I am so excited. One of my clients, a former seamstress to the Queen of Jordan, has just delivered a new dress that she has designed for me. It’s fabulous. I can wear it so many ways, and you know I love versatility, and it’s a one off! How many people can say they own an exclusive design?

Want one yourself? Then go check her out.

Maggi Rowell is at www.fit-for-a-queen.net

Intuition is a strange thing but very powerful indeed. I needed to go into the city today to finish off some last minute details for the Glamour Galore fashion show on Sunday (see Calendar for more details). For some reason I felt I needed to look at lipsticks. As I’ve just come back from Amsterdam with 4 new ones in my bag, this was totally unnecessary. However, I stopped at one of the cosmetic counters to look at buying a red one – something that has alluded me all year. The girl that served me was so charming, I took to her straightaway. She helped me choose a colour and as she was applying it to my lips she told me it was her first day and I was her very first customer. She apologised for being nervous and that she couldn’t find the mirror so I could see what I looked like. In the middle of all of this, we had a conversation about her life and what I did for a living and it seemed to me that there was a definite link. Long story short, I bought a lipstick – not red but ORANGE ( those of you following me for a while will realise this significance) and she is hopefully coming along to one of my courses.  Both of us had a lovely experience and I’m hoping she is less nervous when her second customer appears.  The lure of a lipstick is obviously more than just looking good!

Just come back from the most amazing time in The Netherlands where I was speaking at AICI on Fashion Feng Shui. Stayed with my generous colleague, Karin Frenay, and her family and this is what her daughter Anna thought of me!

I’m LOVING the new hair.

I’m thrilled to see the 4 lovely ‘mature’ ladies in the new Strictly Come Dancing competition starting this Saturday, with 3 of them, including the two in the photo’s, being over 60 – amazing. They are fantastic role models for women our age. I think they look so much more confident and sexy than their younger counterparts. Just goes to show that you don’t have to be old to dance. In fact, it’s probably more ageing not to dance!! Here’s to getting our dancing shoes out.

This is what one delegate said after her course earlier this week.

‘Sue’s knowledge and experience shine through in everything she does. She is incredibly inspirational and a great role-model for her own business.  The workshop I attended ‘The Art of Style’ was informative, thought-provoking and fun.  It has made me really evaluate why I wear, what I wear and given me some powerful lessons in how to adapt to become ‘the best me I can be’. I’d recommend Sue’s workshops and services to anyone who really wants to make a positive change and think about style in a completely different way.

 THANK YOU

Next one is on Friday 4th November. Find it in the Shop or Calendar sections of this website and book now before it sells out.

I held a fantastic Masterclass here yesterday looking at our bodyshapes – and other crucial elements that define YOUR style.  Here’s what one of the delegates had to say about it:

“Sue, I just wanted to say thank you again for a fantastic day.  Your ability to define and bring out the best in people is truly outstanding.  You have a lovely, warm way of going about things, which enables people to celebrate their good points, accept their not so good points and find ways of working with what they have to create something truly personal, unique, authentic and beautiful.  You lead by example with your energy and your enthusiasm for clothes, but also with your appreciation of the sensitivities that lie beneath people’s relationships with their bodies, their clothes and themselves. 

Thank you so much and I look forward to working with you in the future. ”

The next Masterclass in on Friday 11th November. Details in the Calendar section and to book/pay, go to Shop.  It makes life so much easier when you know what suits YOU.

.. to buy your own personal style report for just £79. No more worrying what suits you or where to find it, just easy, enjoyable shopping and a fabulous wardrobe that’s totally you. All that information – and more – is available to you via the website. Ladies: www.suedonnelly.myprivatestylist.com Gents: www.suedonnelly.menofstyle.com From 1st September the new price is £125, so don’t miss out on this great deal. There is currently no HTML version of this message present, which is fine; your subscribers will simply receive your message as plain text. If you would like to add an HTML version, simply click the Edit Message button; otherwise, you can ignore this.

Yes, it’s finally here. My new website that allows you to discover your own personal style and the garments, accessories, underwear and hairstyles
that suit you from your head to your toes. Not only do you get your own personalised report but you can see images of clothes that are going to look fantastic on you. Click on a garment and you’ll be immediately taken to the store’s own website. Fabulous. The great thing is the clothes are age appropriate too, so no teensy mini skirts – unless you lie about your
age!

As this is TOTALLY NEW here in the UK,  I am offering you an incredible trial price of just £79.
This will only last for just FOR A FEW MORE DAYS as the price will be £125 from September 1st , so if you want to go ahead you’ll need to work quickly.

If you’re not sure, or if you want more information, go to the site
and watch the explanatory video, read the introduction and see how it all
works for our fictitious client, Ellen Sims. You can see her Personal Style
Solutions and some of the garments that have been chosen for her.

If you want to go ahead, and I’m sure you will, click on Order
Portfolio on the left hand side menu of the Home Page, pay your £79
and it will then ask you to enter some personal details. A few seconds later
you’ll get your own personal and very comprehensive report that you
can print off or save and your garment recommendations. On a diet? No
problem. You are able to go into the system to update your new details twice
in the next 12 months and we will update your recommendations accordingly.
Please note this is not applicable to cosmetic surgery enhancements but
genuine weight loss/gain.

This is where you need to go:

www.suedonnelly.myprivatestylist.com

PLEASE go and take a look. I think it’s fabulous, so much so that
I’ve released a men’s version www.suedonnelly.menofstyle.com Tell your
partners, as the same pricing offers applies.

I’m really excited as it means I can style all of you, regardless of
where you live in the world, without you having to come and see me. The
report will become your very best friend, truly indespensible and at only
£79, what are you waiting for?

Don’t forget to tell your friends. This is too good to keep a secret.

The link again: www.suedonnelly.myprivatestylist.com

Happy Style Hunting.

I blogged about this about  1 year ago but the subject has now been published in a new book ‘Honey, Money: The Power of Erotic Capital’ by female academic Catherine Hakim. Her theory is based on the premise that there have thus far been 3 types of capital ( apart from the capital city) economic, social and human on which we base our judgments of others. However, Hakim believes in a 4th – erotic capital. What is it? A mixture of beauty, intelligence, sex appeal and social skills. Who has it? Some of the best known and most successful business women in the world – Sam Cameron, Tamara Mellon, Nigella Lawson. I know many women believe that getting a job or a promotion should be about ability alone but we know that is never going to happen. Research by Robert Half indicates that only 10% of your promotional prospects are based on your ability to do your job well – in actual fact, that should be a given. Good looking people have always been more successful but this book goes further than that. This is about the ability of all of us to make the best of what we have – dressing well, stylish and well kept hair and looking groomed. If we can’t be bothered to do that for ourselves, why should anyone else bother about us?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=honey+money