Head to Toe Stylist-Colleen Abrie

Fall Fashion 2026: The Shirt Dress Lives On

Friends, we’re still in the full-skirt version of dress styles.

Sleeves are Bishop-style, Raglan, Short-Puffed, Batwing, Flutter, & Capelet!

Hemlines are still well below the knee to Midi or Tea Length.

Another recurring theme are Polo-style bodices on knit dresses, & mixed media fabrics for top & bottom.

Leg-wear & Footwear: Knee or ankle boots are my first choice for an urban look. But if you prefer a heeled shoe, match your hosiery to the shoe exactly so it creates a long leg-line. Wherever there’s contrast is where the eye will follow so keeping it monochromatic creates a design flow & longer legs.

Featured Dress: 70’s inspired Patchwork silk-blend dress

Feminine with the flowing skirt of the dress & the Bishop sleeves.
Waist enhancing with a fabric belt. You can substitute with a leather belt in camel or to***co.
Complexity of design with the patchwork pattern.
Side pockets - who doesn’t love a dress or skirt with side pockets?!
Front-tab details with full length button opening.
Over-sized point collar

Boots: Aquatalia Sabrena Knee Boot. 15.5” tall w/a 1” heel
WEATHERPROOF!

Bag: Patchwork leather/suede tote with an internal clasp. Comes in Black & Mahogany.

Jewels: deve Red Jasper earrings with a 2.25” drop. Red Agate beaded necklace from

Scarf: Lightweight Cashmere scarf in Cherrywood (mahogany-brown)

Dresses are one of those items that you don’t think about until you need one!

Take the stress out of getting dressed. I can help you find your best options. Msg me for a discovery call.
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Online shopping your nemesis?

Can’t feel the fabric…
Can’t see the true color…
Don’t how the brand fits your body type…
Etc., etc., etc.! 🫠

I get it! But I have the ultimate solution for you. ME.

I shop for every single client online. I do meet in-person for specific items but retailers don’t offer everything that is available online. It just is what it is.

My curation skills are fierce & on-point. After 30+ years in the biz, I know my way around the web. I also know the language of style & color & how that applies to individuals.

Everything is selected with your budget, figure type, personal style, & coloring as your unique signature. And of course, what types of looks you need for whatever it is you are doing.

•Retired
•Active Grandparent
•Working Professional
•Traveler
•Social Engagements - be it lunch with friends, BBQ backyard fun, weddings, formal invitations, job interviews, post-college launch,…I think you get the point.
💃🏻 I cover it all.

🍂🍁 Featured here is some casual items for fall. There’s also dresses & coats, bags & footwear but this visual gives you an idea of how shopping items are grouped into categories.

Notes on fit, which color, recommended sizing, etc., are all in your virtual dressing room. Purchases go into your online virtual closet so we can track what you’ve decided to keep & how it works with other pieces in your closet.

✨ Message me & find out more! Package pricing or hourly rates are available.

Let’s get you ready for FALL 2026!

P.S. Pop Quiz: What season is represented here?

🍂 She thought she was an Autumn. 🍂

She thought that spice colors were her colors because that is a typical conclusion with melanated skin & also with her country of origin. But Autumn colors were too warm, too toasty, too brown.

Spring colors were way off base in being too bright & clear. Winter colors were waaaay too vivid & intense, much too cool.

We landed with Summer in the Jeweltone category. Although her palette is warmer than a classical Summer, it’s the only logical conclusion.

Her facial features are typical of Summer’s in that they are molded & soft. Her dramatic straight line eyebrows are not typical of Summer but give her a strength needed for her leadership position in high tech. She works in a male dominated arena & is the boss.

Since completing her palette we’ve been on a mission to define her “work uniform” without including a blazer or a jacket. You will be hard pressed to find high-tech firms with jackets of any sort among the company culture. It truly doesn’t exist. So what should she wear? More posts to follow on our solutions!

For now, we can enjoy the vision of her unicorn Jeweltone slightly exotic Summer palette!

👑 Complimentary consultations are always available for color analysis, personal style, makeup & hair. Message me & get started. New year, refreshed you.

