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How to Pose for Photographs – My 6 Top Tips

Popular Posts, style tipsBy Imogen LamportJuly 6, 201130 Comments

As you’re aware, I’m not a “what I wore today” blogger, but sometimes I post a photo or two of me. I have to take my own photos as I don’t have anyone else to do so. So my camera is on a tripod at about my head height (no lower than shoulder height) and…

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Stylish Thoughts – Valerie Antoinette – Image Consultant

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportJuly 5, 20112 Comments

Today I’m introducing you to blogger French Swiss Valerie Antoinette who lives and runs her image consulting business Valérie Antoinette: Are you Ready to Expand Internationally? in Portland, Oregon, USA What is the secret to great style? Absolute confidence, being aware of your body type and knowing how to match your clothes with the attitude…

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Shop Local and Beyond: 30 June 2011

shoppingBy Imogen LamportJune 29, 20112 Comments

Shop local: How many of you want to wear neutrals that aren’t black? Lots of women realise that black isn’t all that flattering to everyone, specially as we get older, but where to get non-black neutrals from? At the moment I’m seeing lots of soft taupes, beiges and browns at Portmans, a few at Jacquie…

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Splurge or Save? Fashion Fad Reader Question

shoppingBy Imogen LamportJune 29, 201112 Comments

Yesterday I was emailed some photos by Katherine one of my lovely readers who wanted to know if she should save or spend on items. Which would last years in her wardrobe, and which wouldn’t be worth the money. The pictures she sent me were this skirt and dress. One I advised to spend on…

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Stylish Thoughts – Jacqueline Peros – Image Consultant

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportJune 28, 20113 Comments

. . Today our Stylish Thoughts come from New York based image consultant and blogger Jacqueline Peros from JMP Style     What is the secret to great style? I think it about how you present your uniqueness which is done by understanding your personality. It’s interpreting a trend or even a classic with a…

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Win a Shopbob 100 US Dollar Gift Card – What to buy with the prize a new Botkier bag perhaps?

GiveawaysBy Imogen LamportJune 25, 201187 Comments

.. .The lovely people at online store Shopbop want to give one of my fabulous readers a $100US Shopbop gift card to spend. From Lauren Merkin and Botkier bags to Foley and Corinna bags there are so many designers and labels to choose from.  You can choose from clothing to shoes, handbags to jewellery, it’s…

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Weekend Reading: 25 June 2011

psychological matters, weekend readingBy Imogen LamportJune 24, 20113 Comments

Following up from my post on Loving Your Stomach – Materfamilias writes about grappling with the issue. What colour should you paint your closet space? Maria at Colour Me Happy has some inspiration (if only I had a wardrobe that looked anything like the ones in her pictures.) LPC from Privilege writes about her style…

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Shorts Suits – Office Appropriate or Not?

dress codesBy Imogen LamportJune 23, 20116 Comments

Celebrities are getting out in short suits. Should you venture down this road and wear them to the office? The fashion mags certainly say you can, but really? I was over at Corporette the other day and they had a poll on this subject and the resounding answer was NO! Would you wear a shorts…

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Stylish Thoughts – Sarah Brummitt – Image Consultant

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportJune 21, 20113 Comments

Today I’m introducing the stylish thoughts of Sarah Brummitt, a London UK based image consultant who I met at the AICI Conference in Orlando in May who is inspiring and absolutely heaps of fun. What is the secret to great style? For me it’s always 3 things: Knowing what you want your clothes to express…

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Why Do We Hate Our Stomachs So Much?

