myself. 

Owning a neutral color jacket such as black or camel is a great investment piece that can serve as professional and warmth as well as show off your personal style.

1. Style of Jacket 

This is where you need to begin thinking about your personal style, professional brand and lifestyle. 

How do you want your jacket to serve you? Meetings? Online? In-person?

Do you want it to be more traditional or dressy casual style?

A jacket that carries more authority or one that is more approachable?

Do you want creativity or edginess to be part of your personal style?

In Fashion Feng Shui, I talk about the Harmony of your Inner and Outer Presence. 

• Finding a jacket that is Uniquely YOU

• A jacket that is aligned with your personal professional brand

• Making sure your jacket aligns with your personal style as well as your lifestyle

Join me as we style chat about the Power of a Jacket. 

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL STYLE:

1. Capture my BEST personal style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and personal style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you.

   Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself.

   We’ll talk about what that looks like for you so that you are showing up as the powerful woman that you are while you dress with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is the place where I share my expertise each week, you can get to know me, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel.

What does it take to feel good?

Something you may not know about me; my #1 value is my wellbeing. 

When I don’t feel good, life is mediocre, and just O.K.  

That is NOT how I want to feel. 

Are you an in-charge kind of woman in your professional and personal life?

“You are caring for your family, juggling a demanding career, caring for elderly relatives, and running households…and the price you pay is astronomical”, says Heather Dumas. 

And then you are trying to stay healthy?

It’s hard, I get it. 

Most of the time you’re feeling guilty when you squeeze in self-care or feel like you must sacrifice other parts of your life.

All you want… is to feel good.

You want that feeling of vitality. 

Energy to go do what you do best. 

You want to feel good in your clothes. 

You want to be excited when you go into your closet every morning. 

When you feel good, you look good, you feel better.  

You may be asking, “Annette how do I do that?”

Join me as I chat with my colleague Heather Dumas, Healthy Lifestyle Strategist. 

What I love about Heather is her approach to health. 

It’s holistic, the same approach I take to cultivating your personal style.

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

What If…Your Personal Style Expressed Uniquely YOU ?

If you knew you would not be judged, what would you wear?

What colors would you dare to wear?

Do you daydream about style you see in catalogs or IG and wonder if you could wear that?

You stop yourself.

And your mind goes into What If…

What if that style is too much?

What if style too bright?

What if you look like you’re trying too hard?

Isn’t it interesting how you get caught up in the What If.

“The What If”…is they. 

What are they going to think about my personal style if you wear that?

What if they don’t like the color you’re wearing?

What if you style the outfit as boring or dowdy?

What if you look fat?

How would it feel if you were true to YOU, a personal style that expressed uniquely you?

It’s not until you respect the authentic, unique you, that you will try something new. 

What would authentically you, look like?

New style. 

New color. 

New silhouette. 

New shoes. 

Life is too short to continue to question and doubt your sense of personal style.  

What If…you created a signature wardrobe that makes it feel so good to be YOU?

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL STYLE:

1. Capture my BEST personal style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and personal style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you.

   Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself.

   We’ll talk about what that looks like for you so that you are showing up as the authentic confident woman that you are, dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place where I share my personal styling expertise each week, you get to know me through my training videos, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel.

How-To Add ONE New Style Piece for Fall

Fall is here. It’s time to get ready for the weather change as well as upcoming events. 

Have you given any forethought to what you might want to add to your fall wardrobe to support what’s next? 

Will you have in-person meetings over the next few months?

Are you traveling?

Do you have speaking engagements booked? 

Do you desire a dressy casual feel? 

More traditional business?

A lot of questions, I know. 

But when you can answer these questions, you can begin building an Intentional Wardrobe that serves you. 

Be deliberate with your purchases so that you will have the perfect outfit in a moment’s notice.   

One of the major Fall Trends is Oversized Jackets 

It’s a trend, so if an oversized jacket feels too much, opt for a style that fits your body type. 

The White Shirt

To accompany your beautiful new jacket, consider the wardrobe staple, The White Blouse or Shirt.  

• Consider the fabric and how it fits underneath your jackets

• How does it fall on your body

• Do you want something more elegant, unique, or sportier?

• Think of at least 3-ways you can incorporate your White Shirt or Blouse with other pieces in your wardrobe

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL STYLE

1. Capture my BEST personal style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and personal style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you.

   Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself.

   We’ll talk about what that looks like for you so that you are showing up as the authentic confident woman that you are, dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place where I share my personal styling expertise each week, you get to know me through my training videos, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel.

