Blazer Advice on people.com

In search of the perfect blazer this season? My best tips have been posted on people.com.

Here is one of my quotes:

“Buttons on a blazer are not just decorative closures, they can also contribute to a strong silhouette or help to balance proportions. With this in mind, note that, if a blazer has a low single-button closure, it can create a long slimming line, which creates length and height on the body (and is an excellent choice for petite sizes), while a six-button double-breasted shape “can help to fill out the top part of a body.”

To check out more of my ideas, go to: https://people.com/best-blazers-7565874

Feel Good Beauty on YouTube

I have spent my career helping women feel like the best versions of themselves. When it comes to feeling beautiful, I discovered that it is not about chasing trends, transforming yourself into an ideal, or even shifting one inch out of your comfort zone. It is all about identifying and magnifying the unique, individual and beautiful woman that you are!

Feel Good Beauty is a forum with top experts offering their best tips to inspire, enrich and empower each and every day.

If you were unable to join Feel Good Beauty live, the first ten episodes are available on the David Zyla YouTube Channel here: https://tinyurl.com/y9s3mq7y

An Emmy Nomination

I want to share that I received an Emmy nomination for my costume design work for CBS’s The Young and the Restless. I’m so proud of my incredible team, and am absolutely thrilled to share the news with you!

Photo credit: Rose Callahan

Start 2022 in Your True Colors

As I have often said in my Feel Good Beauty YouTube videos, I strongly believe that every person has the right to look and feel like the best version of themselves. The New Year is the perfect time to take an objective look to see if everything in your closet feels like “ you”, and if the colors in your makeup bag are truly illuminating the colors found in your eyes, hair and skin. If you would like to smile every morning when you get dressed, I encourage you to consider adding  copies of my books to your 2022 Reading List.

In Color Your Style, I share how every woman can unlock her Authentic Style based on the eight True Colors found in the eyes hair and skin, and claim one of twenty-four style archetypes from the Wholesome Flirt to the Romantic Poetess to The Maverick.

In How to Win at Shopping, I let readers in on my favorite stylist secrets: how to find the perfect pair of jeans, eyeglasses and shoes; money-saving tips, like why never to open a store credit card; shopping rules, like leave your jewelry at home when shopping and much more.

These books are a great way to jumpstart 2022, and also make the perfect gift for the fashionistas and style lovers in your life.

Photo credit: Cathryn Farnsworth

The History of Black Friday

We are about to celebrate the day known as Black Friday, which is a colloquial term for the Friday following Thanksgiving in the United States. Many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices and often open very early, sometimes as early as midnight or even on Thanksgiving. The origins of this day and name however are not quite as sunny as retailers might have you believe. For the full story, check out David’s interview with Newsweek:

https://www.newsweek.com/black-friday-2021-origins-retail…