Archive for January, 2012

Be A Super Bowl Champ In Style This Sunday!

By jenclydestylist | January 31, 2012 | Segments | 1 Comment

Keeping the style penalties to a minimum during this weekend’s big game

How do you support your team, and never sacrifice the Style factor? I am here to be your sideline coach and offer tips on how to keep the style penalties to a minimum during this weekend’s big game. Here are some fun fresh super bowl highlight ideas to keep more eyes on you then football mostly when your trying to impress that certain someone, and wanting to look chic in the stands, or even if you are like me a mom with 4 kids probably cooking and making snacks the whole time, but still want to represent your team and your fun personality of being that fun stylish mom even if itʼs spent most of the time in the kitchen.

1.Reinterpreting your own team Jersey shirt, can make it unique and creatively inspired to be something to talk about more than the half time show. Get some scissors and go to town make it your own. Cut out the collar and make it a v neck or cut a v in the back and tie it in a knot to make it more fitted. Either way you can make it fit and work for your comfort and body. Look amazing with some cute jeans to be that comfy guys girl every man loves on his big football day.

2. If football gear is just not your thing and there is nothing anyone can do to make you wear clothes you hate? Go for the nail polish! Put on the color of the team you want to win, or if you donʼt like either go for both colors be fun, bold, and ready for a great party.

3.Go for the shoulder pad look with your t-shirt blazer look. Casual but fun. Look like a boxy football person with those should pads built right into the blazer. Again worn with black skinny and heels your sexy and casual so you can still eat those chips and salsa like a champ.

4.Go for my personal fave, Accessories! Even if you have a little jersey or team t shirt on go with some funky accessories like a big bold necklace layered in the colors of the team, worn either with a plain white shirt or a team shirt. I like to go for the youth boys section in size large at target or wallmart for my team t-shirt because they fit better. Or you can go with a cute t-shirt that just is fun sport looking with big bold numbers even if they donʼt have a certain team name on it. Worn with a maxi skirt for a more trendy look or worn with jeans your ready to be that chic party champ fit for a super bowl.

Have fun, be chic, be a champion in your own style for the Superbowl this Sunday!

I made my own shirt for the “Good Things Utah” fashion segment I did if you want to know how I took some pics and gave you some directions below!

First I found my sons old football jersey! He has tons so I just picked his silver and black one to match some of the patriots coloring. Any number will do. If you don’t have tons of kids like me or they just don’t play football, then just go to Wal-Mart or any store buy one you like then you can cut that up. Buy in the boys section they will fit better to your size top that you pick to cut up. I picked an old blue thermal that I didn’t mind if cut it up…it was just collecting dust. Find it cut out the back of the jersey on each side in the back next to the seam. Then cut out the back of the shirt you choose to use and line up the seams and cut.

Then you pin-up the jersey to the top on the back side. line up the seams and pin so it doesn’t move with your sewing it. It will look weird if you don’t get it straight so just pin it up! I used my serger but if you don’t have one it’s fine just use your sewing machine same results.

Then you sew each side seam and top of the jersey to the shirt on all 3 sides.

Then after you have sewn all three sides pick what ever you want to go along the top of the seem on your upper middle back. I picked red flower print to pull in the reds from the team for the super bowl and because it makes it a bit more girly feel which I like. But like I said you can use what ever you would like! Have fun with it and get creative. Then I get a needle and thread to match the color of my ribbon which was red and hand stitch across that seam to sew it on and you can’t see the thread. But side note: I sewed on the ribbon first so I could get a straight line and then picked it out after, so you can do this or you can just free hand it and pin and hand sew it on. All to your preference.

Then after it is hand sewn on pick it out the white sew line not the red hand stitched one.

And Then your done!! Wear it with some cute skinny jeans or a fun long jersey knit maxi skirt. Just rock it with confidence and you will win the game of fashion on Super Bowl Sunday!

Happy Making and Happy Winning!