✨🎨 Personalized Color Fans are not just for your closet!

You can use your fans for choosing your vehicle color (you’ll never guess mine 😉), interior decor, floors, walls, furnishings, lighting, & as illustrated here, the exterior paint on your home!

This lovely Crystal Spring is keyed to green bcuz she has olive green eyes.

Her paint choices for the slightly contrasting greens are subtle yet brilliant & the blue-green-blue garage door is just spectacular!

Your home is your sanctuary. Creating spaces that reflect you from the inside out is nurturing to your soul.

Whether you fancy lux & drama, peaceful & serene, outdoorsy & natural, or classically elegant, it’s all a part of the color season language & personality types.

Note from my client:
“Can’t tell you how many times I went to the lovely palette you created for me. It kept me sane in sorting through the paint colours and developing a paint scheme.“

Message me anytime for your complimentary discovery call. 🎨✨

Sea spray, ocean treasures, open-face spring flowers, misted forest meadows, all reflections of this particular Spring client.

She’s a Crystal Spring meaning she’s gloriously grey in her natural colored hair, & she has the most fantastic sage, jadeite, tourmaline green eyes!

Until now at 70 years young, color & style have been off her radar & elusive in where to begin until her lovely daughter found me & put us together.

We started with a salon makeover, a makeup audit & application, a color analysis, & eventually, a closet audit, figure analysis, online shopping & outfit mixing.
This lovely woman is transformed!

All of this is new & leaving old habits behind can be mind bending. A recurring theme in mixing outfits was, “This doesn’t match.”
Spring types can easily wear two or three colors together if they choose. Monochromatic is great for elongating & slimming but for a Spring type it works as long as the outfit is still fun & encompasses one of their style goals.

Additionally, it takes 3-5 years to replenish most closets after having colors analyzed & an understanding of your personal style & which designs are the most flattering. The whole process requires patience to let go of old ideas, as well as, retailers offer very little in-store merchandise. More than ever, we’re forced to buy online.

But the compliments are flowing in & the ease of putting new looks together has become a fun creative experiment. She’s going to be packing for a pending holiday which will be so much easier & have her looking exactly as she wants to but in her palette head to toe.

Message me directly to find out how you too can experience the joy of transformative color & style at any age!

✍🏼 Client thank you notes & greeting cards are GOLDEN. Little treasures that mean everything to me. I’m so grateful for such wonderful clients. You all are so appreciated. Thank you

Thank You Note from a Lovely Client

Dear Colleen,

Thank you for everything you’ve done to help me get ready for my son’s wedding.

You shepherded me through the entire process - every detail with skill, care and patience.

I looked & felt great!

Your guidance, eye for detail & calming presence made all the difference. I couldn’t have asked for a better parter to walk me through it all.

With deep appreciation & a big hug,

Sheryl K

🍓Strawberry Spring!🍓

This lovely woman was gifted a color analysis for her birthday!

Much to my delight upon seeing her with this glorious & explosive head of strawberry red hair, I was EXCITED!

Like all red-heads, as hormones change & time goes on, her red color begins to fade more towards strawberry-blonde. But in person, she’s still a ginger! 🧡

She has the most electric green eyes I’ve ever seen. Yowza! I had to customize that color stick bcuz they are so bright & beautiful.

Green-eye palettes are keyed to lots of shades of green & their blue selections are most often blue-green & green-blue options, never true blue.

A makeup audit was also done with some links for skin care, & basic makeup. 💄

This process has inspired her to present herself more polished for every day (Yay). Even a busy mom can wear t-shirts, jeans & sneakers with a touch of makeup & look vital & pretty in their palette. 🎨

And if there any doubt she’s a Spring, just look at the joie de vivre that shines thru her face & smile! Light, warm, bright, & youthful. We need Springs in this world to remind us, the sun will always come out tomorrow! 🌻🌞

Vivacious Spring!

This lovely client challenged me big time!

Brunette hair
Olive-Green eyes
Fair, skin with pale-rosey-peach

She is a knitting aficionado 🧶, & a seamstress & makes a lot of her own clothing 🧵🪡. And it’s fabulous!

