There are days when you crave peace and calm before you’ve even had your morning coffee. The world feels loud, and the idea of making one more decision is exhausting. Those are the moments when your wardrobe can become your sanctuary. Choosing what to wear mindfully can help regulate emotion, ground your energy, and remind…
Pantone Cloud Dancer Pantone, we need to talk about your terrible choice of Colour of the Year for 2026, Cloud Dancer, aka white. White can be a good neutral (for some of us, who it suits), and it’s fine for a bride at a wedding, as it makes her stand out from the sea of…
For many women, colour analysis can feel like a never-ending puzzle. You might have been told you’re a “Spring,” only to be re-draped as an “Autumn” later. You try on those palettes, but somehow they still don’t feel right. You look washed out in some hues, overwhelmed by others, and the result is confusion rather…
Layering isn’t just for cold climates – it’s the secret weapon of a truly versatile wardrobe. You may need to layer in summer when you work in an air-conditioned environment, which is unrelated to the outside temperature. Or how about in winter, when you go from freezing cold outside to overheated inside! When you know…
Have you ever stopped and appreciated a sunrise or sunset, and in fact, whipped out your phone so you could take a photo of it to capture it? Maybe you were walking down a street and noticed that the houses were all painted in different colours and that grabbed your attention and made you smile?…
Have you ever stood in front of your wardrobe and realised… It’s a sea of black? Black is everywhere. It’s in every store, every online catalogue, and likely, every corner of your closet. But here’s the question we need to ask: Why? Why do so many intelligent, capable women default to wearing black, even when…
We don’t just see colours – we feel them. And surprisingly, what we call a colour can have just as much impact as the colour itself. Colour names and perception are deeply intertwined. Just like the difference between “camel” and “caramel,” the words we associate with a hue shape whether we find it appealing, wearable,…
Have you ever thought about the story your outfit tells before you even say a word? The colours you wear have a powerful ability to communicate who you are, how you’re feeling, and what you want to project to the world. But rather than just following trends, what if you could learn how to use…
It’s Valentine’s Day and to celebrate I thought I’d share with you some of my best tips and advice that are dating-related! From the traditional colour of the day… Wearing Red on Valentines Day How to Wear Red to Boost Your Desirability Finding the right red for you in both clothes and lipstick Red Lips…
I recently joined Karen O’Connor of Menopause, Marriage and Motherhood, to record another podcast interview – this time we talked all about the power of colour and finding your perfect colours It was recorded when I was on a short holiday with my husband and where we were staying the internet signal wasn’t strong, so…
The colour red is one of the boldest and most exciting shades that one can wear, which explains its unwavering popularity. No other colour is so rich in symbolism. Red is the colour of extremes. It’s the colour of passionate love, seduction, violence, danger, anger, and adventure. Going into the red means you’re in debt,…
In This Video 0.08 I’ve lost a lot of weight and have to rebuild my wardrobe – until now I’ve used clothes as armour – how do I find my style? 5.25 I’m short X shape with short waist. Petite rules seems to overemphasise the bust and I want a creative style – what to…
Here are five (count them) new videos and over 60 minutes of colour and style tips and advice! I’d love to answer your questions – join me on my Inside Out Style Facebook page and let me know what you’d like to know! In This Video A shape can I wear tops and jackets that…
How can you help others hear your message and be taken seriously in the workplace when the traditional business colours (dark cool neutrals in a high contrast with a light top) don’t suit you, either because your overall ideal value is light and dark colours look heavy, or you are high colour contrast and you…
Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I were asked a question about how we chose our outfits – what our processes are – and the first one that came up for us was about basing an outfit around a colour. In this video we share our thought processes – and they are quite different…
Have you ever thought about how colours communicate? What is their mood and how does your mood influence the colours you choose? How about the energy of colours and what that expresses to the world? This is the topic of this video discussion with Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types. The Energy of Colour The…
Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz says “Clothes should match a woman’s presence – her figure and colouring – and when you discover a shade that works well for you, wear it! The right colour gives you power, no matter what it is.” It’s great to see a designer understand that clothes should be about flattering you…
“There’s no brown downtown” It is a saying of my gorgeous and super talented image consultant friend and colleague Sarah Brummitt from London. You don’t wear brown in the traditional corporate world (think big finance) in big cities like London and New York. Why no brown? Brown is about stability (think about the tree trunk…
Pink is an interesting colour. It’s basically a tint of red (a tint is a colour with white added to it). The closer the colour is to red the more it takes on the psychological properties of red. The more white in it, the softer it becomes and the more of the purity and openness…
With Valentine’s Day approaching I thought I’d dedicate a thought or two to the colour red, and how best to choose the right red for you. When to Wear Red Red is an exciting colour. It has some amazing psychological affects, studies have show that wearing red in sports competitions can give you an advantage…
So what do you wear on a date? It can be a particularly vexing question for many women, particularly if it’s with someone new or newish. We don’t want to get it wrong – either seem too forward or too uninterested. Given that it’s Valentines day in a few days, I thought I’d give you…