To Watch today’s segment go to to ABC4 Utah here!

Here is all the info on today’s outfits and where you can go buy them! Thanks To DownEast and Blend Boutique for all the amazing clothing!

This look is so comfy and cute. Youth boys football jersey from Fanzz store. Glam it up with a bold necklace that stays within your teams color pallet. Like silver for this years super bowl. This necklace is amazing and I layered it with two one bold and one just cute stars chain that brings in the super star winning team. These necklaces are both from DownEast. Jeans are from Blend boutique.

This is your super bowl shoulder pad nod look. Keeping with in the colors of the teams. Rocking red she likes both teams, and looks amazing. Red Jacket from H&M last year in Vegas. Shirt so cute with two pockets and longer in the back then the front it is from DownEast. The pants are from Blend Boutique and they are G Star. Necklace is from World Market.

Wanting to go to watch the game but really do not like looking football ready? Well bring it in with pops of the teams colors in your outfit! Like use accessories. So the scarf silver and navy so cute and team colors this is from Downeast. The skirt AMAZING also from Downeast. The Belt again silver like the team colors also from Downeast. The stripe basic top that really dresses the sequin skirt down is so fun and again it’s from Downeast. The pop of the red necklace just pulls it all together and again this is from Downeast. So way to go Down east for such a funky hip amazing outfit!

Tiffany & Co.

By jenclydestylist | January 31, 2012 | Uncategorized | No comments

Would you like to hear some incredible news? News that will make every women in Utah quite literally sparkle? Tiffany & Co. is officially opening its very first store in Salt Lake City, Utah at the new City Creek Center! Are you dying? Because I’m dying. They open on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. All I can say is hal-le-lu-jah. FINALLY!! Not to get all cheesy, but I think this is the perfect time to quote the movie How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days…”Women of (UTAH) Frost Yourselves!!”

So the new store will have both men and women’s fashion jewelry, gifts and pieces for the home, crystal and china, accessories, baby gifts and timepieces. Did I get it all? Yeah I think so! So many wonderful things! So, in the mean time while you’re just waiting to adorn yourself with all of this amazing “frosting” go to Tiffany & Co. online and shop! Every woman needs some new bling for Valentines Day right? Right! Here is a tiny little preview of what you can find at Tiffany & Co.

Giveaway Monday: Adorable Morris Terry Yoga Shorts

By jenclydestylist | January 30, 2012 | Giveaway | 25 Comments

Really excited about this week’s giveaway! So, Morris Terry is one of my favorite companies because they have INSANE work out clothes. I die. Today’s giveaway are these incredibly cute and fashionable yoga shorts!! Ok I’ll be the first to admit it, sometimes I have absolutely zero motivation to hit the gym. Seriously, Z-E-R-O. But then again, who does? I think that’s why I love these yoga shorts so much…..they get me excited to go to the gym! Maybe that’s lame, maybe it’s not, but either way it’s the truth. When I have cute workout clothes I get excited to go to the gym because, HELLO, that means I get to wear my hot new shorts!

I’m all about incorporating style into every part of my life. So yes, this includes when I go to the gym! I used to play basketball in high school and my coach would say to us, “When you look good, you feel good. When you feel good, you play good!” Feeling good in all situations, whether it’s on the treadmill or in a Pilates class, will make you want to do better and work harder!!

Now time for the fun part….or as Courtney from the Bachelor would say, WINNING! Comment below and tell me your secrets to finding motivation to go the gym! Also, subscribe to my blog and share this giveaway with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, email, etc. and YOU could win these darling yoga shorts!! You must subscribe to my blog to win, so do it NOW!! The more you share the more chances you have to win!

I’ll be picking a winner on Friday. Good luck and have an amazing week!

Cheers!

And the winner is…

By jenclydestylist | January 29, 2012 | Uncategorized | No comments

Really big thanks to everyone who shared our monday giveaway! I know I say it all the time, but my loyal followers are really and truly who give me the inspiration to keep doing what I do! I love you all!!

