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xoxo, Valarie

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🍂 Mistake RUINING Your Fall Style #5 🧥 Wearing Clothes That Don’t Reflect Who You’ve Become

👗 Your closet tells your story — but sometimes, it’s still telling the story of who you used to be.
 🕰️ We hold onto clothes from a past version of ourselves: the “work clothes,” the “when I lose 10 pounds” clothes, or the “you never know” pieces.

💫 Style is about the woman you are now.

🗝️ Style Shift: Open your closet and ask — Does this reflect who I am today?
 🧹 If not, it’s time to let it go. Release what represents an outdated version of yourself.

🌷 You’ve evolved — your wardrobe should too.
 ✨ When you curate pieces that match your current energy and lifestyle, everything you wear feels more authentic, effortless, and flattering.

💋 With Style + Presence,
Valarie

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🍂 Mistakes RUINING Your Fall Style 4: 🕰️ Waiting Until the Last Minute to Choose Your Outfit

✨ Stop rushing your mornings — start romancing them.

💭 If your day feels chaotic, your outfit probably does too. When you grab whatever’s clean and hope for the best, you rarely walk out the door feeling confident.

👠 Even the most stylish women don’t wing it — they prepare. They play dress-up when no one’s watching.

👗 My Style Secret: Choose one afternoon on the weekend to plan a few outfits.
 📸 Try them on. Take mirror photos. 💍 Play with accessories and layers.

🌷 When you remove the stress of decision-making, you create space for joy, creativity, and confidence.

🕊️ Getting dressed becomes a ritual, not a race.

💋 With Style + Presence,
Valarie

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🍂 Mistake RUINING Your Fall Style #3 ✨ Saving Your Best Clothes for “Special Occasions”

👗 One of the biggest mistakes women make after 50 is saving their favorite pieces for “when it matters.”
 💭 The result? You spend your days in clothes that don’t make you feel your best — and your confidence dims in the process.

💎 Fashion isn’t about impressing others — it’s about elevating yourself.

🔐 My Style Secret: Stop waiting. ✔️ If pearls make you feel elegant, wear them on a Tuesday. ✔️ Satin slip skirt? Style it with sneakers. ✔️ That blazer hiding in the back of your closet? Wear it instead of a coat.

💫 When you start dressing beautifully for your everyday life, your mood lifts, your posture changes, and your day simply feels better.
 🪞 Dressing beautifully is not vanity — it’s self-respect.

💋 With Style + Presence,
Valarie

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🍂 Mistake RUINING Your Fall Style #2:
Letting Retailers Dictate Your Style

Every season, the fashion industry decides what’s “in” and what’s “out.” But here’s the secret: they don’t know you.

Your lifestyle, your proportions, or your daily reality.

🪞 Mindset Shift: Stop asking, “What’s trending?” and start asking, “What feels like me?”
 Think about your real life — school pickups, work meetings, coffee with friends, travel. Then create a wardrobe that fits that life beautifully.

Your personal style should whisper, “This is who I am,” not shout, “This is what’s on sale.”

💋 With Style + Presence,
Valarie

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🍂 Mistakes RUINING Your Fall Style #1 👀 Focusing on what you don’t like about yourself.

✨ When you start your day critiquing your reflection, you block your own radiance. 
🪞 The mirror reflects what you look for — if you seek flaws, you’ll find them. But if you look for beauty, you’ll see that too.

💫 Mindset Shift: After you get dressed, name one thing you love about how you look today.

🌷 Because when you focus on what you like — not what you don’t — you style yourself with confidence. 
💃 And confidence is the real finishing touch on any outfit.

💋 With Style + Presence,
Valarie

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✨ One of the biggest lies the fashion industry wants you to believe… 
👚 Is that you have to tuck your shirt and belt your waist to look fashionable and chic. 
🚫 But that’s a lie.

🪞 Fashion is about proportion — not perfection. 
💫 But style? Style is about presence. 🍂 It’s about how you move, how you carry yourself, how you show up.
❌ It’s not the tuck. ❌ It’s not the belt. 
🍁 It’s your presence.

🔥 True style can’t be achieved by tucking or belting — 
💖 It comes from the quiet confidence inside you… 🛍️ The kind that can’t be bought by hitting “add to cart.”

🤍 So wear your shirt untucked. 👠 And wear it with confidence. 
🍂 Because presence — not tucking — is what makes a woman unforgettable.

👂LISTEN CLOSELY: A NO POINT IN THE VOICEOVER OR POST DID I SAY DO NOT TUCK YOUR SHIRT. (Listen to listen rather than listening to react.) Infrequently, you will see me tuck/belt my shirt. But the point of this post is that you are NOT REQUIRED to tuck/belt your shirt to look stylish, fashionable, or chic.

💋 With Style + Presence,
Valarie

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🍁 Fall Style Mistake 1: Expecting to Look Exactly Like the Creator or the Pinterest Photo

🧥 You will never look exactly like that creator — or that perfect Pinterest photo — and that’s okay. You were never supposed to.

🌿 The goal isn’t to copy — it’s to interpret. Take the idea and make it yours. Use that inspiration as a starting point, not the final destination.

💫 When you infuse an outfit with your own personality, proportions, and confidence, that’s when the real style magic happens.

