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What to See in Central Park New York

travelBy Imogen LamportSeptember 5, 20157 Comments

On your list of what to see in New York must be Central Park. It’s more than just your average park. Way more.  Not only can you join the throngs of joggers on the winding roads, you can stroll for hours around the paths, discovering many delights as you turn each corner.   We spent…

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Is there a relationship between how you decorate and what you wear?

The Relationship Between Personal Style and Decorating Style

Personal Style, videosBy Imogen LamportSeptember 4, 201518 Comments

Does your personal style and decorating style match? If you’re struggling to find your style maybe you can look around you and notice the things that you love in your environment and they will give you a clue. Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss this topic in this video 

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Stylish Thoughts – Anne Whalley – The Fabric Whisperer

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 2, 20157 Comments

I’m really delighted to introduce to you one of my Image Consultant training graduates Anne Whalley who shares her Stylish Thoughts.  Anne is otherwise known as The Fabric Whisperer who lives and works in Melbourne (Australia) as a fabric and sewing specialist. 1.How would you describe your personal style My personal style journey began at 12…

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Dress Up in September

UncategorizedBy Imogen LamportSeptember 1, 20153 Comments

Today is the first day of the inaugural Dress Up in September style challenge which I wrote about last week. Dress Up in September I’m going to challenge you to dress up every day as if you were going on a great outing each day for the whole month. This is the opportunity to get out…

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Should You Own it in Every Colour or should you buy one and be done?

Should You Own Only One of Any Garment or Buy it In Every Colour?

shopping, videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportAugust 27, 201513 Comments

In this video Jill Chivers and I discuss the conundrum of whether One is Enough or Multiple of the same garment in different colours are the way to go in this video.  

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Why Don’t People Dress Up Anymore?

UncategorizedBy Imogen LamportAugust 25, 201544 Comments

The other day I shared this article from the New York Post on why people are dressing so badly on my Facbook page and it had a huge response. I know from this response that I’m not the only person in this world who wishes that people would take a little more care and dress just a…

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Why do we fear getting compliments over our appearance?

Why Are We So Worried About Dressing Up and Getting Compliments?

WellbeingBy Imogen LamportAugust 24, 201513 Comments

Why Are We So Worried about Dressing Up? Are you worried that if you change your style or dress more stylishly you will get ‘the look’ or comments from friends family and co-workers? Even if these comments are complimentary? Many people fear change.  And sometimes those around us are surprised and don’t quite know how…

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Do you have a dressing process

Do You Have a Process for Deciding What to Wear?

Personal Style, videosBy Imogen LamportAugust 21, 201516 Comments

Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss our processes for deciding what to wear and how we dress each day in this video. Do you have a dressing process for deciding what to wear each day? I’d love to know about it!

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Top 7 Benefits of Blogging

blogging, MoreBy Imogen LamportAugust 20, 201515 Comments

  Yesterday marked 7 years since I started this blog and what a ride it has been. Blogging has brought so much to my life from friendships to travel, and has provided me with a whole new way to run my image consulting (personal styling) business. To celebrate I’m sharing my Top 7 Benefits of Blogging…

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Susan of Fifty Not Frumpy

Stylish Thoughts – Fifty Not Frumpy

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportAugust 18, 20156 Comments

  I’m delighted to be sharing the Stylish Thoughts of Johnson City, TN, USA based blogger Susan of Fifty,  Not Frumpy and President of Vintage Jewelery Supplies What is the secret to great style? One must first know what colors and shapes flatter your body. Great style comes when you realize that you are communicating…

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How Being Others Focused May Ruin Your Style

Others Focus and Your Wardrobe and Why It May Suffer

Wardrobe, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportAugust 17, 20153 Comments

If you are Others Focused you are the most likely to suffer from a less than desirable wardrobe. Why so? Well you focus on others first and tend to put your own needs last. You go shopping, but bring home clothes for the kids or your husband, but not you. You want to shop, but…