Body Image, psychological mattersBy Imogen LamportJune 19, 201127 Comments

Time and time again when I ask clients about what they’d like to highlight and camouflage on their body stomachs come up as a place that they dislike and want to make disappear. Most of the time these are normal stomachs. I see a lot of stomachs in my job as an image consultant and…

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The Finishing Touch – How to Accessorize ebook

About Imogen, AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportJune 14, 20113 Comments

. I’m really excited to announce that I’ve finished my latest ebook The Finishing Touch: perfecting the art of accessorizing. With chapters on Shoes Handbags Glasses Scarves Jewellery Hats Hair Accessories running to over 100 pages with heaps of new colour illustrations and information this ebook is packed with advice on how to choose accessories…

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How to Choose a Flattering Swimsuit

Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportJune 13, 20118 Comments

If you need to choose a new swim suit for this summer here are some options finding a pair of swimmers that flatters your body shape. If you want to hide your stomach look for a suit that is either darker over the stomach area than either the bottom or chest area, or find one…

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Petite Scarf Advice

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportJune 9, 201112 Comments

  Maria has left a new comment on your post “13 Ways to Wear a Pashmina or Long Rectangular Scarf“: I LOVE scarves and know dozens of ways to tie them, but I believe they’re a little too much for my petite frame. Is there any way to wear one without looking neckless, bulky, and…

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Stylish Thoughts – Alterations Needed

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportJune 6, 20114 Comments

Today I’m pleased to introduce you to San Diego and Los Angeles, California, based Kelly of Alterations Needed a fantastic resource for the petite woman. She is also the mastermind behind Fit Review – a new website that connects women to clothes that fit through community-sourced item reviews. What is the secret to great style?…

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New Accessories Ebook – Name it!

GiveawaysBy Imogen LamportJune 1, 201113 Comments

I’m currently finishing up my new ebook on How to Accessorise, it’s full of all sorts of useful information on choosing bags, shoes, jewellery, hats etc. Now I need a snappy title for it, so leave your ideas in the comments, then I’ll do a poll with the names and most popular name wins a…

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Stylish Thoughts – Sue Donnelly – Feel Fab at 50

Stylish Thoughts, Personal Style, style tipsBy Imogen LamportMay 30, 20114 Comments

While I was in Florida for the recent AICI Conference I was lucky enough to connect with the completely fabulous Sue Donnelly, author of Heading South, Feel Fab at 50, The 80/20 Makeover and Does My Belly Look Big in This? and I asked her straight away if she’d do a guest post. Sue runs…

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Some Shoes that Were Worn at the AICI Conference

Accessories, style tipsBy Imogen LamportMay 29, 20114 Comments

Shoes can completely make or break and outfit, they can change the way the outfit appears. Pair jeans with sneakers and you get an ultra casual look, pair them with a kitten heel and you get a more feminine style. Do you take advantage of the power of shoes to change up your look?

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Fashion Trends Winter/Spring 2011

fashion trends, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportMay 25, 20112 Comments

Brights Bright accessories pack a punch and work in a really exciting way to make your neutrals work in a whole new way. Look for a bright statement bag or shoe to create some zing. Alternatively think about adding in some block colour to your neutrals, try green and pink together with navy, red and…

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Stylish Thoughts – Maggie Alderson Style Notes

blogging, Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportMay 23, 20111 Comment

I’m really excited today to be able to introduce my Stylish Thoughts guest blogger – it’s Maggie Alderson, famed author and journalist, ex-editor of UK Elle Magazine and the reason I used to always buy The Age newspaper on a Saturday (because her column was in The Good Weekend magazine) and when I lived in…

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Check Me Out at You Look Fab Today

Body Proportions, Reader questionsBy Imogen LamportMay 23, 20112 Comments

I just wanted to let you all know that I’m over at You Look Fab today with a guest post on how to dress a large bust, so head on over and leave a comment! Thanks Angie for asking me!

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At the AICI Conference in Orlando and What We Wore

AgeingBy Imogen LamportMay 20, 20114 Comments

.. Hello from Orlando, Florida.  I’m here and sharing a hotel room with the lovely Jan Fisher (who you will know from these posts on Certain Age dressing).  I thought I’d share a couple of outfits with you that we’ve worn yesterday and today. The first two outfits are what we wore to the opening…

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