Body image concerns among Australian youth have increased despite government and industry efforts to reverse the worrying trend, a new survey shows. Nearly a third of young people say body image is their top personal issue, ahead of bullying, alcohol, drugs and even crime, according to the largest annual survey of Australian youth, aged 11…
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Today I’m off to speak to a group of business women, and my topic is accessories and how to choose them. One topic I will talk about is how to match jewellery, without being matchy-matchy (unless you’re very classic in your personal style, matching sets tend to look old and fuddy-duddy). I’ve done up a…
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\ Niamh was looking through some old photo albums, you know, the ones with pictures of me in my primary school classes, she was going through and picking me out of the sea of faces in each class. When I asked her how she knew it was me, she said: “see, your face is shiny…
DetailsI was talking to my Professional Organiser friend Angela and she was telling me that she’d done a quick survey at a workshop she ran about how many shoes and handbags each of the participant owned. Her group averaged 55 pairs. I often find amongst my clients there are varying numbers, from 3 or 4…
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Reader Question:Also, is there any rules with shoes and body types? Particurarly thinking about boots, as it’s getting colder here in Europe 😉 Thanks again, Maija When thinking about what are the best shapes of boots and heels for different body shapes, consider your shape and what will balance it. Stiletto heels with their long…
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I was asked the other day by a reader where are the defining points to figure out body shape. How to Define Your Body Shape Is it bust, waist and hips, shoulders waist and hips and where are the hips defined from – the thigh or up on the buttock area? For me (and I’m sure there…
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Do you wear makeup? A lot? A little? Everyday? Only to work? Never at work but on the weekend? Only going out somewhere special? My ex-husband would have preferred I wore no makeup. He said he liked to see the face that he got to wake up to each morning. I once worked with a…
DetailsI get so many requests about how to dress 8 shape bodies, probably because they are so ignored by most image and style books. So I asked Aileen Lane of Nutri-Style in Singapore, who is an 8 shape if she’d share her experiences with you on how she dresses her shape. Here is her post:…
DetailsTania Many people wear eye glasses, but how many people really take the opportunity to find a frame that expresses their personality, that are not just practical, but are jewellery for the face? Irene While I was in Manila, I met a lovely image consultant Irene, who had a selection of fabulous frames, and I…
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If the face is the ‘communication centre’ it’s really important to think about how to draw attention there. Finishing off getting dressed so that you look ‘put together’ and stylish is helped immensely by what happens above the bust as it is close to the face. Using a piece of jewellery in this area or…
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Hi, when you have chance could you address how to wear the colour Camel? It was all over the runways (especially at Chloe) but I’m not sure it would work that well for me as a colour (My colouring is Clear and Warm). What are hip ways to wear Camel with other colours? I have…
DetailsPeople always ask me where the best point is to end their tops and jackets. As the hem of a top creates a horizontal line, the best place is on a narrow point, rather than a wide point. If you are a body shape that has wider hips/thighs than waist, A, X, H, 8 (or…
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When I was away recently a few times I wanted a tinted moisturiser, and of course I didn’t take one with me, and I often find it hard to find the right shade of tinted moisturiser for my skin anyway. Then I remembered the old trick of mixing in equal portions your regular moisturiser with…
DetailsI was interviewed by Madonna King on ABC Radio in Brisbane today about how to pack for travel. You can listen to the interview here.
Vandita Singh and Denise Ng The Manila conference committee who put on the AICI SE Asia conference really went all out to showcase local culture and design. To start off the conference there was a performance by local dancers. The Gala dinner had everyone frocking up. Me and Li Kin Pang
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View of the beach from the Discovery Shores Restaurant I am here in Boracay at the gorgeous Discovery Shores resort with image consultants Olen Juarez-Lim and Denise Ng. The other day at the cultural session in Manila Miselle Bergonia talked about how you know you’re Filipino when you point with your lips. I hadn’t noticed…
DetailsL to R Sheila Wong, Vandita Singh, Catherine Ong, Miselle Bergonia . Denise Ng in a Dita Sandico-Ong creation During the AICI SE Asia conference there was a session on doing business with Asia and understanding some of the cultural differences, manners and customs. The presenters wore traditional dress of their culture.The Filipino presenter Miselle Bergonia…
Details. Greenbelt shopping centre . Well I’m here in Manila, Philippines, and have been looked after very well so far. Last night as I was being driven from the airport to the hotel I asked the driver what the population of Manila is, he said 19 000 000 which is only a few million short…
DetailsI’m off to Manila in the Philippines tomorrow for the Association of Image Consultants International South East Asia conference. I’m speaking at the conference on blogging, so have to have something that is suitable to stand up in front of a critical audience. There will be a gala dinner, other conference events and then I’m…
DetailsWhat made me happy this week? Well I’m thrilled to say that I’ve FINALLY finished writing and editing my new ebook for Petite women called Never Short on Style: Dressing and Finessing the Petite Frame. I’d like to say thanks to all of you who came up with potential titles, to Susan (contact me for…
DetailsOk, there isn’t much style advice in this post, and I’ve no idea why I’ve been thinking about this recently, but for some reason I keep thinking of skills that I’ve acquired over my life that are now either out of fashion (see got a style word in there) or just no longer useful. 1.…
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