What Do You Wear When No One Else Sees You?

Hi there!

Happy September! I hope you enjoyed a relaxing, long Labor Day weekend -- the unofficial end of summer here in the States.

I've been taking a little down time recently, getting ready for a busy fall of workshops, group shopping events and speaking engagements. Last week I did a presentation and book signing at the Storrs Library in Longmeadow, MA. It was such a fun evening -- every seat was taken! I spoke about "Real Life Fashion Advice" and gave some great tips from my book about how to tap into your inner beauty, dress to look slimmer and shop with joy and ease.

If you're someone who works out of your home, or a busy mom whose days are filled with errands and car pools, finding your personal style and a wardrobe that makes your heart sing is just as important as for those in "corporate life." It really doesn't take any more time to dress in something you love that looks great on you than it does to throw on yoga pants and a t-shirt. Read Dianna's story in today's featured article for more.

And don't forget, we still have space for you in either the "Your Wardrobe, Your Way" workshop on October 5th (for those who've worked with me and have their inner beauty words), or the "Your Style, Your Way" workshop on October 19th. Both are super opportunities to discover or uplevel your personal style.

Enjoy!

With beauty, style and grace,

P.S. Remember, if you can't make it to a live event you can still work with me virtually via my "Who Taught You How to Dress?" virtual coaching program!

In This Issue:

• New Workshop: Your Wardrobe, Your Way
• Discover the Secret Key to Your Personal Style
• Client Style Successes
• Feature Article: What Do You Wear When No One Else Sees You?
• Do You Need Help Now?
• What's Ginger Up To?
• About Ginger

Your Style, Your Way Workshop
Saturday, October 19th

1 Payment of $1397
Early Bird Pricing through 10/4 -- 1 Payment of $897

4 Payments of $350
Early Bird Pricing through 10/4 -- 3 Payments of $299

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In one day you will learn fashion secrets
that will change the way you get dressed forever!

Join me at the gorgeous Stonehedge Inn in Tyngsboro, MA for Your Style, Your Way! This one day transformational workshop will forever change the way you dress, shop for clothes, and show up in the world!

If you want to ...

• Discover the four "Inner Beauty Words" that will forever change the way you dress, shop, and move through the world -- the secret key to your unique personal style that will have you jumping out of bed to get dressed (I hardly ever talk about this except with private clients and workshop participants but it really does go to the heart of feeling and looking radiant and pulled together).
• Feel confident about how you're moving through the world, even if your body has a few more pounds than it used to.

"It was fun going through my closet after the workshop and tossing things out (with my words in mind) and being confident about my choices. Very freeing! Thank you :)" ~ Vicki Sterling

Two amazing programs together:

• "Your Style, Your Way" workshop -- Get one-on-one personal attention to your most pressing wardrobe questions – things that have been bugging you for a long time and have held you back from expressing your style in a way that speaks from your heart.  You will also discover (and this is BIG!), your 4 "inner words" that will become the foundation of your personal style. This is a full-day live transformational workshop to support all that you are doing in the "Who Taught You How To Dress?" coaching program.  The combination is magical…

"What a great day yesterday! Thank you for your spirit, wisdom, humor, sense of organization and beauty!  It was one of THE BEST workshops I have ever attended." ~ Tammy Gooler-Loeb, www.tammygoolerloeb.com

• "Who Taught You How To Dress?" – body image, self-esteem and style coaching program
  Have you ever gone to a workshop and had question after question arise in the days or weeks that follow?  You wish you had thought of them while you were there because now you just feel stuck again. Of course! We all have.  With no way to find out the answers you either retreat back to what you had been doing or flounder around a bit trying to figure it out on your own.  Yikes … how frustrating is that!
  
