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Author Archives: Imogen Lamport

Necessity or Possibility metaprogram

Do You Only Buy Clothes When You Really Really Have to?

Capsule Wardrobes, Wardrobe, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportAugust 10, 20156 Comments

These are two interesting meta-programs and you may find that you work with one in some aspects of your life, and the other in a different part. I know for sure that I’m wired that way. For instance, whenever I buy a car, I buy it out of necessity. I buy a car that is…

Improve your body image and embrace your style

Improving Your Body Image and Self Esteem Plus Other Weekend Reading

Body Image, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportAugust 8, 20152 Comments

Loved this post from Vintage Current about how a cat call made Candice’s day and helped her think more positively about body image This post from Sal about seeing her body through the lens of style is a great read. Carly shares how embracing a label has been powerful for her. Grown up dressing and…

How to Pick Your Size when Internet Shopping

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, ShoppingBy Imogen LamportAugust 7, 201514 Comments

Picking Your Size from On-Line Size Charts by Catherine Scholze The internet has been a boon to independent designers over the last ten years: it allows us to talk directly to our customers and meet the needs of under-served markets that conventional retailers can’t address. But it also means that you, the customer, cannot try…

You can become stylish in only 31 days

Do You Like the Idea of “Uniform” Dressing?

Personal Style, Videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportAugust 6, 201521 Comments

Today in this video Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss the idea of “uniform dressing” (think Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Audrey Hepburn, Anna Wintour) and who it may appeal to (and who it doesn’t). I would love to know your thoughts – do you like to dress to a formula or a uniform…

Why actors wear costumes

Why Actors Wear Costumes

Style Tips, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportAugust 5, 20157 Comments

When I meet people and they ask what I do and I tell them and they looked surprise and say “why would anyone pay for that?” in an incredulous tone I know that they really don’t understand just how their image impacts on their lives, from relationships to job opportunities, and just how much they…

Evolve Your Style 31 day style challenge review

Evolve Your Style Review – Ruth My Colour Coach

ReviewsBy Imogen LamportAugust 4, 20157 Comments

Ruth Essex is also an image consultant (in the UK) who has taken part in my 31 day Evolve Your Style challenge has written this review of the program and I asked her if I could share it with you. She kindly said yes. Prologue: This summer I went on a big adventure and together…

Communication

ABCs – Match or Mismatch

More, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportAugust 3, 20158 Comments

Have you ever had a conversation with someone and all they seemed to do was to point out the differences between your point of view and theirs? That if you said you were alike in some way, they would disagree and tell you that in fact no, you are completely opposite? Or maybe you’ve had…

40+ blogger outfit inspiration

Outfit Inspiration and Other Weekend Reading

Outfits, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportAugust 1, 20156 Comments

This weekend my theme is Outfit Inspiration so I’m sharing a few of my outfits this past couple of weeks. It’s been very cold in my office as I have no heating (broken down, waiting on a part) and it’s mid-winter here so I’m all layered up.   My wardrobe is still full of black…

How to choose the right blonde hair colour

Going Blonde – Choosing the Right Shade

Beauty, HairBy Imogen LamportJuly 31, 20158 Comments

I’m often asked (since I’ve gone blonde, which I shared my journey from Brunette to blonde here pt 2, here pt 3 and here pt 4) just how to choose the right shade of blonde, as the wrong one will wash you out or can make you look and unflattering shade of pink. There are…

Jill Chivers and Imogen Lamport discuss all things Style

Destination Style – In Conversation with Jill Chivers

Personal Style, VideosBy Imogen LamportJuly 30, 20159 Comments

Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss some of our Ah-ha moments relating to our personal styles – from the discovery of a signature print to the moment where I realised that there was something about my body shape that really mattered in my selection of clothing. Watch the video here now. Have…

beth style at a certain age

Stylish Thoughts – Style at a Certain Age

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportJuly 28, 20153 Comments

I’m delighted to share with you today’s Stylish Thoughts interview with San Fransisco (California, USAP based blogger Beth of Style at a Certain Age . 1) What are your top tips for travelling ? For years, my family lived overseas with yearly sojourns back home to the States. If there’s one thing I know how to navigate…