We had such a cute giveaway this week! The Charmed For Sure personalized necklace was absolutely darling. Not to mention the personalized touch takes the necklace to a whole different level of amazing! The winner of this weeks giveaway is Ash! You will be contacted by email.

Thank you again and don’t forget to check out tomorrow’s giveaway. You won’t want to miss it!!!

XOXO

Self Love Sundays: Sign Your Name

By jenclydestylist | January 29, 2012 | Weekend Inspiration | 1 Comment

You sign your name at the end of a letter, when you finish creating a piece of art, or when you are solidifying an important document! We sign our name to all of these things….It shows that something is ours and leaves a record about where we have been.

This week I went to a concert with mind-blowing music!! It was the kind of music that made me feel like I wanted to get up a dance around like nobody was watching…….so that’s exactly what I did! There is no doubt that the crowed enjoyed every second of the sound because everyone was swaying back and forth with smiles on their faces. When the concert was over the artist was crowded with people in the lobby signing autographs. The best part about it was that you could tell he was totally enjoying every second of what he was doing. Every time he signed an autograph I thought about how a seemingly simple signature was in fact his way of claiming his music and creativity as his own! So inspiring!

He signed his name, he was proud of what he did, and we all should be too! Be so proud of everything you do that you will WANT to sign your name to it. Let the world know that you are you and that what you create is YOURS! Go. Do. Create. Be.

Subscribe to my blog and comment below. Share YOUR story of self-love and you could be featured as our guest blogger on the last sunday of the month!

Cheers, Jen

White Dimension!!

By jenclydestylist | January 28, 2012 | Uncategorized, Weekend Inspiration | No comments

I am loving all of these skirts with different lengths lately! Don’t you love them? The skirts/dresses in these photos are from Magdalena Velevska and Stylestalker. They are just so beautiful and I think I love them so much because of the dimensions. Again, sorry for the summer outfits BUT I’m still super envious of summer right now! I can’t wait to be basking in the sun. Happy Weekend everyone!!

Images from Tuula.

Introducing–Pintribute!

By jenclydestylist | January 27, 2012 | Uncategorized, Weekend Inspiration | 1 Comment

Thank you all so much for following our Weekend Inspirations! I’m really excited to add our Pintribute post for Fridays! I will be posting Jen Clyde Stylist’s favorite pin of the week. If you don’t already follow me on Pinterest, follow me right now! Our Pintribute board is up and we will be pinning our favorites all the time. We would LOVE to have you contribute to our board by becoming our “Pin Pal!” We will be picking a pin every week and yours could be the one! To become a Pin Pal follow me on Pinterest and comment below with your Pinterest name and your email address so we can add you to our contributors! I love hearing from all of you and seeing your individual styles. So Pin what you love to our board and tell us why you love it! Who doesn’t love Pinning these days?

So this is our first Pin of the week..

I love this so much. I want an unlimited amount of these to hang in my closet and other people’s closets! Just imagine this…You go into your closet with no idea what to wear when all of the sudden you come to a hanger that your friend put in your closet to tell you, “You look good in that.” Amazing. Do it for yourself too! You know what you look good in, remind yourself!

Thrifty Thursday: Kray for Kimono

By jenclydestylist | January 26, 2012 | Deals | 2 Comments

and by ‘kray’ I mean KRAZY of course! Seriously though, I am crazy about this kimono I saw on Free People. This time of year it’s really hard to shop because you don’t want to waste your money on wintery clothes you can only wear for a few more months of cold but then you don’t want to buy summer clothes that you are going to have to wait forever till you can wear. So, during this time I like to find pieces that I can wear both now and later. Get more bang for my buck if you know what im saying!

Ok so back to my kimono craze! This is from Free People and it’s called the Parisian Print Kimono. It was originally $128.00 but it’s been marked down 70% off and is now only $39.95. The colors in this kimono are gorgeous. The dark background gives it a more fall & wintery feel, but the offset, bright colored florals give you the ok to rock this in spring & summer too. Honestly you are going to wear it all year round.

