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The Celebrity Secret to Stylish Dressing
August 8, 2019

What do Gayle King, Savannah Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, and Sharon Osborne all have in common? They use a Personality Pyramid to express their quintessential style. Because when they’re working, all you see is the upper third of their bodies.

What is a Personality Pyramid?

If you’ve read Quintessential Style, you know that the area from the top of your head to your shoulders is considered your personality pyramid and it’s the easiest place to express your unique style.

For many of us, much of our day is spent sitting down. Think about your daily activities: drinking coffee, eating meals, typing on the computer, working behind a desk, having cocktails with friends, or in front of a camera.

Take a Look at these photos of one of my favorite TODAY SHOW co-hosts — darling Jenna Bush Hager. What do you notice? When she’s on camera, only the top third of her body is visible.

Sleeve details, delicate gold earrings and stacked bracelets. So sophisticated.
Jenna knows her colors!
Jenna, with hair parted on the side, in a cut-out yellow dress with gold jewelry.
Beachy waves and tiny print add interest.

Jenna dresses from the shoulders up, and has learned to showcase her incredible style using a PERSONALITY PYRAMID

What a doll!

I recently published an article for Tex Appeal magazine stressing the importance of keeping the PERSONALITY PYRAMID in mind when dressing. Here are some images my daughter illustrated for the article.

This is YOU!
Work savvy (Glasses can completely change your look.)
Sophisticated evening
Casual

What Do You Want to Communicate Through Your Appearance? Use hairstyles, accessories, texture, pattern, and color to achieve your goal…without ever having to say a word.

As we say in Q Style: You can gift wrap yourself any way you want.

Savannah Guthrie likes to experiment with pattern and print.
Gayle King LOVES color and V-necks and keeps it mostly solid.
Sharon Osborn often wears blazers with shoulder pads which lends instant authority to any look.

Thank you, celebrities, for sharing your QUINTESSENTIAL STYLE with us every day!

Click HERE to purchase your copy of Quintessential Style: Cultivate and Communicate Your Signature Look.

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4 Comments


Judy
August 9, 2019 at 1:30 pm
Reply

Love this post, Sharon! Such a great tip to dress from the top down – starting with your personality pyramid. Thanks so much!



    Sharon White
    August 10, 2019 at 8:33 pm
    Reply

    Judy,
    I guess it all depends on how you’ll be spending your day. That’s how you can determine what you want the focal point of your dressing to be. (If you are sitting behind a desk all day, and no one will see those killer heels, I’d opt for something more comfortable.)

Nancy Smith
August 9, 2019 at 9:47 pm
Reply

Sharon—
Your illustrator is outstanding! No surprise to me, though!



    Sharon White
    August 10, 2019 at 8:32 pm
    Reply

    Nancy,
    I will tell her you said so.
    Thanks for writing.

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