I’ve seen the transformative powers of great clothing reach far beyond the work of a single day or week or month. Take Jeanne, a single girl when we met, dressing in clothes that weren’t right for her body, didn’t speak to her professional accomplishments as a highly respected public relations executive, and certainly weren’t doing her any favors in the husband-hunting department. In the year we worked together, she met and married the love of her life. They were introduced at a party for which I’d dressed her in a red silk strappy dress and a heap of gold accessories, a perfect example of a woman dressing to be noticed and reaping the benefits. She wasn’t the first woman I’ve seen enact a radical life change that started in her closet, and she won’t be the last.