Right now while you are are waiting for the cold to go away, wear this kimono as pictured above: with leggings and boots. But when warm comes again, lose the leggings for legs and switch out the riding boots for some strappy sandals. And if you want a fancier look, don’t be afraid to layer it on top of a skirt or dress….the layers of flowy will look super pretty and compliment each other if you tie it all together with the right belt!

P.S. Not only is the Parisian Print Kimono accommodating to different seasons, it also comes in red floral! So darling.

Happy shopping, happy thrifting, happy kimono, happy thursday!

Loves.

Great Style For A Great Cause!

By jenclydestylist | January 24, 2012 | Segments, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Watch Show On ABC4 Utah Today

This is a new year and new styles come and go. We buy, we love, then we are done with our clothes without a purpose or reason to look back at them. Well this year I want your style to be different to have some meaning thrown into the mix! I don’t care how you do it if it’s some tom shoes or a necklace or maybe some sunglasses, just throw something new,trendy,and fresh into the mix and give back this year. Feeling good on the inside while looking great on the outside is the new trend! Sometimes in fashion we always are getting stuck on ourselves and what we want to focus on which is to look amazing chic and for me as a stylist, to make others look and feel great in their style and its hard to get away from that “all about me”, so it’s always refreshing when we can look outward instead of inward and have great style at the same time. With the new year I know a lot of us want to know how to give back to others and our community, so hear this…I think knowing which events and charity’s can bring you instant style is a great place to start. I took some great companies who have dedicated their product lines to help support charity’s and I have styled them up so you know how to look great this year and feel great. It doesn’t have to be head to toe charity but throwing in little accessories here and there is what will make your outfit feel unique and special. So this year in 2012 try something new and help others through your own style inspiration. Below is the info on where to buy these items and all about their stories and their amazing unique products that not only bring life changing moments in other lives around the world but gives us a sense of life in our love of fashion! Changing the world one style moment at a time! I did a whole style segment today on ABC4 Utah show “Good Things Utah”, so you can watch and get some ideas of how I rocked these products. Here is all the info below on what I used in the show and where you can go to buy and support someone else this year. So please give back, please love, and please share with others all of these amazing charities and company’s that have given their talents to help support others:

Sevenly-Our purpose is to learn the issues that break God’s heart, engage with the people who are called to the issue, and create awareness & a funding movement that supports them in their efforts. They help so many with their charity’s and to bring it to people’s eye view! What a cute brand to wear for your everyday clothing. Super fun chic t-shirts that have super cute graphics and sayings. They fit amazing and also come with the cutest stickers you must have for the back of your laptops. Help cloth children look good and understand their story. With $5,600 Clothes4Souls can provide thousands of children with clothing and dignity. Without clothes, many children can not attend school, increasing the chance of living in poverty. So go online tweet, share, and buy some cute tees you can rock this spring with a long maxi skirt. You will love and also make someone child feel loved. I don’t think you could look any better! Go to www.sevenly.org and see all their designs today!

Jedidiah is a humanitarian-based apparel brand aspiring to cultivate change, one garment at a time. Our mission is to use apparel sales as a vehicle to provide care,support and financial resources to those in need. They have the best looking tees, I just love them. They are so soft and so trendy and I love all their designs. It really makes it so easy to give back this year when the t-shirts look great and fit great! They work on so many cool projects in different communities to help benefit people who could not have growth otherwise. Read about all their amazing stories and projects online then buy a way cute summer tee that you can rock with any jeans or shorts this season. Listen to more on their story: They are An organization dedicated to provide safe and secure housing to those living in extreme poverty. They have built over 16,000 homes for families caught in the vicious cycle of poverty through no fault of their own. Together we have raised $24,218 which provided funds for a food pantry in one of their Tijuana neighborhoods. We were also able to build 2 houses with their staff. Love what they are doing and I love all their designs and vibe. Very easy to connected to as a stylist.
www.jedidiahusa.com

