Skip to content
Inside Out Style
Melbourne Style Blog for all women to find easy style solutions
Inside Out StyleInside Out Style
Search:
Search
Program Login
  • Home
  • About
    • New? Start Here
    • About Imogen
    • Media
    • Subscribe
  • Blog
    • Colour
      • Discover Your Colours
      • Wearing Colour
      • Colour Psychology
    • Style
      • Body
        • Body ShapesDiscover the different body shapes and how best to dress your body shape to flatter
        • Body Proportionsdiscover how your body is proportioned and how to flatter your body proportions
        • Body Variationsdiscover how your body variations can best be dressed. From a large or small bust to full arms or calves.
        • Body Image
      • Face
        • Beauty
          • Grooming
          • Hair
          • Makeup
      • Personal Style
        • Style Tips
        • Stylish Thoughtsguest writers share their take on style
        • Reader Questions
        • Fabric
          • Drape, texture and sheen
          • Fit and Alterations
          • Prints and Patterns
      • Personal Brand Image
    • Wardrobe
      • Accessories
      • Capsule Wardrobes
      • Dress Codes
        • Occasion Dressing
      • Organisation and Storage
      • Outfits
      • Shopping
        • Fashion Trends
    • More
      • Travel and Packing
      • Wellbeing
      • Reviewsreviews of books, products, services
      • Lifestyle
      • Image Consulting
  • Style Programs
    • Online Style Programs
      • Menu icon7 Steps to Style System
      • Menu iconEvolve Your Style
      • Menu iconIgnite Your Style Genius
      • Menu iconVisualise Your Style
      • Menu iconLevel Up in Style Waitlist
      • Compare Programs
      • Style Manifesto
      • Your Type of Style
    • Video Masterclasses
      • Outfit Masterclass
      • Eyewear Masterclass
      • Hair and Makeup
      • Colour Masterclass
      • Accessorise With Style
      • Travelling Light
    • 1:1 Style and Colour Consultations
      • Personal Colour Analysis
        • Online Colour Analysis
        • In Person Colour Analysis
      • Personal Styling
      • Wardrobe Editing
      • Personal Shopping
      • Online Style Q&A
    • Personal Stylist and Personal Colour Analysis Training Programs
      • Online Training
      • Classroom Training – Melbourne
  • Podcast
  • Freebies
    • Discover Your Personality Style Quiz
    • Body Shape Calculator
  • Shop
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About
    • New? Start Here
    • About Imogen
    • Media
    • Subscribe
  • Blog
    • Colour
      • Discover Your Colours
      • Wearing Colour
      • Colour Psychology
    • Style
      • Body
        • Body ShapesDiscover the different body shapes and how best to dress your body shape to flatter
        • Body Proportionsdiscover how your body is proportioned and how to flatter your body proportions
        • Body Variationsdiscover how your body variations can best be dressed. From a large or small bust to full arms or calves.
        • Body Image
      • Face
        • Beauty
          • Grooming
          • Hair
          • Makeup
      • Personal Style
        • Style Tips
        • Stylish Thoughtsguest writers share their take on style
        • Reader Questions
        • Fabric
          • Drape, texture and sheen
          • Fit and Alterations
          • Prints and Patterns
      • Personal Brand Image
    • Wardrobe
      • Accessories
      • Capsule Wardrobes
      • Dress Codes
        • Occasion Dressing
      • Organisation and Storage
      • Outfits
      • Shopping
        • Fashion Trends
    • More
      • Travel and Packing
      • Wellbeing
      • Reviewsreviews of books, products, services
      • Lifestyle
      • Image Consulting
  • Style Programs
    • Online Style Programs
      • Menu icon7 Steps to Style System
      • Menu iconEvolve Your Style
      • Menu iconIgnite Your Style Genius
      • Menu iconVisualise Your Style
      • Menu iconLevel Up in Style Waitlist
      • Compare Programs
      • Style Manifesto
      • Your Type of Style
    • Video Masterclasses
      • Outfit Masterclass
      • Eyewear Masterclass
      • Hair and Makeup
      • Colour Masterclass
      • Accessorise With Style
      • Travelling Light
    • 1:1 Style and Colour Consultations
      • Personal Colour Analysis
        • Online Colour Analysis
        • In Person Colour Analysis
      • Personal Styling
      • Wardrobe Editing
      • Personal Shopping
      • Online Style Q&A
    • Personal Stylist and Personal Colour Analysis Training Programs
      • Online Training
      • Classroom Training – Melbourne
  • Podcast
  • Freebies
    • Discover Your Personality Style Quiz
    • Body Shape Calculator
  • Shop
  • Contact