She loves Chanel & various couture designers from yesteryear. She enjoys a retro style & wears it well. Feminine, romantic, & loves pattern & lots of texture & mixes it all up in her outfits. She’s super creative which made me really think, “What is her season?”

Is she an Autumn? Absolutely not. Too warm, too rich. Winter? Too harsh & intense. Summer? Too muted & too quiet.

When you bottom line her energy, it’s light & bright. She laughs easily & her face crinkles up in girlish charm, even at 52.

Vital Spring is her category but Vivacious is her title because she is!

Choosing her red was the hardest & after that, everything flowed. Every now & then you meet someone who doesn’t fit the mold completely & it takes a high level of discernment to decipher.

Upon delivery, we triple checked everything & it’s perfect. She was so delighted & the best part is she understands her particular Color Quality. ✳️ This is the biggest gap in translating a color fan.
🎉Happy client & a happy Head to Toe Stylist!

❤️‍🔥 Ella es muy caliente!!! ❤️‍🔥

She is hot! Gorgeous, vibrant, sweet & kind. What a combo!

This lovely young woman has a phenomenal mother-in-law who gifted her a color & style package!

She’s a pre-med student & her aim is for Pediatrics. Couldn’t you just see her with the kiddos?

The color session was eye opening to say the least. And the style session too bcuz like many women, she didn’t understand her body particulars. She’s Petite & curvy so that requires self-knowledge on how to shop & put it together.

Her business looks need to mesh with Florida heat & sun. That means no dark neutrals most of the time.
Florida isn’t a place for black blazers.

I selected a camel blazer & coordinating pants in a similar warm hue. Perfect for her year round.

She’s also a newlywed so there’s got to be plenty of dresses for date nights. She’s a Sporty, Romantic, Alluring which confirms she prefers dresses to jeans. How lovely is that? Looking feminine & sensual is her sweet spot.

I’m thrilled for her transformation & that she will be ready for interviews in the coming fall season for residency. She’s got an advantage with her palette & a basic wardrobe that supports her hard work & goals. 🎉

And her color season is…?

For more info on my color & style sessions, PM me directly.

LA-Lady Shopping UPDATE!

Well Friends, we pulled it off!

7-shopping bags of clothing went home with my new client ALL in her Autumn palette (except for the blue jeans…)!

A cute faux suede moto jacket in her dark rusty red, an autumnal paisley quilted snap-front jacket, this cute featured jacket, sweaters, cardi’s, pants, Tees, different color denim jeans, it was miraculous!

We didn’t pause for footwear, bags, jewelry or undergarments bcuz she will use her palette to fill those in.

We began with makeup. Bobbi Brown eye shadow color sticks in Cinnamon & Gold Light were gorgeous on her. These sticks are some of my favs bcuz they’re creamy & easy to use & last all day. Chanel red lipstick in her shade, & beautiful complimentary foundation & blush straight from her palette. Brows, eye liner, bronzer, & voila, a gorgeous complexion & a look that’s enhanced but not over done.

We shopped from 12:00-6:00 non-stop. This gal is on the border of Petite & sometimes uses regular Misses sizing in bottoms. She’s 5’5” so tops & jackets were better in Petite.
Once I determined her proportions, we were able to skip styles that weren’t the best length or proportion without “simple” alterations. This is key. It’s not just about color. It’s not just about style. It’s how it all comes together on one’s body.

How does one pre-shop 13 stores in 3 hours?

WITH A CUTSOM COLOR FAN!

Seriously, I preshopped 13 stores in 3 hours flat the day before & settled on 4 retailers to hold items. The one & only way to cut thru the overwhelming noise of retail is with a color fan.

Once I walk into a store, I start scanning for color. If I see anything I move toward the items to check for style & sizing. If it’s not there, buh-bye, moving on. Save $, save time, & whatever you decide to invest in becomes your “capsule wardrobe” bcuz everything is color coordinated.

For more information on my color style process & fee structure, send me a PM or give me a buzz.

Thank you for following LA-Lady’s wardrobe rebuild!