  When you have the "Who Taught You How To Dress?" coaching program you can get answers to any style question in hours or even minutes!  You can keep the momentum going and the lines of communication open indefinitely.  When a question pops up, you hop on the "How to Dress" forum and ask. It's that simple.  You'll receive an answer in a timely way (sometimes even within minutes).  Or bring your question(s) to the monthly Q&A call and have it answered instantly.

"I am LOVING the 'Who Taught You How To Dress?' program. It's made shopping so much easier and I can be dressed up while still maintaining my own style. As a woman who is working while launching her business as well, I was most concerned that I'd have to trade in my jeans for the standard work attire -- professional, uncomfortable, never feeling quite true to myself. Thanks for taking care of that!" ~ Zoe Robinson

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A Special Invitation to My New Workshop ...

"Your Wardrobe, Your Way"

If you have worked with me personally and have your 4 inner beauty words, this new workshop was created especially for you so please keep reading.

Here's what I've been hearing from you:

• "I need help with my closet."
• "I don't know how to pull things together."
• "My wardrobe is getting too big because I don't know how to mix and match."
• "I want to make fewer mistakes but am not sure how to assess what I have and make better choices."
• "I need guidance on what to keep and what to get rid of."

Because you have your four inner beauty words, you already know too much (at least more than you did before we started working together) and there's no going back!

The questions you are asking now are there to take you to the next level with your wardrobe … if you just knew how to answer them!

You are on the brink of a new way of dressing yourself--a new way of perceiving your wardrobe and addressing frustrations and desires.

By having my helping hand to guide you, you can create new awarenesses and aha moments.  That's where the "Your Wardrobe, Your Way" workshop comes in!  You will get all of your wardrobe questions answered and you will be able to move on!

While I can't be in everyone's closet,
you CAN bring your closet to me.

The very first "Your Wardrobe, Your Way" workshop will be held on Saturday, October 5th at the Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge, MA from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

VERY IMPORTANT:  There are well over 200 Total Image graduates and only 10 7 spots available for this workshop.  I don't know when I will be offering another one.

ALSO IMPORTANT: Because this is new, you are receiving a very special introductory price of $449 or 3-monthly payments of $150 -- but hurry to save your spot.

This one day will save you hours and hours, months and months of wardrobe angst not to mention saving you money since you will be less likely to buy clothes you never wear!

This most likely will be the last time you will see this rate for this type of workshop.  Again, there are only 10 7 spots available, so I strongly encourage you register right here, right now:

Register Me! - 1 Payment of $449

Register Me! - 3 Monthly Payments of $150

What will happen at this workshop?

We will spend the day addressing your wardrobe questions and concerns.  We will leave no stone unturned and no questions unanswered!  IMPORTANT: It will be just like the afternoon of the "Your Style, Your Way" workshop only the group will be smaller by almost half which means more time for each of you personally.  That means, yes, you guessed it, that you can bring more clothes with you!

It's the next best thing to having me right there
in your closet beside you.

Be sure to reserve one of these select spots as you continue on your personal style journey.  With each aha moment you will experience the power of understanding and applying your words and other style tools to the clothing that is already in your closet.  This is your chance to invite me into your closet with you and transform it before your eyes! 

Register Me! - 1 Payment of $449

Register Me! - 3 Monthly Payments of $150

"[I] was so comfortable and elated with how I looked for my wedding."

"You helped me so much when you reminded me of my 4 inner beauty words that describe me and the kind of clothes I want to wear.  I did check out Lorraine's and Lord and Taylor and then went back to the dress I bought at Nordstrom and tried it on again to see if it matched my words and it did, so I wore and was so comfortable and elated with how I looked for my wedding.  Thanks again."

~ Lisa Jacobs

What Do You Wear When No One Else Sees You?

Understanding your personal style can change your life by turning the dread of wearing something you don't like into the power your style can give you as you go about your business each morning.

If you work out of your home or have a day you spend running errands, what are your go-to outfits?  Do you dress in a way that makes you smile and stand a little taller or do you throw on whatever is handy and try to avoid looking in the mirror?

