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How Blogging for 8 Years has Changed My Life

blogging, MoreBy Imogen LamportAugust 19, 201640 Comments

When I started blogging 8 years ago I wanted to do it as I needed to create a marketing stream for my image consulting business, to help establish me as a credible source of information and to help find a global audience who would be interested in investing in my first ebook. As an introvert,…

why social media sharing is super important

Why I Need You to Share This and Every Blog Post

More, Where to StartBy Imogen LamportJuly 7, 2016Leave a comment

Do you find what you read here useful? Then please share it! Your sharing my content on social media has a positive impact…. When you share one of my blog posts either via email or your social media you make a difference to my (and my family’s) life. These days Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest algorithms…

How to knit the easiest shrug ever

How to Knit the Easiest Shrug Ever

More, outfits, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJune 2, 20166 Comments

This has got to be the easiest garment to knit – seriously! Hand knits are right on trend this year and you can pay a fortune buying them, or a few days knitting one like this (I like to knit while watching TV, but nothing complicated so that I can just knit without looking which…

sound of music review

The Theatre Comes Alive with The Sound of Music

More, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportMay 23, 20162 Comments

Last night I witnessed a stunning performance of the record breaking London Palladium production of the classic musical The Sound of Music which has just opened at the Regent’s Theatre in Melbourne. Opening nights are always magic, with the celebrity spotting red carpet before the show and well dressed theatre patrons in their finery (and…

Singin’ and Dancing in the Rain

More, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportMay 17, 2016Leave a comment

One of my fondest memories of my late teen years was watching the Saturday afternoon musical movie that would play on the TV. All those fabulous old films from the 1940s with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Gene Kelly. I loved watching the dancing, the gorgeous costumes (those dresses … divine) and it spawned my…

why we care how our leaders look

What We Want Our Leaders to Look Like

MoreBy Imogen LamportMay 16, 2016Leave a comment

Why should it matter what our leaders look like? Both Australia and the USA (and probably a few other countries in the world) are currently in election campaign mode. Our politicians are in front of TV and newspaper cameras every day and what they look like may influence how we vote. You may say “no,…

Rihanna in Guo Pei at The Met Ball: The First Monday in May movie

The First Monday in May – Film

ReviewsBy Imogen LamportApril 28, 20162 Comments

The First Monday in May is a documentary film around the making of The Met Gala ball, but it’s so much more than that. It’s a virtual feast of exquisite fashion curated by the genius of Andrew Bolton of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This film is a…

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200 Years of Australian Fashion – Exhibition

ReviewsBy Imogen LamportApril 19, 2016Leave a comment

200 Years of Australian fashion is a celebration of over 90 designers and makers, from early dressmaking establishments, through the mid-century salons of the “Paris End” of Collins Street to contemporary fashion designers of today. The exhibition starts with a series of images projected onto curtains all set on the beach. Paola di Troccio the…

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7 Popular Wardrobe and Outfit Planning Apps Reviewed

capsule wardrobes, Reviews, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportMarch 24, 201628 Comments

There are a number of wardrobing and outfit planning apps out available so I asked my readers which they used and what they liked. Here are their thoughts and experiences on some of the wardrobe apps currently on the market. ClosetSpace Helen:I use ClosetSpace on my Android phone and occasionally the computer. Its essentially an…

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13 Most Popular Posts of 2015 on Inside Out Style

More, Popular Posts, style tipsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 13, 2016Leave a comment

Recently I’ve been sharing some of my readers favourite blog posts, the ones they have found have really shaped their styles (Katie, Carol, Corey, Ruth, Kaira, Celine’s favourites) and it got me wondering what were the most read posts of 2015 by all my lovely blog readers?  So I delved into my Google Analytics to…

2016 resolutions - find a word for the year to guide you

My New Years Resolution Word of 2016

More, WellbeingBy Imogen LamportJanuary 4, 201627 Comments

If you’ve been reading Inside Out Style for some time you may have discovered that rather than make a bunch of New Years Resolutions that I end up not keeping. Instead I choose a word of the year, a word that I use as my focus for the year. A word that will influence all…

