Beauty, intelligence, and guts! My client Her Highness Princess Ameerah al-Taweel speaks about her work for Saudi women’s rights. January 26, 2012
Transform Your Little Black Dress for NYE December 30, 2011
Short on time or money to shop for a fresh New Year’s Eve look? Transform a simple little black dress with lace tights, colorful pumps and fabulous statement jewelry. Don’t have a little black dress? Any simple silhouette in a solid color can be used with this formula, so have fun and don’t be afraid to take risks! It is a new year after all…
Santa in Stilettos November 18, 2011
Only one week until the holiday shopping madness begins! For those of you who can’t bear the thought of hitting the mall this season, have no fear; StyleLab is your holiday hero! Think of it as a Christmas miracle. You give us your list and magically, effortlessly, gifts appear at your doorstep ready for adoration by your lucky loved ones. No time for gift wrapping or shipping these fabulous items? We’ve got you covered there too.
“Wow”, you say, “A stress free holiday gifting experience… That’s priceless!” Well almost. Since last year was such a hit we decided to offer you this amazing service for a great price again this year. Here’s the 411:
Holiday List Procurement $175 (up to three hours – a $220 value)
Gift Wrap and Shipping Service $80 (does not include shipping or packing costs – a $160 value)
Need gift ideas before you can put that list together? Give us a call or shoot us an email and we’ll be happy to help! And for anyone who refers a new client to StyleLab, we’ll give you complimentary Gift Wrap and Shipping services, even if we don’t do your shopping for you. And because we love you sooo much, this is in addition to our ongoing referral program.
Happy Holidays!!!
Fashion’s Night Out at The Shops at the Bravern September 15, 2011
Fashion’s Night Out was a big hit at The Bravern this year. There was a great turnout and the vibe was fun and energetic. Myself and four other local stylists were paired with local personalities and/or community figures to style for the night’s festivities. It was my honor and pleasure to work with Lorna Kneeland, Executive Director of PONCHO.
With Lorna Kneeland
Since Lorna attends events nearly every night of the week, she is always in cocktail dresses. My goal was to put her in something that she might not normally wear and to find versatile pieces for her that would compliment her existing wardrobe. Lorna has a great sense of style, loves color and was open to new ideas, so she was great to work with. We chose an emerald green Diane von Furstenburg “Whitman” blouse from Neiman Marcus and a Galliano skirt from David Lawrence. Finishing off the look were the Yves Saint Laurent “Tribute” Sandal from Neiman’s, Rebecca Minkoff Clutch from DNA and a Marni necklace, also from Neiman’s. I wore a Helmut Lang skirt, Leith top, Christian Louboutin heels, Urban Outfitters cuff and a BCBG necklace.
With the other stylists. From left: Kim Crumpler of Uniquely Savvy, Darcy Camden of Styled Seattle, Myself and Stacy Zimmerman of SZ Styling
Each of us revealed our girls’ looks at the Neiman Marcus fashion show, then sat down to watch the gorgeous fall looks that went down the runway. The house was packed and it was a great show. My favorite trends for the season are hats (looooove them!), saturated jewel tones and leather which adds a little edge to the otherwise ladylike silhouettes. Fur is huge this season and while I love the look of it, I prefer animal friendly faux fur. Rachel Zoe does a great job with her faux fur pieces like the vest shown below. 
Thank you to Joe at David Lawrence, Natalie at DNA and Nate, Rena, Galina and Rachel at Neiman Marcus for taking such good care of us during our shopping spree! A huge thank you to Colleen Moffitt and Holly Zuluaga of Communique PR for selecting me to participate in this great event and to Tami Elwin, The Bravern Blogger for documenting it all. I had a great time working with everyone and am thankful for such a fabulous opportunity. Thanks also to my faithful fashion event date, jewelry designer Shamila Jiwa. We may look a little like Penn and Teller together, but we always have a great time!
With Shamila Jiwa
Featured in the new Seattle Met Bride & Groom’s “Experts” section! January 6, 2011
Check out my interview on page 98 of the new winter issue of Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom.