Author Archives: Imogen Lamport

Top 7 Tips to Looking More Mature Particularly When You’re Petite

Reader Questions, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportAugust 7, 20138 Comments

Imogen, what do you suggest for petite and skinny girls. As you may have guessed, I’m really tiny, and am tired of people thinking that I am still in college, while I have been working for over 6 years. Any advice on how to look more professional and less small would be great. Thanks a…

Psychology of Colour – Blue

Colour, Colour PsychologyBy Imogen LamportAugust 5, 20131 Comment

Blue is the world’s favourite colour. It surrounds us, from the sea to the sky but it is rarely found in food. A blue sky says “trust me as I will not rain on you”. A blue sky is calm, peaceful and non-threatening. It promotes relaxation (don’t we all love to look at pictures of…

Favourite outfits

3 Essential Elements to Choosing Flattering Prints and Patterns

Body Variations, Personal Style, Prints and PatternsBy Imogen LamportAugust 2, 201318 Comments

How do you pick a print that is flattering for you? There are just so many prints to choose from – florals, stripes, animal, abstract, geometric, checks, paisley, ikat… the list goes on and on. So how do you make the right choices when prints and patterns come in a myriad of colours, scale, contrast…

Formal Wear for the Petite and Busty

Body Variations, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportAugust 1, 20138 Comments

Following on from the post on What to Wear when you’re Petite and Busty, here are some ideas on the formal end of the spectrum. From wedding dress to formal occasion styles. Should you be thinking about a cocktail type dress, just look for the same kinds of styles but that end just above the…

What to Wear – Petite and Busty

Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportJuly 31, 201319 Comments

The other day I received an email pleading with me to help with dressing the petite and busty figure. This body shape can easily look disproportionate and unbalanced as the scale of the bust is large, but the scale of the overall body is small and petite. Too much fabric will overwhelm you, keep garments…

Psychology of Colour – Black and Dark Grey

ColourBy Imogen LamportJuly 29, 20133 Comments

  Much of colour psychology relates back to natures. This is why the meanings are fairly universally recognized. There are always cultural influences, but we can all related to the meanings that found in nature. Black and Dark Greys Where are they found? Night time and stormy skies are what leap to mind. Black isn’t…

Grab a Dress in the Verily Sale

ShoppingBy Imogen LamportJuly 27, 20135 Comments

I love it when packages arrive in the post, and yesterday I got one from Verily- with a Birdcage Dress which you can buy on sale now! They are so easy to wear and care for. Sizes are very true to the measurement chart provided on the site too!

What to Wear After You’ve Had a Baby – 7 Easy Style Tips for New Mums

Fabric, Personal Style, Prints and Patterns, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportJuly 25, 2013Leave a comment

The obsession with Kate Middleton post birth of Prince George abounds on each media outlet. I admire her for appearing in her first public outing with the new prince not strapped up in shapewear to give us the impression that just hours after the birth she’s snapped back to her pre-pregnancy flat stomached ways. For…

Svelte in Style – How to Look and Feel Great While Losing Weight – Out Now

Body Image, Personal Style, VideosBy Imogen LamportJuly 24, 20133 Comments

I’m so excited to let you know that as of today, you can purchase a copy of Jill Chivers and my new ebook Svelte in Style: How to Look and Feel Great While Losing Weight. It’s a fabulous resource for the many women who are currently on a weight loss journey or who are about…

What to wear to a wedding

What to Wear to a Wedding

Dress Codes, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJuly 23, 20134 Comments

Weddings these days have many dress codes. Recently a friend of mine was horrified when turning up to a wedding in a floor-length gown (the invitation dress code said “formal”) to find out that really, all the bride had wanted was for people not to wear jeans! The first point of call when figuring out…

