What’s Your Style?

by Susan Cross | Posted: November 11th, 2009 | No Comments »

What self-professed Venus doesn’t love fashion? We love it. Fashion can be daunting at times, or we may disagree with a current trend. But one way or another, we can’t deny our lifelong love affair with clothes, accessories and jewelry.

What does fashion have to do with nutrition, you ask? At VIB, we want you to be completely in balance. To free up energy that you will ultimately use towards your life’s passion. We understand that women often fret about not feeling comfortable with their clothing choices or are confused about what fashions are appropriate for them at work, for their age, or for certain events.

On our Venus Style page, it’s about finding your individual style. Ultimately, fashion is more about your personal style than it is about trends. It’s about feeling good and maximizing confidence at every curve.

I’ve loved fashion for my entire life. My mother was a seamstress, and I would “touch” fabrics with her for as long as I can remember. She taught me about fabric being more important than a color or a pattern, and through her, I learned to “feel” the fabric. To this day, I walk up to a beautiful rack of clothing and first drape my hands across it before ever pulling out a piece to take a full look. Of course, I’ve had many fashion disasters too. One that comes to mind is the red leather jacket a la Michael Jackson’s Thriller! Truth be told, I loved that jacket at the time so maybe it was worth it!

Fashion faux pas aside, I somehow was hired in the New York corporate headquarters of several fashion houses, most recently with Donna Karan. Donna loves fabric in the same way that my mother did. Working with her felt like I was at home again! I watched her for hours at the fabric mills in Milan, during buying trips in Paris, and mostly during very late nights, in the Collection design room all through fashion season. Donna would touch, look, drape, and really want to make pieces real women would wear – she knows a woman’s body. This is the secret of fashion… Knowing your own body – what flatters, looks best and is your own style.

What’s your style? Does the thought of fashion make you cringe, or do you embrace it with every fiber of your being?