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How to Save $1000 a year on Fuel (so you can spend it on something more fun)

How to Save $1000 a year on Fuel (so you can spend it on something more fun)

More, ShoppingBy Imogen LamportNovember 2, 2016Leave a comment

Last week I spent a day in Sydney at a dragway (yes, total glamour) learning how to become a more fuel efficient driver, as well discovering more about Ford Ecoboost technology, installed in many of their current fleet of cars including the Fiesta, Mondeo and Mustang (aka The Pony). Learning all about how small changes…

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Best Online Shopping Options for Office Attire for Big Busts

Body Variations, ShoppingBy Imogen LamportNovember 1, 20162 Comments

  Looking for office attire to flatter your big bust? Need to find smart clothes that fit over your bust (would you like to be able to get that jacket buttoned up?). Then look no further. Canadian large busted reader Orsi is sharing her review of some of the online busty retailers to help all…

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Viktor and Rolf Exhibition – National Gallery of Victoria

ReviewsBy Imogen LamportOctober 31, 20165 Comments

Dutch fashion designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoreren met as first year fashion students at the Arnhem Academy of Arts and Design in 1988. In 1992 upon graduation they moved to Paris and began their collaboration and became Vicktor and Rolf after winning the Hyeres Prize with an entry that included this outfit.   Their…

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Weekend Style challenge - Style up beauty bundles

Style Up Your Beauty Bundles – Weekend Style Challenge

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportOctober 29, 20162 Comments

  Let’s have fun this weekend accessorizing with colour. Jill Chivers and I recently discussed how turquoise is a great colour for beauty bundles as it is both a warm and cool colour and I even used this concept when putting together outfit ideas for our Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival events here. So grab a…

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One Dress, Four Ways at the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival

Dress Codes, Outfits, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportOctober 28, 20165 Comments

If you’re a keen racegoer, Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival can be an expensive time of year. So I thought, why not just buy one dress, and then using the beauty bundle concept, change it up so you feel like you’re wearing a completely different outfit each time, still on theme. I’ve chosen a simple offwhite…

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Why Turquoise is a Brilliant Colour for Any Beauty Bundle

Colour, Videos, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 27, 201615 Comments

  Turquoise is one of the two universal colours that can be worn by both warm and cool undertone people. In this video, Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss this fabulous colour that is so versatile because it has elements of both warm and cool and why it’s one of our go-to…

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Advanced Style by Ari Seth Cohen

Ari Seth Cohen – Older and Wiser

Lifestyle, Personal Style, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportOctober 26, 20161 Comment

I was lucky enough to see (and meet) Ari Seth Cohen, author of Advanced Style (blog, movie and books) in action as he politely asked women to pose for him as he took photos. He was in Melbourne promoting his new book Advanced Style – Older and Wiser and I caught him at Readings Bookstore…

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Everything You Need to Know to Overdye Your Clothes at Home and Get a Brilliant Result

Everything You Need to Know to Overdye Your Clothes at Home and Get a Brilliant Result

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 25, 20167 Comments

Overdyeing Act II : How To Dye And What You Need By Ms MakeitOver – Bernadette Lis In response to the many inquiries as to how I actually dye items following this blog post – check it out so you can see the kinds of results. This is the exact way in which I dye…

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My Style Philosophy – Rules are Made to Be Broken

Why Cover Bands Don’t Change the World

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportOctober 24, 2016Leave a comment

Many of us compare our styles to others (and often find our own style somehow, lacking, in our eyes). We can feel we are not creative, sophisticated, elegant, bold, feminine, relaxed (pick your word and insert it here) enough. We think that our outfits just aren’t good enough. Now I know that it’s very easy…

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Become a Personal Stylist with my Internationally Certified Training Course

More, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportOctober 23, 2016Leave a comment

I’m really excited to be telling you about my Academy of Professional Image new and updated Certified Personal Stylist and Image Mastery training programs that are now available in the classroom and as a distance learning program so that everyone who can’t come and sit in my classroom can still get really detailed and thorough…

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Change the Way Your Colours Communicate – Weekend Style Challenge

