Bikini Rebellion Beach Party

On August 11, 2022

Bikini Rebellion This week we had a Bikini Rebellion Beach Party at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. A #bikinirebellion is a way for women to forget about all the trash we hear and see about what kind of bodies we should have to enjoy the beach and to celebrate the amazing, fantastic, phenomenal bodies we DO have! […]

A Year of Style – 2 ways, 1 fantastic result

On December 14, 2021

A Year of Style is my signature style package because it truly is the most wonderful and gratifying experience for my clients and me! We have the gift of time in a whole year of working together to make your wardrobe – and YOU – shine. Let’s take a look at what it’s all about. 2021 was…a year It’s hard to […]

Finding My Voice Through Clothes

On November 11, 2020

Finding my voice As a teen and for much of my adult life, I hated my body. Along with that came shame, lack of confidence, and a desire to disappear into the woodwork. For years, I hid in hugely oversized and baggy clothing – clothes were the enemy, until they became the key to finding […]

[VIDEO] Meet the Stylist 1

On October 13, 2020

Watch all Ask the Stylist videos and more on my YouTube Channel! Meet the Stylist 1 Video Transcript Missy: Hello, everyone. Welcome to Elite Repeat’s Ask the Stylist. I’m here today with Nancy Dilts from Nancy Dilts Wardrobe Consulting. Nancy: Hello. Missy: And as you can see, we’re shaking it up a little bit. We decided to take […]

On May 24, 2017

Positive body image – it’s a dance Friend and fellow entrepreneur Christina Boyd-Smith passed on this graphic illustrating the progress of entrepreneurship. It has a few swear words in it. Words I have NEVER uttered. I swear. Positive body image is just like entrepreneurship – two steps forward, and one step back. Sometimes it’s three steps […]

Stacy London’s The Truth About Style

On December 2, 2015

Stacy London: The Truth About Style You likely remember TV-show What Not To Wear with Stacy London and Clinton Kelly. I recently read Stacy London’s latest book, The Truth About Style, part memoir and part style makeover stories. Honestly, I just loved it. London is an engaging writer, and her personal stories are authentic […]

a self-love mantra

On November 2, 2015

Loving-kindness meditation “May I be happy, may I live in peace; may I be strong, may I live with ease.” My acupuncturist (a LIFESAVER in addressing peri-menopause symptoms) gave me this meditation during my last appointment that she described as “creating puddles of love,” starting with self-love. First say it to yourself for a bit, […]

Grey Matter – on going grey

On October 1, 2015

Going grey I recently met a friend I hadn’t seen for a few months for a walk. We hugged, and she said, “You’ve decided to go grey! I love it!” To which I responded, “Decided? Sure, I guess you could say I ‘decided‘ to go grey.” She laughed, and I did that laugh that’s more […]

Fun In The Sun

On June 15, 2015

Whatever you got going this summer Summer is in full swing, and it’s hot! Heading to an outdoor festival or biking to the library? Sipping an iced coffee at an outdoor cafe or strolling around a lake? Here are some fun casual outfit ideas for staying cool and comfortable, yet still feeling put together. Ideas […]

Love the one you’re with – YOU

On February 12, 2015

I love me Appearance matters. It matters in the way we normally think of it – in how people perceive you – but I’ll address that in a future blog post. In honor of Valentine’s Day, the “celebration of love” day that some of us enjoy and some of us despise, let’s talk about how […]

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