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Raf Simons for Dior: A Beautiful Cruise!

Monday, May 20, 2013

I was incredibly excited to see Raf Simon's Cruise Collection for Dior which debuted on Saturday night in Monaco. At the very least, he makes it a rush to follow fashion--there were mixed reviews, lots of unexpected twists and turns, lacy and sheer flights of fancy and I think everyone can agree the shoes were to die for!

Here are some of my favorite pieces and upcoming trends from the show:

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White, Nude Pink and Black...a beautiful knee-skimming wrap dress...love the Hot Pink lip!


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I love everything about this power dress,  the vintage nod, the aerodynamic zipper, the pared down Dior shape and super flattering cut that will look great on lots of women.


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This red suit really floored me. Love the rounded sleeves that softens what might otherwise be harsh + tomato is a more welcoming and wearable shade of red.


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Loved the plethoria of rich navy pieces in the collection and gorgeous asymmetric draping.

How do you feel about Raf Simon's Cruise Collection?

Photos via Style.com

posted by Mary Jo at TrustYourStyle at Monday, May 20, 2013 Post a comment:11 Comments

The 80/20 Rule or Keepin' It Real Cuz She Has Had It

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Have you heard of the 80/20 Rule?


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If 80% of the time you do the right thing in diet, exercise and health, everything should be okay. 
You will look like a young Kate Moss in a bikini. Or a Victoria Secret model. You pick. 
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They are not part of the real 80/20 rule}

 Then why oh why did it fill me lots of choice words today--and by 'choice' I don't mean erudite Latin etymology or even Mensa Mad Lib choice adjectives--when I read some preachy, judge-y words about how Happy is A Choice and we must chose to eat healthy and work out no matter what's going on in our life....
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Now I can quote Audrey Hepburn with the best of them...I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls...and I interview everyone from work out gurus to famous fashion editors, but to quote my favorite cutie pie on Tumblr of She Has Had It fame: 


"DON’T JUDGE ME KWEEN, YOU DON’T KNOW MUH LYFE!"

There. I said it. 
Now for the Keepin' It Real part:

So maybe this news flash isn't fit for the latest Net-A-Porter Edit on How To Get Killer Cheekbones,  {btw, not a bad read} but one day before you die, you are going to lose someone you love more than anything on this earth. If you haven't already. 
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 And if you are someone who loves deeply {and I'd like to believe that you are} then one day, if you haven't already, you will pray that God will take you and not them. That you will wish with all your heart that you could be the one suffering horribly, not them. Because that's what kind of person you are. I just know it.
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Alright Trust Your Style, walk your talk. This is what I know for sure. As much as I love fashion and looking good while wearing it, the Universe doesn't care if I can fit into my Size Small Herve Leger dress and will not love me any less if I can or can't. Flowers will still bloom, the sun will still shine. Kisses will still be kissed. There are more important things in this world than making my spin class. 


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And if heaven forbid, I fall off the wagon of healthy eating for 2 weeks or even 2 months, so be it because sometimes when I think about those I love who are no longer with me it feels like a sharp trowel twisting a hole in my heart. We'll get back to all that 80% good stuff. When we're ready. 
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So are you still with me? Or did I lose you for better or worse at She Has Had It? It's 80/20 around TYS these days when it comes to...everything. In other words, Stay stylish at least 80% of the time! But if you are a Red Hot Mess 20% of the time, no worries! To quote Audrey Hepburn (AGAIN!!!!) "Laughter is the best calorie burner," so before I go, let's #popitlow with a little dose of shallow Baby/Puppy/Supermodel/BlondeAsian luv. Oh come on, you know you want to!


p.s. Photos via my Tumblr. Sorry, we all know what a sticky wicket photo credits are on Tumblr. Say hi, if you haven't dropped by the tys tumblr!

And of course
I'd love to know how you feel about all things 80/20...






 

posted by Mary Jo at TrustYourStyle at Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Post a comment:20 Comments

Meet You At The Deep Blue Sea!

Friday, May 10, 2013

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"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water" ~ Rabindranath Tagore

Wishing you a wonder-filled weekend! 