Destination Sydney

Destination Sydney

More, Travel and PackingBy Imogen LamportJuly 27, 201520 Comments

This trip was provided to me thanks to Nuffnang, Destination NSW, Qantas and Rydges I love a weekend away. It makes it feel like the weekend is more than just a couple of days and so I was thrilled when I was offered the opportunity by Destination NSW and Nuffnang to spend a few days…

absolute colour system personal colour analysis

Why Colour Analysis has Evolved Beyond the Seasons

Colour, Discover Your ColoursBy Imogen LamportJuly 24, 201525 Comments

  Back in 1981 Colour Me Beautiful was published and really brought the idea of personal colour analysis to the masses. It was a huge hit and I remember going through the book and figuring out that I was a winter and being fascinated all that time ago about the concept of personal colour analysis.…

How introversion or extroversion influence your shopping style

How Being and Introvert or Extrovert May Affect Your Shopping Experience

Shopping, VideosBy Imogen LamportJuly 23, 201523 Comments

Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss in this video how being an introvert or extrovert may change how you approach shopping and your experiences while doing it.     In this video we mention another video about knowing your rules which you can watch here.

What to keep and what to let go of in your wardrobe

Before You Throw It All Out for a Minimalist Wardrobe Read This

Capsule Wardrobes, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJuly 22, 201538 Comments

I think capsule wardrobes are a brilliant concept and I use them all the time in my work with clients, and with myself when travelling. But, and this is a big but, they are right for some but not for everyone. Did you red my post about whether you are an Options or Procedures person?…

Grechen Reiter of Grechens closet shares her stylish thoughts on www.insideoutstyleblog.com

Stylish Thoughts – Grechen’s Closet

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportJuly 21, 201513 Comments

Today’s Stylish Thoughts interview is with Dallas Texas (USA) based blogger Grechen Reiter of Grechen’s Closet and Conscious Closet Consulting What is the secret to great style? I have no idea. People like to say that it’s grace, poise, self-confidence, etc., and that it starts with how you feel on the inside, but I’m not…

ABCs – Do You Like Options or Prefer Procedures?

WellbeingBy Imogen LamportJuly 20, 201529 Comments

Options and Procedures is one of the NLP meta programs – which in a way can be described as habits of thought – the way we think and act habitually. This operational style plays a big influence on the size of wardrobe you’re happy with. It will mean that you may love only owning a…

Canberra Youth Orchestra 1985

It Was 30 Years Ago Today

More, Travel and Packing, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportJuly 18, 20156 Comments

Today I’m off to Canberra for the 30th Anniversary of the Canberra Youth Orchestra’s win of the World Youth Orchestra Championships in Vienna (Austria) 1985. I can’t wait to catch up with so many who went on this amazing journey with me, the majority of who I haven’t seen in around 28 years! I took…

Shoe Play – How to Change the Colour of Your Shoes

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportJuly 17, 201520 Comments

By Ms MakeItOver Bernadette Lis We all love shoes! If you’d like to have some fun with, a pair that doesn’t thrill you anymore or need a colour which is difficult to find, then grab some leather paint and let me show you how I changed mine.   Tools You will need: shoes Ammonia cleaner…

How Knowing Your Style Rules Will Help You Dress More Creatively and Stylishly

Personal Style, VideosBy Imogen LamportJuly 16, 20156 Comments

Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I got together and made this video on why knowing your style rules doesn’t make you less creative when you dress (some people think that if you know your rules you will become a less stylish dresser). We don’t agree – discover why as you watch it. Want to…

Petite proportions - getting it right with skirts and dresses

Petite Proportions – Getting it Right with Skirts and Dresses

Body Proportions, Body Variations, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportJuly 15, 201510 Comments

Imogen would you do a post, with illustrations, for golden mean proportions on petites for casual styles and for skirts and dress ensembles? I know you have done casual capsules, but I need more guidance. Firstly, I just want to stress that you shouldn’t get obsessed with following the golden meanexactly! It’s certainly harder for…

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