By Nancy Flaherty
The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.
Bonjour!
Do you miss going out to shop?
It has been a year since this global lockdown and since we cannot resume our trips to Paris just yet, let me take you for a shopping treat near home, in Dallas, Texas!
This trip was so fun experiencing luxury shopping in The Highland Park Village. Come and join me as we tour around Dallas, exploring boutiques like a Parisian chic:
Dallas is such great place for shopping – from amazing dresses and fancy restaurants to one-of-a-kind boutique experiences. Clearly, three days is too short of a time to fully experience it all so, I am excited to go back! Are you coming with me this Mother’s Day? Keep you posted!
I would love to know more about your styles and stories, connect with me!
Website: https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/
IG: @hiddengemswgrace
Links mentioned:
IG: @dos.femmes @zenjennbeauty @fgidallas
In this second part of Coffee Talk with Maggie Jackson, the renowned international awardee Irish fashion designer shares with us her passion in mastering her craft and building her business.
Undeniably, Maggie has made a name for herself not only in Northern Ireland but in the world. What’s her secret? Let us together discover:
What we can learn from Maggie’s story is that as long as you put your heart in your work, people will always come back to you bringing more people because they will remember how you made them feel fabulous and beautiful with how you take care of them– and such is best marketing strategy of all time! This is not only applicable in fashion but in all areas of your life, as well.
What’s your greatest takeaway from this episode? I am excited to hearing from you!
I would love to know more about your styles and stories, connect with me! Facebook: Hidden Gems with Grace
Instagram: @hiddengemswgrace
Website: https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/
Connect with Maggie Here:
Website: https://www.maggiknitsretailgalleria.com/
Is knitwear part of your wardrobe? Get to know more about knitwear from this expert!
Featured in this episode is the International Award-winning Irish designer and knit master Maggie Jackson.
Through her excellence and winning attitude in her craft, Maggie has brought Northern Ireland to the world stage of fashion. Among other famous and notable clients, she had designed pieces for the Miss World pageant for five years! Maggie Jackson pioneers fashionable knitwear design in her humble hometown and helps rebuild its reputation from being once a war-torn place. In her current business, she is offering handknit design kits which specialize in so many lovely yarns including her unique Irish Tweed, Linen, and British Mohair yarns; just a sample of her eye for detail in the materials she uses.
This is a two-part interview with Maggie and here in Part 1, she shares with us how she started from being a farmer’s daughter to now an internationally acclaimed fashion designer:
Maggie’s story is inspiring and her dedication to her craft is exemplary, despite having to go through schooling and treading her own path in the midst of the troubles in Northern Ireland.
In the second part of this interview, Maggie talks more about her business and the art of knitting. Stay tuned! I would love to know more about your styles and stories, connect with me!
Website: https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/ Email me: [email protected]Instagram: @hiddengemswgrace
What is a fashionable dress without a pair of great shoes?Wearing beautiful shoes is non-negotiable to a Parisian chic. There is a different power your shoes can give you as a woman! They make you look fabulous and sexy while you do your hustle. But more than the great looks they give, the comfort of wearing a pair of shoes is more important because you use them every day. One of the things I love to collect is a pair of shoes. Over years of shopping and visiting different boutiques, I have discovered amazing buckle shoes that I consider as a hidden gem in fashion.In this episode, I am thrilled to share with you all about buckle shoes and my favorite brands:
With great shoes, there is no limit - in places you can go to and the version of you that you desire to become. Just as you find a pair of shoes that fit right for you in comfort and in style, may you find the peace and comfort that your heart desires. You go girl, conquer that runway!I would love to know more about your styles and stories, connect with me!Website: https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/ Email me: [email protected]Instagram: @hiddengemswgrace
Coucou! Merriam-Webster defines flair as a uniquely attractive quality or style. My book entitled “French Flair” refers to the French style. It is about the stories behind my most important style essentials I’ve counted on for my go to pieces over the years. I have share with you my love for fashion and I combine my passion for history and style - #stylehistory - in sharing with you some these essential style pieces and the story behind each of them. Writing this book was such an enjoyable experience for me. It has always been a dream to share this information ever since I became a journalist. I am thrilled that this is finally happening! In this episode, take a glimpse of my first book which I am set to launch at the end of March 2021. Here are some of the highlights:
I am so excited to finally be able to share this project with you. I hope that through the stories of my life and my passion about style, I am able to inspire you and give you the confidence to build your true identity through styling. Fashion is after all, the ultimate expression of love. Salut! I would love to know more about your styles and stories, connect with me! Website: https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/ Email me: [email protected] Instagram: @hiddengemswgrace
Couture refers to the creation and design of customized clothing. A piece is made specifically for you. People dream of visiting French fashion houses for their couture. Wearing a couture piece from a great design house gives you a different kind of luxury and confidence in any social gathering, knowing that you are wearing a piece of history. This episode features Marie de George, an esteemed couturier in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She specializes in creating pieces for her clients with care and attention to detail. Her embellishments and embroideries on all her pieces are exquisite, while staying globally and environmentally conscious in the materials that she is using. Her ethical business promotes collaboration with her client, sustainability in her choice of materials, and a passion about taking care of people – her clients and the people who support her. Get to know Marie as she shares with us the things that spark her joy:
