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What Colours to Wear When Dating

Colour, occasion dressingBy Imogen LamportDecember 10, 200911 Comments

Pink – the right pink flatters your complexion and makes you look healthy and glowing, it also is the colour of love and a nurturing colour.  It, will make a man feel more protective. Red – sensual and fiery, this colour conveys a very confident message, it may be interpreted that you are tiger in…

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Necklaces

How to Choose a Necklace to Work with a Pattern or Print

Accessories, style tipsBy Imogen LamportDecember 9, 200910 Comments

One of the other elements of choosing a necklace, along with the neckline, is creating harmony with the print or pattern or other design features of the garment it’s sitting next to. From left to right, top to bottom: Snakeskin cardigan with multiple piece coral necklace – two naturally occurring shapes, made of many small…

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How to Choose a Necklace to Work with Your Neckline

Accessories, style tipsBy Imogen LamportDecember 7, 200911 Comments

I was asked by a reader how to choose match necklaces with clothing, so to start, here is a quick guide on how to match necklines and necklaces Necklines that have detail – beading, ruffles, cowls etc, don’t need any extra embellishment, avoid wearing a necklace with them. Lower necklines such as Vs, Scoops, Square,…

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Stylish Stocking Stuffers for Christmas

shopping, style tipsBy Imogen LamportDecember 2, 20094 Comments

December is here, and suddenly I’ve got to think more seriously about the whole present issue.  So for yourselves (if you have to fill your own stocking), or for your stylish friends, here are a few ideas for stylish stocking fillers or Chris Kringle presents. Petal Plusheez – Spa Socks After a long day on…

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How to Build an Evening Wear Wardrobe

occasion dressing, outfits, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportDecember 1, 200913 Comments

I don’t spend much time wearing evening wear anymore, with small kids and no full time nanny or relatives to babysit, it’s costly to get out of the house. But about once a year I’m suddenly needing to wear something a bit special to a dinner or event and so have to cobble an outfit…

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What to Wear to the Office Christmas Party

occasion dressing, outfits, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportNovember 30, 20096 Comments

Christmas party season is upon us, and having spoke to employers at different times about this, and they do find this to be an issue as their employees turn up inappropriately dressed, I thought I’d do a quick post on what to wear to your office Christmas party. What you need to remember is that…

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And the Winner of the Jean Straps is …..

GiveawaysBy Imogen LamportNovember 29, 2009Leave a comment

Crystal – please email me with your address and I will post them to you. If you didn’t win, remember you can always get a pair from www.jeanstraps.com

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Where to Carry Your Handbag

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportNovember 26, 200916 Comments

Yesterday I did a post on What Size Handbag to Choose – one of the commenter’s asked about handbag placement,  should you wear it at your hips or under your arm,  down the side of your body and what happens when you wear it across your body?   The answer lies in knowing your body shape and…

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What Size Handbag Should I Carry?

Accessories, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportNovember 25, 200930 Comments

One of my lovely readers Karen sent me this email: I do think we can and should each find our own personal style and be comfortable with it. I do not understand the large size that handbags have become. If I carried a currently stylish handbag, it would be 90% empty, and I’m not sure…

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More Ways to Create a Column of Colour to Lengthen and Slim

Body ProportionsBy Imogen LamportNovember 24, 20096 Comments

Yesterday’s post on using a column of colour had lots of comments and a few queries which I thought I’d answer today.   Pearlaceous said…   I understand the principle behind this, Imogen, and this is what I actually do when I wear black jeans or trousers, but how do I make it work with…

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Using a Column of Colour to Look Taller and Slimmer

UncategorizedBy Imogen LamportNovember 23, 200918 Comments

If you want to look taller or slimmer, you need to use the unbroken line as your guide to dressing. What is the unbroken line?  Every time you end a garment, and the hem of each garment creates horizontal lines (which break up your body), you are shortening and widening yourself. So creating an unbroken…

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Dressing Takes 287 days of Your Life

Personal Style, ResearchBy Imogen LamportNovember 22, 20099 Comments

Reading the paper on the weekend I came across a mention of a study done by UK retailer Matalan, I haven’t yet found the actual study results online, but here is the news report: WOMEN spend almost a year of their lives deciding what to wear, a new study has found. Choosing outfits for work,…

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Weekend Reading – Breast Cancer Style Tips

Body Image, Bust, weekend readingBy Imogen LamportNovember 20, 20091 Comment

A great post on Post Mastectomy dressing from Kayleigh Is your hair thinning from Chemotherapy?  Check out Duchesse’s options for thinning hair How to choose and fit a mastectomy bra from The Bra Queen. Some more tips on dressing after a mastectomy from the Lifestyle Channel And a quick reminder that if you or anyone…

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How to layer tops - tips from a professional personal stylist #layeringtips

How to Layer Tops

Wardrobe, outfitsBy Imogen LamportNovember 19, 20091 Comment

What are the guidelines for layering tops?   Many people tell me they have no idea how to do it, so here are some quick tips. 5 Tips on How to Layer Tops 1. The underlayer needs to be tighter than the overlayer (unless it’s very soft and blousy and doesn’t add extra bulk or show…

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11 Wardrobe Essentials

Do You Have an Essential Wardrobe Item?

Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportNovember 18, 200923 Comments

How often do we see magazine articles on the essential wardrobe items that everyone must have?  How often do you actually agree with them? I’m often asked what I think these essentials are, but given that people’s lifestyles, tastes and personalities differ, there are very few garments that I would class as essential for everyone.…

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My Favourite Shapewear Tanks

UncategorizedBy Imogen LamportNovember 17, 200914 Comments

Recently (well in Australia anyway, they could have been out for years in the rest of the world for all I know), new shapewear tanks have come onto the market and I am in LOVE! I often layer a tank underneath a V or a deep U neck so that I don’t scare the world…

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How to choose a flattering colour for your swimsuit

How to Choose the Colour For Your Swimwear

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportNovember 15, 200911 Comments

How do you choose a colour for your bathers? Swimwear can be tricky to purchase at the best of times for many of us! And wearing a swimsuit can feel very exposing, so finding a colour that will draw attention away from your body and to your face is a great way to feel more…

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How to Choose Earrings for your faceshape

Figuring Out Your Face Shape – Choosing Earrings

Accessories, face stylesBy Imogen LamportNovember 11, 200910 Comments

In this post I’ll help you choose earrings according to your face shape. Hopefully after my last few posts you’ve now got more of an idea of your face shape.  Remember, these are guidelines only, and very few faces are exactly shaped.  In many ways, what is most important to figure out is: Answer these…

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Importance of Placement of Facial Features For Determining Face Shape

Beauty, Face, face stylesBy Imogen LamportNovember 10, 200915 Comments

Sal from Already Pretty said in her comment on the post on Finding Your Face Shape that she still has problems figuring out what her face shape is. There is one more point about your face that you need to consider – the placement of your features within your face. I’ve done up some pictures…

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How to Figure Out Your Face Shape

Beauty, face stylesBy Imogen LamportNovember 9, 200919 Comments

So many people want to know what their face shape is. Unfortunately, face shapes are not easy to define as most people’s faces don’t fit exactly into any specific shape. The easiest way of figuring out your face shape is to pull all your hair off your face, and sitting in front of a mirror,…

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How to Find a Flattering Hairstyle

BeautyBy Imogen LamportNovember 8, 20094 Comments

So often people want to know what their hairstyle options are – what will suit their face shape is the most often asked question. But before that is answered, there are other factors to take into consideration on what will be the best hairstyle for you. 1. What is the texture of your hair –…

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