How Your Colouring Changes as You Age
Today Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I are talking in this short video about how your colouring changes as you age, and therefore how the colours that suit you may change over your lifetime.
Christmas Present Ideas To Add Style to Your Life
It’s almost Christmas, and often it can be hard to come up with present ideas and fighting the crowds is unpleasant – so here are a few presents that may help you have more style that you can have delivered to your door. Storage Ideas Organize It All Closet Doubler Richards Homewares Hanging Handbag Organizer-Canvas/Natural…
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Following on from our video a couple of weeks back on finding your signature colours, I was asked to share some photos of other people and their signature colours. Finding Your Signature Colours Lip colours – what are the colours most closely related to your lips? Natural blush colours – which colours bring out your…
DetailsThought of the Day – Style and Identity
In all the years I’ve been doing image consulting I have an every growing appreciation that your personality is the most important aspect of finding the clothes that makes you look and feel great. Body shapes are important, but they are just one part of the Style puzzle. The more you know about who you…
DetailsStylish Thoughts – My Fash Diary
Today’s Stylish Thoughts are from Dubai based blogger Tala of My Fash Diary. What is the secret to great style? Looking effortlessly chic, and being comfortable in what you’re wearing. you need to rock it. What are your top tips for looking stylish when travelling? Wear a cosy outfit – cosy leggings, a loose tee/…
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I catch up with your blog every day or so and have learnt so much. This item about the capsule wardrobe is fantastic, could you please please please do a similar one for a summer capsule wardrobe. I think I have the basics of the winter wardrobe together but I struggle with my summer wardrobe.…
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How to Find Your Ultimate Signature Colours
Have you ever wondered what your signature colours are? How you can figure out what they might be? In this short video with Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types, we discuss signature colours and how to wear them. Did you know that one of your signature colours is the best colour for those multipurpose items…
DetailsHow to Create a Capsule Wardrobe that Works for You
I just discovered your website, and I love the photos of your wardrobe capsules. I’ll be moving from an equatorial, tropical climate (think hot and humid) to the cold dark north of Finland. I will essentially have to buy a new wardrobe from scratch, which seems scary (I hate shopping) and exciting (I get to…
DetailsHow to Stop Your Clothes Pilling
Do you get pills on your clothing? Knits in particular can pill easily and leave nasty little bobbles, particularly on areas that rub, under arms, sleeves and across your breast where the car seat belt cuts your body. There are great little lint shavers that you can use to de-pill, but to stop them from…
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How to Make a Shrug from a Square Scarf
You may have noticed that I wore a scarf as a shrug on Melbourne Cup Day, and one of my lovely readers asked me to show how I made it. Luckily it’s very simple! There are two ways of doing it – the non-sew and the sew options. If you’re not a sewer or don’t…
DetailsHow Does Your Colouring Change As You Age?
Last week, Jill and I discussed how personal colour analysis systems work and some of the changes that have been made to them over time. In this video, Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I discuss how our colouring changes as we age. How have you noticed that your colouring has changed? I’ve noticed…
DetailsHow to Find Patterns That Won’t Date Quickly
Imogen, thank you for the great post on how to interpret prints and patterns. I wonder what floral patterns are considered classic, what are the criteria to consider a pattern classic in order it won’t date quickly? Thank you again Florals are never really Classic in their personality and will date. When I go through…
DetailsFor the Guys – Suit Lapels and Ties
I know that this blog is aimed at women, but I know many women shop for their man (or with him) and so I wanted to draw your attention to the current suit and tie trend in case you’re thinking about buying your guy a tie this Christmas. There is a rule in men’s dressing…
DetailsHow to Wear Mid-Calf Boots
This season I have noted a lot of mid-calf dress-boot styles. Generally I would say no to the boots because they chop the leg up and mess with proportions. However, I am tempted…so cute… can you show some flattering ways to wear this type of boot, besides the under pant and with same color legging?…
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Understanding Colour Systems and Personal Colour Analysis
Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I got together recently and made a series of videos about colour. The first video is an introduction to colour systems – from the 4 Seasons through to the 18 directional Absolute Colour System. One of the aspects we discuss is Albert Munsell’s colour properties and how that…
DetailsSummer 2012/2013 Fashion Trends In Stores Now
I spend quite a bit of time out shopping with clients and so I notice what the major trends the stores are showing, rather than just what the magazines tell us we’ll see. So I took some quick photos with my phone and thought I’d share a few of these Summer 2012/2013 fashion trends with…
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How to Make Your Feet Look Longer
Hi Imogen, I have quite small feet for my height and substantial (figure8?) build, therefore my feet always appear disproportionately tiny, and like I might topple over like a weeble. Can you give any tips for this dilemma (I’m not a huge fan of high heels, though mid-height are fine, I like comfyish shoes and…
DetailsTop 10 Tips on How To Make Your Tummy Look Slimmer
Hi Imogen, Could you do a post about dressing with “rolls”. I am an x shape but have two distinct tyres or rolls around my waist which my clothes seem to get sucked in between. If I try to hide them I look enormous and tent-like but if I let them show I feel uncomfortable.…
DetailsStylish Thoughts – Afternoon Apparel
I love the photography on Afternoon Apparel a blog by Espoo (that’s a city right next to Helskini in Finland) based blogger Charlotta. What is the secret to great style? Is there one? Please share, haha! What is the one thing you would spend a lot of money on? A medium sized or…
DetailsHow to Choose Jewellery for The Season
Hi Imogen, I have the following question: living in the Northern hemisphere I am wondering what jewellery looks right in the darker seasons. More sparkle? Warmer or deeper colours? What styles look good with warmer clothes? I look horrible in turtlenecks so will continue to wear wider necklines (covered with a scarf, obviously, outside)…
DetailsWhat We Wore Melbourne Cup Day 2012
I was lucky enough to score an invite from Gem Marketing to The Birdcage at the 2012 Melbourne Cup. I didn’t have a huge amount of time to prepare, but I managed to make a new fascinator to wear and turn a scarf into a wrap to cover my shoulders and upper arms. I also…
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