Dressing with Intention

Are you tired of feeling stressed every time you get dressed?

Do you find yourself digging through your stuffed closet every time you get ready for an important event?

Whether it’s a speaking engagement, leading an important meeting, or a fun barbecue with friends, do you end up with a pile of clothes on the floor?

Contemplating what to wear, again?

If only you had “that perfect outfit” at a moment’s notice.

Why does it matter, because you are amazing at what you, and you need to look the part. 

You want others to connect with you and see the “real you.”

Feeling confident when you walk out the door is important to you. 

You hate fussing with your clothes.

One of the processes I teach is called Dressing with Intention. 

Dressing with Intention

1. It’s first having the awareness of how you want to be perceived

2. A simple step, begin with ONE word 

3. Powerful, edgy, graceful, confident…

4. Look in your closet and identify one piece or style that aligns with how you want to be perceived 

5. Try that piece on 

6. Take a picture of yourself

7. Does your outfit reflect that ONE word?

8. NO? YES?

Now it’s time to begin accessing the clothing in your closet…what’s working, what is not. 

With your current lifestyle, what is always a struggle when getting dressed?

Are you upleveling how you show up and how you want to be perceived? 

You are evolving. That’s a good thing. 

I believe that when you dress with intention, you can walk out the door, forget about what you are wearing and go do what you do best with CONFIDENCE. 

Let’s talk.

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

Wearing colors that bring out your eyes

Choosing “flattering colors” can be overwhelming and confusing.

Also, making sure the colors you choose feel authentic to you, right?

Color has a personality. I believe in being intentional when choosing your colors.

How would it feel to have “signature colors” that you know are 100% flattering, they are aligned with your personality type, and you can count on them to always feel amazing?

Quick style tip!

Begin by identifying the true color of your eyes.

To be the most objective possible, I recommend you to take a close-up picture of your eyes.

Are they just one color? Do they have several shades, like specs of yellow or amber? Maybe some green and blue?

While working with 100’s of women over the years, I find most women have multi-faceted colored eyes.

Once you identify your eye color, begin experimenting with one of those colors in a clothing piece.

Have fun!

If you’d like more information about learning what your most flattering colors are and identifying your signature colors, let’s talk.

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

What is Authentic Style?

The dictionary describes authentic as real, genuine, credible, trustworthy. 

Describing your authentic style can be difficult. 

I’m sure you’ve had those times when you’re in the dressing room, you look in the mirror, and love what you see, the outfit feels like you. 

The best feeling ever.  

You feel authentic. 

It’s time to identify what authenticity looks like for you. 

If you knew you would not be judged, what would you love to wear?

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

Are You Feeling Invisible?

Have you ever been in a dressing room trying on clothes, ready to buy, but walked away empty-handed?

You leave the store super disappointed because nothing fits? 

If only you were 10 lbs. lighter or didn’t have that darn tummy pooch, everything would have fit great?

Consider this statistic: On any average day, 97% of women say that they dislike their bodies.

And acclaimed Shame Researcher, Brene` Brown, Ph.D. found that the number one source of shame for women was body and weight. 

We’re continuing the conversation on Being Seen with Confidence.

Meet my guest Kip Clarke, Life Coach, who works with women in their “middle years” who struggle with finding quality men to date, symptoms of menopause, and feeling invisible. 

She helps them re-ignite their passions and find beautiful new ways to thrive. 

Kip will be sharing her 3-step system for transforming how to “see yourself” in a brand-new way.

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

How Words Can Affect Your Personal Style

Today, I want to talk about “words” and how they can influence being seen with confidence.

Whether you're stepping into your closet, giving a big presentation, or shopping for a great pair of jeans, the words you use to describe yourself, your personal style, or how your closet feels will affect how you see yourself.

If I took you shopping to Neiman Marcus, styled you in the most AMAZING outfit, and you looked in the mirror and verbalized your annoyance of your “poochy tummy,” you will always be disappointed with the outfit.

Are you aware of the “words” you use to talk about yourself?

Are you guilty of referring to yourself as dowdy or your closet is chaotic?

Does your day miraculously unfold just as you described it?

Or maybe you go out of your way, not to be seen?

When I was a young girl, my mother used to tell me, “Annette if you can’t say anything nice about anyone, don’t say it at all.”

That teaching has never left me. 

What if…you stopped talking to yourself that way?