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P.S. Our new SS13 4FREE Nail colors are beginning to arrive!
First to arrive: Ocean



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Art Inspired: Marc Rothko, Untitled

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

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TrustYourStyle's first art inspired fashion post of May looks to a mesmerizing blue painting by Marc Rothko. His paintings seem as mysterious to me now as when I first saw them in person in my late teens at the Tate. I love that they haven't changed in my mind; they're still dark and deep with that feeling that they're moving and absolutely still at the same time.


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Deep sea blue mixed with lighter shades of blue and white makes for an easy and lovely spring. To me this color combination will always be a classic.

* In case you didn't receive our newsletter last week {you can still sign up on the right hand index} then you may not have seen our latest sea-inspired clutch. Our new Pacific Ocean zip clutch is a collaboration I did with artist Alex Weinstein and doubles as a laptop case.

* Do you have a dark denim shirt that you love? I'm still looking for the perfect one, any suggestions welcome.

* I love the ease of white rolled jeans and always try to add in a pair every year. Lately I'm thinking about these AG rolled skinnies.

* I'm in love with these perfect strappy flats...maybe not the price, but I'd still love to have a pair!

*  I purchased this giant cobalt Aloha Orchid candle back in February when it was rainy and I wanted the house to smell like summer. It was worth every penny and still going strong.

* I love Laura Mercier's blue mascara and can't wait to try this indigo liner for spring.

* Ipolita...what can I say? The bangles are always on my wish list + love this lovely necklace too.

* Other pretty things: these sky-colored Raybans, this book.


P.S. You can shop all my Deep Blue Sea picks over at Luvocracy.

Are you a Rothko fan? 
And will this spring find you wearing shades of blue?

* This untitled painting by Marc Rothko belonged to J. Ezra Merkin, the New York financier who owned the largest private grouping of Rothko paintings and was tied to Bernard Madoff's  alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

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How To Get The Cutest Butt On The Beach: Top Celeb Trainers Spill Their Secrets To Me!

Monday, May 6, 2013

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It's almost that time of the year when bikinis, beach bags and lipstick will soon be the season's main fashion staples, so for a power shot of Monday May Motivation, I thought you might enjoy some juicy tidbits from some of the world's top trainers who I've had the good fortune to interview over the years for Diet & Fitness and SheKnows.com.


 Valerie Waters

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 Clients include: Kerry Washington, Jennifer Garner, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsdale, Poppy Montgomery, Elizabeth Berkley, Ben Affleck, Billy Bush, Reese Witherspoon, Kim Raver, Jennifer Lopez, Carey Ann Moss, Charlize Theron, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Faye Dunaway and Cindy Crawford.

Best Tip(s): 
* If you're spending more than an hour a day in the gym, you're doing something wrong. 
* You can't leave your eating or working out up to chance - you must schedule them
* Bike, walk, hike - do whatever makes you happy.

The way she trains some of the most coveted bodies in the world has become her signature style. Her clients not only have great butts, they also train to kick butt in their roles.Valerie says, "If you think stars get their bodies because they have personal chefs and lots of extra time on their hands, you're crazy. When Jennifer Garner was shooting Alias, she would come home from work and prepare all her meals two nights a week. We think others have it easier. They don't. Cindy Crawford doesn't get popcorn. Jennifer doesn't get the cookie. They don't sit around and order pizza except sporadically -- and then they have it with a salad. And happily so, because you get to the point where it's not deprivation when you learn to eat differently."
Harley Pasternak

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 Clients: All you need to know is 2 words - Halle Berry. But since we're naming celeb clients today, Harley's no slouch having worked with Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Megan Fox, Kanye West, Rihanna, Usher and Jennifer Hudson to name a few.

 Best Tip: There's a difference between training hard and training smart

One of the nicest people I've ever interviewed, Harley advised me that when it comes to getting the cutest butt on the beach "Instead of worrying about that one part of your body you'll never be happy with, find happiness in doing the process properly. Don't focus on the end result."


