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how to wear and tie a pashmina shawl for a more formal occasion

6 Ways to Wear a Pashmina Wrap Over an Evening Dress

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportJuly 27, 2017Leave a comment

Need to find some new ways to wear a large rectangular pashmina shawl over your evening dress? When travelling if you want to add some variety and interest to your outfits pashmina style shawls are a great way of adding colour (and warmth) over your evening wear. Taking 2 or 3 scarves can make your…

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How to dress up your lbd in multiple ways

How to Create Multiple Looks with a LBD

Accessories, Outfits, Reader Questions, Travel and Packing, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJuly 26, 20178 Comments

Hi, Imogen. I love reading your blog posts. Please use an upcoming post to address this “puzzle” for me–multiple formal looks from one dress. We’ll be cruising the Panama Canal in February and there will be 3 to 4 formal nights. Being gone 2 weeks, I have to get multiple uses from what I pack.…

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Why Do My T-Shirts Get Holes in the Bottom

Why Do My T-Shirts Get Holes in the Bottom?

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJuly 25, 201746 Comments

I was once in a client’s wardrobe doing a wardrobe therapy session and the smell of mothballs was overpowering. She had them all over her closet, hanging everywhere. I asked her if she had a serious moth problem and she said, absolutely, let me show you! Then she pulled knit top after knit top, t-shirt…

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Discover the delights of Mexico City

Experience Mexico City From the Top of a Bus

More, Travel and PackingBy Imogen LamportJuly 21, 2017Leave a comment

  Mexico City is a fascinating and beautiful place to visit. Everywhere you go there are artworks, murals and sculptures to enjoy as the Mexican’s seem to really love their art and culture.           There are colourful murals on buildings everywhere. They celebrate Mexican culture and arts including icons such as…

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The formula you need to create fabulous outfits every day - click here to see the formula in action

This is How to Put Together a Fabulous Outfit In Minutes

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJuly 20, 201713 Comments

Putting together a stylish outfit everyday doesn’t have to be tricky. In fact I’ve come up with a simple formula that you can use over and over for all different kinds of outfits. When choosing clothes for an outfit you will want to take into consideration things like: Level of Refinement Principle of Volume Body…

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Easy DIY Button Necklace - make this necklace - instructions - click here

How to Make a Viktor and Rolf Inspired Button Necklace

Accessories, MoreBy Imogen LamportJuly 19, 20176 Comments

Last year at the media opening of the amazing Viktor and Rolf exhibition I was sitting behind Thierry-Maxime Loriot, the curator of the exhibition and he was wearing this Viktor and Rolf denim jacket. I loved the button detailing on it and I decided that I wanted to replicate it in some way and came…

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Bored with Your Style? 5 Solutions to Have You Looking and Feeling Great Again

Bored with Your Style? 5 Solutions to Have You Looking and Feeling Great Again

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJuly 18, 20172 Comments

A few people recently have commented to me that they feel bored with their style. They like what they wear, they think it flatters them (and follows their guidelines) but they feel bored. So why has boredom crept in? I think there can be a few reasons (and the answer may require some soul searching).…

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8 Causes and Solutions for Bad Breath and How to Tell Someone They've Got It

8 Causes and Solutions for Bad Breath and How to Tell Someone They’ve Got It

Grooming, More, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportJuly 14, 20173 Comments

A memory I’ll never forget… … it was back in the 1990s and I was working at Penguin Books Australia. Walking to my office through reception, I was stopped by the receptionist to answer a query by someone who was waiting there. When this man spoke to me, my eyes began to water as his…

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Discover the treasure trove of fabulous fashion and finds at Origen Imports in Melbourne and Malvern

Step Though the Looking Glass to Origèn Imports Boutiques

ShoppingBy Imogen LamportJuly 13, 2017Leave a comment

Shopping professionally for a living (and having done it as a hobby since I was a teenager) I’ve got a lot of experience in this area. There are many “high street” or “chain stores” that you can find at every mall. And sure they are useful to find some basics, it’s often much harder to…

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How to Distinguish the Undertone of Red and Burgundy or Maroon

How to Distinguish the Undertone of Red and Burgundy

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportJuly 12, 20176 Comments

All colours (apart from the orange spectrum) have a warm and cool undertone version so a colour that we may call “red”, “burgundy” or “maroon” could be either warm or cool. Red is a colour that has many permutations, from baby pink to coral, magenta and burgundy. Unlike blue or green, that when we add…

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This is Why Style Guidelines Give You Wings

