Spy work

STYLING SECRETS JONNA MENDEZ LEARNED AS THE CIA'S CHIEF OF DISGUISE

No one understands the power of fashion to communicate — and conceal — better than Jonna Mendez.

Having served with the CIA for 27 years prior to her retirement in 1993, Mendez earned the title of Chief of Disguise, ran a multi-million dollar program and received the Intelligence Commendation Medal for her services. During her career with the agency, she became a specialist in identity transformation and clandestine photography and came up against the KGB in Moscow, the Stasi in East Germany and the Cuban Intelligence Directorate. No big deal.

In the years since she left the agency, Mendez has used her experience with real-life spies to co-write books like "Argo," "Spy Dust" and "The Moscow Rules" with her husband Antonio Mendez, who shared the title Chief of Disguise. Jonna is now a lecturer, consultant and a founding member of the board of advisors at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. — and she's arguably the best person to ask for advice if you're taking a trip to your hometown and don't want your ex to recognize you on the street.