The Queen Midas Touch
Find a golden lining in your wardrobe & life.
Arielle Blackburn
Queen Creative Officer
Personal Styling
Garment Re-invention
Female-focused Clothes
all with eco-friendship
Design & Styling
OUR SERVICES
Personal Styling
Get to finally understand yourself, your style, and how to wield all of it to your best advantage—for work, weekend, and celebrations alike. Discover and embrace your own style and what look best on you. It doesn’t have to be for every day. It might already live in your closet. But you should give yourself a chance to explore a whole, new world.
Garment Re-inventing (of the artful variety)
Take a basic or classic piece that's just not getting as much love as it should. Maybe the color isn't perfect or it just feels stale every time you look at it. Let's take care of that for you.
& Much More
Try me. I've done a lot of sprucing up (both wearable & spatial), and don't easily back down from a creative challenge. Also, on occasion, you can find me selling a mix of modern, vintage and re-invented clothing.
A Taste of the Touch
WHAT TQMT LOVES TO DO
Between the trifecta of silhouette/cut, color/pattern, and texture/fabric weight, let's find a fresh balance.
Let's figure out how to make you love your closet better.
Whether it's a basic, a classic, a bag, or a cape, there's a way to breathe creative life into it again. This specific piece is from TQMT's The Slasher Collection.
Whether it's vintage, modern, re-invented, or new-with-tags, let's find some staples with flair (yes, it's possible).
Custom art-i-fy a basic or classic that isn't getting as much love as it should through surface-level or structural design tweaks.
Whether it's a milestone event, a night out, a date, or just a way to liven up work wear, we can make a new you—most likely out of what you've already got!
Street Cred
WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING
“I have a huge closet filled with clothes but tend to only wear the same couple of items (sometimes year-round). Arielle helped me to match together some favorites with clothes I forgot I even had, based on my style, body type and complexion. She also is a master closet organizer, recommending how to best maximize my space and which items might be better to donate.”
-Annie - Closet Audit Client
"I just want to let you know I’m really leaning into the new fashion[...] I thought I was being 'professional mismatch' for mismatched day but got SO many compliments!!!!!"
-Sarah - Mix & Match Patterns Client
"Fly as a kite! Looking forward to more designs!"
-Matt - Admirer of a wool coat surface transformation
"I'm so glad I made the leap & tried something fresh on for size."
-The future you
Advice
HOW TO ADD SOME "GOLD" IN
About TQMT & Arielle
ON THE NAME
The name “The Queen Midas Touch” (TQMT) is inspired by a happier twist on the legend of King Midas: the ruler who turned to gold anything with which he came in contact. As a stylist & designer, Arielle adds her own touch to whatever she recommends or creates for clients & customers. In the process, that touch elevates entire outfits, individual garments, and more. TQMT is all about transformation and elevation. Whether it translates as a pop of color, an all-over pattern, a new-and-flattering shape, or even an actual shimmer of precious metal, Arielle helps find a “golden lining” in your wardrobe and life.
ON THE QUEEN
My name is Arielle, and I’m the creative thread running through The Queen Midas Touch (TQMT). Formally, I hold degrees in Visual Presentation & Exhibition Design and Visual Art Management from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. I've done color consultation work for interior dectorating, as well as fashion display work for both Macy's & Barney's flagship department stores in New York City (not to mention City Opera Thrift Store), and have been styling mannequins & people alike for years.
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I am originally from the greater New York City area—but in 2018, I landed in “The Queen City” a.k.a. Cincinnati, Ohio. That's where I first founded TQMT—through a flurry of pop-up markets loaded with vintage and re-invented clothing & accessories. Now, I'm based in Jerusalem, Israel. You know—the easy route.
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I’ve always wanted to express myself through clothing. It was only natural that I wound up at FIT and can now use my touch to help others add a bit of inspiration, injecting personality into their wardrobe mixes (where wanted/warranted). I’m happiest with an interior design magazine in hand & a pile of fabrics, fashion & furniture to reinvent. I’m second-happiest teaching someone how to layer stripes on stripes, or any kind of pattern mixing, for a knock-out, statement outfit. And of course, I'm happy to find you a capsule wardrobe for a trip, for work, or for everyday use, as well.
Through The Queen Midas Touch, I’m offering my expertise in personal styling & garment reinvention. I hope you’ll try something fresh & funky on for size. It doesn’t have to be for every day. It might already live in your closet or home. But you should give yourself a chance to explore a whole, new world.