What if…you began using empowering words to describe your personal style, your closet, how you want to experience your day?

Would you then feel more confident to be seen?

Style Tip #1

• Become aware of your self-talk 

• How is it affecting you emotionally when you refer to yourself as dowdy?

• One-by-one eliminate words that don’t empower you to feel beautiful and seen

Style Tip #2

• Become aware of how you want to be seen, choose a word for the day as you choose your outfit 

• Notice how you feel as you embody your word of the day

• Your word + your outfit = Ready to Be Seen

I can guarantee your confidence will elevate instantly as you become more intentional with the “words” you use to describe yourself. 

Your inner radiance will shine brighter as you embody your words.

Others will notice as you are stepping forward to BE SEEN. 

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

Being Seen with Confidence

Have you recently noticed that prior to an upcoming event, whether it's in-person or online, speaking, or you're presenting at an important meeting, that you have this not-so-good feeling deep down about showing up fully?

And then you begin to blame it on the last couple of years, weight gain: Covid-20.

Your age is creeping up, and it’s affecting your psyche about being seen? 

Or maybe it’s your outfit – it doesn’t feel professional and put-together?

You're noticing yourself doing a lot of comparison with women in your circle? 

And it's really starting to mess with your mind about being seen.

If this is you, you are not alone. 

If we haven’t met, I’m Annette Bond, certified image consultant. And I work with successful, amazing women, just like you who are not feeling 100% confident in being seen and it’s starting to erode your self-confidence.   

It's holding you back from showing up fully.

I have worked with women for 30 years; it's truly been a lifetime passion. The one common denominator that I find with the clients I work with, “Annette please help me to show up more confidently.”

Welcome to Being Seen with Confidence Series where we are going to discuss what it looks like to show up confidently. 

We’re going to begin by focusing on what you can do today. 

Several small steps. 

They may feel small and trivial, but I guarantee these small steps are going to elevate your confidence when it’s your time to be seen.  

One thing I know for sure as women, you compare yourself to other women.  

She’s prettier. She’s skinnier. She speaks better. 

You’re worried about being judged. 

STOP RIGHT NOW!

You are in a losing battle and not alone.

I remember so clearly, four or five years ago, when I was told, “Annette, you need to go LIVE on Facebook.” 

I was so terrified. I can remember the pit in my stomach thinking EVERYONE was going to be watching me. 

What were they going to think? 

My message was not good enough. 

Who cares about what I have to say. 

Funny thing is….no one was watching me. 

I’ve discovered that life is too short to continue down that path. 

What another person thinks is none of my business. 

Life is too short to continue hiding.

God gave me a gift and I am going to share it and you should too.  

BEING SEEN Style Tips!

#1 What do you LOVE about YOU?

• It might be that you love your eyes. 

• When was the last time you wore make up?

#2 What makes you feel beautiful?

• Is it a beautiful new blouse that brings out your eye color? 

• Or maybe you have a stylish chic blouse anxiously waiting for you in your closet, that you haven’t worn in 2 years?

#3 What makes you feel like having fun?

• Creativity. Curiosity. Femininity. 

• How might you express that in your clothing choices. 

What you have begun to do is; focus on your inner beauty and what makes you feel beautiful on the outside. 

Next step, how might you express that in your clothing choices?

In business we all know, what you FOCUS ON…EXPANDS. 

I want you to begin focusing on what makes YOU feel amazing and watch it expand. 

Feel Beautiful, Dress Up, Be Seen.

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

10 Perfect Pieces to Creating a Dressy-Casual Wardrobe

Are you really good at what you do whether you're a corporate professional or an entrepreneur, but when it comes to your dressy- casual wardrobe, you question, how do you create a perfect dressy-casual wardrobe?

What are the pieces you need?

Where do you go shopping?

Welcome to the dressy casual wardrobe series, part 4 as we bring it all together with pants, shoes, and jacket options for creating your perfect dressy-casual wardrobe.  

Life has changed over the last 24 months; it’s gone more casual. 

Adding the 10 Perfect Pieces to your wardrobe will allow you to dress with ease, be on-brand, and confidently ready to be noticed. 

Step ONE / 2-3 Pants

• 2-3 pants that fit your lifestyle

• Make sure your pants fit your body type

• Can you wear each pant style with 2-3 other pieces in your wardrobe

Step TWO / 2-3 Jackets

• Think of your jackets as a layering piece

• Choose 1-2 neutral colors

• Find a signature jacket that presents a polished put-together look

Step THREE / Shoes

• Think 3 levels of shoes – casual, dressy casual, sophisticated/fashion forward casual

• Focus on your lifestyle and how you want to feel when you show up

• What shoes are missing in your current wardrobe?

