I want you to take a look today at Karen Of a Certain Age’s blog post today about Russia’s first lady, Svetlana Medvedev. Given her status, I’m guessing she’s dressed designer – so why doesn’t she pay to have her hems altered professionally to a length that suits her figure, buy a more uplifting bra,…
Here I am at the Gala Dinner of the 2009 Conference Dinner on Sunday Night (yes, we felt the earthquake, the lightfittings swung for about 5 minutes afterwards, and the hotel lifts were shut for 3 hours after the quake). I’m with my gorgeous friend and colleague Jan Fisher who is an image consultant in…
At the AICI conference I got to meet the fabulous image consultant and author Brenda Kinsel who shared these tips with me, so I could share them with you. I asked Brenda for 5 tips to help you improve your wardrobe and image 1. At the change of season, when you swap your wardrobe over…
It’s interesting, reading the comments to my last post on what to pack, that people think that because I’m an image consultant I’d have the whole dressing thing completely sorted and never worry about it. What I didn’t realise before I trained to become an image consultant was: You can never have a bad day…
I was asked by one of my lovely readers, Jennifer, to do a post on Elegant Chic and Strict styles. Not having come across the term before I read it on Deja Pseu’s blog and then Duchesse’s, I don’t feel Strict is something I’ve yet come to grips with fully. According to Duchesse the look…
Scott Schuman, otherwise known as The Sartorialist, is in Melbourne (Australia) and will also be travelling to Sydney for the Australian Fashion Week. If you want to see some local Australian style, check out his daily postings for inspiration. He’s been brought out by the Australian Tourisim Comission who want to showcase…
I was just over at Cosmo’s blog reading some back posts, and she mentioned she’ d moved and not unpacked some boxes of clothes for months. She was wondering, if she hadn’t missed the clothes, should she just chuck it all out? With that in mind, here is my quick, 3 questions to ask yourself…
The other day I was surfing around and stumbled upon this fantastic blog about colour written by an interior designer Maria Killam. It’s so full of incredibly useful information on how to choose colour for your interiors I had to share it with you all. Maria’s blog is called Colour Me Happy , and is…
Would you like a personal consultation but can’t afford it? Why not come along to one or both of our group workshops, find out all about you, and get your wardrobe under control. I’ll be running 2 workshops during March in Melbourne Australia and would love to help you. If you live in Los Angeles…
Continuing on the makeup theme, I thought I’d share my current favourite book on makeup techinques. It’s Makeup Makeovers: expert secrets for stunning transformations by Robert Jones. What I like about it: The pictures – it’s very simple and the pictures clearly state where to put shadow or highlight. Advice for each face…
Cat from Thrify Muse has challenged the blogging world to take part in the Michelle Obama Wardrobe Challenge. Here is my take on Michelle Obama’s personal style. Do you think she would wear this outfit?
I’ve just spent the past 2 weeks teaching an Image Consulting Training Course, and during the process, my students do real consultations with a client, the students do colour analysis, a style consultation, wardrobe audit and personal shopping expedition. This was the feedback I received from one of our student’s clients, and this is the…
The divine La Belette Rouge has awarded me the coveted “I love your blog” award at the recent Ermine Awards, because she loves my blog! In tradition, I must pass on: 1. Work that Wardrobe – cos dang it’s hard to not buy anything new for a year –…
This book is aimed at the over 45 woman, but really it’s for any woman, especially the over 30 who no longer feels the need to wear the latest fad whether it suits her or not. I’d have to say that this is one of the better image books on the market, it’s easy to…
I’m scared, very very scared, when I see women wearing “mom jeans” down at the supermarket, I’ve always just assumed that they’re old, they’ve been in their closet for years and years, and that the poor old mom just hasn’t had time to go out and treat herself to a nice new pair of flattering…