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 22, 2016Leave a comment

This weekend, why not play with colour and create an outfit around two different colours.   Firstly, create an outfit that communicates more authority by using a higher contrast. Then by changing one garment using the concept of the way colour communicates which I wrote about in this post, change your outfit to communicate a…

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The way we think about self-care is broken

The Way We Think About Self-Care is Broken

Videos, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportOctober 21, 2016Leave a comment

Today I’m sharing why self-care and self-kindness are so integral in determining what gives you a foundation to be your best self yet often we think of self-care as being indulgent and selfish. In this video Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss elements of self-care and self-kindness, why they are important and…

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How to Use Colour To Communicate Your Authority

How to Use Colour To Communicate Your Authority or Approachability

Colour, Dress Codes, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 20, 20165 Comments

When you’re putting together an outfit, always consider what you want to communicate with it. Ask yourself what the situation/occassion you are wearing it. Who you are going to be interacting with, and how you want to be perceived. Then you can use this knowledge to choose the right combination of colours and contrast to…

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Tasty Asian Treats in Melbourne

Reviews, Travel and PackingBy Imogen LamportOctober 19, 2016Leave a comment

One of the benefits of living in Australia is how close we are to South East Asia, and therefore masses of great Asian restaurants. Next time you’re looking for somewhere to eat, check out one of these great Asian restaurants. Jing Jai Thai – Melbourne Thai food is one of those cuisines I absolutely love…

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Stylish thoughts - fabuliciously fun life

Stylish Thoughts – Fabuliciously Fun Life

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportOctober 18, 20167 Comments

….. I’m delighted to introduce you to Michelle who is a Sydney (Australia) based Instagrammer known as Fabuliciously Fun Life, who spent time doing my Evolve Your Style and 7-Steps to Style Programs. What is the secret to great style? Great style certainly includes the right mix of accessories, a flattering silhouette, and being well…

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Are You Colour Contrast or Value Contrast Dominant?

Are You Colour Contrast or Value Contrast Dominant

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 17, 201624 Comments

Contrast is a hot topic amongst my 7 Steps to Style and Evolve Your Style program members, because once you see its impact, you can’t go back to ignoring it. It’s an important part of any personal colour analysis – discovering how to wear your ideal colours (not just what they are). Colour contrast =…

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Wear It again - wearing an old skirt as a dress - weekend style challenge

Wear it Again – Weekend Style Challenge

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportOctober 15, 2016Leave a comment

Most of us wear 20% of our clothes 80% of the time (the old pareto principle). This weekend’s style challenge is aimed at getting you to wear more than that 20%. To help you get more value from the garments lurking in your wardrobe. In keeping with my post on the one question you need…

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Should You Throw it Out or Keep it? One Question You Have to Ask

Videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportOctober 13, 20166 Comments

Should you throw out that garment or keep it? Here in this video Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss one of the most important questions that you should ask yourself when doing a wardrobe cull before making a decision to bin it (and you can get some more tips here on keep…

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Understanding elements of style

How 3-5 Style Guidelines Are All You Need to Be Super Stylish

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportOctober 12, 20169 Comments

One of the things I notice here with the comments I receive both here and on Facebook, is that sometimes we can get bogged down in the minutia of style guidelines (remember they are just guidelines, not rules). I think so many women have a perfectionist streak that we want to be ‘perfect’ at putting…

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Dark Wonderland – Toni Maticevski Exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery

More, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportOctober 11, 20163 Comments

  Bendigo Art Gallery has been making a name for itself these past few years amongst the fashion lovers of Victoria as it puts on fashion exhibitions of the highest calibre. Their current exhibition does not disappoint and is a must-see for anyone who loves fashion as art and theatre or sewing. Recently I went…

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Understanding value contrast and colour schemes

The Value of Value Contrast and Using it to Create Stunning Outfits

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 10, 20165 Comments

Recently I’ve been having fun playing with my scarf collection. Tying them in different ways (check out these 32 ways to tie your scarves), and using them as outfit colour scheme inspiration. Creating Colour Schemes Here I’m using a scarf (that was my grandmother’s) and have used the colours in it to create my outfit…

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