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Category Archives: Colour

Creating Outfits with Pantone Autumn/Winter 2017 Colour Trends

Colour, fashion trends, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportApril 5, 201711 Comments

What are the differences between London and New York Pantone Forecasts? London has a cooler, brighter red in Flame Scarlet as compared to New York’s Grenadine. London’s Primrose Pink is a more muted pink than New York’s highly tinted Ballet Slipper. London’s Toast is a slightly cooler beige than New York’s Butterum London’s Royal Lilac is…

Use a limited colour palette for more outfits

How to Work with a Limited Colour Palette

Colour, Reader questions, videos, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportApril 4, 201716 Comments

Answering another lovely reader’s question about how to work with a limited colour palette, Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I took up the challenge to help demystify and share our secret sauce on the subject. How to Use a Limited Range of Colours and Not Get Bored Is it really limited or  is it…

Getting Your Head Around Value and Contrast – the Celebrity Version

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMarch 30, 201758 Comments

Given the cash that is splashed around in Hollywood, and how many professional stylists are employed to help celebrities choose the clothes they wear both on and off the red carpet.  It always amazes me just how much bad advice they are given and how many outfits they wear are not quite right. Doing the…

How to Overdye Difficult Colours Such as White, Beige, Navy and Orange

Colour, Fabric, Reader questionsBy Imogen LamportMarch 29, 201736 Comments

Overdying clothes into colours that flatter you can be a great way to “save” a garment that is a great shape and style, but the colour just isn’t right for you.  You can change a colour completely, or just tweak it slightly to a more flattering shade for you. If you’ve been thinking about tackling…

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Where Celebrities Go Right and Wrong with Their Contrast

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMarch 17, 201711 Comments

Contrast – both colour contrast and value contrast can be quite tricky concepts to grasp. Once you see it you can’t go back, but learning to see what is and isn’t working and understanding why can sometimes take a little time. I’ve explained how to figure out your contrast levels in this post – with…

How to Choose the Right Colour Necklace

Accessories, Colour, Reader questions, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMarch 8, 20176 Comments

Does the intensity of the accessories (necklace, earrings etc.) have to match with one another OR does their intensity have to match with the clothing worn? Or, both of the above? I’m not sure if the intensity of everything is the same, then there’s no focal point? If I were to wear a warm red…

6 Things Pregnancy Can Teach You About Building a Fabulous Wardrobe

6 Things Pregnancy Can Teach You About Building a Fabulous Wardrobe

Wardrobe, capsule wardrobes, style tips, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportFebruary 14, 201715 Comments

It took pregnancy to have me really think about building a wardrobe that was versatile, cost-effective and that worked for all the aspects of my life.  Most maternity wardrobes are great capsules.  So let’s unpack what you can learn from that short gestational time in your wardrobe. 1.  It’s Better to Have a Few Great…

Personal Stylist and Image and colour consultant training programs in Melbourne and Los Angeles in 2017

Want to Become a Personal Stylist or Image and Colour Consultant?

Colour, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 24, 20175 Comments

Ever Thought About Becoming a Personal Stylist? If you’ve often thought that you ‘d love to do what I do, and that helping people find confidence and improve their self-esteem using the tools of image is something that you think is valuable, then now is the time to take some action and do the training…

Discover the 4 Nifty Low Colour Contrast Dressing Tricks Used by Princess Mary

Colour, Reader questions, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportJanuary 23, 201719 Comments

I have a burning question: How do I create interesting outfits as a medium-high value contrast and low color contrast gal? Everything about me is warm – my skin, eyes, and hair – all a shade of gold-ish caramel/chocolate. I am by no means Jennifer Lopez, but I feel like her coloring matches mine well…

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The Real Reason Nobody Noticed that Blue Suit

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportJanuary 13, 20172 Comments

Yesterday on Australian TV there was an apparent meltdown by one TV newsreader that her colleague was wearing a top that appeared on camera to be the same colour (white) as her own (though apparently it was a very light blue, but it did show up on screen as white).   The problem being apparently…

Pantone’s Colour of 2017 – Greenery

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportDecember 12, 201618 Comments

  Pantone has just released it’s 2017 “Colour of the Year” a colour you can expect to see in home furnishings and furniture and for 2017 it’s called Greenery. It’s a Granny Smith apple green. It’s verdant foliage.  It’s lush grass. This colour represents new growth and change. It’s aim is to calm and remind…

Should your hair have highlights or block colour?

