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Lily Winston Introduces Collegiate Charm School

This past week I caught up with Wendy Bryant Gow of Lily Winston. Wendy is an amazing woman, she has great style and enthusiasm. Wendy and her team are committed to helping people achieve their best as they work with clients as their image consultant and suits their individual needs.

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Collboration to Support Women in Transition

During this Women in Transition Workshop you will be surrounded by experts in the fields of fashion/style consulting, hair and makeup, weight management, as well as a certified professional coach. The main goal of this event is to help women master their confidence and beauty from the inside out.

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Warm Reunion

Though there was no translator for the reunited family’s first meal together, sentiments transcended words. “You hear so much about how reserved the Japanese are, but these were beautiful, warm, loving, kind people,” Wendy gushes. “I will never forget my elderly aunt giving me the longest, hardest hug.” Wendy immediately noticed her cousin’s height. Like Wendy, she was nearly six-feet tall. “I assumed that my height was inherited from my father,” she said. “Little did I know I may have inherited my height from my Japanese relatives. That was just totally unexpected.”

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Many Questions Few Answers

Despite that, something was missing. “All of my life, I’ve had a feeling I didn’t quite fit in, no matter how much I achieved,” she said. “There’s always been this little space in me that never felt like home was home.” She wondered about the mother she never knew. There were so many questions and so few answers. She searched, but every inquiry left her hopelessly empty-handed. Eventually, Wendy’s dream of meeting her birth mother dimmed.

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A New Home

For Billie and Lee Bryant, Arisa’s arrival was a blessing. Stationed in Japan with the Air Force, they welcomed the six-week-old into their lives. They renamed her Wendy and provided a loving home. The Bryants encouraged Wendy and brother, Stan, also adopted in Japan, to be proud of their heritage. Both excelled in school and as competitive swimmers, where each earned top amateur rankings.

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A Step in the Right Direction

It comes as naturally as the change of the seasons.  Warmer weather means that it’s time to survey our wardrobes and see what we have to wear.  Deciding what pieces to keep, what works best on our body type and what new trends to consider can be overwhelming.  But we don’t have to go it alone.  Why not step into spring with the help of an expert?  We turned to Chapel Hill wardrobe consultant Wendy Bryant Gow to find out how working with a professional can improve our look.

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