Gerri D Smith
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Gerri D Smith Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Fashion apparel design, creative/inspirational writer
- Career Focus
- Business owner, author
- Affiliation
- Black Business Women Online, San Francisco Fashion and Merchants Alliance, Fashion Accessories Forum
Gerri D Smith combines her many talents as a fashion designer, a small business entrepreneur, a creative writer, and an online fashion, beauty and wellness expert. Her love of sharing, supporting and inspiring women to extraordinary heights of achievement is an on going passion.
For well over ten years, as a writer, author, and publisher, Gerri writes inspirational fashion and image improvement articles, special reports, and fashion courses for that certain woman who knows how important it is to care about her image, her style, and her health.
As a fashion designer of women's elite and luxurious apparel, Gerri's online boutique and fashion information resource is for women business owners, professionals, celebrities, entertainers, socialites, cruise travelers, and women who love to dress up for glamorous evenings and special events. It is for women who share her love of all things related to the world of fashion. To complement her elegant apparel styles, Gerri creates coordinating accessories that are also marketed separately throughout the Bay Area.
Gerri's impressive apparel creations have a distinctive look that enhances a woman's beauty and gives the wearer her own distinctive style. Luxurious fabrics, elegant, one-of-a-kind designs best describes Gerri's styles. The quality of the design is more important than the price. Part of what keeps her in the fashion business is her wish to create classical elegance at reasonable prices.
Women can have a quality-made garment without the exorbitant price tag. And women who buy apparel from her professional and evening wear lines, always get their money's worth with outfits they can wear for a long, long time.
Not only are the garments made to last, but Gerri makes a point of designing them in a way that transcends this year's fads and trends. She notes that as trends come and go, elegance is timeless. "I like to pair contemporary looks with classic lines so that my styles never become dated," she says. Her exclusive niche market is for women who simply, like Gerri, love to dress up when they go out.
While her lines offer some casual wear, Gerri emphasizes that her styles are not for the blue-jean set. "An elegant woman should dress her best at all times," she quotes. "Be it a casual affair or black-tie event, elegance is the mark of a lady.”
Gerri hopes to continue adding to her skills, knowledge and passion for fashion, and catering to her client's fashion needs. Chances are you have never heard of Gerri D Smith, or her small company, but when you are looking for something distinctive and elegant, you will be glad you did.
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***Fashion Elegance on a Tight Budget
"Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it." - Samuel Smiles Now more than ever, the economy is calling for a tightening of your budget. Keeping a few classic pieces in your closet is a smart move, and you will not go wrong. Think plain and simple. Add accessories to make them elegant, and your little black dress becomes chic and perfect.
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Savvy Fashion Basics forThese Economic Times
“We all view the world based upon our past experiences, beliefs, prejudices, needs and emotional states.” Dr. Joe Rubino How do you view the world of fashion? No two persons, think, dress, or feel the same way about fashions. So, how would you build a wardrobe based on your awareness of what feels right to you? What is an acceptable fashion style to you? Your style may not be the same as that of a close relative, your neighbor or a co-worker.
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***Your Beauty Comes from Within
Beauty, along with style, fitness, and wellness always starts from the inside. To reach the enviable heights required to be, do, and stay attractive requires you to strengthen, add to, and determine the ways you can improve. Your image and self-esteem depends on it. It is equally important to know that the thoughts you hold about your image or appearance determines the outer image of you the world sees. This image whether good, bad, negative, or positive is what you portray to the world.
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What Is Your Energy Level?
One of your most precious resources is the energy you use. Energy is necessary to transform your creative goals, dreams, and desires into meaningful action. Your body and mind are the pathways for this energy. They also determine the how you express it. When you take full advantage of all the possibilities life has to offer, your mind, your heart, and your energy all work together harmoniously. When you are open to the full richness of life you, experience deep enjoyment. When you were younger, you undoubtedly had lots of energy.
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How to Program Your Subconscious Mind for Happiness, Health, Riches and More
Published: 8-21-08 Words: 647 Category 1: Inspirational/Motivationalr Category 2: Personal Developmentr Keywords: happiness, health, wealth, riches, confidence, self-esteem, creativity, positive, affirmations Descriptionr Why would you limit your thinking by settling for lack in any area of your life? Life is meant to be filled with all of the happiness, health, creativity, and riches you deserve just by focusing on what it is you deserve to happen in your life. Here are 12 affirmations you can practice daily.
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Four Choices between Success and Failure
Taking action to make your dreams come true is the first step between success and failure. Even so, long before gaining success, your actions must be directed toward making almost perfect choices. To start you on the right path, here are four choices. 1. ATTITUDE vs. NEGATIVITY Attitude. When life hands you a challenge, use a positive attitude of faith to carry you through the difficult situations. Look inward for the strength and energy necessary to fight the challenging situations. This is vital for a positive attitude, and the way you think, feel and act. Negativity.