Pure Fiji-They have many different products you can choose from that really help you relax, smell beautiful, get style, beauty, and help others at the same time. They have set up a variety of community projects that encompass promoting rural community development and sustainable industries and business practices. Pure Fiji has funded student scholarships to aid children in these communities, and assists local craftsmen and women with business development and small business mentoring. We foster these environmentally stable business models through our village based projects such as the production of botanical extracts, paper-making and basket weaving. There is so much to learn about Pure Fiji so to know about all the products they offer and all the causes that they benefit go online and read their amazing stories.

www.purefiji.com

Shauns Shades-Buy one give one sight! How amazing would it be to know you gave someone sight. What you use on a day-to-day basis at every second. That would be such an amazing feeling and with all these amazing styles to choose from how could you buy sunglasses anywhere else? So visit them online and get to know them better. Here is how it works: When you purchase a pair of SHAUNS SHADES it triggers one more pair of glasses into existence; this pair are destined for the face of someone in need. With the help of one of our sensational giving partners, we identify a region with a shortage of eye health care services and administer an eye test to someone in need. The patient is then fitted with the glasses that your purchase created. This simple pair of glasses may
mean staying in school, working with their hands or the simple joy of being able to see clearly again – they’re magic glasses. Not having sight would be so frustrating mostly when in school. Not being able to just go to the eye doctor and afford some glasses is just devastating! Go look chic and give someone sight. Find out more info and buy some new sunglasses for that spring sun coming up!
Find them at www.shaunshades.com

Morris and Terry-How amazing is this? You can help families foster children who are in the states care. I think this is so great seeing all the youth that has gone through so much and just need a family. Here is some of the story:Morris Terry has partnered with HELPS, a local foster agency in Sacramento California, to fund extracurricular activities for children who would otherwise be unable to participate due to financial circumstances. So get your amazing bag of style for yourself or someone you love! This makes the best gift too all ages would love to have them well made simple classic bag. Go buy now: 100% of sales on this amazing bag goes to help foster children. What are you waiting for?
www.morristerry.com

Help Malawi- with these amazing rings and necklaces you can help so many! With Super cute style and the cause is even better! You can help so many orphan children in Malawi in so many different ways. This story of how they make these necklaces with Katie Cassidy is amazing. She said they are so creative and they are so hungry to learn. You need to go online and see what you can give when you buy this sterling silver ring. It will give so much to a child in need and with some of the most amazing stories that can build them so many opportunities for a success in their lives and in their communities that they would have never had if not given the opportunity’s from that ring on your finger. For more info on how to purchase your ring and handmade necklaces that 100% of your money goes to www.helpchildren.com . Check out these before and after photos of some of the children school before then after they built a new school from proceeds of people buying necklaces and rings. Super cool look how happy they are..AMAZING. Also watch this video on their story.

Strong heart fellowship necklace AKAWELLE- This is a Liberian civil war bullet and not only can be used in everyday outfits but means so much. These stories come from children in refugee camps in liberia which is west of africa. The stories of how these children live and how they don’t get a chance for education and so much more is so sad. These necklaces will start helping give the chance to these children to learn and become what they dream of. Go to www.akawelle.com to find out how you can buy a necklace and hear some amazing success stories that will make you smile. These necklaces are so much more than a necklace. They are giving life and hope to others. Here is the story:

