On 19 August 2008, I published my first post here. It was called How to Choose a Slimming Fabric, and it was two photographs of the same woman in two shirts. One stiff, one drapey. I asked readers to spot what else was going wrong besides the fabric. No introduction. No “welcome to my blog”.…
Iris Van Herpen is a Dutch fashion designer whose stunning garments have been worn by Beyonce, Bjork, Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga, JLo and Tilda Swinton (to name a few). The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art is currently holding an exhibition of 130 garments and accessories of her work and is a must-see exhibition. …
As the festive season envelops us in its glory and insanity, I wanted to take a moment to extend my warmest wishes to each and every one of you. Your support, curiosity, and dedication to personal style and self-expression have been the shining star that fuels the passion behind Inside Out Style. A Season of…
This week I discovered a great new documentary series on ABC TV (Australia) called The Way We Wore. It’s hosted by Celeste Barber, better known for her comedic takes on celebrity instagram posts, who discusses with many iconic Australian designers and fashion insiders all about the clothes we have chosen to wear over the past…
This month I turned 55, yes it’s hard to believe as I don’t look a day over 32! I hope that I’ve learned just a few things during my lifetime, some of them I’m sure you’ll already know, and others may be helpful to you. Here goes… Life is short, spend time with people you…
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… I want to wish you a happy festive season and hope that you have an enjoyable time with family and friends, looking your most stylish (which I know that you will be). And as it’s both…
Today is exactly 14 years since I wrote on my very first blog post here on Inside Out Style, and to celebrate this huge milestone (it’s 98 years in internet years, which are kind of like dog years 🐶) Not only am I giving you the presents – with a 14 % discount on all…
2021 was a busy year, even though I spent a considerable time in lockdown (again), but it didn’t stop me from aiming to dress with style most days of the week as I know there is a relationship between mental health and self-care, and what you wear is part of your self-care routine each day.…
Welcome to the last post of 2021! It’s been an absolute pleasure to have your company throughout the year. In particular, I like to say an especially big “Thank you” to everyone who shared a blog post; bought one of my programs or took the time to share their style stories in one of my…
Wow-what a year 2021 turned out to be. It started off feeling like we were getting on top of Covid and living a more normal life again here in Melbourne after our long 2020 lockdown ended towards the end of that year. Of course, things never stay the same and viruses don’t care how I…
For the past 10 years I’ve been using a focus “word of the year” instead of new years resolutions as I’ve found it a better way to help me stay on track and to keep moving towards my life and business goals. So with 2021 nearing its end I knew it was time to find…
I can’t believe another year has flown by so fast again. We’ve all taken another turn around the sun and we are back into the festive season again (and summer holidays here in Australia too). I want to take this time to say a big thank you to you, for taking the time to read…
Back in 2008… When I started writing this blog back in 2008 I remember thinking about how if nothing came of it (aka, nobody ever read a blog post) then I could just collect the posts together and use them as the basis for a book. 13 years later and over 2500 blog posts written…
All speaking is public speaking (well unless you are in a room by yourself with no-one around who can hear you). Yet around 75% of people claim to have fear of public speaking and would rather not do it (if someone else can do it for them). In fact, some people are so paralyzed by…
I was recently interviewed by Emily Steele for the podcast: from Local to Legend. Now I know that you may have no interest in the business side of personal styling, if that’s you, feel free to ignore this. But I know that there are quite a few personal stylists and image consultants who read Inside…
Wow! 2020 was quite the year, to say the least. The year we thought would never end is finally coming to a close, and while we all have high hopes for a better 2021, I’ve collated a list of your most popular posts of 2020 Drumroll, please ……… 1. What’s Your Personality Style Quiz I…
With great hindsight and as 2020 breaths its final breath, I’m looking back to the past 12 months which have been unlike any others in my lifetime. We started the year with terrible bushfires and it ended with a global pandemic. Who could have predicted that? Not me, but some scientist did! And now we’re…
It’s hard to believe it’s already Christmas again, this year has been a super strange one – and even though I’ve barely left the house for the majority of the year, it’s whizzed by at lightning speed once again. With so many plans cancelled this year (I was supposed to go to India as well…
Just had to share this fabulous new virtual tour (since none of us is able to travel at this time to the Brooklyn Museum’s costume exhibitions for the Netflix TV shows – The Queens Gambit, and The Crown. The Crown costumes are of course based on the real-life clothes of Princess Diana and the other…
Melbourne is slowly and cautiously coming out of a very strict lockdown that we’ve been in for the better part of 5 months. To give you an idea of the restrictions, we had an 8pm – 5am curfew, were not to travel more than 5km from home, and could only leave the house – no…
If you’d asked me 12 years ago if I thought I’d be still writing Inside Out Style and that it would have turned into the encyclopaedia of colour and style, I’d have probably thought you were crazy. Yet here we are 12 years later and I’m still creating new content (and I thought I’d be…