How to Decide if Your Hair Should Have Highlights or Block Colour

Beauty, Colour, hair, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportNovember 25, 20162 Comments

Hair Texture and Highlights or Block Colour Once you have figured out how to find the most flattering kinds of hair colours to suit your complexion so you look glowing, healthy and gorgeous, the second consideration is that of block colour versus higlight and lowlights.  The answer to this conundrum comes down more to hair…

Hair styles and Hair colours

How to Know if Your Hair Colour Is Wrong

Beauty, Colour, Discover Your Colours, hairBy Imogen LamportNovember 18, 20165 Comments

  One question that comes up with my clients and also on my 7 Steps to Style program forums is that of hair colouring and what works best. Skin Undertone and Hair Colour First consideration is always your skin.  You want to find a hair colour that flatters your complexion.    In fact hair, as…

Getting your colours done - personal colour analysis explained

Should You Limit Yourself to a Small Palette of Colours?

Wearing Colour, ColourBy Imogen LamportNovember 3, 201631 Comments

Do think limiting yourself to a small palette of colours in your wardrobe is resctrictive? Or do these boundaries actually create a more freeing opportunity to create a cohesive and functioning wardrobe with less colours?  This is the topic of discussion for Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and me in this video.   Should You…

Why Turquoise is a Brilliant Colour for Any Beauty Bundle

Colour, videos, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 27, 201615 Comments

  Turquoise is one of the two universal colours that can be worn by both warm and cool undertone people. In this video, Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss this fabulous colour that is so versatile because it has elements of both warm and cool and why it’s one of our go-to…

Everything You Need to Know to Overdye Your Clothes at Home and Get a Brilliant Result

Everything You Need to Know to Overdye Your Clothes at Home and Get a Brilliant Result

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 25, 20167 Comments

Overdyeing Act II : How To Dye And What You Need By Ms MakeitOver – Bernadette Lis In response to the many inquiries as to how I actually dye items following this blog post – check it out so you can see the kinds of results.  This is the exact way in which I dye in my…

colour communicates

Change the Way Your Colours Communicate – Weekend Style Challenge

Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 22, 2016Leave a comment

This weekend, why not play with colour and create an outfit around two different colours.   Firstly, create an outfit that communicates more authority by using a higher contrast. Then by changing one garment using the concept of the way colour communicates which I wrote about in this post, change your outfit to communicate a…

How to Use Colour To Communicate Your Authority

How to Use Colour To Communicate Your Authority or Approachability

Colour, dress codes, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 20, 20165 Comments

When you’re putting together an outfit, always consider what you want to communicate with it. Ask yourself what the situation/occassion you are wearing it.  Who you are going to be interacting with, and how you want to be perceived.   Then you can use this knowledge to choose the right combination of colours and contrast…

Are You Colour Contrast or Value Contrast Dominant?

Are You Colour Contrast or Value Contrast Dominant

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 17, 201614 Comments

Contrast is a hot topic amongst my 7 Steps to Style and Evolve Your Style program members, because once you see its impact, you can’t go back to ignoring it.  It’s an important part of any personal colour analysis – discovering how to wear your ideal colours (not just what they are). Colour contrast =…

Understanding value contrast and colour schemes

The Value of Value Contrast and Using it to Create Stunning Outfits

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 10, 20165 Comments

Recently I’ve been having fun playing with my scarf collection.  Tying them in different ways (check out these 32 ways to tie your scarves), and using them as outfit colour scheme inspiration. Creating Colour Schemes Here I’m using a scarf (that was my grandmother’s) and have used the colours in it to create my outfit…

Colour or Style – Which Comes First When Shopping for Clothes?

shopping, Colour, videos, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportSeptember 23, 201615 Comments

  Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe discuss the eternal question of which comes first when you’re shopping for clothes … colour or style?   Why Colour is the most Important Factor when Choosing Garments We both agree that colour the most important factor when choosing a new garment.  We discuss why colour is more…

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