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Listen.... Do You Hear That? What is Your Body Telling You About Your Wardrobe?

Listen…. Do You Hear That? What is Your Body Telling You About Your Wardrobe?

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportMarch 16, 20185 Comments

Let me tell you why I don’t drink coffee or tea… Whenever I tell someone that I don’t drink coffee (or tea) the reaction I get most of the time is “Oh, you’re good!” as if it’s because I’m more virtuous than they are. It’s just that I’ve discovered that caffeine doesn’t agree with me…

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8 tips on adapting your style as your rules change

8 Tips on Adapting Your Style as Your Rules Change

Colour, Personal Style, Videos, Wardrobe, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMarch 14, 20183 Comments

What is your process for morphing your style rules change – such as body shape, colouring or lifestyle changes that happen to us all over time? Change happens to us all and how we deal with it is something can be tricky for many of us. In this video with Jill Chivers of Shop Your…

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Your ultimate colour personality dressing style guide - understanding why you choose to wear the colours you do and what they express about your personality

Your Ultimate Colour Personality Dressing Style Guide

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMarch 9, 20186 Comments

Have you thought about the colours you prefer to wear? Whether or not you’ve had a personal colour analysis and have a palette of colours or not, you are likely to find that you are drawn more to some colours than others, even within your palette if you know which is the one that flatters…

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How to Train Your Eye To Create Stylish Outfits

How to Train Your Eye To Create Stylish Outfits

Outfits, Personal Style, Reader Questions, VideosBy Imogen LamportMarch 6, 20189 Comments

Answering readers questions about our process of thinking about what to wear each day, from the colours and how they impact, to our processes for choosing an outfit which we shared here and here, Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I have been asked to answer the question of how do you know when…

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Welcome to Inside Out Style blog headquarters - take a peek inside my home and read my review of the Vorwerk Kobold VK200 Upright Vacuum - it's the Rolls Royce of vacuums

Road Testing the Rolls Royce of Vacuums, the Vorwerk Kobold VK200

Lifestyle, More, Reviews, Shopping, VideosBy Imogen LamportMarch 5, 201810 Comments

Sponsored by Godfreys Welcome to my studio, come inside and I’ll show you around as I road test the Vorwerk Kobold VK200 Upright Vacuum   Since you’re coming over, I thought I’d better just give the place a quick tidy up! Welcome to Inside Out Style Headquarters Today I thought I’d share with you a…

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where to end tops to slim your hips and tummy

Where to End Tops to Make Your Hips and Tummy Look Slimmer

Body ProportionsBy Imogen LamportMarch 2, 201812 Comments

Where do you end your tops? Where they end because of how long they are when they come home from the store? Do you pull your tops down to hide your butt? Do you fiddle and adjust the length to find the perfect spot for you? The Horizontal Line Rule Because the hems of most…

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How to Choose Flattering Lipstick Colours

Beauty, Colour, Makeup, Videos, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMarch 1, 20184 Comments

Why is it so hard to find a flattering lipstick colour? There are a couple of reasons why which I discuss in this video. How to Choose a Flattering Lipstick Colour Test it on your lips – testing it on your hand will never tell you if it’s right – your lip chemistry may change…

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Guide to Putting Together Oufits from Two Very Different People

Getting Inside Our Heads with a Step by Step Guide to Putting Outfits Together

Outfits, Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportFebruary 28, 201811 Comments

Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discussed some of our mental processes in putting together outfits each day here. We talked generally about how we think about what to wear and then in a broad way how we made decisions. But I know you also want to know, what are the exact steps…

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Is There a Process for Putting Stylish Outfits Together?

Is There a Process for Putting Stylish Outfits Together?

Outfits, Personal Style, Videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportFebruary 27, 201820 Comments

How do you put your outfits together each day? What’s your process for getting dressed? These are questions that Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I have been asked to discuss, our own processes (and we talked about choosing colours here), what we think about, what goes through our heads each day. A Systematised…

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Why we will always judge a book by its cover - how we interpret design elements through our senses and how our clothes communicate

Why We All Judge Books By Their Covers and That Won’t Change

Dress Codes, Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportFebruary 22, 20182 Comments

aka What You Wear Matters I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard from people over the years things like: “Why does it matter what I wear? It’s what I create or produce at work that matters!” “Women shouldn’t need to have to dress a certain way to be considered accomplished and capable! I…

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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

Colour, Colour Psychology, Outfits, Videos, Wearing ColourBy 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

Occasion Dressing, Outfits, WardrobeBy 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 needs…

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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

Colour, Shopping, Wearing ColourBy 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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Airpufs review

How to Make Your Shoes More Comfortable

Accessories, ShoppingBy 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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Benefits of getting out of your comfort zone

The One Word that Will Provide Direction and Guidance in 2018

More, WellbeingBy 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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