Category Archives: Clumsy fashionista tips

The Clumsy Fashionista Strikes Again. Chic & Easy Solutions for Your Messy Bag Spills (Part 3 in a series).

Posted at 22 May 2018 , Clumsy fashionista tips, personal style, personal styling, travel style, Uncategorized

When life gets hectic, you’re more likely to carry a utilitarian bag, typically a chic tote or backpack that can handle all the  particulars needed for the day. For example, on such occasions I may carry over a dozen items and some of those can be messy – from makeup to hand lotion to a small canister of seasoning.

Any of these are an opportunity for spills. Actually, I had a day where the body lotion and the seasoning spilled out together.  Ugh, double-checking the lids next time! So, you can imagine cayenne sea salt and body lotion blended aromas aren’t the ideal smell and do not make for easy clean-up.

Because of situations like this, I’m quite drawn to bags like these:

1. Bags with removable/washable interiors aren’t exactly new, but I’ve had a hard time finding a bag that I like and has this handy feature – until very recently. Marsi Bond makes beautiful vegan bags with removable, machine-washable interiors. See one example here:

Marsi Bond tote

 

    2. My next backpack may be this one by Paplebag. It’s made of machine washable paper (up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit) and free of PVC, BPA, and PCP. The company says it appears more like leather after washing.

     

    3.Vegan bags by Crystalyn Kae are handmade to order in the U.S. and machine washable. The glaze-coated canvas bags also develop a leather look after washing. Love the color of this one!

CRYSTALYN KAE, vegan tote

These stylish washable bags give me hope that I won’t need to give up and bring a canvas beach tote to my next office meeting. Are you naturally clumsy like me and want other handy fashion tip saves for messy moment? Check out my other blog here. If you have questions about my personal styling services, I’m happy to answer them!

The Clumsy Fashionista’s Quick Last-Minute Saves to Keep Your Style Shining at Your Holiday and New Year’s Eve Parties (part 2 in a series).

Posted at 27 Dec 2017 , Clumsy fashionista tips, emergency style tip, Uncategorized

 You’re happy with your holiday finds for your gatherings and parties. You bought the perfect shoe on sale at 70% off. You found a sweet jacket that has fun details and can be worn after the holidays. Nothing stands between you and you sporting your new digs with style. Nothing, except sometimes, and maybe especially so, when you’re dressed up – your clumsy tendency to dribble your toothpaste, salsa dip, or spill your drink.

Here’s 5 tips for cleaning, camouflaging and or, distracting the eye from these unfortunate happenings:

  • If you have time to remove toothpaste from your clothing, try this method. However, if time is an issue, and you have a V-neck or interesting drape to your top, consider wearing it backwards like I did for a client lunch here.
  • Ladies, carry a broach or two, and a scarf in your handbag. You can use either or, all of them to strategically cover a wine stain or two.
  • Party attire has become more casual for men. Some of you may be ditching your ties and opting for a sport coat/blazer and dress shirt only. However, consider stowing one in the car to hide a wine spill. Think ties are too serious? Embellish yours with a fun tie tack.
  • If you spill wine and don’t have any broaches, scarves or ties handy, try any one of these ideas to remove wine if the host/hostess has the products handy.
  • If it’s winter where you are, and you have an opportunity to layer pieces, you also may have more options to cover stains you can’t remove right away.

I hope you find these suggestions helpful, and they make your holiday dressing less stressful. Whether you need advice about  layering to hide food stains, your holiday style in general,  or a look for a future event, GeunINe STYLE is your solution.