As you are shopping and creating your dressy casual wardrobe, think about your lifestyle. By incorporating the ‘right 10 pieces’, it allows you to show up confidently put-together, feeling polished, and ready to be seen and noticed. 

Stop fussing with your clothes. Edit them out or alter them. 

If you are ready to take the next step and know you can’t do this on your own, let’s chat. 

Book your ‘Get Dressed with Ease’ call

Click here to learn more about my head-to-toe transformation, 90-day Reveal Your Radiance program.

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

How to Style Your Dressy Casual Jackets for Weekend Play or Casual Work Environment

Jackets are my thing. Whether it’s for work or play. 

You may be more of a sweater girl. Either way, they are both great layering pieces and add an extra layer of style to any outfit. 

As a Seattleite, I feel there is always a need for a tad of warmth in both the summer and fall. (ok, yes I’m always cold)

Today, I’m sharing 3 dressy casual jacket options that you can wear in a casual work environment or weekend play, elevating your simple casual look to a put-together and polished one. 

I talk about lifestyle and having a wardrobe that supports you. 

So, what does that mean really?

Being able to go to your closet, and instantly know you have the perfect jacket for the event or occasion you’re attending. 

And of course, with some style. 

#1 The Most Versatile Jacket

• Why? Because I can wear this black and white gingham jacket with three levels of dress. 

• It is a jean denim fabric that is relaxed yet elevated, never feeling underdressed or overdressed

• Whether I wear it with my pearl earrings or white sneakers, it just works beautifully for my elegant casual lifestyle

#2 The White Track Jacket

One of the trends for spring and summer 2022 is the “great white out”. Lots of white, whether that is shoes, dresses, and eyelet blouses. 

• The beauty of white, it’s crisp, clean, and organized. (aka; the personality of white) 

• It is a neutral that goes with just about EVERYTHING. 

• Not just for working out, in fact, this jacket never makes it to the gym. Have fun with the versatility and choose your right color. 

#3 The Running Jacket That is NOT Just for Running

There are times when you need a casual jacket to throw on with your cute joggers, jeans, or skort. This is that jacket. (ok, yes you can definitely wear this jacket for running and you will look sooo good!)

• Fall in love with the color and feel of the fabric 

• A hood, brings more casual to the jacket

• Quality, brings more elegance to your style

As you are shopping and creating your dressy casual wardrobe, think about your lifestyle. 

• What are the various events in your life that you never have the right jacket?

• What do you love on other women or see online, and wonder if you could pull it off? 

• Begin making a list of your needs and missing links. 

• Shop with more intention and make new decisions. 

If designing a dressy-casual wardrobe feels like too much work and you need help, let’s connect so that I can learn more about your lifestyle needs and personal style challenges. 

I would LOVE to help you. 

Click here and let’s chat.

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

Going Back to Work: Style Tips to Simplify the Great Return

Are you a corporate professional who is going back to the office and you need to transition from your zoom tops to professional in-person outfits?  

And you've looked in your closet, wondering, is what you have hanging in your closet even in style? 

And the next question you're probably asking yourself is, oh my gosh, what fits?

Of course, you are, you haven’t worn a large portion of your pants in 24 months. 

Maybe you've gained a little weight, maybe you've lost a little weight?

And you're feeling a little bit hesitant, a little bit nervous about what are you going to wear? 

Let’s chat about getting your wardrobe prepared so that you will look put-together, confident, and feel ready to rock your world as you reenter.

My #1 Style Tip for Going Back to Work: Begin Going Through Your Closet and Editing What Makes You Feel 100% Confident NOW!

Step One: Pants

• Begin with your pants because if you've gained weight, if you've lost weight, the first place that we really notice it is in a pair of pants. And so go through your pants and figure out what fits. 

• What do you feel confident in? 

• What do you want to keep moving forward? So preparing yourself before the you know, the weekend before and realizing oh my gosh, my pants don't fit. 

• So do you need another pair of trouser pants for all your beautiful jackets or your blouses that fit really well? 

• Look at a pair of jeans, maybe you're in a more casual setting. Maybe going back to the office, I have heard that many employers are saying that you can dress down, but maybe you want a nice pair of fitting jeans that fit well. 

