Vote for Inside Out Style now! I have been nominated (thanks Rebecca) for a Best Blog Award 2011 and I need you to vote for Inside Out Style now! The competition closes on 21 April 2011, so there are only a few days to vote, every vote counts! Thanks so much for reading my blog.…
Did you know that buying experiences (rather than stuff) makes us happier? According to a Study at the San Fransisco State University, happy memories last much longer than the thrill of a new piece of stuff. Another Study from Cornell University also found that having a massage creates more happiness than getting a new flat-screen…
Not Supermum has had a lovely blog makeover, she’s also written and interesting post on the differences between bloggers and writers. Tips on how to praise to achieve results from Michelle, an opinionated woman. Teer Wayde or Curves to Kill has a fantastic list of places to shop for plus size fashion that are fashionable…
To let you all know I’m nowhere near the terrible floods or cyclone that parts of Australia has been treated to. Yes we’ve had some pretty heavy rainfall overnight and flash flooding in parts of Melbourne, but all is good here at Inside Out Style HQ. If you want to be inspired by some very…
Since spending a bit of time doing nothing this past week, recovering from my operation, I have had a few moments to tool around the internet and do some reading, first time in ages. I was over at La Belette Rouge and she shared this video with us, fascinating stuff. If you’re budget conscious, and…
? I think I sometimes wear man repelling clothes – my harem pants would be one such item. Here is a blog full of Man Repellers – it’s hilarious Happy 2nd Blogiversary to Maria at Colour Me Happy who has some great blogging tips to celebrate Who doesn’t procrastinate? I know I do – so…
MOVEMBER Facial hair returns in style across the country as the mo’nth formerly known as November, Movember, rolls around again for a mo’mentous 2010! Changing the face of men’s health has never been such a statement. Legends grew them, larrikins love them. From Ned Flanders to Groucho, Magnum to Anchorman, the moustache has been idolised,…
What made me happy this week? Well I’m thrilled to say that I’ve FINALLY finished writing and editing my new ebook for Petite women called Never Short on Style: Dressing and Finessing the Petite Frame. I’d like to say thanks to all of you who came up with potential titles, to Susan (contact me for…
Here are some fun websites that I’ve found – not to do with the usual topics! Do you like a boiled egg? How do you like it? Squidgy? Hard boiled? Here is a fun website that helps you cook your eggs to perfection, whilst entertaining you with a perfect length YouTube video. www.eggwatchers.com Is the…
How do you dress in a minimalistic fashion, without being boring – Une Femme has some brilliant ideas. How do you like your style to be described? What would you rather people don’t call you? Audi at Fashion for Nerds lets you in on hers. From Retro Chick comes some great ways to update your…
I was very honoured to receive the beautiful blogger award from Kayleigh of Fashionably Later who kindly bestowed it upon me and a number of others. Kayleigh, if you don’t know her, has been going through a terrible time with cancer, so pop on over and give her a hug and some positive words. And…
Today is Mother’s Day (not in the UK I know) but the USA and Australia it is, so I hope all you mothers out there have a lovely and indulgent day – with or without your kids. What do you do to celebrate it? My mother always dismissed mother’s day as ‘too commercial’ so we…
Loving these posts by Audi at Fashion for Nerds – here she explains her philosophy; and then don’t we all love to have a poke through other people’s wardrobes? Here is her tops andaccessories, here her dress pants, skirts and dresses, and finally her coats and bags. Can less really be more? Angie at…
There have been many posts around the blogsphere that I’ve recently read about ‘twisting’ up a style, particularly classic, with something very different, whether creative or dramatic, an article to give an outfit an edginess. So even though I hate taking photos of myself, here I am in a fabulous vintage silk top (circa 1981)…
Size, age and fashion are always subjects that raise emotion in many. Yesterday, reading our local paper The Age I came across an article about Calvin Klein designer Fransisco Costa and his view of who is customer was (a woman over 40 most likely) and how using 16 year old models, wasn’t really working for…
Many of my clients want to develop their own personal style, their signature style, that is truly a reflection of their personality. So how do you do it? Tips on How to Discover Your Personal Style I’ve written a series of posts on this which you can read here. Also, why not consider adding in…
Last weekend in The Age newspaper, this article was reprinted from The Guardian, and it sums up so much of what is important about clothing, in life an in literature. According to F Scott Fitzgerald, it is always “better to wear a becoming dress three times straight than to alternate it with two frights”. This…
Here is a fabulous, step by step tutorial on how to overdye your clothes from Sal at Already Pretty. I often recommend clients dye clothes so why not have a go. Just a tip before you dye, your garments need to have some natural fibres for over-dying to work. If it’s all synthetic, it won’t…
Who doesn’t love a storage solution? I know I do, but beware, take heed of Angela from Creating Order from Chaos, she has some great advice on how and when to choose your storage solutions. Have you a pile of jobs, projects and other tasks that are half done? Creative Organizing has a great post…
Researching: I’ve read a couple of times about Evernote.com and what a great way it is to keep information close to your fingertips, so I’ve started playing with it. Whether you want to import information from your computer, or clip information you find on the internet it’s a great, searchable database for all the bits…
Yesterday, my kids and I took a road trip back to Melbourne from Canberra, where we’ve been for the past week visiting friends and family. Around the halfway point in the 8 hour journey is a town called Holbrook, which, even though being an inland town, has a submarine submerged in the middle of a…
