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How to Rock Patterns on Your Lower Half – X and A Shapes

Body Shapes, prints and patternsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 21, 20182 Comments

If you’ve read my recommendations on how to dress the hourglass shapes – the X Shape and A shape, that have the wider lower hip area, you may have noticed that the instructions are to keep the bottom of your body more boring, plain and free of detail. Details to Avoid Below the Waist for…

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How to Choose Colours to Wear to Suit Your Mood

Wearing Colour, Colour, Colour Psychology, outfits, videosBy Imogen LamportFebruary 20, 201812 Comments

Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I were asked a question about how we chose our outfits  – what our processes are – and the first one that came up for us was about basing an outfit around a colour.  In this video we share our thought processes – and they are quite different…

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5 Simple Tips for Choosing a Flattering Pair of Shorts

5 Simple Tips for Choosing a Flattering Pair of Shorts

Body Proportions, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 16, 20185 Comments

How long are your shorts? How long or short should your shorts be?  This is a question I’m frequently asked so I thought I should post an answer! Shorts are one of those clothing garments that are often rather tricky for many women past the age of 40 to wear.  We may not be particularly…

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9 Ways to Style Up Your Little Dark Dress with Colour

9 Ways to Style Up Your Little Dark Dress with Colour

Wardrobe, occasion dressing, outfitsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 15, 20184 Comments

So you’ve got an LBD or LDD (Little Dark Dress which is a wardrobe staple) and you want to wear it with some colour to make it look more different. It may be that you need to wear it to a few different events where you’ll see a bunch of the same people and you…

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How to Build a Future Focused Wardrobe

How to Build a Future Focused Wardrobe

Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportFebruary 14, 20186 Comments

  Having spent years working with clients in their wardrobes and helping them find their individual style, what I’ve noticed is that too frequently what’s in our wardrobe is related to the past, and not to the future. When you think about moving forward in life, moving towards your goals and dreams, then your wardrobe…

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Product Test Review: Baby Foot Exfoliant

Beauty, grooming, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 8, 20182 Comments

These Old Feet Try Out Baby Foot As much as I have a largish shoe collection, I actually prefer not to wear shoes at all when I’m home and my feet can get a bit calloused and dry, particularly my heels.  Normally I just moisturise with a regular moisturiser, my feet at night and every…

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What to look for in colours when shopping with friends - the 7 words that you want to know so that you know exactly when to put the garment back!

The 7 Words That You Must Know That Tell You the Colour of the Garment That You’re Trying On is Completely Wrong For You

Wearing Colour, Colour, shoppingBy Imogen LamportFebruary 7, 20186 Comments

The 7 Words to Listen For That Tell You To Definitely Not Buy a Garment Beware, next time you’re in the store changing room, trying on some clothes and want to know if the colour is right or wrong … How often have you been trying on something in a store and the ever ‘helpful’…

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How to become more stylish and build your style muscles

How to Build Your Style Muscles and Become More Stylish

Personal Style, style tips, videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportFebruary 6, 20185 Comments

It’s a lie that to be stylish you have to be born with an innate talent for it. Sure some people are naturally more stylish, but I know plenty of people who have learned how to become more stylish using much of the information I share on this blog. Do you feel that you should…

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How to choose and wear the Spring 2018 Pantone Colours

Tips on Choosing the Right Pantone Spring 2018 Colours for You

Colour, fashion trends, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportFebruary 2, 20185 Comments

What are the colours you can expect to start popping up this year in fashion?  According to Pantone’s Spring 2018 colour forecast, they include some colours we’ve been seeing for a while that will hang around, and a bunch of new colours may start to also filter through (though honestly, I don’t always think that…

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How to Make Your Shoes More Comfortable

Accessories, shopping, Sponsored PostsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 5, 20189 Comments

Sponsored by Airpufs I have a reasonably sized shoe collection (my husband would say large, I say reasonable) which I’ve gradually acquired over many, many years (actually I still have two pairs of shoes from the mid 90s).  One of the reasons I have so many is that when I was about 19 years old…

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The One Word that Will Provide Direction and Guidance in 2018

Wellbeing, MoreBy Imogen LamportJanuary 1, 201817 Comments

Happy New Year to All You Lovely People! Each year for the past few years I’ve been picking a “word of the year”, a theme, for me to follow.  It works as a guiding principle for me and helps to keep me on track.   The words I’ve chosen over the past years are words that…

