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Category Archives: Personal Style

Using Yin and Yang in Clothing Design to Balance Your Appearance

Fabric, harmony, outfits, Personal Style, style tipsBy Imogen LamportApril 18, 201416 Comments

The other day I posted about the concept of Yin and Yang (advancing and receding elements) in clothing design. You may have started to think about the clothes you choose and what they are communicating, but have you thought about your own physical appearance and what it may naturally communicate and how you can use…

Why Having Big Breasts is Not So Fun

About Imogen, Body Image, large bustBy Imogen LamportApril 17, 201442 Comments

Today is the day, all going to plan, I’m having my breast reduction surgery. Many women find it a strange thing to do, and many women pay to have their breasts enlarged. Sure this is a first world problem, but I live in the first world. Since I was a teenager and my breasts rapidly…

Using Yin and Yang to Communicate with Your Clothes

How to Understand the Yin and Yang of Clothing

Drape, texture and sheen, dress codes, Fabric, harmony, prints and patternsBy Imogen LamportApril 16, 201420 Comments

  Have you ever considered Yin and Yang (or Receding and Advancing) in relation to your clothes? I first read about this concept in Judith Rasband’s Wardrobe Strategies for Women, and realised that it relates to all personality style and why each style communicates in the way it does. It’s a powerful tool to help…

My Style Philosophy – Rules are Made to Be Broken

My Style Philosophy – Rules are Made to Be Broken

About Imogen, Personal Style, style rulesBy Imogen LamportApril 9, 201415 Comments

As my regular readers would be aware, I spend many hours, days and weeks writing blog posts to give you sets of rules to work with to find out what works for your unique body and all its glorious features. Many may think that I’m obsessed with rules and believe that we should all stick…

How to Style Print Pants

fashion trends, outfits, prints and patterns, Reader questions, style tips, Tricky TrendsBy Imogen LamportApril 8, 20148 Comments

Hi Imogen, do you think you could share your tips on styling print pants? They are everywhere this season and although I’m not a slave to fashion, I bought a pair or black and white ones that I love, but what to wear them with?!   Along with the tips on this picture, here are…

My Style Crush – Blue and White

Fabric, Personal Style, prints and patternsBy Imogen LamportApril 4, 201418 Comments

Blue and white patterned items have long been a style crush of mine. From willow patterned plates to Ming vases, I’ve long been in love with the simplicity of the colour scheme along with the curvy detailed, oriental feel of the pattern. The minute I saw the blouse I’m wearing in the picture above, I…

Have an Attitude of Gratitude

Happiness ProjectBy Imogen LamportMarch 31, 20145 Comments

Tomorrow is the First of April. This marks the start of Grateful in April, a month-long campaign which encourages people to actively seek out the good in their lives. Research (University of California) has found that counting your blessings is an integral part of health, happiness and well-being. Experiments have shown that those who kept…

Buy a Dress and I’ll Donate to Find a Cure for Ovarian Cancer

Personal Style, shoppingBy Imogen LamportMarch 28, 201410 Comments

Last year, I participated in Frocktober to raise money for Ovarian Cancer Research. It’s a disease that yesterday killed my friend and sister-in-law Penny after a 7 month battle with the disease. Only recently I was reading that Ovarian Cancer only has a 5 year survival rate of 43% (compare that to Breast Cancer which…

Using Simultaneous Contrast to Change the Way a Colour Looks

Colour, Hips and Bottom, outfits, Reader questions, style tipsBy Imogen LamportMarch 27, 201417 Comments

Hi Imogen, Thank you for your awesome posts. I have a question about colour : It is said that colour is dynamic as it can change when it is next to other colours. Does that mean that we can play with this ability of colour when putting an outfit together ? Can we intentionally alter…

Stylish Thoughts – Emma of This Kind Choice

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportMarch 26, 20145 Comments

Today’s Stylish Thoughts interview comes from Wellington, New Zealand based blogger Emma of This Kind Choice. How would you describe your personal style? My style has become a lot more refined over the past year and a half thanks to becoming more interested in the ethical and environmental impacts of my clothing choices. I began…