Personal Style, VideosBy Imogen LamportJuly 11, 2017Leave a comment

Style guidelines give you boundaries There are no style rules, just guidelines to give you a framework based on principles of line, design, harmony, colour and co-ordination. Style guidelines help you understand: What shapes of clothes flatter your figure given your body shape and proportions What kinds of fabrics flatter your figure What scale of…

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How to pick the temperature or undertone of blues

How to Pick the Undertone of Blue Like an Expert

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportJuly 7, 20175 Comments

Recently whilst dropping my daughter and her friend to dancing class, her friend said “you really like blue don’t you, as you’re always wearing it?“. I answered in the affirmative as I do love blue as I have blue eyes and blue is a signature colour for me as it is an eye enhancer. Blue…

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Inside the Frida Khalo Museum in Mexico

Inside Frida Kahlo’s House and Her Wardrobe

Lifestyle, Travel and PackingBy Imogen LamportJuly 6, 201711 Comments

One of the delights to enjoy on a trip to Mexico City is a visit to Coyoacán, what was once a village outside of the city, but is now an outer suburb. In Coyoacán you will find La Casa Azul (The Blue House) the family home of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, where she lived with…

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AICI Conference in Mexico Catwalk Show 2017 - designers from around the globe

Strutting the Catwalk at the AICI Fashion Show 2017

MoreBy Imogen LamportJuly 5, 20177 Comments

Catwalk shows can be full of unwearable clothes on bodies that are unrelatable to many of us. Here is a catwalk show with a difference. Not a  professional model in the show. The fashions come from designers around the globe. It’s the AICI Conference Fashion Show 2017 which was recently held in Mexico City. To…

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How to Combine Colours That Will Express Your Unique Personality

Colour, Personal Style, Videos, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportJuly 4, 20178 Comments

Some people feel at odds with the colour palette that flatters. For example, a bold or dramatic personality (loving bright colours) whilst the colours that flatter may be softer and smokier and lack that obvious drama. Ideally you want to create balance between the inner you, your personality, and the outer you, your appearance and…

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How to use this nifty tool to become an expert and choosing the value of a colour and creating the right value contrast in your outfits

This Tool Will Make You an Expert in Finding the Value of a Colour

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportJune 30, 201712 Comments

I recently found this Colour Matching Guide and think it’s a nifty tool to help you find the value of a colour.  In fact, using it will make you an expert in finding the value of a colour and then putting together the right value contrast for you. How to Use the Colour Matching Guide…

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My Style- Scarves - tips for wearing scarves as part of your outfit

My Style: Scarves for Winter

Accessories, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJune 29, 20179 Comments

Accessories are great for adding interest and a hero to your outfit.  They can provide additional colours and contrast to an outfit really easily. Plus, accessories don’t care what size you are.  And who doesn’t love that about them? As I’ve discussed before, I’m a cold person (not cold in an unfriendly way, but cold…

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How to choose shoes based on the level of refinement - what to look for in shoes if you want to wear them to work vs more casually

How to Interpret The Formality of Your Shoes

Accessories, Dress Codes, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJune 28, 20171 Comment

When you think about choosing a pair of shoes, you want the shoe to work with your outfit as  whole.   When deciding which pair of shoes to wear, it’s worthwhile being able to quickly interpret the formality of the shoes. For example, if choosing a pair of oxfords (brogues) there are different elements that…

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Tips for creating a budget and how to work out what to shop for particularly if you like to be in control - click to find out more and watch the video

Budgeting Tips for the Control Freak

Reader Questions, Shopping, Videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJune 27, 20178 Comments

In this video discussion with Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe we delve into a reader’s question on the topic of wardrobing and budgeting for “control people”. Jill relates to being a “control person” (aka control freak) in having a sense of stability in knowing exactly where everything is and exactly But you don’t need…

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How to turn the words in your style recipe into an outfit - what are the processes to go through - click here to find out more

Turning Your Style Recipe into a Stunning Sartorial Dish

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJune 23, 20176 Comments

  If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll have come across the idea of a Style Statement or Style Recipe. These are words that help you define who you are on the inside and how you want to be perceived by the outside world. They are an authentic reflection of your inner…

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Dealing with a 3D body in a 2D Fashion world - finding clothes that fit

Why Living with a 3D Body in a 2D Fashion World Makes Shopping Such a Nightmare

Body Proportions, Body Shapes, Body Variations, ShoppingBy Imogen LamportJune 22, 20176 Comments

  Say “Aye!” if you are frustrated by shopping because what looks great on a hanger doesn’t look great when you get it into the change rooms and try it on your body? We are led to believe that all women LOVE shopping.  That all we want to do is shop til we drop, day…

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