 David Kirsch {dubbed "The Butt Expert" by People Magazine}

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 Clients include: Heidi Klum, Anne Hathway, Naomi Campbell, Bridget Hall, Faith Hill, Liv Tyler

 Best Tip: It's more than spiritual, on the deepest level it's about understanding balance and being at one with yourself."

p.s. Don't let David's Zen attitude fool you. If you're seriously looking to change your body, The Ultimate New York Body Plan may be the way to go. David was a member of ABC's "Extreme Makeover" team, and in his book, he shares his two week fitness and nutrition plan which gives you the means to drop up to 8% body fat, 12 pounds and two dress sizes in fourteen days.

Gunnar Peterson

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Clients include: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Lopez and an impressive list of NBA, NFLA and USTA atheletes

Best Tip: Be happy for what you have, not unhappy for what you don't. Certain things are genetic.

Like a lot of women, I practically grew up reading fitness tips from Gunnar Peterson in various fashion magazines. Gunnar says he helps clients explore ways to counter their problem areas and draw attention to their strong suit. Good advice, especially for those of us who want to feel good about ourselves no matter what shape our butt is in.
Gary Kobat

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Clients: Mariska Hargitay, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell

Best Tip: When you create an idea of the identity you want to own, and you walk like it, think like it, train like it, and dress like it, then you become it." 

Gary trains clients as if they were Ironman triathletes and works on the mind set first. He believes that juicing up one's self-image will shift to other areas of your life and told me that he even talks to his clients about having the cutest butt in the room and owning it.

Hope you enjoyed these words of wisdom! Would love to know what you are doing to get ready for summer swimsuit weather!

xo Mary Jo



If you enjoyed this post you might also like: 

      
           * Interview with Giuliana Rancic  *  Being A Bikini 'It' Girl
* Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Buying A Bathing Suit But Were Afraid To Ask




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Eye on Style: Zandra Rhodes

Friday, May 3, 2013

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Today's guest is Zandra Rhodes, who I had the honor to interview in person yesterday. Lovely, funny, down to earth and like every person that I truly admire, Zandra is a pioneer--when her early textiles were considered too outrageous for British manufacturers, Zandra set up shop and made dresses from her own fabrics. She took them to New York where Diana Vreeland featured them in Vogue.

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Zandra's career is too long and amazing to chronicle, but among Zandra's fans are Tom Ford and Anna Sui, who collect her pieces; Princess Di wore them {along with Ashley Olson, Kate Moss, Deborah Harry, Bianca Jagger, Kylie Minogue, Freddie Mercury of Queen and the late Isabella Blow}.  Other cool trivia: Zandra has designed glamping gear and starred as herself in Absolutely Fabulous - need I say more?

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I snapped a few shots of Zandra's newest collection--even more beautiful in person!


Known for her hand-printed textiles, I was dying to find out what Zandra thought about the current digital printing rage and would she ever consider it? 

Zandra: No, because it would be like shooting myself in the foot. I am a printing company. Besides hand-printing goes through the fabric so it shows through both sides. Digital is only visible on one side.

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She opened a book and showed me a photo of her printing studio in London where everything is done. It runs alongside the building that Zandra bought and transformed into the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. All of her print screens are here and she explained that she owns them all, so whenever she feels like pulling out something from her archive, she's free to do so.


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I saw this wonderful piece yesterday which uses one of her prints from the 60s and am in love with the contrast of the pop lipstick motif on the delicate silk chiffon.


MJ: What inspires you to keep going?

Zandra: Opera has changed my life! I've only done but three. I got to know the head of opera in San Diego and started with the Magic Flute back in 1999. My latest work, is Aida.

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I love designing you see. The problem is trying to find the time. I do all the fittings in San Diego and fly back to London to produce everything.  So it's 3 weeks here, two weeks there, back and forth."

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MJ: What else inspires you?

Zandra: I love to go backpacking through all this beautiful California wildnerness. I'm doing a book--I don't know when I'll finish it--on the flower fairies of the California chaparall. If you were to take a young child out in this, she gestured to the Laguna canyon woods--they wouldn't know where they are. As you look closer, each flower is just magical...

MJ: What advice would you give to aspiring designers and creatives?

