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Category Archives: Drape, texture and sheen

Using Yin and Yang to Communicate with Your Clothes

How to Understand the Yin and Yang of Clothing

Drape, texture and sheen, Fabric, Personal Style, 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. Understanding Ying and Yang of Clothing…

How to Wear Animal Print

Colour, Drape, texture and sheen, Fabric, Prints and PatternsBy Imogen LamportApril 7, 20146 Comments

Do you love animal print (like my lovely friend Jill of Shop Your Wardrobe does)? Is it a staple in your wardrobe? As Jill has mentioned, leopard print, in particular, works with her naturally patterned skin and makes her look less freckly. I was not a fan of animal prints for a long time, but…

How Formal is That Print or Fabric?

Drape, texture and sheen, Fabric, Personal Style, Prints and Patterns, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 5, 20149 Comments

I’ve been Googled about this for a long time but never got any answers. This is a thing that is always misleading when it come to formality. I understand the concept of fabrics and that some prints/colors are less formal/professional than others, but the trickiest part is when it comes to garments that has more…

How to Wear a Fur Vest

Drape, texture and sheenBy Imogen LamportJune 21, 20137 Comments

It’s winter here in Australia and there are lots of faux fur vests around. They can be a tricky trend to wear as they add some bulk to your frame due to their highly textured nature. But if you feel the cold like me, they really do keep you warm and toasty. Wear over more…

3 Easy Rules on How to Mix Animal Prints and Floral Patterns

Drape, texture and sheen, Prints and PatternsBy Imogen LamportNovember 5, 20122 Comments

Today I decided to mix zebra with leopard and then throw in a floral ribbon lace textured garment. One of the most important keys to mixing prints is to mix those in the same colour family. If you want to try this trend in a safe way: do it in black and white one print…

How to Wear a Chunky Knit Sweater – Tricky Trends

Body Proportions, Drape, texture and sheenBy Imogen LamportSeptember 21, 20125 Comments

Over the past few years, one winter style that remains a staple is the chunky knit sweater. They are usually not only chunky but also pretty boxy too. The reality with any texture, if you’d describe it as chunky, it will make you look chunky. This is why over the years I’ve removed from many…

How to Flatter Patterned Skin

Drape, texture and sheen, Fabric, Personal Style, Prints and PatternsBy Imogen LamportJune 18, 20124 Comments

If you have freckling that you don’t love, or age spots and want to make them look less obvious, when you’re looking solid colour garments, look for fabrics that have an inbuilt pattern like marle, or those with a fine to medium texture.

Which is the Best for You – Matte, Sheen or Shine?

Beauty, Drape, texture and sheen, Fabric, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportNovember 10, 201010 Comments

\ Niamh was looking through some old photo albums, you know, the ones with pictures of me in my primary school classes, she was going through and picking me out of the sea of faces in each class. When I asked her how she knew it was me, she said: “see, your face is shiny…

Does the Devil Wear Prada?

Drape, texture and sheen, Fashion TrendsBy Imogen LamportMarch 3, 201010 Comments

Does the devil wear chunky knits? Prada is showing lots of them in their Autumn/Winter 2010 show, and where Prada goes, many are sure to follow, but should you go there? Whenever I hear the word chunky knits, I think ‘and it’ll make me look chunky too’. As you can see, even this whippet thin…

Fabric Choices - Should I Choose Matte, Sheen or Shine?

Fabric Choices – Should I Choose Matte, Sheen or Shine?

Drape, texture and sheen, FabricBy Imogen LamportOctober 17, 20083 Comments

Along with texture and drape, another element of fabric is the sheen. Some fabrics are matte – they don’t reflect light and appear to absorb light – these fabrics are the most SLIMMING fabrics as they don’t draw attention to your body. Which Fabric to Choose – Matte – Sheen – Shine Matte fabrics work…

Discover which fabrics suit your body type

Which Sort of Fabric Drape to Choose for My Body

Drape, texture and sheen, FabricBy Imogen LamportOctober 15, 200810 Comments

What is Fabric Drape? Which kinds of fabrics should you look for? Why is this question even important?  Doesn’t it just matter that the style suits your body shape? Sadly the answer is that you need to take into consideration both the drape of the fabric and the style – this is why people will…

How to choose textures to harmonise with your skin and hair

How to Choose Flattering Texture in Fabrics

Drape, texture and sheen, Fabric, HairBy Imogen LamportOctober 15, 200813 Comments

Texture is one of the pieces of the Style Puzzle (body shape is one piece too, yet so much is written about body shape, people think it’s the whole puzzle, instead of just being a small element of the whole). Textured fabrics can be anything from lace to cable knits, devore velvet to quilted fabrics.What…

How to choose a flattering fabric - stiff vs fluid fabric

How to Choose a Slimming Fabric

Drape, texture and sheen, FabricBy Imogen LamportAugust 19, 20088 Comments

The fabric a garment is made in, can completely alter the way it sits and whether it is flattering or not for your body. If you’re a more cushioned type of person, be very aware of the fabrics you choose as they can make you appear to add or lose weight.   For example, this…

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