Thanks for featuring us as a local expert Seattle Met!
The Real Grand Wedding Production January 4, 2011
I had the pleasure of styling the “wedding party” for A Grand Wedding.com’s “A Real Grand Wedding” production held at the Georgetown Studios. This faux wedding event showcased lots of fabulous local wedding vendors each offering services under $1000.00, and it was a gorgeous affair!
The “bride” and “maid of honor” wore gowns from La Belle Reve in Bellevue, and they looked smashing if I do say so myself 
. Olga at La Belle Reve is such a pleasure to work with and she stocks the most beautiful and unique gowns. The bride’s Watters gown is also featured in Seattle Met Bride & Groom’s new winter issue feature, “Hitched to a Dream”. The bride wore jewelry from Banana Republic and the maid of honors’ jewelry and sash were from J. Crew. Wedding rings were provided by Diamond Wave. We didn’t get to pick these out, but for $1000 each, they were awfully pretty! Swink Style Bar took care of our girls hair and makeup and did a beautiful job.
Our dapper “groom” and “best man” wore tuxedos compliments of Wall Street Clothiers on Mercer Island. I have to say that we had such a great experience with Wall Street Clothiers. I am generally NOT a fan of rental tuxedos, but these guys really go out of their way to make sure that the suits fit and look like a million bucks. Avoid Men’s Wearhouse like the plague! If you’re looking to rent tuxes for your wedding or a formal event, go see Dale and tell him we sent you.
Fena Flowers did the incredible floral arrangements, bouquets and Boutonnières and I was absolutely blown away for what they can do for under $1000! Gorgeous. Sean Wheatley of Seattle Parties kept the fun vibe going all evening with great music and I speak from experience (he was our wedding DJ) when I say that Seattle Parties does an AWESOME job! To see all the amazing vendors who participated, click here.
Thank you to Georgie Hockett of AGrandWedding.com for all of her hard work on this event and for choosing us to style the wardrobe.
You can check out the video by Alex Berry of Psychonautic Studios here.
For more photos from the event by Malcolm Smith Photography, check out A Grand Wedding’s Facebook Page. 
StyleLab in Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom’s summer issue! July 2, 2010
I was honored to be featured as a “local expert” in this issue’s Look Smart feature. See the “Handy Man” entry on page 30 of Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom‘s sumer issue. Click the image below to zoom in on the exerpt.
Shopping for Princess Amira al-Taweel May 21, 2010
Thank you to Heather, Katelyn and Meagan at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle for calling on me to assist with personal shopping for Princess Amira al-Taweel of Saudi Arabia. Her Royal Highness was very gracious and fun and I enjoyed working with her. Her Royal Highness is not only charming, but has great taste and an eye for fashion, so naturally I liked her right away.
The Princess needed a few hard to find items and let me tell you, the last few days were quite the whirlwind! I felt a little like Andy from The Devil Wears Prada, but it was a great project and the Princess seemed pleased with everything I selected for her.
A special thank you to David and Joe at David Lawrence, Margo and TJ at Gucci, Ladan and Ray at Neiman Marcus, Jai and Cathy at Nordstrom, Kyle at Roadrunner Sports, Noah and Stephanie at Nike Town, Diesel, Super Jock n’ Jill and REI for being so helpful and patient! You were all amazing and make my job possible!
StyleLab featured on A Grand Wedding! April 5, 2010
Check out the feature article, “What Not to Wear” at www.agrandwedding.com. A Grand Wedding is one of our favorite wedding resource web sites and I was honored to be inteviewed by it’s founder, Georgie Hockett. We talked about the do’s and don’ts of getting dressed and why hiring a stylist for your wedding can be such a great investment. Check it out here.
A Grand Wedding features wedding vendors all offering services under $1000. You’d be surprised and the amazing deals you can find here from some of the area’s best wedding vendors! They also have a fabulous “Buy, Borrow or Share” section where you can buy and sell wedding items, gowns or split the bill on wedding purchases. If you haven’t made this site one of your go-to wedding planning spots on the web, don’t wait any longer!
