Wisdom From the Wardrobe

This week on Wisdom From The Wardrobe, The Michael Bruce Image Consulting team tackles the hot topic of size inclusive fashion and what that means, or should mean!  Listen in as they discuss brands that are doing size inclusion well, areas where there should be opportunities for inclusion, and where the fashion and style industry is lacking.  There are some surprises with companies that are leadin...

This weeks on Wisdom From The Wardrobe the Michael Bruce Image Consulting style team chats with Elisa Yip local designer and founder of Sskein.  The conversation delves into what inspired the launch of her luxury knitwear brand, the beauty of using alpaca wool, the motivation behind her sustainable practices and what they are. It's never too early to talk sweaters, so cozy up and listen in!

Your invitation arrives in the mail, or by email for the wedding of so and so (you fill in the blanks).  The venue or theme is creative, it's a location wedding, the attire requirements don't feel clear.  Panic sets in! WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR?  Never fear the Michael Bruce Image Consulting Style Team is here, and they have your back.  Listen in as they break down what some of the wedding attire j...

"Office Space" isn't an homage to the satirical 1999 movie of the same name about weary workers at a software company in the mid 90's. Of course not, that would just be too easy. So, this week on Wisdom From The Wardrobe, the style team at Michael Bruce Image Consulting tackles a questions posed by a listener "Editing your wardrobe for a work from home future, what to keep, what to retire and how...

This week on Wisdom From The Wardrobe the Michael Bruce Image Consulting Team takes the conversation about sustainability, ethically production, fair trade, and carbon neutrality in the apparel space, local.  Listen in as they talk specifics about apparel companies in the Pacific Northwest, and across the United States that are joining the movement in creating a better planet through social respon...

This week the Michael Bruce Image Consulting Team welcomes CEO of Boma Jewelry, Suzanne Vetillart to Wisdom From The Wardrobe. While her Jewelry is pretty and cute, it's not the only thing that is special about this woman and the local company that she spearheads. Tune in to find out what she advocates for, how she feels about sustainability in the jewelry world and her recent achievement of being...

While the boss is away! This week on Wisdom From The Wardrobe the Michael Bruce Image Consulting team have a very candid chat about the everyday personal beauty products they use and love.  From favorite mascaras to silky dusting powder to eliminate that glow! they cover it all.  With a sprinkle of their usual humor to keep things real.

This week on Wisdom From The Wardrobe the Michael Bruce Image Consulting style team welcomed local professional hair and make-up artist Michelle Wight to the show.  Michelle shared tips and advice on how to prepare to work with a makeup artist, along with what she sees trending in bridal hair and makeup this year.

This weeks episode of Wisdom From The Wardrobe has the Michael Bruce Image Consulting team chatting with Jewelry designer Leslie Paige Smith about her unique "Perch Setting" collection and how they showcase the brilliance of the gemstones and pearls she uses.  Listen in as we discover where her inspiration came from and her journey from Pasty Chef to launching her namesake jewelry line. 

This week on Wisdom From The Wardrobe the Michael Bruce Image consulting team goes European flare as they chat with fabulously chic Seattle based designer Kate Mensah. They unveil Kate's Parisian roots and her infinity for Seattle, while discussing her transition from designing apparel to luxury purses, and the inspiration behind her striking handbag line.  Bold, Confident, feminine, and inspirati...

Tip top styling tips is what the Wisdom From The wardrobe team are all about.   Whether you want an on-point fade, the perfect line up, a simple short back and sides or something more renegade, great resources are always key.  This week the team chats with Jim O'Brien of The Grooming Lounge in Bellevue to talk Barber shop basics, and we will find out if Bruce's "low hair not no hair" style is a si...

As the Wisdom From The Wardrobe team gears up for their five seconds of summer they each talk candidly about what their personal must have summer wardrobe items are.  Listen in and find out who loves a great pair of Adidas to set off their summer style and who needs a plain white T.