Readers Favourite blog posts

Celine’s Favourite Blog Posts

favourite blogsBy Imogen LamportDecember 29, 2015Leave a comment

Celine from France shares her favourite blog posts, the ones that have made a big difference for her. I have found so many blog posts helpful. Here are just a few: Dressing to Look Taller, Column of color, Body Shape Bible O and Shape H, Tips for Going gray Stylish after 40, Warm weather capsule…

Readers Favourite blog posts

Carol’s Favourite Blog Posts

Colour, favourite blogs, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportDecember 27, 2015Leave a comment

Following on in my series of reader’s favourite posts, here are Carol’s list. Not in any particular order as all blogs great; – Column of colour – I take notice when I am putting on a vest or jacket as to what I am wearing on the bottom – Choosing colours when you have grey…

Readers Favourite blog posts

Katie’s Favourite Blog Posts

favourite blogsBy Imogen LamportDecember 23, 20151 Comment

The other day one of my Evolvers (that’s what the Evolve Your Style members call themselves over on their community page) mentioned how much a certain blog post had impacted on her and her style journey. That got me thinking that many of you may have favourite blog posts and so I asked readers to…

Cats the musical

All Singing, All Dancing, Cats the Musical

More, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportDecember 22, 2015Leave a comment

Sponsored by Nuffnang and Cats the Musical The all singing, all dancing Cats the musical is back in Melbourne and I was lucky enough to enjoy the red carpet premiere’s on Sunday evening. Star spotting on arrival is fun, and it was interesting that many celebrities brought their kids to the performance. The biggest name…

chocolate walking tours melbourne

Chocoholic Paradise – take a Chocolate Walking Tour of Melbourne

Reviews, travelBy Imogen LamportDecember 21, 20152 Comments

I’ve got a confession. I’m a chocoholic. I’ve been a chocoholic since childhood. My brother hates chocolate, and I love it. I always thought that I got the love of chocolate for two since he didn’t like it. He got the love of licorice (I hate that). When I was invited to take a Chocolate…

The Dressmaker Movie Costume Exhibition

ReviewsBy Imogen LamportDecember 18, 201510 Comments

A friend of mine told me last year that she’d spent some time playing Kate Winslet’s body double in a movie called The Dressmaker (not the naked kind, the clothed kind of body double). From what she told me and watching the movie trailer I knew that I had to see it. As soon as…

Personal Colour Analysis Training - Academy of Professional Image

Personal Colour Analysis Training

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Image ConsultingBy Imogen LamportOctober 12, 20157 Comments

I’ve spent the past week intensely immersed in our Academy of Professional Image Certified Personal Colour Analysis Training. It’s a full on full time course, and we teach our students just so much about colour and how to discover their client’s personal best colours, how to wear their colours plus so much more.   Students…

Imogen Lamport over 40 style blogger

Why I Love Being an Over 40 Style Blogger

bloggingBy Imogen LamportSeptember 25, 201535 Comments

Follow my blog with Bloglovin The secret (well not so secret) is out, I’m over 40, in fact I’m well over 40, much closer to 50 than 40 these days and I love blogging about style for women who are in a similar situation. Sure I know that many of you are under 40, and…

Top 7 Benefits of Blogging

blogging, MoreBy Imogen LamportAugust 20, 201515 Comments

Yesterday marked 7 years since I started this blog and what a ride it has been. Blogging has brought so much to my life from friendships to travel, and has provided me with a whole new way to run my image consulting (personal styling) business. To celebrate I’m sharing my Top7 Benefits of Blogging 1.…

Evolve Your Style 31 day style challenge review

Evolve Your Style Review – Ruth My Colour Coach

ReviewsBy Imogen LamportAugust 4, 20157 Comments

Ruth Essex is also an image consultant (in the UK) who has taken part in my 31 day Evolve Your Style challenge has written this review of the program and I asked her if I could share it with you. She kindly said yes. Prologue: This summer I went on a big adventure and together…

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