Oh, Make Me Over...

Two words: Clinton Kelly.  Women love him.  They fawn over him.  They want to be dressed (& undressed) by him. On a daily basis, the What Not to Wear host receives countless invitations home with complete strangers...and its because he's good at what he does.  The man KNOWS how to dress a real woman.  But more than that...he UNDERSTANDS the psychology behind the insecurities.  This past week, along with the fabulous ladies of Style Studio & Macy's, I had the opportunity to, not only re-discover Seattle, but to work with Clinton Kelly again.  We spent three full days styling 12 real women, confronting insecurities and challenging comfort levels.  Exhausting, trying...rewarding.  On the final day, the 12 women strutted down the runway, and the genuine excitement & tears of joy made the entire experience completely worth it.  They're lives were changed.  With one outfit, we changed their lives.  To some, a red pump is a ridiculous, flashy shoe...to others its liberation, confidence...regained sex appeal.  Macy's Make Over America was an incredible experience that I feel super fortunate to have been a part of!  Having Clinton Kelly tell us that "Style Studio was his favorite styling team" was pretty rad too...ok, it was fucking amazing.

 

let's work.

we've still got much to do.

the world is far too beautiful to stop now.

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to the end of the world...

You and I, we're not tied to the ground
Not falling but rising like rolling around
Eyes closed above the rooftops
Eyes closed, we're gonna spin through the stars
Our arms wide as the sky
We gonna ride the blue all the way to the end of the world
To the end of the world

Oh, and when the kids are old enough
We're gonna teach them to fly... 

Music, always bringing people from all walks of life together - moving, inspiring, connecting them.  Such a fan of DMB and totally loving the video for this song, "You and Me", off their newest album, Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King.   Check out the video HERE.

Top5: Reasons Lanphear is Queen!

1) I mean, the lady's hair is BAD.ASS.

















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2) She can Ba-ROCK a tshirt & jeans like no other.

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3) Kate's a breath of fresh air - she was rockin denim vests & spikes before rock'n'roll chic became a trend.

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4) She sports black...A LOT - but mixes it up with texture, proportion & amazing accessories (yes, that's Kate in the beloved Burberry Prorsum boots!)

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And #5....
The chick doesn't mess around with menswear.

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Wear Sunscreen

One of my favorites...

Music is Incredible: Reason #928342..

It's universal. Innate.

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

another one to move the masses...

one by one.

i'm a strong advocate for the eternal youth, the lucky souls who grow up, but NEVER grow old. i believe that we should always look to the stars and dream big,with the same optimistic, innovative passion we had when we sported double-velcro reeboks and scrunchies. hence, the first tattoo i ever got-a permanent reminder to always stay young at heart. hence, my need to share this video by grasshopper.com:



do what makes you happy & let's make moves!

have a beautiful one.