🪞 Style Secret | Mindset Shift: You are beautiful in your own right. True style begins the moment you stop copying and start curating a look that’s uniquely you. 🤍

💋 With Style, Valarie

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🍁 Fall Style Mistake 2: Neglecting Your Basics

👗 Your basics are the backbone of your wardrobe — if they look tired, the entire outfit will too.

🖤 Faded blacks, stretched sweaters, and outdated jeans can quietly age your look. But here’s the good news: it’s easy to fix.

✨ Style Secret: Do a quick seasonal edit.

👖 Replace the worn pieces with updated staples — a crisp blazer, a fresh pair of slim-straight jeans, or a soft neutral sweater.

🌿 Just a few thoughtful swaps can instantly modernize your style and make everything you already own feel new again.

💫 Because true style isn’t about more clothes — it’s about better clothes.* 🤍

💋 With Style, Valarie

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🍁 Fall Style Mistake 3: Stopping at the Feet

👢 One of the biggest fall style mistakes I see is when women style the perfect autumn outfit… but stop at the shoes.

🧥 The outfit might be flawless from the waist up — but then the shoes don’t match the mood.

🚫 Maybe it’s old clunky boots, frumpy orthotic shoes, or mismatched sneakers with an otherwise refined look.

📖 It’s the style equivalent of writing a beautiful story… and forgetting the ending.

✨ Style Secret: Shoes are the punctuation of your outfit — make sure they match the tone.

🪞 If your outfit says “elegant,” your shoes shouldn’t say “errand run.”

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💋 With Style, Valarie

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🍁 Fall Style Mistake #4: Still standing in your closet thinking you have nothing to wear?

👠 The real reason might be this — you haven’t defined your personal style uniform.

✨ Every chic woman has one.
🖤 Think Audrey Hepburn’s black trousers and ballet flats.
🧥 Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s minimalist coat-and-denim combo.
🎀 Jackie Kennedy’s belted coat in fall and winter.

🌿 When you define your own uniform, getting dressed becomes effortless — and instantly elegant.

💫 Style Secret: Your uniform isn’t boring… it’s brilliant.
It’s what allows you to look elevated without overthinking.

👖 My personal fall uniform?
🧶 A simple sweater and jeans — timeless, refined, and endlessly wearable.

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Fall Style Mistake 5

✨ Are you still standing in your closet thinking you have nothing to wear?

🧥 One reason might surprise you — you’re buying aspirational pieces instead of wearable ones.

💭 We’ve all been there… swooning over that dreamy blazer or high-fashion coat we saw on Instagram or Pinterest.

🚪 But if it doesn’t fit your real lifestyle, it’s just going to sit in your closet collecting dust.

🍂 It’s perfectly fine to invest in those statement pieces — just make sure you can style them into everyday life too.

💫 Because confidence comes from consistency.

👗 You can’t feel “put together” in clothes that never make it out of the closet. 🤍

💋 With Style, Valarie

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The Dolman Sweater returns…

Soft, relaxed, and perfectly balanced with dark denim, kitten heels, and a leopard bag for that hint of Midlife It Girl confidence. ✨

Simple. Polished. Unforgettable. 🤍

💭 “Elegance is not about being noticed; it’s about being remembered.” — Giorgio Armani

With Style,
Valarie

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🍂 The Lady Coat returns in rich spiced caramel, styled with dark denim, ballet flats, and a suede bag for a modern twist on Parisian street style.

This look is the definition of Effortless Elegance—refined, timeless, and perfectly balanced for the Midlife It Girl.

📌 Style Secret: Wear your Lady Coat buttoned up for that polished, Parisian vibe that whispers confidence, grace, and quiet luxury.

💭 “Presence is the quiet luxury that never goes out of style.”

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✨ Fall Style Secret 1: YOU are the Star…Not Your Outfit ✨

👠 STEAL THIS from HER: - I don’t notice the other two people in the photo.
- I don’t notice her dress.
- I don’t notice the pearls.
- I only notice her.

👗 Ideally, the outfit and the woman should always be in balance, but your outfit should never overshadow you.

🚫 I’ve heard it said that your outfit should never enter the room before you do.

✨ But true presence lingers long after you’ve left the room. ✨ 
💫 Simple, chic, and timeless.

With Style,
Valarie

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✨ Fall Style Secret 2: Keep It Simple ✨

👠 STEAL THIS from the Icons of Elegant Simplicity: - Think Audrey Hepburn’s timeless grace, - Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s minimalist refinement, - Victoria Beckham’s tailored precision, and - Meghan Markle’s modern polish.

🚫 Overcomplicating outfits with too many layers or competing elements leads to visual confusion. 
👗 Instead, build your look around one hero piece. 
Simplicity is the fast track to effortless sophistication. ✨ 
Simple, chic, and timeless.

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🍂 Fall Style Secret 3: Play Up Your Best Features ✨

💋 STEAL THIS from Sophia Loren: She never hid behind fashion—she highlighted her best features with confidence and grace.

Dressing well isn’t about hiding. It’s about celebrating what you love most about yourself. 
💃 Great legs? Choose jeans that celebrate your silhouette. 
👗 Beautiful neckline? Choose a scoop or bateau neckline.

✨When you emphasize your strengths, you naturally exude confidence— and confidence wears better than any label.

🤍Style is a presence, not a purchase.

➡️ 🔐 Stay tuned — Fall Style Secret 2 is coming next!

📆Until Tomorrow,
Valarie

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