Lost weight comes back. Joy Overstreet, Portland's personal color analyst. ColorStylePDX.com

Get off the diet treadmill for good.

Do you have a closet full of clothes in three different sizes? You’re not alone. Seems like the harder you diet, the faster you fall off it, and the pounds come racing back. [For those of you who are wondering how I got off on this tangent, public health is my first love. Decades ago […]

Do you hate shopping for clothes?

Last week a client asked me if I’d take her shopping after she’d gotten rid of the clothes in her closet that were not in her new color palette. She was shocked when I said, “Nope. I hate shopping for clothes, even for myself.” (I didn’t tell her I sometimes make an exception for guys, […]

Color consultant consults an image consultant

Yesterday, fellow Portland image consultant, Margo Passadore, came over to help me attack my closet.  I am already very good at clearing other people’s closets – helping my clients understand why certain garments are flattering, which are not, and why and how to put them together. Just last week I helped a client create this mountain of […]