If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then clothes are a blueprint of our personality.

And how do you pick what to wear for a portrait sitting? Are you trying to be bold? strong? coquette? stimulating? artistic?

If you’re writing your first book we recommend Toni’s fashion x class outfit above. Put-together, strong, feminine. We’d buy that book!

As you know, we are huge fans of solid colors for portraits — we want all the focus on the eyes, the expression, the body language. This was truly one of our favorite outfits of 2014.

Of course, there’s an exception to every rule:

More outfit ideas on our pinterest board here: http://www.pinterest.com/goldenlightc/fierce-photo-pose/

Thank you Toni for a fun, fashionable and laughter-filled session. We’re even thankful for the rule-breaking floral print!