What are you colour and style questions? I’m here to answer them LIVE on my Inside Out Style Blog Facebook Page – come join me and get your questions answered. Now, sit back and enjoy the answers to these colour and style questions… In this video If you don’t want to match shoes to hair…
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…
In this Video How to Organise your wardrobe? How do I figure out where my jeans should end, as I like to wear sneakers and roll up my jeans I have a fairly balanced body proportionally (just a marginally short waist) so how do I make my legs look longer? Wardrobe Organisation How to Create…
In This Video Do different women need more simple outfits and patterns, others more complex outfits and patterns? How does someone with a medium to dark ideal value assemble a warm-weather wardrobe that doesn’t wash them out? What are some guidelines on wearing dresses over pants? Choosing Patterns and Textures T is for…
I really believe that what you wear affects how you feel (and there is tons of research that will back me up on this) and at this time of COVID-19 global pandemic and social-isolation, many of you don’t have a huge need to get out of your pyjamas, or at least not into your fancy…
Your hair is one of the first things people see when they look at you and one of the first things you notice when you look at yourself in the mirror. Like it or not our choice in hairstyle and colour plays a significant role in how people perceive us and in many cases how…
In this video: How many crossover colours are there between the palettes? Are babies who are born looking very pink cool and with yellow skin warm? How to wear white bottoms such as capris and shorts in summer? Crossover or Universal Colours Universal Colours – How Universal Are They Really? What are Universal Colours? White…
By Ms MakeItOver Bernadette Lis How to Change the Colour of Your Jeans Got a pair of jeans that are too cool for your warm palette? Want to change how they look? Whether it’s just to warm up the blue (or cool it down) or to completely change the colour? Overdyeing denim jeans is a…
In this Video: How to deal with boredom in your outfits and wardrobe when you can’t shop? How to do an inner column of colour without getting bored (particularly in summer when it’s too hot to wear a third piece)? Discuss Matchy Matchy. Matching shoes and accessories. Does this make the eye dart around or…
In this video After breast reduction surgery – how does my body shape and proportions change and how will this affect clothing selection? How does someone with a darker value assemble a warm-weather wardrobe? What type of short sleeves do you recommend for big arms? Breast Reduction and Clothing Fit Breast Reduction Update – 5…
Welcome to my weekly round-up of my Style Q&A videos that I publish each weekday on my Inside Out Style Facebook page (please join me there and leave me questions to answer in upcoming videos. In this Video: Is there a typical transition path to one’s style as you age through the decades? How do…
There are always new fashion trends appearing in store. So I’ve rounded up a variety here and will share with you what to consider if you’re looking at including this trend in your wardrobe and how to do it to best flatter you. I’ll start with some of the easier trends to wear and then…
I’ve been making some Facebook Live videos over on my Inside Out Style page (join me there if you want to watch them live) and wanted to share them with you here too – and I’m also linking here to some useful blog posts that help answer these questions! Here I’ve compiled a few videos…
Over on my 7 Steps VIP Facebook group, there is lots of talk about colour contrast (and value as well) and how to make sure you have enough colour contrast in an outfit, without ending up wearing lots of different coloured garments (which may not be appropriate in some workplaces or just don’t suit your…
What’s a low-value contrast outfit anyway? It’s one where the value (that is the technical word for the lightness to darkness of a colour) is similar, and so is an outfit where there isn’t much value contrast. Many feel that low-value contrast outfits can be dull (and difficult) to put together with style. This is…
Pantone has just released their 2020 Colour of the Year – and I’m super happy to announce after a few years of more non-traditional colours, 2020 will be the year of Classic Blue. It’s a mid-deep blue that is related to navy, but not as dark as traditional navy, and is likely to come in…
Would you consider a blog on an explanation of the Enigmatic color swatch. I am particularly interested in why the colors are warm but should be grayed, which is cool. Hmm, is this part of the enigma?! I love the colors and meld into them when I find the right ones but have found them…
The great wordsmith Oscar Wilde once wrote: One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art Why does art matter? Every culture from ancient times onwards has created art. From the unknown artists of cave paintings and all the other artists who have come afterwards, every culture enjoys art in…
This is a loaded question, as taste, is very personal. One person’s beautiful is someone else’s ugly. That said, there are some overarching design principles that have been shown to aid in more people finding an outfit or garment aesthetically pleasing, and that’s what we’ll be looking at here. Did you know that something that…
There are some colours and neutrals we label as “universal”, in that they can be worn by all. That said, the version of each of these colours varies depending on the colour properties of the colour direction. For example, the colour may be brighter or more muted and smoky. It may be a lighter or…
The Colour Properties of Black Every colour has three properties. Value, undertone and intensity. Every colour palette also has these three properties as well. The colours that harmonise with your own colouring are the ones in your colour palette (if you’re not sure of your palette you can find out with my 7 Steps to…