• Why? Because they're polished, you can put them on with a beautiful blouse or wear a pair of white jeans, and possibly add a jacket. So get your pants in order that's really important.

Step Two: Jackets

• The next is maybe you do want to make sure that the jackets that you have, what are you going to keep?

• Are some of the jackets too traditional that maybe you need to go down a notch in a little bit more of a kind of dressy casual kind of feel?

• So I believe in having a handful of put-together polished outfits that you feel confident in, and having them ready to go at a moment's notice.

• This could be a couple of pairs of pants, one of your favorite blouses, a great jacket, and all those pieces can mix and match so that you aren't, you know, stressing out feeling overwhelmed thinking, oh my gosh, you know, I've been in front of zoom for 24 months, and now I need to go back to the office, and you need to get ready.

So I want to invite you if you are somebody who's listening and saying Annette, I am overwhelmed.

I am stressed.

I need help.

Because you're a different woman now than you were 24 months ago, right?

We evolve.

So I have a brand new offer that I'm so excited about.

It's called The Seven Day Signature Style Edit.

And what did you just design for exactly what I just talked about?

You are going back to the office, maybe you already have some great pieces. Maybe you have a lot of holes and you don't know how to put those pieces together so it's put together, polished confident, and I can help you with that.

So I invite you to go check out the Seven Day Signature Style Edit, and I would love to be your Personal Image Consultant and stylist so that you can show up oozing with confidence.

HERE ARE 3 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, BE ON-BRAND, & GET NOTICED:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide: 7 Ways to go from feeling ‘off’ to rocking a signature look that is uniquely YOU!

2. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing and style choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 30-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are and dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

3. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel

How to find the perfect fitting pants.

As a personal image consultant who has worked with 1000’s of women I have found that whether you are a size 2 or 22, pants can be difficult to fit.

I get it. Not all pants are created equal.

Before we continue to chat about fit, know that with Covid, shopping is different and it can be extremely difficult to find what you need with in-person shopping.

Shopping for clothes online has become our new norm.

As a professional stylist who now shops for her clients online 99% of the time, I am going to help you with my best personal styling tips and advice.

Something no one talks about when shopping for pants.

Personal Styling Advice Tip #1:

Decide on your preference. Do you know what styles and cuts look best on you? Are you aware of your body type and what styles flatter you? What styles make you feel most confident?

If you are a professional, powerful woman, knowing the answers to these questions will empower you to show up as the best version of you every time.

·       Straight

·       Wide leg

·       Boot cut

·       Skinny

·       Crop pant

Instead of getting overwhelmed with ALL the silhouette choices, begin with one look.

Personal Styling Advice Tip #2

Think about your measurements. When was the last time you measured yourself? Get current measurements so that you can easily make choices when shopping online.

·       Waist

·       Rise -waist to crotch

·       Back rise

·       Hips

·       Thigh

·       Inseam

Personal Styling Advice Tip #3

Stop wasting time ordering pants and that are not going to fit you perfectly and give you the confident feel and look you deserve.

Remember just because a particular brand is the perfect fit for your friend Emily, doesn’t mean they are going to fit you perfectly.

Personal styling is unique to you.  

The goal is for you to love what you are wearing while feeling ultra-confident as a professional businesswoman.

When you have a strong self-image of how you are walking into the room or zoom room, others feel your self-esteem and success.

Style begins with the woman, not the clothes.

HERE ARE 4 WAYS I CAN HELP YOU DRESS WITH EASE, Be On-brand, & get noticed:

1. Capture my BEST style strategies and image advice that include secrets to honoring your inner beauty, to what style basics are a must, to creating a color wardrobe capsule – Get Your Ultimate Style Guide to Feeling Confident and Empowered with Ease.

2. Join my upcoming FREE 60-minute Style Strategy and Confidence Masterclass. Register at: https://www.annettebond.com/masterclass

3. Work with me privately to take you from questioning your clothing choices to creating a signature wardrobe that is uniquely you. Schedule a 60-minute Get Dressed with Ease Breakthrough session to share a little about your image challenges and what you’re envisioning for yourself, and we’ll devise a strategy, so you are ‘stepping into your excellence’ and showing up as the powerful woman that you are, dressing with ease. https://www.annettebond.com/contact

4. Join other like-minded successful smart women in my Style with Significance Facebook Group! This is a place to share personal styling ideas, get advice from a professional stylist, and meet other powerful professional women who value looking as good as they feel!