When it's hot in the city is a maxi dress, a maxi do, or a maxi don't?  This week with the unofficial start of summer underway the Wisdom From The Wardrobe team talks warm weather wardrobe basics and challenges some of the myths that are often associated with summer dressing.  Of course, the topic of when is it okay to start wearing white clothing is touched upon, is east coast verses west coast a...

This week on Wisdom From The Wardrobe the team has a special guest on the show.  Sydney Mintle of Gossip and Glamour, a Seattle based boutique fashion PR company joins the conversation about the fashion industry in the Seattle area.  Sydney touches on the changes in the retail and brands space over the last few years.  The impact the pandemic has had locally on retailers, and how brands have weath...

Who says that diamonds are a girl's best friend?  Why limited yourself to diamonds when there are pearls, chains, gems, purses and sunglasses, why not have a little of everything?  This week the team talks all things spring summer 2021 accessory trends.

This week on Wisdom From The Wardrobe, the style team talk all things spring summer shoes trends for 2021.  While there may be no glass slippers involved, they certainly do not tip toe around what they like and do not like for the season ahead.  Flatform sandals, ballet Flats, and clogs may not be the stuff fairy tales are made of, but it seems function is the name of the story in footwear this se...

April is for showers, May is all about flowers, or is it?   This week the team digs into what is on offer for the style trends this season.  Spring & summer 2021 looks to bloom with radical florals, muted colors, bold shoulders, and cinched waists, to name a few.  They also discuss what shows up on the runway is the theory of what the masses will be swathing themselves in, but let's talk about the...

It's Oscar season and who doesn't love a little bit of glitz and glam, we know we do, we love to live vicariously through them.  This episode the team delves into who wore what on the red carpet. Who made bold style choices with their attire, who was dressed for a role or for reality. In plain speak who showed up in a way that was authentic to who they are?  Style tips are a given, and of course a...

After taking a hiatus the Michael Bruce Image Consulting team is back with Season 3 of their podcast "Wisdom From The Wardrobe", we mean, who really wanted to talk about fashion and style during a Pandemic, right!  The big news is that the podcast is also now a weekly radio show, and the team gets the party started by picking up where they left off, a few things have changed during their break but...

Hot topics and insightful answers are the name of the game today.  The team delved into some of the extensive list of questions we received from our listeners on how to elevate their personal style.  These are interesting times for sure, and the questions reflect how everyone is adapting to the world we live in today, with gems such as "how should I dress for a zoom call"?, "how to stay Jazzed abo...

Spring is finally here and if, like the Michael Bruce Image Consulting team, you are looking forward to what's on the horizon for Spring trends then you are in luck.  In this sunny episode the team gets down to details on what will be showing up as the hot trends for Spring and Summer 2020.  They chat about the trends that are going to wear well and could be fun additions to your closet, and mull...

Video may well have killed the radio, and "took the credit for your second symphony Re-written by machine on new technology" (the Buggles) but aren't we glad it did! But the show must go on, and go on it did. The Michael Bruce Image Consulting team may not have been physically in studio, but that did not stop them from recording, they took the show on the road, well figuratively, not literally. Th...

Once upon a time there was a team of Image Consultants who really, really loved to talk about hair, so they did!  In this lively episode the Michael Bruce Image Consulting team talks all things hair with Jonny Levi, one of the fabulous stylists at The Collage Salon in downtown Seattle.  They discuss what to look for in a great hair stylist and salon, tips on hair care and maintenance  etc. and of...

Ever wondered why you can't find jeans to fit off the shelf and think the sisterhood of the traveling pants was just wrong? Or what Athleisure means for you. This episode addresses some of the questions the team hears on a regular basis, and of course there is a laugh or three thrown in to keep you entertained. Enjoy!

This time around, as we close out one decade and start the New Year a fresh the Michael Bruce Image Consulting team takes a reflective look, not only the tends of 2019 but their own style as well, then jump right in to projecting what were are in line for in 2020.