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What’s the Personality of Your Jeans?

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJanuary 23, 20152 Comments

  I’d love more information on jeans styles. If you end up having time and thoughts on the matter, I am very curious as to what element is key to an item’s style: Fabric? Color? Texture? Structure/cut? For example, if the blazer is a dark neutral color and very structured but is corduroy, does texture…

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How to Choose Makeup Colours that Flatter

Beauty, MakeupBy Imogen LamportJanuary 22, 201510 Comments

The first thing you want to think about when choosing makeup colours – from eyeshadow to blush, bronzer to lipstick, is will they flatter your complexion. You will find that when a colour doesn’t suit you, the colour of the makeup is noticeable, whilst when it does flatter your colouring, you are noticeable and you…

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No Ordinary Holiday

Travel and PackingBy Imogen LamportJanuary 20, 2015Leave a comment

I can’t believe how fortunate I am that I got to go on this incredible trip to Dubai with the Nuffnang Bloggerati gang (who were fabulous to get to know and have now become friends) sponsored by Dubai Tourism and I’ve shared some of my highlights already on the fabulous palatial hotel I stayed at,…

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Stylish Thoughts – Ruth Essex of My Colour Coach

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJanuary 19, 201519 Comments

Today I’m delighted to introduce to you Ruth Crofts of Great Dunmow, Essex (UK) based image consultant/blogger of My Colour Coach and Evolve Your Style member. What is the secret to great style? Beauty bundles! I have to give credit to Brenda Kinsel for this in her book ‘Fashion Makeover. 30 days to Diva Style.’…

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Express Yourself: Romance Was Born Kids Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria

ReviewsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 17, 2015Leave a comment

      I decided to take my daughter and a friend of hers to experience the Express Yourself: Romance Was Born exhibition for children at the National Gallery of Victoria this weekend. Firstly before we even got into the exhibition she enjoyed experiencing the waterfall window at the front of the gallery, and lying…

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Working with Your Existing Wardrobe: The Black Dilemma

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportJanuary 15, 20155 Comments

Do you have any blog posts on how to wear the black items in your wardrobe when your value contrast is low or medium and you don’t want to wear all neutrals/all black? I don’t want to part with all of those clothes as I still like them. I found a few posts about wearing…

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Choosing a wedding dress

How to Choose a Wedding Dress

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJanuary 14, 201513 Comments

Do you have advice on choosing a wedding dress? Picking one is a struggle… colorwise, they are often icy white (not easy to wear). Shapewise, when long, they are either very voluminous or very straight… many thanks!! Colour – Choosing the Right White There are so many versions of white available (you can read another…

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How To Style Your Loose Tops with a Rubber Band – The Kimtuck Revealed

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJanuary 13, 201516 Comments

This is the dress that was the inspiration for using a rubber band to restyle tops and dresses to create more shaping, visual interest and a change of hemline. This method saved a number of my clothing items from the recycling bag. Thanks to a colleague this technique has been named the ‘Kimtuck’ After losing…

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How to Break Your Style Rules Like a Pro

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJanuary 12, 201512 Comments

The other day there was a conversation over on the 7 Steps for Style private Facebook forum about breaking style rules and I loved this quote supplied by one of the members. There was a question about how many rules can you break and how far you can push them. How far can you go…

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Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria

Reviews, VideosBy Imogen LamportJanuary 10, 20152 Comments

Recently I went to see the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition at the NGV (National Gallery of Victoria) and I can say that it’s the best fashion/clothing exhibition I’ve ever been to! And one of the first thing you see is that some of the mannequins talk! In fact there is Jean Paul Gaultier mannequin who…

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No Ordinary High Tea

Travel and PackingBy Imogen LamportJanuary 8, 2015Leave a comment

  Cakes, chocolates, scones, jam and cream (that came in a tube). These are just some of the delights I consumed at our Fashion High Tea at the luxurious Egyptian themed Raffles Dubai hotel. Why is it called a “Fashion High Tea”? Well,  some of the delicacies resemble fashion items. A red shoe made from…

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How to Work with Your Contrast -High Contrast

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportJanuary 7, 201527 Comments

High contrast is the easiest of the contrasts to master as it’s the most obvious. You can find out how to discover your contrast here. Working with low contrast here and medium contrast here. Here we have an achromatic (black and white) high value contrast. A monochromatic (one colour) high value contrast. A complementary (high…

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Stylish Thoughts – Esme and the Laneway

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 6, 2015Leave a comment

I’m excited to be sharing the stylish thoughts of Melbourne (Australia) based, of English extraction blogger Marianne of Esme and the Laneway. What is the secret to great style? I think it’s a mix of wearing the things you love and are most comfortable in, and wearing what suits you and your shape. Sometimes I’d…

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The Wedding Photos

Occasion Dressing, Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJanuary 5, 201530 Comments

Thanks for all your lovely wedding wishes, here are a few photos from the day!  The ceremony was held at the Melbourne Registry Office which is in the Old Treasury Building (a beautiful old sandstone building).     My dress was made by brilliant dressmaker Alfia Galimova who took the fabric that I’d bought some…

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Top 10 Most Popular Wardrobe Capsule Posts

Capsule Wardrobes, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportDecember 31, 20144 Comments

Thinking about creating a wardrobe capsule but not sure where to start?  Capsule wardrobes are a great way of getting more mileage from each item in your wardrobe.  Making it a true mix and match wardrobe.  There are some easy tricks to discovering how to put together a wardrobe capsules which I share here on…

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Pantone Colour Forecast 2015

Colour, Fashion Trends, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportDecember 30, 201410 Comments

The Pantone colour forecast for Spring 2015 (first half of 2015) is a muted palette in general. It’s good as in general, there are more people who need more subtlety to the colours that suit, than those who are after the brights. We’ve just had a couple of years where there have been way more…

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Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2014

MoreBy Imogen LamportDecember 29, 20143 Comments

Apart from my posts on real life body shapes (which are perennially popular) I thought I’d share with you the most popular posts of 2014, just in case you missed them! How to Pose for Photographs How to Remove Scuff Marks from Patent Leather How to Choose a Necklace to Go with Your Neckline 13 Ways…

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How to Know if You Have Long or Short Arms

Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportDecember 26, 20147 Comments

  I was asked recently how to know if your arms are long, short or average – so I made this short video to show you how to tell.   It’s a simple trick to find out if your arm length is long, short or average. Why does it matter? It influences how you will…

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How to Clean Silver Jewellery in 3 Easy Steps

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportDecember 24, 201413 Comments

This is the easiest method to clean your tarnished silver jewellery (or silver cutlery, if you were thinking about getting it out for the Christmas dinner, but couldn’t be bothered to spend hours polishing it). All you need: Container that fits your jewellery (or whatever silver or silver plated pieces you’re cleaning) Aluminium foil Bicarbonate…

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Do You Shop Online?

ShoppingBy Imogen LamportDecember 23, 201410 Comments

Sponsored by Mastercard Online shopping has become something that many people do. I think my first experience of online shopping was probably eBay, but these days it can be a really convenient way to find items you need, or want, that you can’t get locally. I’m not a huge online shopper as I want to…

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How to Work with Your Contrast – Medium Contrast

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportDecember 22, 201420 Comments

Following on from my post on working with your low contrast colours. Here are some examples of Medium Value Contrast outfits to get you inspired! Medium Value Contrast   Now let’s look at patterns   Medium Value Contrast – Patterns As you can see in this picture, even with a medium value contrast, you still…

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