We make an average of 35,000 decisions a day. Our brain’s daily decision-making power is finite, meaning the more decisions we make, the harder it becomes to make another one. Wearing the same thing repeatedly saves your decision-making power. I’ve found my mind is sharper throughout the day when it’s not bogged down in the morning trying to…
How much do you want your style to blend in or stand out? Do you want to be the focus of attention or to disappear into the background? Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I discuss this in the video. Watch the Video on Blending in or Standing out with your Style This is…
Having worked with thousands of wonderful women over the past couple of decades I know (as they have told me repeatedly) that they wear black because they have come to believe it’s the most slimming colour (and they tell me that this is one of their dressing goals), that it also “goes with everything” and…
What is Leopard Print? Leopards are large jungle cats known for their distinctive spotted coats. Most leopards have warm, golden tan coats with black spots. These spots are actually black rosettes with light brown spots in the middle. This combination of basic neutral colors, black and brown in densely packed rosettes tricks the eye into…
Did you know that there is a shoe colour that will work with all your outfits? If you’re like many women who don’t want (can’t afford, or just don’t have the space for) an Imelda Marcos shoe wardrobe with thousands of shoes in every colour and style, then finding your ideal shoe colour will really…
Do you wonder if getting a tan will change your colour palette? I know it’s a question on many women’s minds as it’s one of my frequently asked colour questions. Plus what should you match your shoes to in your outfit? Your hair, your clothes and accessory? What are the choices? And finally, in the…
Does Changing Your Hair Colour Change Your Colour Palette? Reader Question: How does your hair colour affect your palette. For example, if I was to return to my natural dark strawberry blonde/reddy brown colour, would that make me a different palette. I understand that it would affect my contrast but would it mean that I…
Colour analysis and personal colour analysis systems are a topic that many find fascinating and I get lots of questions about everything colour related. In fact, I spent a year in the development of my Absolute Colour System of 18 tonal colour directions back in 2009, as I’d been doing colour analysis for some…
Reader Question: I have light colouring so light colours work best. So what should you do when you’re overweight and feel that light colours make you look larger. Black is the most slimming colour, isn’t it? Retailers sell lots of black because it’s easy as they’ll tell you “black goes with everything” (it doesn’t, it’s…
Reader Question: I am Serene palette, live in a place where we get very harsh winters. Lots of snow, slush, very cold. My hair has gone grey. I’m having trouble figuring out how “winterize” my light palette- particularly in the footwear department! Spring/fall require a heavier shoe but not always a winter boot. I’ve got…
Reader Question – How do you wear medium value colours when you have high-value contrast and dark ideal value? Just a quick note if you’re new to Inside Out Style and have never heard of the term “value” with regards to colour, the value of the colour just means how light or dark the colour…
The exhibition: Gabrielle Chanel, Fashion Manifesto is currently on display at the National Gallery of Victoria and, as I was making my way around the exhibits of over 100 of her gorgeous outfits what struck me, was just what you could learn about wearing black from Chanel. Chanel was the instigator of black as a…
How Do I Improve My Wardrobe When Nothing Goes with Anything? Reader question – I’ve got lots of one-off pieces in my wardrobe. I see a beautiful top; pair of shoes or a skirt but nothing goes with anything. How do I think about my wardrobe so it’s not like several jigsaws that will never…
I just wanted to say how much I love your transition to ‘grey’. The colour and hairstyle suits your cool colouring so well. I note that in the photos, you always include touches of blue that tone in beautifully with your hair and skin. Did this change entail a huge wardrobe review and discard of…
Do you find it tricky to mix the grey items in your wardrobe together successfully? If you find it tricky you are not alone, as it’s the hardest colour to mix and match and that’s because there are so many different greys that have different base colours. Why Grey is So Hard to Mix and…
By Alison Goodman In October 2020, I decided to embrace my inner silver foxette and stop dyeing my hair red. It was a big decision for me because my long red mane was my trademark and I had a whole wardrobe geared towards my Spicy colours. Well, it has now been fourteen months; I am…
In winter, many people rely on blacks and neutrals as wardrobe basics so the idea of wearing head-to-toe colour can be a little daunting. I share some ideas in the video on layering in winter using more than one colour. How to Layer Using More Than One Colour Go Monochromatic An easy way add colour…
Each season, Pantone puts together a forecast of what they see as upcoming fashion colour trends based on catwalks and interior design and the general mood of the times. They also put out a forecast for a colour of the year as well and have just released their 2022 colour of the year which they…
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…
There are many different shades of grey. For some people, grey is a great neutral. For others, it’s a “must avoid”. Should You Wear Grey? The more grey you have in your colouring, the better it will be for you. So if you have grey hair (like me) it is a fantastic neutral. If you…
I’ve been asked recently to chat more about how to identify the undertone of colours Look at the Colour Wheel Overtone vs Undertone The overtone is the overt colour you see – we label warm overtone colours (yellow, orange, red, pink) as warm because they remind us of things that are warm such as the…