How to Style a Dress

Outfits, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportJuly 19, 20137 Comments

Dresses have become the staple garment in my wardrobe. Ever since I did one of those challenges and wore a dress every day for a month I’ve become a complete convert. Why do I love them so much? Well they are just so easy to wear, plus they can halve your dressing time (you don’t…

Certified Personal Colour Analysis, Stylist and Image Mastery Training

Colour, More, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportJuly 17, 2013Leave a comment

You may have noticed that I’ve been a little quite on the blog these past 2 1/2 weeks.  It’s because I’ve been so busy running our Certified Advanced Personal Colour Analysis and Personal Stylist and Image Mastery training course – a 14 day download of my brain into my students’ brains. To give you a…

What to wear on a date in summer

What to Wear on a Date in Summer

Occasion Dressing, Outfits, Style Tips, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJuly 12, 20132 Comments

It’s one of those really hot balmy summer nights where even underwear and high heels make me feel uncomfortable but I have a date with a gorgeous man at a local restaurant and of course I want him to fancy me like mad. What do I wear that’s casual, cool and comfortable but stylish and…

How to Work with Your Colour Palette

Colour, VideosBy Imogen LamportJuly 10, 20132 Comments

Imogen: I am so excited you will be talking more about color. Years ago, I was color typed as a vivid summer (light in value and cool). I remember I was very disappointed because I loved all the colors in the winter palette. As I’ve learned more about me, I realize that I enjoy the…

Tips on discovering your signature style

Discover Your Signature Style

Personal Style, VideosBy Imogen LamportJuly 5, 20137 Comments

Discover ways to think about your signature style. Watch this short video with Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I talk about our own signature styles and how we found them, and ways you can think about yours. Your signature style is an element of your style recipe and personality style. It can almost…

Already Pretty by Sally McGraw – Book Review

ReviewsBy Imogen LamportJuly 3, 20131 Comment

Last night I finished reading Sally McGraw’s book Already Pretty: Learning to Love Your Body by Learning to Dress it Well. Sally you may know from her blog Already Pretty and this style guide is based on her philosophy of loving your body and dressing it with respect in a way that makes you happy.…

how to pick prints - curved or angular

How to Pick Prints – Curved or Angular

Prints and Patterns, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportJuly 1, 2013Leave a comment

Hi Imogen, I love your blog! I am wondering if the type of prints (i.e. angular/curved prints) have anything to do with body shape. I saw two ladies who coincidentally were dressed in black and white printed dresses. One has an I-shaped girl and the prints on her dress were bold and angular. If she…

Looking Great While Losing Weight

Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportJune 29, 20138 Comments

I’m really excited that I’ve just finished working on a new book that I’ve co-written with Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe called Svelte in Style: How to Look and Feel Great While Losing Weight. Our publication date for this ebook is 24 July, but you can find out more about it now!  We will…

Fashion vs Style

Fashion Trends, Personal Style, VideosBy Imogen LamportJune 27, 20131 Comment

Today Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I are talking about Fashion Vs Style in this short video. What do you think are the differences between fashion and style?

How to Pick a Slimming Print

Prints and Patterns, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportJune 26, 20139 Comments

Many people are a bit scared of prints, as they’ve been told that prints will make them look larger. This is not always the case, it really depends on the type of print. There are two main types of prints, sparse and dense. Sparse prints have the elements spread further apart, these are the ‘fattening’…

Principle of Volume

Fabric, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJune 24, 20137 Comments

One of the simplest, but most often forgotten rules, is that of the principles of volume. Too much volume at one time will make you look larger than you are. Too skin tight can look a little tarty.

←1
23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172
…7374757677…
78798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115→
  • About
  • FAQs
  • Legal
    • Privacy Policy
    • Blog Terms of Use
    • Disclosure
    • Evolve Your Style Terms of Use
    • 7 Steps to Style Terms of Use
    • Ignite Your Style Genius Terms of Use
  • Guest Posts Policy
  • Subscription Preferences
  • Sitemap
  • Contact
Legal
Go to Top