Image and Etiquette
Ten Tips From a Professional Trainer
Some friends and colleagues, notably women, have left the locker room behind for yoga and Pilates studios, but I‘m sticking and staying with my regular workout at the gym. Not every day, but three times a week – early morning, at lunch, or in a pinch after work – I [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Social Etiquette | 3 Comments »
Trend-spotting off the Beaten Path
Style-makers and trendsetters, even Hollywood celebrities, have long known the benefits of combing Goodwill Stores for hidden gems, but a funny thing happened on our way through the recession. Goodwill stores across North America noticed an increase in sales – the exact opposite of most retailers. According to senior management at [...]
Posted on July 28th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Dress, Fashion, Menswear, Womenswear | 1 Comment »
Earlier this month, Global News asked me to appear on the 6 o’clock news to comment on the social taboo of foul language or cursing and swearing. I was being asked to comment on the etiquette of cursing–an oxymoron if ever I heard one! (Swearing – meaning solemn promise – is another subject for another [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Communication, Social Etiquette | 2 Comments »
Translation: please respond
A client writes: There seems to be a lot of confusion about RSVP. I noticed this with two invitations I recently sent out. The first was to an intimate bridal shower at my home, and the second, to a costly destination wedding. I understand my experience was typical. Today, brides and mothers-of-the-bride must [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Social Etiquette, Special Events, Weddings | 2 Comments »
Recently, it occurred to me that the sessions and workshops I deliver to corporations’ new recruits could be called Business Boot Camp. Fitness marketers have created a designation called “body boot camps” and I see an interesting parallel.
My role, like that of the fitness instructors at all these body boot camps, is to encourage new [...]
Posted on July 14th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Workplace Etiquette | 1 Comment »
Not just one specific thing, like the Pashmina craze that recently swept across the planet. I’m talking about every single accessory category a girl could crave, with the possible exception of millinery.
The timing is perfection itself – great news in a season of closely trimmed clothing budgets. All these accessories provide a much-needed boost to [...]
Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Accessories, Fashion | No Comments »
For years, I‘ve questioned backpackers’ rights to bulldoze through the urban landscape. Call them rucksacks, knapsacks or book-bags, these bulging carryalls interfere with the general ebb and flow of pedestrian traffic and often have the power to knock an innocent transit rider to the ground.
But on a recent rainy day, in the heart of Toronto’s [...]
Posted on July 7th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Accessories | 1 Comment »
Far be it from me to rain on anyone’s parade – particularly that of a wedding party – but I take issue with the current vogue for destination weddings.
Perhaps it’s simply in the interest of avoiding rain that more and more couples are opting to tie the knot far, far away from home. But somehow, I [...]
Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Weddings | 6 Comments »