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Be inspired to create a more beautiful interior with this list of great interior design blogs and posts

Interior Inspiration Plus More Weekend Reading

weekend readingBy Imogen LamportAugust 15, 20154 Comments

I was very happy to be included in this great blog post by Lisa and am keen to read through all the other blogs she recommended as inspirational or educational. Now for some other interior inspiration, this post from Maria Killam about using what you have when decorating (before you buy something new) provides some…

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Travel Capsule for Summer in NY and DC - what I'm packing and why

Travel Capsule for New York and DC in Summer

travelBy Imogen LamportAugust 14, 20157 Comments

So I’m leaving winter tomorrow and heading to summer and I can’t wait. I’m not a cold weather person, I find it painful (seriously I ache with cold sometimes) so I’m looking forward to leaving this long winter and enjoying some serious heat in New York and Washington DC. My trip is part holiday, with…

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How Your Upbringing May Influence Your Style and The Way You Shop

Personal Style, shopping, videosBy Imogen LamportAugust 13, 201514 Comments

In this video with Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe we discuss how early influences from our years of growing up have influenced the way we shop and elements of our style. Tell me – has anything from your childhood influenced the way you dress or shop?  Does it still affect you today or have…

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Why Taking An Outfit Photo Can Really Help You Become More Stylish

Personal Style, Popular Posts, style tipsBy Imogen LamportAugust 12, 201521 Comments

Over this past 11 months I’ve watched hundreds of women become more and more stylish on my Evolve Your Style and 7 Steps to Style Facebook groups.  It’s been wonderful and so fulfilling to watch as they metamorphose and discover their styles.  And what has been interesting is how often they mention that taking a…

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Stylish Thoughts – Fabulous Femme

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportAugust 11, 20151 Comment

Today’s stylish thoughts comes from Melbourne (Australia) style blogger Souri of Fabulous Femme who is also a photographer along with her husband who takes her beautiful photos. What is the secret to great style? Choose classic, well tailored styles in great fabrics which suit you! The latest trends don’t always work so I’m not rushing out…

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Necessity or Possibility metaprogram

Do You Only Buy Clothes When You Really Really Have to?

capsule wardrobes, Wardrobe, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportAugust 10, 20156 Comments

  These are two interesting meta-programs and you may find that you work with one in some aspects of your life, and the other in a different part. I know for sure that I’m wired that way. For instance, whenever I buy a car, I buy it out of necessity. I buy a car that…

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Improve your body image and embrace your style

Improving Your Body Image and Self Esteem Plus Other Weekend Reading

Body Image, Personal Style, weekend readingBy Imogen LamportAugust 8, 20152 Comments

Loved this post from Vintage Current about how a cat call made Candice’s day and helped her think more positively about body image This post from Sal about seeing her body through the lens of style is a great read. Carly shares how embracing a label has been powerful for her. Grown up dressing and a…

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How to Pick Your Size when Internet Shopping

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, shoppingBy Imogen LamportAugust 7, 201512 Comments

Picking Your Size from On-Line Size Charts by Catherine Scholze The internet has been a boon to independent designers over the last ten years: it allows us to talk directly to our customers and meet the needs of under-served markets that conventional retailers can’t address. But it also means that you, the customer, cannot try…

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Do You Like the Idea of “Uniform” Dressing?

Personal Style, videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportAugust 6, 201521 Comments

Today in this video Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss the idea of “uniform dressing” (think Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Audrey Hepburn, Anna Wintour) and who it may appeal to (and who it doesn’t). I would love to know your thoughts – do you like to dress to a formula or a uniform…

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Why actors wear costumes

Why Actors Wear Costumes

style tips, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportAugust 5, 20157 Comments

When I meet people and they ask what I do and I tell them and they looked surprise and say “why would anyone pay for that?” in an incredulous tone I know that they really don’t understand just how their image impacts on their lives, from relationships to job opportunities, and just how much they…

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