I’m curious as to why clothing manufacturers and marketers don’t consider using a style consultant as a spokesperson — the real expert who works at it daily and who is a woman of the median age of your target audience and who truly walks the walk.
This spokesperson would be a woman with the necessary background and credentials because she herself styles and advises on all head-to-toe aspects for real, everyday folks as well as celebrities. Consultants like Sherrie Mathieson are far more effective and credible spokespeople than “famous name” celebrities who have cadres of stylists and make-up people to ensure they look fabulous.
Could this become a grassroots effort at awareness — to not always go for the usual suspects (celebrities) who are not credible beyond their field of endeavor or talent and perhaps bring forth the voices of those who actually style the celebrities and famous names — the people who are choosing and guiding our style choices?
Evie and Doris, I'm so with you on this. My dad used to say, "Family is everything," but when he died, so did the family. Or, to apply the loveliness of the Holmes poetry, after horrendous abuse, I just drifted away. Family is an accident of birth. L
Hi Doris,
I am a lot older than you and can only tell you my feelings, around family, as I've aged.
My childhood was rough and my parents made so many mistakes, alcoholism, neglect, etc. For many years I resented them for giving me such a poor 
The toughest part for me, as an adult who has put my difficult childhood behind me, is dealing with family members who are in denial about anything being amiss about how we were raised and the impact this has had on our on-going relationships.
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