This Friday I’m flying to Sydney as on Saturday I’ll be speaking at, and attending Nuffnang Blogopolis. It’s the first blogging conference I’ve spoken at, so am pretty excited. So what to take with me? 1. Laptop – even though I have the WordPress app on my ipad plus an external keyboard, I just can’t…
Etiquette is part of the ABCs of Image. What are the ABCs you ask? Appearance Behavior Communication These days etiquette is not just relevant in person, but digital etiquette is more and more important. Today I’m covering the topic of Blog Comment Etiquette, as I feel it’s something that has been ignored for far too…
Nope, I’ve no real idea what a Scottish man wears under his kilt, but I can tell you that this morning, as I was figuring out what to wear for cold Melbourne winter day, I remembered that I’d been sent a Snugbod Body Suit to try out. Now I layer a lot in winter, most…
Today I spent a couple of hours packing for my trip to Hawaii – I’m off to the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) Annual Conference which this year is in Waikiki. I’m actually there for 2 weeks, as I’ve got meetings the week after the conference, then a couple of days of holiday. If…
I’m going to start out by telling you that I hate ironing. I don’t find it theraputic as a few people have told me that they do find it. I find it boring, repetitive, frustrating and frankly I’d rather be cleaning the toilet. When I was asked to road-test the Tefal Pro Express Turbo Anti Calc…
Yesterday I was contacted by 7 TV News to comment on what makes a good apology, the state of etiquette today and why we need manners. The journalist interviewed me for around 5 minutes, and of course only one sentence ended up on the news report. It made me think, particularly about public figures who…
Today I want to feature a fellow image consultant’s blog, one that you may not have found yourself, but one that I enjoy checking out. It’s written by Dawn Stanyon of the Emily Post Institute and has lots of short posts about what to wear in the workplace, how to interpret fashion trends in an…
When I first started blogging back in 2008 I was worried that I’d run out of ideas to blog about. Over 700 posts later I have more ideas now than I did back then and I’m no longer worried about that ever happening! Blogging has made my brain more creative. I’ve built new neural pathways…
Today is my 3rd Birthday of Inside Out Style. I want to thank all you lovely readers who have stuck with me over the years, and also all welcome all you new readers and say just how much I appreciate you all. During these past 3 years I’ve won 1 blog award and been a…
Your Brand in a Business Card How many networking events, conferences and meetings have you exchanged business cards with attendees? How many business cards are sitting around in desk drawers and card files and you can’t for the life of you remember who that person was? Given that this is a common problem, and I…
Panel at Blogpolis: Candice (Super Kawaii Mama), Eden (Edenland) Helen Yee (Grab Your Fork) Darren Rowse (Problogger) Yesterday was the inaugural Nuffnang Blogpolis conference in Melbourne. Around 300 bloggers from all over Australia came to pick the brains of some of Australia’s leading bloggers and connect with other Australian bloggers. Included on the list of…
You will be aware that I wrote a blog post for Angie at You Look Fab on how to dress your full bust. I also want to share with you some other resources about for the more well endowed woman. Dbusted is a Melbourne based online webstore, Phillipa has a blog as well, they…
I have spent part of today packing my bags for the AICI conference in Orlando Florida which starts Thursday this week. I’m on the plane to LA first thing in the morning and looking forward to leaving some very wintery weather in Melbourne for some lovely spring weather in the USA! My method in packing…
This morning I was talking to the teacher at Niamh’s creche and she mentioned that she’s been given a few pieces of jewellery that she doesn’t like, that she’ll never wear, but feels she can never throw out because they have been given as gifts. I see this phenomenon often with clients too, who have…
L to R Sheila Wong, Vandita Singh, Catherine Ong, Miselle Bergonia . Denise Ng in a Dita Sandico-Ong creation During the AICI SE Asia conference there was a session on doing business with Asia and understanding some of the cultural differences, manners and customs. The presenters wore traditional dress of their culture.The Filipino presenter Miselle Bergonia…
Hard to believe it, but today is my 2 year blogiversary. Thanks to all my lovely readers. Without you coming back again and again, I wouldn’t have found the motivation to keep writing. Your support means the world to me. What has surprised me about blogging, and this was not something I ever expected, is…
Reader Nicole asks: I love your website and hope to visit often. Could I presume on my very brief acquaintanceship to ask the question that I’ve been wrestling with? I’ve been told that pant creases are a bit nerdy these days, is that true? I’ve always thought that the creases made me look taller and…
This week something happened that I hoped might happened, I just didn’t expect it in my lifetime, we got our first woman Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. It’s interesting to have watched her image change over the past few years. Women in politics are often criticised for their appearance (men are too, but not so viciously),…
So last night I joined a few hundred other women (and a couple of guys) at the Look Good Feel Better charity screening of Sex and the City 2. The evening started with a cosmopolitan and a goodie bag, and I got to meet Anna, one of my lovely blog readers who had come along…
s. said… OFF TOPIC: How’s your Happiness Project coming along, girl? I’m finally starting my own and would love to know what stage you’re at, yourself, at the moment. To answer S – thanks for asking: Given my busy training schedule of late (I just spent a fun week with Pauline from Malaysia who came…
“Stop Judging, Start Loving” Gok Wan If you want some positive reinforcement, go for Gok – How to Look Good Naked is all about how you are already gorgeous and how you can accentuate that gorgeousness. Gok starts with this in his introduction: “The way you dress tells the world how you feel about your…
