Given the cash that is splashed around in Hollywood, and how many professional stylists are employed to help celebrities choose the clothes they wear both on and off the red carpet. It always amazes me just how much bad advice they are given and how many outfits they wear are not quite right. Doing the…
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Overdying clothes into colours that flatter you can be a great way to “save” a garment that is a great shape and style, but the colour just isn’t right for you. You can change a colour completely, or just tweak it slightly to a more flattering shade for you. If you’ve been thinking about tackling…
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Following on from a reader’s question on how to know if you’re in a style rut and how to get out of one if you’re in one, I thought this would be a great topic to discuss with Jill on video. Ruts can make you feel less than happy, as clothing affects how you feel…
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Hi Imogen, It seems that different personalities especially regards to accessories, associated with a certain refinement level. For example elegant chic & classic seems accessories that associated with mainly level 1 or maybe 2. Relaxed person associated with refinement level 3, or maybe 2. However everybody has life situation that involve various refinement levels. Many…
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What is beauty? Is beauty only for the model types? What makes you beautiful? Unless you’re one of the supermodels of the world, which I’m guessing your not, as I doubt they’d ever read this blog, then you’re probably like the majority of people. You probably talk down to your reflection in the mirror, it’s…
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Fashion trends, they are something you may love or hate or just not care about. One aspect of fashion trends is how much you buy into the trend for fashion’s sake or ignore them for the sake of figure flattery. Fashion Trends vs Figure Flattery In this video with Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe,…
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Many of us can get pretty bored with our outfits and lack inspiration in putting them together. Many of you tell me too that you want to get your contrast levels right. Why is this? Well once you’ve seen the power of contrast you suddenly realise why so many outfits you’ve put together before…
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Contrast – both colour contrast and value contrast can be quite tricky concepts to grasp. Once you see it you can’t go back, but learning to see what is and isn’t working and understanding why can sometimes take a little time. I’ve explained how to figure out your contrast levels in this post – with…
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Melbourne is a fabulous place to live. We have a fairly mild climate (no snow) and even thought it’s a city of around 4 million people, it’ doesn’t take long to get out into the country, and I’m talking, the wine country. There are a few wine regions around Melbourne, Heathcote, Mornington Peninsula and…
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Online shopping is here to stay. For many, it is a wonderful new way of purchasing clothing, particularly if you live in a smaller town, remote area or want a more varied wardrobe than your local stores can provide for. But there are downsides such as finding clothes that fit (and knowing the right size…
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Necklaces are great ways to create focal points. They draw attention upwards and can add a desired level of contrast, interest and detail to your “communication centre” (that’s a fancy way of saying your face!). Why do I love necklaces so much? Well they can make you look instantly more stylish. They can add…
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What do you need in your wardrobe? There are many lists of “essential items every woman should own” around, yet for most of us, these are not helpful as they don’t take into consideration: Your lifestyle – how you spend your time, what you do, what your dressing requirements are Your body shape/proportions/colouring (not…
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Weak nails is an understatement in my case. I can’t leave the house without an emery board as I’m sure to break a nail just by breathing. I have emery boards stashed all over the house, in my car and handbag. I never leave home without one. Having asked a few manicurists over the years…
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Does the intensity of the accessories (necklace, earrings etc.) have to match with one another OR does their intensity have to match with the clothing worn? Or, both of the above? I’m not sure if the intensity of everything is the same, then there’s no focal point? If I were to wear a warm red…
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What is the Fashion Trend Continuum? As with all products, and fashion is a product, there is a continuum, a growth and decline cycle. With fashion though, it can be fast (fad) which lasts 3-12 months or slow (classic) which last 5-10 years, though many fashions turn into that mid-point (trend), that last around 2-5 years.…
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There are just so many lists of essentials that “every woman should own” out there on the internet. If you’ve been reading Inside Out Style for a while you’ll realise that I don’t believe in such prescriptive lists. Why not? Well I know from the experience of working with thousands of clients is that we…
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Before I had my breast reduction surgery, shopping was a bit of a nightmare. When it’s hard to find any clothes that actually fit (if it fit my bust it was way too large on my shoulders). For me shoes, costume jewellery and handbags have been my “go to” items when shopping for many years.…
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2016 was my year of renovation. We added a second story to our house (4 bedrooms and a bathroom, plus living area for the kids) and gutted the entire house (except for my office), remodelling it, moving every room’s location, except for the laundry. It’s been huge. So many decisions to make on the fixtures…
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What is Pinspiration? It’s outfit inspiration gleaned from Pinterest. Did you read my post about how to get fabulous outfit inspiration with my easy Pinterest Hack? This weekend your style challenge is to use Pinterest to create an outfit – based around something in your wardrobe. My necklace was inspired by a necklace…
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Corporate wardrobes tend to be more expensive, yet if you are a recent university graduate or on an internship you just don’t have that kind of money to splash around. So how do you create a functional and stylish corporate wardrobe on a budget? Where to shop and what to buy? Create a Corporate Wardrobe…
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I often hear from women just how frustrating shopping can be. My clients tell me when we’re on a personal shopping expedition that they normally give up really quickly, and my online community of 7 Steps to Style members has also let me know just how dissatisfying and unfruitful a shopping trip can be. My…
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