How To Dress From The Beach To The Bar On Pix11 Morning News

Always fun appearing on Pix11 Morning show in New York City. Thank you Pix11 Morning News for always welcoming me to your set with open arms. Check out these plus size model beauties (models at MSA MODELS in NYC) wearing suits from the beach to the bar. When finding a suit for any body type, it’s really about the confidence and the right fit.…

Girls Night Out @ The International Auto Show

It was a great honor to speak at the Girls Night Out event at the New York International Auto Show last week. I spoke to a crowd of women about how to be your best version and stand out from the crowd by embracing unique qualities that only they posses. Thank you to the team @Shebuyscars  especially Scotty Reiss and Kim Orlando, for having me be part of this successful evening filled with bloggers and entrepreneurs.…

Laugh And Have Fun While Changing Your Style

“I have good taste and know the best brands, but that doesn’t make me know how to dress or put an outfit together. I thought I did, but I don’t.  Thankfully, I met Bernadett (no ‘e’ as I call her).  As soon as I met her, I was instantly at ease. She has such a nice way about her, like she’s an old friend or an older sister.…

Before and Afters Make Me Happy

There is nothing I love more than taking a vision from a client and making it into a reality. My client who lives in the upper west side of Manhattan, loves her books and dreamed of a wall full of books. She previously had ordered book shelves but I was able to convince her that because of the height of her ceilings and amount of books she needed to cover the walls with a shelf system from the Elfa design at the Container Store.…

Speaking To Young Open Minds at the Fashion Institute of Technology

I was invited to speak to a class studying Business of Fashion Styling at the Fashion Institute of Technology to share my business and career advice to students who were stepping into careers in fashion. I was fortunate to attend FIT for my image consulting certificate and have since recommended it to so many aspiring fashionable business minded people. Here are a few tips I shared with the class: Set yourself apart from everyone else.…

Could You Pack For A Four Month Trip Around The World In Just Three Suitcases?

It can be done because I did it. I packed for a client traveling around the world in three suitcases. I surprised myself but with a bit of planning and organization you may have room in your suitcase for souvenirs. This is how I did it: Made sure she had the right size suitcases. Here are some suitcase options Researched the countries she was traveling to gage the temperature Removed all her favorite items from her closet and laid them on her couch and bed Created looks/outfits based on her favorite pieces Packed basic pants/leggings/bottoms in black (She’s a New Yorker, we can’t help the black in the wardrobe) Tank tops, blazers, and sweaters which are wrinkle resistant (lay shirts on top of each other and roll them.…

John Travolta and How I Got Discovered As a Plus Size Model (yup Travolta)

It was an honor to have been part of a conversation with fellow models to discuss our careers as plus size models and in my case, also an image consultant. Thank you Sharon Quinn for having me on your show, Model Behavior. The segment is about 30 minutes long but you can—-> watch me right at 6:44 and then 20:55. …

The F-Word Documentary, A Film About The Word Fat

So honored to have been asked to be the moderator at the New York City screening of The F-Word: a documentary film about the word FAT not my other favorite F%^* word (food).  If you’re a sister, daughter, brother, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew once removed blah blah. IF YOU’re a human being and you’re alive, you should watch this movie.…