Dianna Huff's experience speaks directly to this common issue.  Her story is something that not only makes me proud but inspires me every day. She is a talented marketing consultant who works with small industrial companies and ghostwrites books for CEOs.  Here is a chance to let her story inspire you, too!

One of the things I've learned, working with Ginger, is that her fashion advice is always spot on – especially her advice that it doesn't take any effort to dress "up" each day if you buy clothes in your color palette that make your heart sing.

When I first contacted Ginger about five years ago, I was a stressed work-at-home mom with a young son. To save time, I wore standard-issue mom clothes that I could order in bulk online: "mom jeans" from L.L. Bean, khaki shorts and pants, and polo shirts. I felt depressed much of the time; I knew I didn't look my best but didn't know how to change. Like many of the women Ginger works with, I would get completely overwhelmed in a department store, so I avoided them altogether.

As Ginger helped me with colors, style, fit and makeup, I began to fill my closet with bright, colorful, beautiful clothes -- what I call my "happy" clothes -- clothes that make me feel good and look good on me. Because Ginger is all about working with you and your personal style, I now have clothes that I can wear anywhere, whether to a client meeting or out to dinner with a friend.

And, I do wear them, every single day, even though some days I'm the only person who sees me in them.

Getting "dressed" each day has changed my life.

I had read somewhere years ago that our environments impact how we feel. If you live in a cluttered house, for example, your cluttered surroundings can impact your thinking and your energy. It works the same for your clothes. Before Ginger, I would throw on my old shorts and polos -- or worse, my smelly gym clothes. (I'd put them on in the morning as reminder that I'd needed to go to the gym – and then never make it.) 

Due to working with Ginger, I was now wearing clothes that I loved. I felt happier, confident, and more energetic -- and it showed, because more and more people began telling me I was "glowing," "beautiful" and "stunning." (And trust me, no one had ever used those words before to describe me.)

When I ventured out to Staples one day, a woman asked if I had bought my dress in New York as the style was "so sophisticated." "No," I replied, "Lord & Taylor in Burlington, Mass." When I had my picture taken in front of Niagara Falls earlier this year, my friend said, "Dianna! Look at you! Look at that red coat and matching scarf. You look fantastic!" Just today the woman at the pharmacy said, in reference to the purple top I was wearing, "Oh my gosh! That purple – it's gorgeous. It looks so good on you! And I love the necklace, too!"  Thank you, darling. :-)

Another benefit of getting dressed each day is that it changed my perspective on my work and my business. Slowly, over time, I stopped viewing myself as a "freelancer" and began viewing myself as a CEO. In fact, I found myself saying on a regular basis, "I am the CEO of DH Communications, Inc." By looking and feeling like the CEO of my company, I began changing things inside my business that I had wanted to change for years. Today I'm doing work I love – which shows on the bottom line.

The most important thing I've learned, however, is that getting "dressed" each day doesn't take any more effort than putting on those old khaki shorts and shirts I used to wear. All this summer, for example, I wore the colorful skirts and tops Ginger and I picked out at the beginning of the season -- plus the bright sundresses we had found a couple of seasons ago. Putting on a skirt, a top, a necklace and some earrings takes as much time as pulling on a pair of ho-hum shorts and a t-shirt. Only now, I look and feel fabulous. When I look in the mirror, I find myself saying, "Darling, you look marvelous!" And that to me is priceless.

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Dianna Huff is a marketing consultant who lives and works in Plaistow, NH. She enjoys walking her neighborhood with her two dogs in her fabulous wardrobe.  You can learn more about Dianna at www.diannahuff.com

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"Who Taught You How to Dress?"
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Your guide to undressing old beliefs, recognizing your inner beauty, and creating a fashion statement that is truly your own!

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This innovative and ground-breaking body image, self-esteem and personal style coaching program takes you step-by-step through the process of banishing your inner and outer obstacles so you can create a look you love.

