Hi Imogen, I was wondering if you have any ideas to look tidy and classy whilst travelling by car. Many Australian ladies travel long distances by car for holidays or as a life style choice. My friend was dismissed as unworthy in a jeweller whilst wearing the travelling outfit adopted by most ( 3/4 pants,…
Hi Imogen- love the site -such great ideas and at the same time very practical! On that – I was wondering what you would suggest for weekends away? I often go away at weekends and take in some walking or sightseeing so I tend to bring my trainers with me (suitable for walking and not…
The past 2 weeks have been school holidays here in Melbourne. I decided it was long overdue to take some time off and take my kids away on holiday. Over the 2 weeks we drove over 5000kms, our first stop was Canberra where my parents live. While we were there we went to Floriade (an…
Packing for a trip to the USA I’m in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA for an AICI International Board planning meeting this week, plus I’m training some US based trainers in the Absolute Colour System – so if you want to learn how to do colour analysis with my system the International Image Academy is the place…
Many of you regular readers may wonder where I’ve disappeared to this past week. So I thought I’d do a quick post to tell you a little of my past 10 days where I’ve been attending the AICI (association of image consultants international) conference in Phoenix Arizona (USA). After the conference we went…
Some of you already know Liverpool UK blogger Jane from The Small Fabric of My Life as she journeyed through a year of working her wardrobe without going shopping. Here she shares her stylish thoughts. What is the secret to great style? This has been a lifelong quest and my blog was part of that.…
I’m currently writing this sitting in Tullamarine airport waiting to board my flight to LA and looking around the airport I’m noticing lots of different clothes that people choose to wear on long-haul flights. There are a few men in business suits (which must get uncomfortable on 15 hour flights), quite a few pairs of…
Wardrobe capsules are a great way of making your clothes work harder for you and your dollar go further. A wardrobe capsule is a selection of up to 12 garments plus accessories that all work together. Today I’ve created a capsule for a busy mum on the go. 8 practical easy care garments along with…
I was interviewed by Madonna King on ABC Radio in Brisbane today about how to pack for travel. You can listen to the interview here.
View of the beach from the Discovery Shores Restaurant I am here in Boracay at the gorgeous Discovery Shores resort with image consultants Olen Juarez-Lim and Denise Ng. The other day at the cultural session in Manila Miselle Bergonia talked about how you know you’re Filipino when you point with your lips. I hadn’t noticed…
One item I never leave home without when travelling is a pair of ear plugs. When I’m on an airplane the ear plugs cut down on the engine noise which makes for a much more relaxing trip, they also cut down on the crying child in the row behind you (yep I’ve been that mother…
After having spent years travelling for work (previous life) plus having spent time travelling for pleasure, one essential item I take no matter what the weather is a pair of socks. Even if it’s mid-summer, and all I’m wearing are sandals or thongs, I always take a pair of socks that I can put on…
I’ve had requests about ideas for capsule wardrobes, here are some ideas that I used in a travel capsule. I spent my Saturday afternoon helping one of my lovely clients pack for her trip to Europe this week. She is spending a week in Berlin at a conference which will have both day and evening…
I was directed by Christine to a Wardrobe Capsule Challenge on the Sewing Pattern Review forum boards and wanted to share with you the fantastic capsules that were put together. You can check out lots of entries and the wardrobe capsules they put together for the competition. The winner did a great job, not only…
Metscan mentioned that she wanted to know what I packed and wore at the AICI conference in Sydney over the weekend. I spent 4 days in Sydney, the weather wasn’t great, though the forecast for Monday was sunny and mid 20s (that’s something like 80F). So I’ve done a quick Polyvore on the floor of…
Last week I was listening to ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program and there was an interview with Catharine MacIntosh the founder of a new and coming soon concept – Zero Baggage – where you take no luggage, and hire it all before you leave and it’s waiting at your destination for you. The concept…
One of the reasons I’m so happy to be home, is that I’ve just spent 3 weeks in the same few clothes, all in a palette of black, white and red (apart from a couple of items), and I’m now bored, so bored with these clothes! It’s great to be able to capsule your…
We’re home today, happily, it’s great to be in our own space again, and the dogs missed us heaps – they’re happy to see us! We arrived in at 7.30am after our 15 hour flight, we all got some sleep on the plane, but the kids didn’t get nearly their normal amount of sleep.…
Here is my challenge, I’m packing to fly to LA to attend the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) annual conference. What should I wear? The dress code is: Business attire is appropriate for daytime conference programs and evening events. May temperatures range from an average high of 81ºF/27ºC to an average low of 54ºF/12ºC.…
Thanks to all who shared your stories of packing and luggage catastrophes, but for sheer laugh out loud factor (and maybe because this is the kind of thing I would have done at the same age), the winner of the competition is Cybill, and here is her entry: When I was a 13 year…
Well, after years in the making (and I’m telling you it’s been years, I started writing this ebook way back in the late 1990s when I was a publicist for Penguin Books and spent my time on the road and in the air with authors promoting their books), I’ve finally finished my new ebook Travelling…
