Today’s Stylish Thoughts comes from Toronto Canada based Deborah Boland and Wilmington Delaware US based JoJami Tyler who are otherwise known as The Glam Girls and write the blog www.fabulousafter40.com What is the secret to great style? The secret to great style is to knowing who you are and communicating your that through the styles…
Reader question: It attracted my attention that you mention that you wear skirts/dresses or jeans most of the time. I do the same thing, and it has been working great for the most part, thanks to your blog. The main thing that I learned is that I am X-shape and I should belt over skirts/dresses,…
When you’re in the process of losing weight, you don’t want to be spending lots of money on clothes that you won’t have for long as you pass through that weight, but you will need clothes to wear, preferably ones that you feel are flattering as you reach your new healthier weight. Look for more…
Some of you already know Liverpool UK blogger Jane from The Small Fabric of My Life as she journeyed through a year of working her wardrobe without going shopping. Here she shares her stylish thoughts. What is the secret to great style? This has been a lifelong quest and my blog was part of that.…
Stylish Thoughts comes today from Geelong in Victoria (about an hours drive away from Melbourne) by blogger and jewellery maker Jeanie who writes the blog Inspired Wish and sells her gorgeous jewellery on madeit. Jeanie came to me as a client and I’m really inspired to see how she has blossomed since our consultation. What…
If you are a busy mum and spend much of your time in practical clothing like a knit top with a pair of jeans, how do you dress it up to make it more stylish whilst still remaining practical? Accessories are key … let me show you how. When my daughter was 4 years old…
I’m excited to be introducing you to image consultant and blogger Magoe Johnson who lives in Houston, Texas where she runs her business Images by Magoe. I met Magoe at an AICI conference in 2009 and reconnected again this year at the conference. She’s currently on the board of directors of the AICI and is…
This week I spent most of my time awake moving my blog from blogger to wordpress and reconfiguring it all… so much technical stuff for a non-techie is making my head explode. I really hope you like the new improved site and I’m in the process of installing a forum so you can communicate here,…
Today I’m introducing you to Adelaide based colour consultant & stylist Lizzy Eden of Fashion with a Friend. 1. What is the secret to great style? Being honest and true to yourself and really reflecting your own authentic personality through your clothing; when you do this confidence and comfort follow. 2. What is the one…
As you’re aware, I’m not a “what I wore today” blogger, but sometimes I post a photo or two of me. I have to take my own photos as I don’t have anyone else to do so. So my camera is on a tripod at about my head height (no lower than shoulder height) and…
Today I’m introducing you to blogger French Swiss Valerie Antoinette who lives and runs her image consulting business Valérie Antoinette: Are you Ready to Expand Internationally? in Portland, Oregon, USA What is the secret to great style? Absolute confidence, being aware of your body type and knowing how to match your clothes with the attitude…
. . Today our Stylish Thoughts come from New York based image consultant and blogger Jacqueline Peros from JMP Style What is the secret to great style? I think it about how you present your uniqueness which is done by understanding your personality. It’s interpreting a trend or even a classic with a…
Following up from my post on Loving Your Stomach – Materfamilias writes about grappling with the issue. What colour should you paint your closet space? Maria at Colour Me Happy has some inspiration (if only I had a wardrobe that looked anything like the ones in her pictures.) LPC from Privilege writes about her style…
Today I’m introducing the stylish thoughts of Sarah Brummitt, a London UK based image consultant who I met at the AICI Conference in Orlando in May who is inspiring and absolutely heaps of fun. What is the secret to great style? For me it’s always 3 things: Knowing what you want your clothes to express…
Time and time again when I ask clients about what they’d like to highlight and camouflage on their body stomachs come up as a place that they dislike and want to make disappear. Most of the time these are normal stomachs. I see a lot of stomachs in my job as an image consultant and…
Today I’m pleased to introduce you to San Diego and Los Angeles, California, based Kelly of Alterations Needed a fantastic resource for the petite woman. She is also the mastermind behind Fit Review – a new website that connects women to clothes that fit through community-sourced item reviews. What is the secret to great style?…
While I was in Florida for the recent AICI Conference I was lucky enough to connect with the completely fabulous Sue Donnelly, author of Heading South, Feel Fab at 50, The 80/20 Makeover and Does My Belly Look Big in This? and I asked her straight away if she’d do a guest post. Sue runs…
Shoes can completely make or break and outfit, they can change the way the outfit appears. Pair jeans with sneakers and you get an ultra casual look, pair them with a kitten heel and you get a more feminine style. Do you take advantage of the power of shoes to change up your look?
Brights Bright accessories pack a punch and work in a really exciting way to make your neutrals work in a whole new way. Look for a bright statement bag or shoe to create some zing. Alternatively think about adding in some block colour to your neutrals, try green and pink together with navy, red and…
I’m really excited today to be able to introduce my Stylish Thoughts guest blogger – it’s Maggie Alderson, famed author and journalist, ex-editor of UK Elle Magazine and the reason I used to always buy The Age newspaper on a Saturday (because her column was in The Good Weekend magazine) and when I lived in…
.. Hello from Orlando, Florida. I’m here and sharing a hotel room with the lovely Jan Fisher (who you will know from these posts on Certain Age dressing). I thought I’d share a couple of outfits with you that we’ve worn yesterday and today. The first two outfits are what we wore to the opening…
