MissusSmartyPants Personal Profile Style Article Volume 9 Week 37 September 11, 2014 (Part 1)

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The truth is celebrities hire people. Celebrities enlist help from lots of professionals: like personal assistants, personal trainers, a chef or nutritionist, etc. just to keep their busy lives and schedules in order. Celebrities also hire personal stylists to promote a positive public image. As a celebrity, you won't make it very far if you don't have a bit of panache with your wardrobe and style.

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A professional stylist is hired to put together complete "outfits" for their celebrity clients; this shows them what to wear...and how to wear it. This personalized wardrobe plan includes not only outfits based on their body type, but a complete grid of what goes with what so they can't get it wrong (kinda like a Grananimals for adults, LOL!) . It's all done for them.

MissusSmartyPants is your hired personal stylist! This week, we’re going to do the same thing. We are going to "copy-cat" celebrity body doubles (based on each body type)!

*On a personal note, I recently had my own reality check when it comes to my perception of my own personal style. For awhile now, I've been thinking that my personal style (body-double) celebrity was Reese Witherspoon. Even though she's a few (okay, quite a few) years younger than me; I identified with her body shape, coloring, short bob hairstyle, and her fairly classic styling.

A few weeks back while shopping at my local Whole Foods, this young man employed there came straight up to me (and eagerly made the point) that I looked just like Jamie Lee Curtis! Knowing that she's a few years older than me (and forgetting about my now short hair) I smiled but was flabbergasted that he thought so! I didn't know what to say, but I did manage to politely say “thank you”. This encounter made me re-think (with a new shorter hairstyle, etc.) my sense of style--and my celeb body double might need updating!

!With my new shorter hairstyle, I need to re-think my celebrity double!

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!The Rules of the Game: !Observe. !Stalk great looking outfits. It’s time to get your eagle eye on the lookout for fabulous style that you want to copy. Look around every day and scout out style, looking for fab style. More than likely you’ll encounter some lovely looking lasses that will surely inspire your style. Also, look at local newscasters on TV and in magazines, etc. (style inspiration is everywhere). !Now Analyze. !

Now that you are being more observant and looking for outfits you like, it’s time to pick them apart. Dissect, analyze, and really examine the WHY. What makes you like the outfit? Is it the color, the use of accessories, the silhouette of the clothes that flatter the woman’s body so well? When you begin to understand the WHYs…you can then copy these stylish outfits (or something that closely resembles them). !!!Here are a few “celebrity inspired” outfits I created… !!

Here’s a cute outfit I saw in a catalog. Gosh, I’ve got a similar shirt in my closet!

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!!!I thought I’d copy Cameron Diaz’s style style here…

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!!Another catalog inspired outfit.

I love the idea of dressing up jeans with a cream colored blazer and bold necklace… !!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!Kate Hudson? Well, why not. !

Knowing I have a similar skirt, I thought I’d give this outfit a try… ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reese, you continue to inspire me! !Love the idea of adding colorful accessories to these basics…

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!These visuals give you the idea of “copying” outfits makes YOU more stylish; here are

a few suggestions based on each of the 5 body types (see Part 2) !!Not a SYSter yet? Order your MSP Personal Profile and get immediate access! !!!!!