Customer Service
This is so brilliant – it’s an interesting look at today’s business world. As a small business owner it really rings true when so many people are constantly trying to beat you down on price.
What is Age Appropriate Dressing?
One of my lovely commenters asked if I could do a post on age-appropriate dressing, as she’s one of the many over 40s who would like some help. So What is Age Appropriate Dressing? I think that as we age, rather than being really trendy, and following the latest fashion, no matter how…
DetailsThe "Right" Kind of Curves
Yesterday’s post titled Curves are Back! has sparked some interesting discussion. One of the most obvious points about these articles is that curves are only ‘media acceptable’ when they’re the ‘right kind of curve’, that is, hourglass, slim waist, no potbelly, bust and rounded bottom, and generally around a size 12-14, definitely not size 22…
DetailsCurves are Back!
Yesterday, I was reading my Sunday Age newspaper and in the Sunday Life magazine there was an article titled Shape Shifting, which was all about how curves are back in fashion – do you think this is true or not? Will the Rachel Zoe skinny waif look ever go out of style? Every time that…
DetailsAnjelah Johnson – Nail Salon
Some weekend laughs.
Are You Too Old for Leggings?
Recently I was having a conversation with someone who asked if leggings were still ‘in’ and if they were too old to wear them. My reply was that they are still around (looking at the Fall 2009 fashion shows they were everywhere on the runway) and are generally more flattering than a lot of the…
DetailsDo I Need Whiter Teeth?
I downloaded my photos from my camera from the AICI Conference in Irvine, SoCal (this is Karen of a Certain Age and me), and I noticed something, my teeth are not very white. I get compliments on my teeth here in Australia, but I don’t think they make the grade in LA. They…
DetailsHow to Choose Glasses – Your PD
Ask your optometrist what your PD is – what’s a PD? It’s your pupillary distance – that is the distance between your two pupils. Why does it matter? Rather than try on 2000 frames and getting completely confused and overwhelmed by choice, your PD may preclude you from some frames. If you look…
DetailsHow to Choose Glasses – The Most Important Factor
Today I’m starting again working with an optometry education company doing a workshop with retail optometry staff to teach them some of the image related aspects of helping their clients choose flattering glasses frames. But before you even start trying on frames, the No. 1 factor that will affect your choice, and what you…
DetailsUnlimited Colour
One of the reasons I’m so happy to be home, is that I’ve just spent 3 weeks in the same few clothes, all in a palette of black, white and red (apart from a couple of items), and I’m now bored, so bored with these clothes! It’s great to be able to capsule your…
DetailsHow Not to Get Over Jetlag
We’re home today, happily, it’s great to be in our own space again, and the dogs missed us heaps – they’re happy to see us! We arrived in at 7.30am after our 15 hour flight, we all got some sleep on the plane, but the kids didn’t get nearly their normal amount of sleep.…
DetailsHow Old is Too Old to Change Career?
Here I am at the Gala Dinner of the 2009 Conference Dinner on Sunday Night (yes, we felt the earthquake, the lightfittings swung for about 5 minutes afterwards, and the hotel lifts were shut for 3 hours after the quake). I’m with my gorgeous friend and colleague Jan Fisher who is an image consultant in…
DetailsBrenda Kinsel’s Pearls
At the AICI conference I got to meet the fabulous image consultant and author Brenda Kinsel who shared these tips with me, so I could share them with you. I asked Brenda for 5 tips to help you improve your wardrobe and image 1. At the change of season, when you swap your wardrobe over…
DetailsReceiving My CIP at the AICI Conference
Well here I am at the conference last night receiving my AICI Certified Image Professional certificate from Anna Wildermuth AICI CIM (gorgeous jacket she has on!). I was asked by Struggler what I ended up packing for the conference – here is day 1, a black skirt that can be worn as a dress…
DetailsOff to the Image Consultants Conference
Today is the first day of the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) conference today. I’m excited to be catching up with old friends, and meeting many new ones, plus meeting some of the greats of the industry. One person I’m really keen to meet is Brenda Kinsel (40 Over 40, In the Dressing Room…
DetailsWhy You Should Take Up Your Tops
I was shopping yesterday in Century City, LA with lovely blogger La Belette Rouge and she tried on a version of this top at Banana Republic. It looked great on her, but was about 2.5″ too long and hit at an unflattering point on her hips and made her looked proportionally unbalanced and a…
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How to Discover Neutrals with the Right Undertone For You
You may have already seen my post about Black not being the be all and end all of neutrals. So if you cut black out what are your options? When I went from brunette to blonde, my go to neutral of black changed to white (find out more about that here) because my natural…
DetailsHow do you know if it’s your kind of shop?
Here I am in LA, that’s me with Snoopy at Knotts Berry Farm yesterday, anyway, I spent some time at a local shopping centre today – The Block at Orange, near where I’m staying. Of course I don’t know all the shops and brands, so I wander into shops. The quickest way for me…
DetailsBody Image Survey
Nine out of 10 Australian women have regular “fat days” and most are miserable about their bodies, a survey has found. The survey, conducted by two Melbourne universities, paints a bleak picture of women who don’t like seeing their reflection in the mirror. More than two-thirds of women feel uncomfortable looking at themselves naked in…
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My Own Image Anxieties
It’s interesting, reading the comments to my last post on what to pack, that people think that because I’m an image consultant I’d have the whole dressing thing completely sorted and never worry about it. What I didn’t realise before I trained to become an image consultant was: You can never have a bad day…
DetailsPacking for an Image Consultants Conference
Here is my challenge, I’m packing to fly to LA to attend the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) annual conference. What should I wear? The dress code is: Business attire is appropriate for daytime conference programs and evening events. May temperatures range from an average high of 81ºF/27ºC to an average low of 54ºF/12ºC.…
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