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Josephine wears Karen Mabon pajamas and slippers by Laines London.
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Josephine Hauser
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by Whitley Adkins • photographs by Amy Kolo
orn and raised in Charlotte, Josephine Hauser — known to her social-media followers as The Style Hostess — has always loved clothes. “I was a litigation paralegal before children, but I had worked in retail before that,” including at a Lilly Pulitzer signature store in Raleigh while in graduate school at Meredith College, says the mother of three. “My work in the legal field was a lot of long hours, so once I had a child, I decided to focus on being a mom. People had suggested the blogging world to me. I thought, ‘I’m not an author. I make all the grammatical mistakes.’” Once Instagram came along, she started a blog in 2014, sharing food and style tips. “I was creating outfits for myself and others and helping others pack for their trips. Then I became a travel agent, so that’s how the name The Style Hostess came to be.” Follow her on Instagram @thestylehostess. Comments have been edited for length and clarity.
WHEN WAS YOUR LOVE OF FASHION BORN?
Very young. I don’t remember the exact age — when I could walk, maybe? I would be at my grandmother’s house — I would go 48
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upstairs and try on her clothes and all the accessories. When she would have her Christmas party with “500 of her closest friends,” I would try on all the coats, especially the furs, purses and hats of all the guests. DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL STYLE.
I would definitely say feminine. I don’t buy trendy pieces per se, but I will buy certain pieces that are on trend. I will never try to pull off something that will not work on my body. The older I get, I realize I don’t want to wear things just because other people are wearing them or if it won’t make me feel my best … I’m either really dressed down or I’m dressed up. I’m either in a dress or in my sweats or joggers. I don’t have middle ground. DO YOU HAVE ANY STYLE ICONS?
Princess Diana, Audrey Hepburn and, more recently, Blake Lively. DO YOU HAVE AN OUTFIT RECIPE?
Zero, and I’m very last minute about it, too. I used to plan out what I was going to wear, and then I would not feel like wearing
