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Category Archives: Fit and Alterations

8 ideas to refashion your clothes

8 Refashioning Ideas For Your Clothes Plus More Weekend Reading

Capsule Wardrobes, Fabric, Fit and Alterations, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportJune 20, 20153 Comments

Lots of great DIY t-shirt projects on this blog – love this one though I wouldn’t cut the stripes as widely if you don’t want your bra-straps showing. Turn a long sleeve tee into a cardigan Make and infinity scarf from an old tee Create a cute open-backed sweater from a boxy old jumper Make…

Style and Taste at Every Age – Quality

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, Reader Questions, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportJune 17, 201510 Comments

Here is the issue: I am over 62 and the era where style and fashion were important, to me, was during the years I held a professional job from 1972 through the 1990s. During that era, dressing was simple then because of very few choices and narrow opportunities for your own self expression. Those were…

What to Do When You Love a Style But it Doesn’t Love You

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportApril 30, 20157 Comments

  What can you do if a style that you love doesn’t suit your body shape? I love the general vibe of loose fitting clothes, such as found at Eileen Fisher, but my body shape and stature suggests more classic, form fitting clothes are the way to figure flattery for me. When you love a…

Using a medium colour to create a medium contrast from high

Where to End Your Tops and Jackets

Fit and Alterations, Personal Style, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportJune 12, 201410 Comments

I’m often asked where to end your tops and jackets. In this video I give you some pointers to help you find your sweet spot that flatters your figure.  

Turning a Tunic Top into a Skirt

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 3, 201411 Comments

A while back I bought a tunic top from Target. I fell in love with the fabric, and overlooked that the shape didn’t do anything much for my body. Every time I put it on I felt frumpy and looked pregnant as my larger breasts made it balloon over my tummy. It’s design was the…

P is for Pants - Imogen Lamport's A-Z of Style - how to find pants that fit

P is for Pants

Fit and Alterations, Style Tips, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportSeptember 11, 20137 Comments

  Pants – that’s trousers for you UK folk, not underpants, are a staple in most wardrobes. They are, the hardest garment for most women to fit. Really, I find that I can spend hours trying to help a client find a pair that fits well. The most common fit issues are around the depth…

Which are the Easy Alterations

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportAugust 24, 201312 Comments

Would you be able to make a post about what kinds of alterations are easy and affordable to make? I’m not plus sized but I’m petite, so many things don’t fit. Having hemlines shortened is an easy one, but I’ve understood that for instance the extra space in the upper back could be taken in…

How a Simple Alteration Can Make a Big Difference

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportJuly 20, 201218 Comments

Women are notoriously bad for not altering their garments. We have an expectation that we can walk into a shop, try on a piece of clothing, it will fit us, flatter us and off we go into the sunset. But when you consider how many different body shapes we have, our variety of body proportional…

10 Costly Shopping Mistakes to Avoid

10 Costly Shopping Mistakes to Avoid

Fit and Alterations, ShoppingBy Imogen LamportMarch 30, 201216 Comments

  1. Being influenced by the sales assistant who is paid to get you to buy clothes (whether they suit you or not). Retail sales staff are paid to sell you clothes. Some are even paid extra commissions based on how much they sell. So it’s in their interest that you buy as much as…

Benefits of Lined Trousers and Care

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, ShoppingBy Imogen LamportNovember 2, 20117 Comments

Hello Imogen. I was hoping you could answer a question for me. I had the opportunity to buy a pair of lined trousers at a reduced price. I didn’t buy them because I’m a wash and wear type of person and the pants would have required going to the cleaners. Can you tell me what…

The Fast and Easy Way to Shorten Knit Tops

Fit and Alterations, VideosBy Imogen LamportOctober 27, 201115 Comments

If you have a knit top that is too long, rather than take the hem up, why not ruche the sides rather than take up the hem. You can also use this method to shorten sleeves too.  It’s really simple and you don’t need to know how to sew to do it.  Watch this short…

Why Sleeve Length Matters

Fit and Alterations, VideosBy Imogen LamportOctober 13, 20112 Comments

Here is a short video I’ve made about the length of sleeves on jackets. It’s one of the most common fit issues I see with clothes and in people’s wardrobes, yet can have a huge impact on your appearance. Watch this short video.

Where Should a Tunic Top Finish?

Body Variations, Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 2, 20115 Comments

Imogen I would like your opinion on the hem length of tunic type tops. I’m a knitting designer and teacher and this topic comes up in my Fit and Flatter classes. I think women slimmest when the hem hits just below the crotch so that the leg length is undetermined by the viewer and therefore…

Why You Should Stop Buying Clothes that Don’t Fit Right Now

Fit and Alterations, Personal Style, ShoppingBy Imogen LamportJuly 15, 20112 Comments

Have you ever knowingly bought a piece of clothing that doesn’t fit right now? You try it on in the store and think to yourself, sure it’s a little tight, but when I’ve lost those last 2kg (5 pounds) then it’ll be perfect. I thought I was too clever to do this, but I did,…

B is for Bras - Imogen Lamport's A-Z of Style - How to fit a bra

How to Fit a Bra – Berlei vs Freya

Body Variations, Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportJuly 7, 2011Leave a comment

Yesterday I got all excited when I discovered that Berlei do a range of bras that go up to an H cup. So I decided to go and try on and see how they fit. To make a comparison I took 2 Berlei and 2 Freya bras into the change room. When fitting a bra,…

Fit Issues – Bunching at the Back

Body Proportions, Body Variations, Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportMay 10, 201114 Comments

One of my readers commented on a post about common issues with fit: I’ve had problems with certain tops bunching in the back, too. What’s up with that? Most bunching comes from your body shape being not related to the shape that the garment was cut for. Too much fabric in an area that doesn’t…

How to choose the undertone of green - which are the right ones for you?

Where to End Your Skirts

Body Variations, Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportMarch 29, 20117 Comments

I was wondering if you might address correct hem lengths in one of your future blogs. I am on the short side (5′ 4″) so almost all of my clothing needs to be shorted but I am never quite sure what the correct length is. For example, are pencil skirts and dresses hemmed at the…

Which is Your Best White

Colour, Discover Your Colours, Fabric, Fit and Alterations, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportFebruary 17, 201116 Comments

All whites are not the same, and different whites suit different colouring. We can go from a very bright white which is cool and quite stark and only suits those with very cool colouring, via a soft white, through ivory to cream, which is very warm and suits those with warm colouring. Soft whites are…

Some of the common issues with fit to avoid or be wary of when shopping

Common Issues with Fit

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 10, 201124 Comments

There are lots of problems with the fit of commercially made garments, these are things that if you’re making the garment you can alter out of the pattern. But before you buy, make sure these are not problems built into the garment for you. There are some common issues with fit that are reasonably easy…

Why Armholes Matter

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 26, 201119 Comments

How the sleeve is cut and fits into a top or jacket can change the way a garment appears on your body. If you have a deeper, lower cut armhole, this will add some bulk to your chest region, so is great for women with narrower shoulders (A shapes) or smaller busts who would like…

Why Do My Pants Pull Across My Crotch

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportMay 26, 201019 Comments

One of the comments left on a post the other day was this: jinnan-tonnyx said… Can you explain more about why trousers pull across the crotch on X shapes? I am an X and whenever I buy a new pair of pants my husband always says they don’t fit right – and I tell him,…

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