46NYC-This amazing story from co creator, last years contestant on the Bachelorette, Graham and his partners tell us how they are giving back: Graham, John and Hal wanted to build a classic brand that would give them the opportunity to help people. 46 is an apparel company that designs, manufactures and markets its own line of clothing to raise money and awareness for causes that impact our global community. By selling a high quality version of a most basic necessity—clothing—46NYC provides a fashionable way to be involved with causes that matter. In today’s global society, we face a laundry list of challenges: abuse, poverty, disease, birth defects, educational disparities and unsafe drinking water. We believe that together we can unite 4 these 6 areas of need. Our aim is to take a basic necessity, like clothing, and use it to show friends, family members and people around the world that their needs have not been forgotten. 46NYC is dedicated to fighting disease, abuse, poverty, birth defects, malnutrition, inadequate education, and now, breast cancer. Recently my dear friend Michelle Money, lost her father to colon cancer right after she had gotten home from filming The Bachelor on Brad’s season. Soon after loosing him, she teamed up with 46NYC to raise money to help find a cure for colon cancer. Please start helping today and buy a 46NYC t-shirt so together we can fight all cancers and not lose anymore loved ones. Please share this blog post so others can be inspired to help these amazing charities and find some great spring t-shirts. I styled the 46NYC t-shirt on ABC4 style segment you can watch here and you can also see ways by Michelle Money here! Go buy online there are so many different styles to choose from. 46NYC

Pay It Forward or PIF- This is such a new amazing action and plan I just have to share with all of you. What is this you ask? Who are they?” Some people call us crazy, we prefer visionaries. The ideology behind “Pay it Forward” allows us the freedom to look at life from a different perspective.” I just love that quote. Honest just makes you want to be free help others and get involved! They want to Get bracelets distributed to as many people as possible. With 1-million in circulation throughout 112-countries. Yet they remain consumed with the idea that 100-million is reachable. Heck did someone say a Billion? Yes, the B-word has been used and they stand behind it! Love it! Makes me want to Pay It Forward all the time now. When I see people in need I am more wanting to help because I am inspired by others stories that are shared on their website blogs and twitter. How this works? challenge:” Give away a bracelet after doing a small act of service for a stranger. Warning, this becomes addictive! We know that changing the world starts with one small act of kindness. Right now we are waiting for the next amazing person to come into the picture and help make this vision sustainable.” How fun does that sound? Honest if you had this bracelet on and your able to give it away and see how it circulates around the world. Who knows your bracelet could end up on the presidents wrist? I mean really this could happen! Or even a guy that works at a car wash? Sounds random but it could be anyone anywhere at anytime! This is fun and stylish way to live who you really are! Get one here online and start to Pay It Forward only makes you more stylish and beautiful. Have fun come back and share your story on how you will rock your PIF bracelet I would love to see it! Inspire others to get involved. Check them out here!

Reading about all these amazing companies that are helping give back through the gift of style for us, is just amazing. I hope sometime this year you can purchase a beautiful piece of clothing or accessories that will not only benefit you but benefit someone or something else to help us grow as a world. Inspire growth and inspire your style!

Cheers,

Jen Clyde

Giveaway Monday: Personalized necklace from Charmed For Sure!

By jenclydestylist | January 23, 2012 | Giveaway | 27 Comments

Welcome to the new week! I’ve decided to make this the best week yet so you better do the same!!! So excited about this week’s giveaway. Charmed For Sure is all about jewelry with personality! Mixing metals with antique pieces is what gives them that unique edge above the rest. For today’s giveaway, Charmed For Sure wants to give YOU an heirloom, one of a kind custom necklace. And by custom I mean that the owner at Charmed For Sure will personalize it special for the winner!!!! All of the jewelry is hand made so the necklace can be engraved with a wedding date, last initial, kids names, spouses names, etc…….basically anything you want!

I absolutely love one of a kind pieces of jewelry. They can completely transform your outfit. No matter how you wear this piece, you won’t go wrong! Especially because your necklace will be custom made to your every liking. It’s amazing how something so simple as a beautiful necklace can have such a deep meaning with the added, personalized details. Comment below and tell me about the simple things that give your life deeper meaning!

See more of Charmed For Sure pieces here. To order your own personalized pieces call Kim Andersson at 801-440-7280!

What are you waiting for? Start commenting and start sharing this with everyone you know via Facebook, Twitter, and email!!! The more you share, the more you win.

Cheers!