{"id":768,"date":"2012-11-14T08:30:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T16:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/?p=768"},"modified":"2012-11-07T16:37:27","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T00:37:27","slug":"launch-day-8-spirit-style-charly-emery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/2012\/11\/14\/launch-day-8-spirit-style-charly-emery\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch Day 8 | Spirit & Style | Charly Emery"},"content":{"rendered":"

My very first featured guest Charly Emery talks style and spirit for the brendaswanson.com launch. Thanks Charly!
\n\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Charly Emery; Personal Strategist, Author & TV personality<\/strong>
\nwebsite: www.charlysense.com<\/a>
\nTwitter: @charlysense
\nFacebook: Charly Emery<\/p>\n

The trees are exquisitely decorated, mannequins adorned in cocktail attire, and brightly shining baubles with plenty of bling line the counters and jewelry cases at Neiman\u2019s. It\u2019s official! The holidays are virtually upon us \u2014and with them will come a slew of invitations that will give you one fantastic opportunity after another to glam it up and strut your stuff with style. The question is, will you stay true to your personal style, believe it, LIVE<\/strong><\/span> it and shine, or become one of this season\u2019s fashion victims…<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m a strategist and author of Thank Goodness You Dumped His Ass<\/em><\/a>, so I while I\u2019m usually helping you dress your love life with the right man to fit the relationship you want, personal style is one of my other favorite areas. As a trauma survivor who used to weigh 50 pounds more and struggled with my self image, owning your personal style<\/em> is something I\u2019m very passionate about. After all, there aren\u2019t that many things you have control over. Yet owning who you are and expressing that through your own style enables you to present yourself with power \u2014and look fabulous! It also feels amazing!<\/p>\n

At this point I\u2019ve explored much of fashion and definitely dueled with trends. The bottom line is if you\u2019re dressed in something you love that also complements your individual body… you\u2019re going to turn heads whether you\u2019re wearing this year\u2019s trends or not! So give yourself the gift of owning who you are from the inside out with these tips for discovering your personal style, and making the fashion world bow down to you!<\/p>\n

Embrace your body so you can determine how to look your personal best<\/em> instead of wasting time comparing yourself to other women that you\u2019re never going to look like<\/strong>.<\/em> The time you spend wishing you had longer legs is better spent figuring out how to make your legs look and feel longer!<\/em><\/p>\n

Define your body type, so you can get clear on what kinds of cuts, shapes, and lengths look best on your body regardless of what\u2019s trending<\/em>.<\/strong> When I lost my extra 50 pounds years ago, I had to realize that certain things still weren\u2019t going to look great on me. Give yourself the gift of honest assessment so you\u2019re choosing the best options that will make you a standout. You\u2019ll know it too because you\u2019ll feel fabulous and comfortable when you look in the mirror.<\/p>\n

Accept what you can\u2019t wear well and accentuate your assets with what\u00a0 flatters your figure!<\/strong> As much as you may love the latest trends, your body may struggle to pull them off. I LOVE those big, long slouchy sweaters that taller women wear. However at 5\u20192\u201d I look more like I\u2019m being swallowed by the trend than setting one. I don\u2019t care what\u2019s hot right now, if you can\u2019t wear it well, skip it!<\/p>\n

Have fun exploring what you like and then stay true to what feels<\/em> right for you.<\/strong> The magazines and style segments may tell you what to embrace this season, but that doesn\u2019t make them the right pieces or colors for your wardrobe. I\u2019m known for my bling and my love of sparkle. Still my personal style is very classic. I like clean lines, tailored jackets and solid colors. I have friends with impeccable style who mix lots of colors with statement jewelry pieces, however what looks fab on them doesn\u2019t even feel comfortable to me. Be you instead of someone else, and again, you\u2019ll look and feel<\/em> great!<\/p>\n

Lastly, go for Successfully Stylish over Fashion Slave. <\/strong>Try on what\u2019s trending \u2014and don\u2019t be afraid to hang it back on the rack if it doesn\u2019t look as good as you imagined. Personal style is about self awareness, self expression and trust. When you pay true attention to your own body you\u2019re able to capitalize on your best parts and accentuate your assets. It also gives you the freedom to\u00a0 mix and match seasons, build a wardrobe with lots of flexibility and always look and feel like you. Trust in what you feel because it will show on your face and be obvious in your presence. Comfort and connection to your personal style equals confident and captivating to everyone else!<\/p>\n

Put you first over fashion and make getting dressed all about how you feel and want to feel because once you\u2019re true to you, we all can\u2019t help but gaze at your beauty! May you have a wonderful holiday season and strut your stuff from the inside out. Wishing you the best life and love have to offer! \u2014 Charly Emery<\/p>\n

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n

SPECIAL LAUNCH GIVEAWAY<\/strong>
\nFind the BUZZ WORDS hidden within \u201cBrenda\u2019s 14 Blogs to Turkey Day\u201d Series. and be entered to WIN a $3,000 Beauty, Health, Spirit & Style goody bag! BAM!<\/p>\n

HOW IT WORKS\/\/<\/strong>\u00a0Brenda’s daily launch posts will be hitting this blog on November 7th 2012 and will run through Novemeber 21st. Hidden within the main body of each post will be a\u00a0BOLD CAPITAL\u00a0BLUE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0‘buzz’ word. Collect all 14 ‘buzz’ words and send them in sequence to contact{at}brendaswanson.com\u00a0(@ symbol removed for spam reasons)<\/em>. All correct entries will be entered into a draw and winners will be announced November 28th~ Good Luck Everybody!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My very first featured guest Charly Emery talks style and spirit for the brendaswanson.com launch. Thanks Charly! Charly Emery; Personal Strategist, Author & TV personality website: www.charlysense.com Twitter: @charlysense Facebook: Charly Emery The trees are exquisitely decorated, mannequins adorned in … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spirit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":779,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768\/revisions\/779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaswanson.com\/brendasblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}