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3 Top Tips to Choosing Shoes to Flatter a Thick Ankle

Accessories, Body Variations, Reader questionsBy Imogen LamportMay 14, 20159 Comments

Recently I’ve had two readers ask me to write about how to flatter thicker ankles: Sometime it would be great if you could address ‘thick ankles’. They were the bane of my mother’s existence and sometimes I think they are of mine as well. They are why (along with horrible English weather) I almost always…

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Body Shape Bible: Understanding How to Dress X Shape Bodies

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportMay 13, 201520 Comments

As I discussed here when I explained how lines work, body shape tells us: Where to put the verticals Where to put the horizontals to balance, broaden or highlight Where to place detail Where to keep boring/dull/plain/no detail That’s it!  So let’s look at the X Shape (commonly called the hourglass shape)     So putting these…

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Fashion Trends: 7 Ways to Style Culottes

fashion trends, outfitsBy Imogen LamportMay 12, 201516 Comments

One of the trends that has appeared in stores in the past season or so is the culotte. Now I remember wearing these in my teen years and I wasn’t that keen to try on another pair as sometimes in fashion you can feel like “been there, done that trend and not going back”.  When…

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My Style: Knee High Boots

outfits, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportMay 11, 20156 Comments

When my mother came into my bedroom and surveyed the 12 pairs of knee high boots lined up against the wall she commented that I had a lot of boots. This may be true, but I wear them almost every day in winter and I’ve been collecting them for a decade or more. I love…

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Happy Mother’s Day

WellbeingBy Imogen LamportMay 10, 20151 Comment
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Why Wearing a Suit Changes How You Think plus More Weekend Reading

Research, weekend readingBy Imogen LamportMay 9, 20158 Comments

Research has found that wearing a suit makes you think more analytically. Loved this Do’s and Don’t’s list from Recovering Shopaholic – it’s a great example of what I suggest at the end of the Evolve Your Style challenge Fascinating post on Fashion and Aging – a must read Getting dressed should be fun and…

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Why Comparison of Your Style to Others is Toxic

Body ImageBy Imogen LamportMay 8, 20159 Comments

Recently I was reminded of the complete toxicity of comparison by one of my clients. She couldn’t seem to ever see herself in a positive light as she didn’t feel even when wearing her best, which she liked in theory, but she never felt great or thought she looked good because she compared her unique…

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Welcome to Inside Out Style

Personal Style, Where to StartBy Imogen LamportMay 7, 201525 Comments

Start Here to Discover Your Style Welcome and thanks for stopping by.  I’m Imogen Lamport AICI CIP and live in Melbourne Australia with my family (2 kids and 2 step kids plus gorgeous husband) and crazy whippets Bo and Arrow. My mission in life is to empower you to express your style. I really appreciate you…

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How to Style Jogger Pants

fashion trends, Reader questions, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportMay 7, 20155 Comments

Hi Imogen, Jogger style pants are my faves right now. I had a few pairs for Summer and lived in them. What I would like are some ideas for styling them for Winter. Shoes are my particular nightmare. I only wear flats and prefer something good for my feet, so ballet flats are out. Looking…

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how to dress your body shape

Body Shape Bible: Understanding How to Dress O Shape Bodies

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportMay 6, 201511 Comments

As I discussed here when I explained how lines work, body shape tells us: Where to put the verticals Where to put the horizontals to balance, broaden or highlight Where to place detail Where to keep boring/dull/plain/no detail That’s it!  So let’s look at the O Shape (commonly called the apple or oval shape) I have made…

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How to Get Yourself Out the Door Looking Stylish in Minutes

style tips, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportMay 5, 20153 Comments

Are you a busy mum who has no time to look after herself as she has to look after the needs of the kids?   It can be hard when you have others that you have to look after as well as yourself, to stay stylish, but it’s certainly not impossible with a touch of…

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MIss Fisher Murder Mysteries

Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition

ReviewsBy Imogen LamportMay 4, 201510 Comments

I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch of the Miss Fisher Mysteries (ABC TV) costume exhibition just opened at Rippon Lea House, a gorgeous Victorian mansion in Melbourne’s Elsternwick. We were plied with yummy champagne and fed with canapes before we got to hear from the producers of the ABC TV show…

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Wear a white shirt and raise awareness for Ovarian cancer research

Wear a White Shirt

outfits, Research, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportMay 1, 20153 Comments

Today is White Shirt Day in support of building awareness for the silent killer that is Ovarian Cancer. It hasn’t got the same profile as Breast Cancer and they don’t even have an early detection test yet. Most of the time by the time it’s diagnosed the outcomes are less than favourable. Please buy a…

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What to do when you love a style and it doesn't love you

What to Do When You Love a Style But it Doesn’t Love You

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportApril 30, 20157 Comments

What can you do if a style that you love doesn’t suit your body shape? I love the general vibe of loose fitting clothes, such as found at Eileen Fisher, but my body shape and stature suggests more classic, form fitting clothes are the way to figure flattery for me. When you love a style…

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Body Shape Bible: Understanding How to Dress A Shape Bodies

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 29, 201512 Comments

As I discussed here when I explained how lines work, body shape tells us: Where to put the verticals Where to put the horizontals to balance, broaden or highlight Where to place detail Where to keep boring/dull/plain/no detail That’s it!  So let’s look at the A Shape (commonly called the pear shape or triangle shape)  …

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It’s OK to Fiddle With Your Jewellery – Scarves

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportApril 28, 20152 Comments

By Ms MakeItOver Bernadette Lis The new scarf jewelry findings are great and a lot of fun! (They bring order to my disorderly folding!) I have only experimented with the “center tube” type and not the beads yet. Since they came as a trio in the package, I decided to keep one intact so that…

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What is Your Skirt Length Saying About You?

dress codes, style rules, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportApril 27, 201522 Comments

Have you ever thought about what your skirt length says? Many women have skirts in their wardrobes that end at unflattering lengths for them.  It’s commonly because the skirt is made for someone with longer legs than they have (particularly for the short legged and petite).  The other common reason is the skirt is from…

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Capsule Wardrobes - how to create

Self Care, Capsule Wardrobes and More Weekend Reading

weekend readingBy Imogen LamportApril 25, 2015Leave a comment

Chelsea from Moments a Day shares her thoughts on Self-Care for mothers as she completes her first week of Evolve Your Style  Have you thought about leaving a legacy through personal style?  Not just what you wear but everything you do too? Want some career and style advice from a former editor of Vogue Australia…

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My Style: Signature Print

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportApril 24, 201520 Comments

As I’ve been contemplating what goes into my style, and recently acquiring a tunic top with a butterfly print, I realised that my signature print has become the butterfly.   I have a butterfly in my logo of my consulting business Bespoke Image. To me the butterfly represents the journey of my clients, the metamorphosis…

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How to Get More Mileage From Your Wardrobe with Beauty Bundles

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportApril 23, 201523 Comments

The amazing and lovely Brenda Kinsel wrote in her book Brenda Kinsel’s Fashion Makeover: 30 Days to Diva Style! all about the value of the “beauty bundle” as she calls it. These are bundles of accessories that are in a similar colour that can be worn together to make a neutral outfit more exciting, or…

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Inside the Walk in Wardrobe with Inside Out Magazine

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportApril 22, 20151 Comment

Recently I was invited to attend an open house viewing at the request of The Home Journal of a recent renovation that is featured in this months Inside Out magazine. Now I love getting to peek inside other people’s houses, and when that house includes a walk in wardrobe that I can share with you it…

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