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January 22, 2012 In C'est Ma Vie, Favorites, Magazine By tamia

Ask T: How Do You Get the Clothes for Magazine Pictures?

  Time for another round of "Ask T"! This is not so much a styling question as it is a stylist question: Hi Tamia, I really like your work in A-Line magazine!  I've always wondered how you get the clothes for photo shoots. Do you have to buy a bunch of stuff? If so, who pays for it and where do you keep it? ~K Hi K, I'm freelance, so I usually pitch an idea or concept for a shoot,

January 15, 2012 In C'est Ma Vie By tamia

Loaded Gunn

  I went to see Tim Gunn speak at Smart Talk Women last night (big thanks to Erin for hooking up the tickets!) and was extremely impressed by how down-to-earth and funny he was as he talked about his books, Project Runway, and all sorts of, um

January 8, 2012 In C'est Ma Vie, Work By tamia

They Shoot Stylists, Don’t They?

Another day, another photo shoot! These images are from the A-Line shoot I styled for the January issue, with the lovely Sheila Gray as the model. You'd never know she has a teenage daughter--she came out of the dressing room in jeans and socks and looked like a teenager herself! Snappin' away at The American Can Factory The photographer for the shoot was Gina of Kiwi Street Studios, one of those multi-talented creative types who does it

December 30, 2011 In C'est Ma Vie, Holidays By tamia

New Favorites

The great thing about having a mom who reads your blog (besides the fact that supportive moms are the best EVER), is that they kind of already know what you want for Christmas. Selfish Wish List posts are like public letters to Santa! I posted this query for flat boots and reader Tamu really came through with suggestions. I got these comfy Calvin Klein boots for Christmas! After expressing my obsession with non-ugly camera bags, I found

December 4, 2011 In C'est Ma Vie, Favorites By tamia

Ain’t No Party Like a Blogger Party

A few days ago, a group of Cincinnati style bloggers and friends got together at Neon's for our (perhaps annual?) Holiday Style Bash! We had a great time awarding each other silly superlatives, taking pictures of our respective "assignments" (see below), and just having a plain ol' good time mingling with shop owners, PRs, designers, and each other.Tiffany's donated a beautiful reversible bag to raffle off (thanks, Darcy!), and jewelry