Here's what you get in the "Who Taught You How To Dress?" program:

• 4 CDs so you can listen to the program on your own time, anytime -- taking me with you everywhere, every day.
• A special monthly Q&A call just for "Who Taught You How To Dress?" program participants via Skype (just audio, no video) so everyone all over the world can participate.
• An active and supportive online forum that allows you to gain access to a private on-line fashion discussion group where you can ask Ginger questions, get feedback, post pictures for input, and celebrate successes! Plus you get the added benefit of getting feedback from the other fabulous women in the program.

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"Who Taught You How To Dress?" Success Story

"I want to tell you how grateful I am for your 'Who Taught You How To Dress' Program ... This morning as I was leaving the house to come here to the county court house to report for possible jury duty, my husband not only said how nice I looked ("Please dress in business attire" was the court's instruction), but how pretty I've been looking lately. HAAA! The package that is Me looks SO much more - and feels so much more - finished now than it did prior to your system ... Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm in a courtroom with roughly 75 other people, most of them women I think, and I can count on one hand the number who look put-together thoughtfully. The number of almost-but-not-quite is large and matched by about an equal number of Fuggedaboudit presentations. Wow! I coulda been in either group depending on what day it was ... Now it's more a matter of not planning ahead; no excuses. BTW, for what it's worth, the most common "oopsie" was carrying a black purse with a brown outfit, or vice versa ... it only takes 5 minutes, ladies!

Thank you! I will get over to the Forum soon -- I would like to have someone here take a picture of me today so you can see what I mean. Loving you and what you do for us."

~ Lila

Sunday Brunch with Ginger
"That's So You! ~ Create a Look You Love with Beauty, Style and Grace"

Have you ever gazed in the mirror and wondered, "What was I thinking?" or "Is this the best I can look?" When there's always something that doesn't seem right no matter what you wear, you're left wondering if you don't shop at the right stores, if your budget isn't big enough, or if you need the body of a model to look great. If this sounds familiar, take a deep breath, I've got just the solution!

Join me for brunch at MIT Endicott House, 80 Haven Street, Dedham, MA on Sunday, September 29 from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. $50 per person plus tax. For reservations please call 617-253-5211 or email info@mitendicotthouse.org.

That's So You!
Create a Look You Love with Beauty, Style and Grace

With the help of stories from real women, Ginger is your guide on a style transformational journey. Whether you are stuck in a fashion rut or feeling lost because your body has changed but your desire to look good hasn't, That's So You! can help.

"When it comes to addressing the inner and outer obstacles that prevent women from feeling terrific about how they look, there's no one more qualified than Ginger Burr. She is a fashion master!" -- Cheryl Richardson, author of New York Times bestsellers Take Time for Your Life and Life Makeovers

Pick up That's So You! at your local bookseller or from Amazon.com

Ginger Burr believes that your image represents the best of you, not some ideal that makes designers happy. As an expert personal image consultant working with women from all walks of life, she has crafted a remarkable process of nurturing your inner beauty and discovering your personal style. Whether it's the "dynasty" shoulder pad era, the never-ending confusion of business casual, or the low-rise pant controversy, she has helped women navigate through (and sometimes completely ignore!) the styles of the season and feel good about how they look.

A notable speaker and leader in the field of fashion and style, Ginger's adroit understanding of beauty trends and fashion has been celebrated by Fox TV News, The Boston Globe, and CNN.com. In addition, Ginger recently launched her body image, self-esteem, and style home study program "Who Taught You How to Dress?" This innovative program allows women to overcome internal obstacles and learn the practical (as well as soft) skills they need to create a wardrobe they love -- all in the comfort of their own home!

Ginger has distinguished herself in several untapped niches, including her image work with the transgender community and was recently recognized by VegNews Magazine as one of the "25 Most Fascinating Vegetarians" in the world for her innovative and groundbreaking work as a vegan image consultant.