About

Teacher. Home business owner. Personal Stylist.

These stepping stones in my career path brought me to where I am today.

I have been working with women for years. This past year I went through 24 hours in a training program and became a Certified Personal Stylist.

I give busy women Fashion/Style tips that will help them save time, money and energy!

Reading a short post with a picture or two is sometimes all the inspiration one needs.

I am a busy mom with a husband and two teenage sons living in Vancouver, Washington just across the river from Portland, Oregon and three hours from Seattle. This means great shopping in all directions!

Since I was a child I have loved clothes and accessories – spending hours planning outfits, creating new combinations, and cooking up creative ways to expand my wardrobe.

I am always observing: I take mental notes in stores, admire well dressed women, peruse magazines/catalogs and borrow ideas to “make it my own”.

In the recent movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic, the main character cannot control her credit cards. Although my “addiction” is not that severe, I would say that I tend to find way more great deals than I can possibly wear. (Maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t have daughters?)

Now at last, I can put my fabulous shopping skills to good use as I share tips and bargains with other women. From a subtle tweak, to a dramatic transformation, it is extremely rewarding to see how this process can affect a woman’s confidence and total outlook on life.

Simply said…I love to shop, love to write, and love to share my expertise with women.

Being able to encompass these passions in Style by Karen is exciting and almost makes me a feel a little like “The Girl in the Green Scarf” but that shade of green is so not my color…mine will be teal!