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Imogen's Favourite Blog Posts from 2017 that will help you become more stylish - understand more about colour, and build a fabulous wardrobe that you love

21 Outstanding Blog Posts to Help You Become More Stylish – Imogen’s 2017 Favourites

blogging, Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportDecember 29, 20171 Comment

I’ve shared the most popular and most commented on posts this year here, and now I thought I’d share the posts that I like the best and ones that can make a significant difference to your style.  I’ve discovered that many of my favourite posts of the years are chats I had with Jill Chivers…

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Most Read Blog Posts on Inside Out Style in 2017

Colour, blogging, More, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportDecember 28, 20172 Comments

2017 is at a close so I thought I’d look back over the past year and see which blog posts were the most read and most commented upon and share them again – just in case you missed them. Most Read Blog Posts of 2017 How Many Clothes Do You Really Need in Your Wardrobe?…

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6 Life Lessons to take into your future to have a happier and more fulfilled life

6 Life Lessons to Take into the New Year

Wellbeing, MoreBy Imogen LamportDecember 25, 201715 Comments

When I lived in the UK (start of 1999 – end of 2001) I found that I could never believe it was Christmas time as it hadn’t gotten hot yet.   Even though we are fed a diet of snow, ice and winter scenes for Christmas, in Australia it comes in summer so it just didn’t…

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Defining and Refining Your Personal Style

Defining and Refining Your Personal Style

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportDecember 22, 20174 Comments

Every job I’ve had over my life has had its own dress code and “uniform”. Back in the late 1980s and 1990s, there were suits and suit separates in my early career in small and large offices. Then things became a little more ‘business casual’ as office cultures changed later in the 1990s and into the…

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13 Fascinating and Insightful Books to Read in 2018

More, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportDecember 21, 20173 Comments

I’ve always loved reading, in fact, I spent years working in publishing and working with amazing authors, and though I don’t have the time I used to, to read, I still love a good book.  These days I “read” more using Audible (listening) than reading as I can listen to books when I’m driving, running…

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The influence social media is having on fast fashion and what you can do

What Effects is Social Media Having on Wardrobes?

shopping, Personal Style, videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportDecember 20, 20177 Comments

Social media, Instagram in particular, is changing the way many women consume clothing.  This is the topic of discussion with Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe in our video. The ubiquitous outfit photo that is posted daily on Instagram creates a pressure to turn over your wardrobe, or just acquire more and more new items…

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Discover the stylish thoughts of the Czarina of Style

Stylish Thoughts – Czarina Of Style

Stylish Thoughts, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportDecember 19, 201717 Comments

Introducing Deborah, also known on Instagram as Czarina of Style who is sharing her Stylish Thoughts with us today.  Deborah is a dressmaker and lives in Newcastle Australia and is a 7 Steps to Style member. What is the one thing you would spend a lot of money on? I wouldn’t spend a lot of…

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Why Vulnerability is an Act of Strength and Courage

Why Vulnerability is an Act of Strength and Courage

Personal Style, videos, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportDecember 13, 20174 Comments

Jill Chivers from Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss why showing your vulnerability is an act of strength.    Many women want to hide, to be invisible, to not draw attention to themselves.  There are many reasons for this, often through feelings of poor self-esteem and worthiness, sometimes from messages received whilst growing up. Frequently…

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Stylish Thoughts - Classy Yet Trendy

Stylish Thoughts – Classy Yet Trendy

Stylish Thoughts, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportDecember 12, 2017Leave a comment

Please enjoy the Stylish Thoughts of Leanne, from Rainbow City Alabama USA who writes the blog Classy Yet Trendy. What is the secret to great style? The secret to having great style is letting your personality come through by the way you dress. Wear clothes you look great in, but also feel comfortable while wearing…

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Fabulous Christmas Gift Guide Ideas for All Budgets

shoppingBy Imogen LamportDecember 11, 20172 Comments

From stocking stuffers and Kris Kringle/Secret Santa/White Elephant gifts to useful and desirable things for your family and friends (or even something to hint at for others to give you.  I’ve been looking around to find fun and fabulous gifts to give.   Where To Buy Gifts Under $10 Unicorn pencil case Egg separator  Leopard…

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