Zandra: If you love what you're doing, commit to what you're doing. DON'T GIVE UP! In the end, if you hammer on enough doors long enough, they have to let you in.


Thank you Zandra, it was such an honor! 







If you enjoyed this post you might also like: 

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          The Clayton Brothers  *  Interview with Nina Garcia * Jon Van Hamersveld




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Tender Beauty: Dose of Beauty No. 4

Wednesday, May 1, 2013


There's something about this spring which feels more fragile than usual. It seems every day of sunshine is followed by overcast weather. The flowers aren't bursting into blooms yet and the signs that this may happen are lost in the aftermath of wet windy nights. It seems fitting that this week's Dose of Beauty is dedicated to celebrating tender spring beauty...

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Here are some ways I've been celebrating our tender new spring:

* Lighting Diptyque's newest Jonquille candle for the soft scent of buttercups.

* Stopped using petroleum jelly years ago--it's harvested from the leftover residue created during the refinery of crude oil} . I found Waxelene, the organic, earth-friendly, skin-friendly, breathable alternative. Have you tried it? 

 * Rosa Sea Gel-Creme my new go-to day cream - it's designed for sensitive skin, reduces redness and increases hydration. It's also fragrance-free and works wonders on irritated skin.

G.M. Collin teamed up with TrustYourStyle this week 
to offer one lucky TrustYourStylereader their wonderful Rosa Sea Gel-Cream!

To enter TrustYourStyle's Dose of Beauty giveaway make sure 
to leave a comment here + Like our Facebook page


P.S. Find out if you were the winner of our recent Dose of Beauty giveaways {a Mary Jo Matsumoto 4FREE Nail Trio and a free custom tee for your blog or business} by clicking over to the Mary Jo Matsumoto Facebook page. Make sure to Like us so you can be eligible for upcoming Dose of Beauty giveaways!


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Our First Newsletter!

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Just a quick hello to let you know that our first Mary Jo Matsumoto Newsletter launched this morning!

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If you signed up, then you should've received it by now and I hope you're enjoying a few of the goodies. If you haven't, you can still sign up--just click on the Newsletter sign up form on the right hand index.

Happy last day of April! 





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Dose of Beauty No. 3

Thursday, April 25, 2013

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This week's Dose of Beauty giveaway is all about expressing your true style. TShirtPrinting.org does great job making tee shirts like this one for TrustYourStyle {it's really fun to wear under a blazer}. If you'd like to win a tee with your blog name on it, just leave a comment here and Like our Facebook Page.  Some of you may be friends with me on my personal page, but our Mary Jo Matsumoto Fan Page is separate {sorry Facebook makes it so confusing}.


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"The only real elegance is in the mind, if you've got that the rest really comes from it ~ Diane Vreeland"


P.S. Some of you who commented on last week's Dose of Beauty still need to Like our Facebook page to be eligible to win the Mary Jo Matsumoto 4FREE Nail Trio. We're going to extend the deadline for the  giveaway so that you can click over and be eligible for that giveaway and this week's custom tee shirt! 

Wishing you a happy end of the week!




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My Season

Monday, April 22, 2013


Kate Moss earned a place in my heart over the years as my favorite model. I came across this photo of her over the weekend and felt a little stab of bittersweet nostalgia to see how fresh and young she was in the beginning--just like the first day of spring. But then I thought about the many images that came later, each more glamorous than the next. Spring always holds a special allure for me because it's so hopeful and happy.

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This is my season, so I'm sorry I've been absent most of last week--handbags are in motion around here, the sun is out, the sea is sparkling and I seem to find any excuse I can to be outside enjoying the sunshine, finding things to do in the garden just to be near the smell of mint and lavender. Around these parts there's crazy talk of bikinis and sandals. Still hard to fathom after the long winter, but like it or not summer will be here faster than a blink of the eye.

How has your spring been so far? 
Hoping it's been a pretty one!


p.s. You still have till tomorrow to enter to win my Surf Rider 4Free Nail Trio. All you need to do is Like our Facebook Page. If you've already done so, thank you--you're automatically entered to win.




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