I'm a certified image consultant specializing in media wardrobing and working with women over 40. I'm also a professional speaker, product spokesperson, and style expert!
I'm dedicated to making women feel "wow!" I give women the tools and techniques they need to give them a new perspective about their sense of style. I want to instill confidence in all my clients!
When people meet me, the first thing they notice is my high energy and passion for life! (The second thing they usually notice is my outfit!)
I have a love for adventure and fun - no matter where I am!
I was born in LA, and my parents were both working in "The Industry." My mother was a ballet teacher and my father was an actor and acting coach. I practically lived at my parents' studio, and I was on stage performing by the age of 3. This made for an interesting childhood!
However, when I was 9 years old, our family fell on some hard times and we ended up having to leave LA and move to Jackson, Mississippi. Talk about culture shock! However, I tried to make the best if it. I decided to embrace the accent and started speaking in a Southern drawl within hours of our plane landing.
Even though my formative years were limited to small town America, a passion for fashion had already been ingrained in me. I entered beauty pageants just so I could get a chance to wear dresses I designed for myself. In sixth grade, I threw a party at my house, resulting in a frantic shopping trip for a perfect outfit. I dragged my mother to every store I could think of to find a pair of hot pants and go-go boots that I just had to have!!!
But it would be many years later that I had my "Ah-Ha" moment. I was an stay-at-home mom at the time. One of my friends was a full-time pediatrician and mother of 2 kids. She never had time to shop and felt frustrated when it came to finding a style or building a wardrobe. She, like so many other women I know, had a closet full of bits and pieces, but never felt like she had an outfit to wear. She had always admired the way I dressed and expressed her desire for my help.
One day she asked me to take her shopping with a budget of $400.00 to see what I could come up with. That day changed both of our lives. Not only did we have so much fun, but I was able to pull together several complete new outfits for her. She was trying on things that she would have never picked for herself and came out looking like a new woman. She was thrilled, and my new career was born!
I realized then that fashion can be a kind of therapy. Fashion can both help build self confidence and also be a tool to outwardly express who you are on the inside. Everyone has heard the expression, "You are what you eat." After my experience, I fully believe that "You are how you dress!"
So, after 7 years of working with hundreds of women, I have come up with a simple plan called "Tweak Your Chic" that I teach at my Tweak Your Chic Workshops. Find out how you can join in and get all my secret tips at my next workshop!
Shapewear, a pencil skirt, something leopard, a colorful silk scarf, a piece of statement jewelry, and a basic sweater set.
I love how a sweater set and pencil skirt look together - so professional and sexy!
I'm always found in small boutiques around town (Ellie is my ultimate favorite!), and picking up trinkets everywhere I travel.
...the new Nordstrom's to open at the Christiana Mall!
I recommend anything with moisturizer in it! My favorite lipstick at the moment is Kevyn Aucoin Expert Lip Tint in Floralia Flesh, and I apply Paula Dorf under eye cream from Houppette every day!
Some people try to call me "JJ," but JoJami is just fine!