In fashion, as in anything that we choose, the ultimate goal is happiness. From this conversation with Marie, a great takeaway would be: as long as you put your heart in the work that you do, you will never go wrong in making people happy and being satisfied with your creations. Now, are you ready to discover your couture piece? Website: https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/ Instagram: @hiddengemswgrace
Follow Marie De George:
https://mariedegeorgedesign.com/our-workroom https://www.mariedegeorgeart.com/ Instagram: @mariedegeorge
Sitting in a sidewalk café with a café au lait and a croissant, are you ready to begin a 5-day trip to Paris? A trip to Paris is on every fashionista traveler’s bucket list. The City of Light is famous for the iconic Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Versailles, and of course its love for fashion and the arts. In this episode, I will be taking you on a shopping experience in Paris with me. Are you excited? I am Nancy Flaherty, I am a Francophile and passionate about fashion. I delight in taking my guests to Paris for a personal shopping experience and sharing the beautiful city’s hidden gems that only the locals know. I am thrilled to share with you the details from one of my last trips, taking a personal tour in the City of Light:
Despite travel abroad being temporarily restricted, I hope this episode will somehow spark your dream of going to Paris and provide you with ideas for when we can travel again. For now, stay tuned with my episodes for fashion tips, style history, and everything Parisian. Let’s connect! Instagram: @hiddengemswgraceWebsite: https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/
How much of a #coffeehooker are you? Drinking coffee in a café on the streets of Paris while watching the world go by is such a luxurious moment to be in. Parisians take the time to enjoy the pleasure of coffee breaks. To anyone who wakes to an alarm in the morning, coffee is a must-have but for my guest on this episode, coffee is her blood type. For the Illustrating Diva, coffee can be described as her greatest fashion accessory. Meet Chelsey Hill, a NYC-based illustrator, artist, actress, and most importantly, a coffee lover. Recording this episode for you our listener, was so much fun as we both share our common interests:
Learn how an artist like Chelsey expresses so much love in all the things she does with a cup of coffee by her side. Follow her and all her projects that are meant to ignite your souls. We are all artists on our own ways. How about you, what’s your style? Share with us! Website: https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/
Connect with Chelsey Hill:
https://www.chelseyhill.com/
IG @illustratingdiva
FB https://www.facebook.com/illustratingdiva/
Simplicity is beauty, and in fashion nothing exemplifies simplicity more on women than wearing a white shirt. A white shirt can portray elegance, sophistication, and authority on the wearer. This is an essential piece to every boss lady’s wardrobe. How many do you have in your closet? A white shirt is also a blank canvas – any way that you accessorize it will always be perfect – a true representation of your personal style! One can question, isn’t wearing a white shirt by itself already enough? It may be, but the blank canvas of a crisp white button up is a tempting challenge for anyone who wishes to show off their own sense of fashion. How would you style a white shirt? This episode features my very good friend and the woman behind Campbell and Kate, Darlene Campbell. Campbell and Kate is an online boutique out of New York City which specializes in making busty women feel more confident in wearing a classic white shirt. Darlene shares with us helpful tips on slaying wearing those white shirts across ages and sizes:
The level of care they do with their white shirts at Campbell and Kate is indeed a hidden gem for me that is worth sharing with you, my stylish listeners. I hope that this episode would open new doors for you as you take sophistication to the next level by wearing that white shirt the right way, making you look like the stylish Parisian chic! I would love to know more about your styles and stories, connect with me!
Website: https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/
Links mentioned in this podcast:
Blog on The White Shirt:
https://hiddengemswithgrace.com/the-classic-white-shirt/
Tips on Taking care of your white shirt:
http://campbellandkate.com/blog/ironing-big-bust-darts-princess-seams
http://campbellandkate.com/blog/fix-big-bust-clothing-stains
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX8tr-Ulzt3/?igshid=u7gxcppqwcwu
How to style your white shirt:
https://www.pinterest.ph/HiddenGemsWithGrace/classic-womens-fashion/
Iconic white shirt figures:
https://www.pinterest.ph/HiddenGemsWithGrace/iconic-figures-with-french-flair/
How to order a white shirt from Campbell and Kate:
http://campbellandkate.com/
Your choice of lingerie is truly an expression of self-care. While lingerie and undergarments are generally not flaunted in our day-to-day life, there is a hidden gem in wearing something you know will make you feel special. Parisian lingerie shops know how to empower women by dressing them with elegance and uniqueness. In this episode of Café with Grace, grab your cup of coffee (or champagne!) as we take you through a brief history of lingerie and the styles and fashions that make up the lingerie we now get to enjoy as women: ❖ 1850’s Corsets Era [2:49]
❖ 1880’s Decolletage [3:53]
❖ 1900’s S-Curve [4:46]
❖ 1910’s Loose Dresses [6:08]
❖ 1913’s Bra Evolution [6:58]
❖ 1920’s Flats [7:08]
❖ 1930’s Loose and Comfort [7:58]
❖ 1945’s Back to Shapes [9:16]
❖ 1950’s Bombshells [11:23]
❖ 1960’s Ultra femininity [12:37]
❖ 1970’s Braless Fashion [15:11]
❖ 1980’s Madonna Era [16:34]
❖ 1990’s Free flowing style [18:36]
❖ 2000’s Flexible Fashion [20:15]
❖ 2010 to present day’s lingerie styles [21:24]
In whatever fashion or style may dictate on how lingerie is worn, either tightly or loosely, with straight lines or flowing ruffles, always find comfort and identity in the lingerie of your own choice. By the end of this podcast, I hope you find more confidence in choosing and wearing that piece of lingerie that will ignite a spark of joy, promote passion and provide a purpose with your own style clearly in frame. Choose to be radiant today and together let’s visit and shop in Paris. I can’t wait to share all of its hidden gems with you. Let’s connect!
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