Fashion Feng Shui® was founded on Essential Feng Shui®, a practical, westernized form of Feng Shui, taught at Terah Kathryn Collins' Western School of Feng Shui. The following Essential Feng Shui® philosophy and principles will help you begin to look at personal appearance through Fashion Feng Shui® eyes.

Chi, the Universal life force, animates every one and every thing in our world giving us a whole new perspective on the people and possessions that surround us.

Through Fashion Feng Shui® Eyes: If you consider your surroundings to be alive and talking to you all the time—think about what your clothing is “saying” to, and about, you?

• Do your clothes speak your truth? Is your wardrobe authentic to who you are?

• Do your clothes cheer you, or jeer you? Does your appearance affirm your goals

Every one and every thing is connected by a “worldwide web” of energy. Therefore, your actions and attitudes affect every one and every thing else in the world—and vice versa.

Through Fashion Feng Shui® Eyes: Connect with the people you meet, places you go and pastimes you pursue, by mirroring their energy in your appearance.

• Do your clothes reflect your surroundings?

• Are you dressed appropriately for every interaction and occasion?

• Is your wardrobe functional?

• Does it support your desired lifestyle?

Nature is in a constant state of change. You witness it in the cycles of seasons, the ebbing and flowing of the tides, and the waxing and waning of the moon. Change is one thing upon which you can always rely.

Through Fashion Feng Shui® Eyes: When you change, you align yourself with the energy of the moment, so should your clothing.

• Do your clothes align with the current you? When is the last time you made changes to: Your self? Your personal style? Your living or working environments?

• Is your wardrobe attuned to the present moment you?

• Do you or your clothes require updating?

The state of your surroundings affects your state of mind. Surround yourself only with your favorite people and possessions.

Through Fashion Feng Shui® Eyes: Memories and associations make your wardrobe come alive—make sure they are all positive ones. Wear only clothes that make your heart sing!

• How do your clothes make you feel?

• Do you LOVE them? Do they love you back?

• Do some of your clothes drag your energy down (like a "ball and chain")?

• Do some lift it up (like a balloon)?

• How do you think they affect your life?

Avoid filling your environment with “hazardous furnishings," i.e. anything which, does not contribute to your personal safety and comfort.

Through Fashion Feng Shui® Eyes: Small nuisances, such as uncomfortable clothes, missing buttons, unruly zippers, and drooping hems deplete your energy.

• Do you perform wardrobe audits?

• Do you regularly identify which garments to keep, sweep,or tweak?

• Are you living with clothes that are not as perfect as you?

• How does this affect your energy?

Feng Shui maintains that your environment displays your consciousness and your consciousness creates your environment.

Through Fashion Feng Shui® Eyes: Your wardrobe should be in ideal condition, if you expect your life to be.

• Is your wardrobe in a state of disorganization or dis-repair? If so, is it a reflection of a like-mind set? Or, could it be manifesting the same in your life?

• Do your clothes display your inner magnificence?