How to choose the right blonde hair colour

Not Going Grey Gracefully Part 4

Beauty, Colour, style tipsBy Imogen LamportMarch 25, 201427 Comments

So it’s now been over 2 months since I started my process of going lighter and I’ve had a second root touch up and tint with my hairdresser – Karleigh at Anthony Nitson Hair in Doncaster (Melbourne). As you can see, I’ve gone lighter again, this time my lowlights are an 8.1 (ash based blonde),…

What to Wear When you Don’t Have Great Legs

Legs, Reader questions, style tipsBy Imogen LamportMarch 21, 20144 Comments

Hi, I live in drought-ridden California (SF Bay Area) and am bracing for very hot weather this spring and summer. Even now, in mid-February, it’s in the 70s. What do you suggest a woman who is over 55 like me and not proud of her legs anymore wear in terms of dresses and shorts. I…

Stylish Thoughts – Lady Melbourne

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportMarch 18, 20142 Comments

This week’s Stylish Thoughts is from the blogger Phoebe who writes the blog Lady Melbourne. What is the secret to great style? It can’t be learned, you either have it or you don’t in my book. Chanel, Vreeland, Hepburn- I don’t even need to use their first name and we can all conjure how truly…

Style Statement with Friends – How to Play the Game

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportMarch 17, 201410 Comments

Who are you and how do you want to be perceived? This is something I work through with my Style clients to discover who they are and how we can translate their personality into an authentic expression through their clothing and grooming. If you’ve thought about this topic before and have wondered how you are…

Up Up and Away in a Hot Air Balloon

Happiness ProjectBy Imogen LamportMarch 15, 20144 Comments

Tuesday this week, my honey and I took a hot air balloon ride over Melbourne. This is something I’ve wanted to do for the past 20 years or so. We rose before dawn and met the rest of the passengers and crew and were bused out to our launch site. The launch site is decided…

How to Wear Metallic Accessories

Fabric, fashion trends, Reader questions, style tipsBy Imogen LamportMarch 14, 201410 Comments

Hi Imogen-I really enjoy your blog & have learned a lot! My question-are ‘metallic’ accessories (handbag, shoes) considered to go with a certain season or can they be worn all year? I really appreciate your thoughts on this-thank you. I love metallic accessories to add some interest and dress up an outfit.  Anything with a…

What to Wear with Printed Pants

Reader questions, style tips, Tricky TrendsBy Imogen LamportMarch 13, 20144 Comments

Hi Imogen, do you think you could share your tips on styling print pants? They are everywhere this season and although I’m not a slave to fashion, I bought a pair or black and white ones that I love, but what to wear them with? Printed pants are a common fashion trend at present.  They…

Stylish Thoughts – Recovering Shopaholic

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportMarch 11, 20145 Comments

This Stylish Thoughts post is from Debbie of Recovering Shopaholic who is based in San Diego, California How would you define your personal style? My style has evolved considerably over the past few years as I’ve worked to recover from a decades-long compulsive shopping problem. For longer than I can remember, I bought so many…

Losing Weight and Gaining Health

About Imogen, Ageing, Body ImageBy Imogen LamportMarch 6, 201458 Comments

Some of you have started to notice and comment that I’ve lost weight. It’s interesting that nobody noticed the difference in my appearance until I’d shed around 10kg (22lb). Last October I realised that my weight had been creeping up for 3 years, and given my middle age, being the weight I was when I…

How to Look Stylish Yet Be Super Comfortable

Accessories, Personal Style, Reader questions, style tipsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 26, 201413 Comments

Reader’s question: “How can I find things that are comfortable both in how I feel about them and how they actually feel on me, but also dressy? I like to look classy and stylish but often find it difficult to source things that are.” How to Look Stylish Yet Be Super Comfortable 1. Quality Ensure…

Understanding Colour – Tints, Tones and Shades

Ageing, Colour, Reader questionsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 25, 20141 Comment

Would love it if you could show us some samples of color that you describe in this comment…”Plus, once you’ve gone through the grey stage to the all white stage – you can start to brighten slightly again (though not the really bright colours, usually those with a high tint (lots of white added)” What…

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