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***Beauty Is A Magnet to Living and Dressing with Style
Your sense of style, fitness, and wellness require you to constantly improve, add to, and discover the ways you can enhance your image and self-esteem. You can create the desire to learn that there is more to image and style than what lies beyond your imagination. Your self-image is a powerful force. It is your natural birthright to excel, to be your best self at all times. Improving your image helps you maintain the highest level of self-confidence and self-esteem. Dressing well is a part of it. Not only is it your right but, think of it as your privilege.
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Here’s to Your Business Success
“I have a wonderful business, in a wonderful way, I give wonderful service, for wonderful pay!”n-Florence Scovel Shi No one can be successful in business unless you love what you do. This is an attitude you must always carry with you, in your mind, in your emotions, and in your actions. And ...
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Ambition is the Key to Personal Power
"People who are in their personal power often affect others without trying. As leaders, they empower rather than control." -Joan Sotkin What are your dreams, your hopes, and your desires? Are they in harmony with your personal ambition to improve your life? Whether your goal is to be a fashion designer, a corporate vice-president, or the owner of a franchise, as a total person, you must always aim for improvement. For greater personal power, here are seven ambitions that are worthy of attaining 1. MAINTAIN A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE What are you passionate about? What excites you?
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How Much Is Your Marriage Worth?
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” —Oprah Winfrey Can you really put a price on your marriage? How can you decide what experience in your marriage is worth what? Discovering the parts of your relationship that works from one day to the next demands lots of time, energy, and care. And mastering your knowledge of what makes for a successful marriage and what you create together takes thought and skill. Being aware, and remembering, what works and what doesn’t is the secret.
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Fashion Fixes and More
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” rn—George Bernard Shaw The way you dress and coordinate certain pieces determines your fashion statement. Be inspired to create fresh new ideas with your individual taste, personality and clothing budget. When a simple dress can be made to look expensive with your choice of jewelry or accessories, there is no need to spend a small fortune on the latest designer outfit. Learn to know what works with what you already have.
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How to Program Your Subconscious Mind for Happiness, Health, Riches and More
“If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.” - Marcus Garvey Image all the things you want and dream about everyday. You can actually program your subconscious mind for the happiness, health, creativity, and riches that you deserve just by focusing on what it is you desire to happen. What do you think about every day? Do you limit your thoughts with self-defeating beliefs and negative attitudes? Instead, entertain thoughts that are worthy of your natural birthright.
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Gerri's Distincti Wearables
Whether your mood is low key and casual, or sophisticated and glamorous, at Gerri's Distinct Wearables there are fashion accessories to fit your selective tastes. When you are in need of an encouraging word, a fashion tip, or an inspirational jolt or two, you have well-written articles to renew your creative spirit.
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www.distinctive-elegance.com
http://www.distinctive-elegance.com
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www.inspirationalconnections.com
http://www.inspirationalconnections.com/
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Gerri D Smith
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." - Henry David Thoreau
"The possibility of beauty and greatness exists inside each of us - go within to find your possibilities." - Gerri D Smith
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Gerri D Smith,
Apparel Designer, Author & Creative Writer, Entrepreneur
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Gerri D Smith apparel designer and creative writer helps women look good and feel even better. Her online educational resource and virtual boutique inspires women business owners, professionals, celebrities, entertainers, socialites, cruise travelers, and women who just love to dress up for special events.
Gerri combines her many talents as a fashion designer, a small business entrepreneur, a creative writer, and an online fashion, beauty and wellness expert. Her love of sharing fashion tips, wardrobe basics, inspirational lessons, and supporting women to extraordinary heights of achievement is an on going passion.
Her impressive apparel creations are limited to a few, exclusive styles. Styles with distinctive looks that enhance beauty, giving the wearer her own distinctive style. Luxurious fabrics, unique, one-of-a-kind designs best describes Gerri's collections. She believes quality of the design is more important than the price.
Other highlights
eBook #1- Title: "The Power of Fashion and You," - http://www.inspirationalconnections.com/fashionebook_pv.php
eBook #2 - Title: "How These 31 Cups of Inspiration Can Change Your Life" - http://www.inspirationalconnections.com/digital_ebook.php
eBook #3 - Title: "Aim for Success" - http://www.inspirationalconnections.com/inspirationalebook_pv.php
eCourse - " Course Title: "Powerful Keys to Fashion, Beauty and Wellness," http://www.distinctive-elegance.com/afashionjourney.html