A wonderfully narrated visual poem on the art of being alone by my fellow Canadian Tanya Davis.
I love this, “Take silence and respect it.”
Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
Inspiration | How to be Alone
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010Inspiration | I am the Captain of my Soul
Monday, May 31st, 2010Last week I watched the movie Invictus, although not a great script, I was deeply moved by the soul of Nelson Mandela and the poem Invictus, which gave him faith while in prison.
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison. During incarceration he was graceful, luminous, and thoughtful. After being released, he became president of South [...]
Inspiration | Oscar de la Renta
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Legendary designer Oscar De la Renta was recently interviewed by the host of Fashion Television, Jeanne Beker. I truly feel like one of the “woman” he’s talking abut, his words so resonated inside my heart.
A few of his brilliant phrases,
“Today, what is most important to woman is not the label she is wearing but that what she [...]
Spring
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Love, love this! Jessica is tres, tres talented!
By Illustrator Jessica Romberg
Inspiration | Two Phenomenal Books
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Don’t you love a book that hits the sweet spot in terms of (a) entertaining and (b) informing? One you can’t put down because it’s so much fun but that’s also brilliant enough to talk about at dinner parties?
Here are two books we think manage this tricky feat:
A Natural [...]
Inspiration | Contemporary Shoes
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Here’s a sweet update from one of our clients sharing how her Style Statement inspired her spring shopping.
“The other day I was trying on shoes and asked the salesman which pair he thought said Contemporary Grace … apparently they both did, so I bought both pairs!”
Christine
In your search for shoes this spring let your [...]
Inspiration | Everyone’s a Winner in our Happiness Project Contest
Friday, February 12th, 2010Thanks to all who entered our Twitter contest celebrating happiness and style (and their powerful overlap)!
Our question was,
“What do you wear, do, or think every day that gives you happiness?”
These were the answers we got:
I wear a ring my father gave me at 13 to remind myself how much you can mean to someone even [...]
Featured | The Happiness Project Interview
Thursday, February 11th, 2010It’s our pleasure to post the Style Statement interview with Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project. Gretchen graced us with her time despite a hectic book tour and the many demands of having … a New York Times bestseller! Correction: the #1 New York Times bestseller.
As you can see from the interview, one of the [...]
Inspiration | Katydiddys
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Oooh, tingles. Isn’t it the best when something moves you to the point where you get goosebumps? That’s how I felt when reading a recent Katydiddy’s blog post. Katydiddys is the blog of Laura Bray, and Laura rocks her Creative Nostalgia Style Statement (check out what it means to her here).
Laura starts out the post I’m [...]
5 Loves | Smart, Lovely People
Monday, January 11th, 2010Style Statement.com has relaunched, and I didn’t do it alone. I reached out into the world to get guidance and expertise where I needed it, and to my delight, it was a wonderfully rewarding process. I would be remiss to not take a moment to thank the people who helped me get this baby going [...]