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how to choose the right length of necklace to flatter your body

Where to End Your Necklaces

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportSeptember 29, 201410 Comments

How to Choose the Right Length Necklace to Flatter Your Body The other day I was reading something that said that if you wear a longer pendant that ends under your bust, then you will draw attention to the narrowest point on your rib cage and this is flattering for all. Sadly this is not…

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How Non-Dull Basics Make Your Whole Wardrobe Exciting

Outfits, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 26, 20144 Comments

I have a question which is around knowing which pieces will make a real difference to my wardrobe- most mistakes I make – apart from buying clothes for a fantasy life- are buying ‘sensible” pieces, as in good quality, items that will ” be useful’ but are dull. And realising that it is easier for…

Choosing Collars To Balance Your Figure

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportSeptember 25, 201411 Comments

Choosing Collars and Lapels O/A shape – broader collars to balance hips I, V shape or petite – narrower/smaller collars not to further broaden shoulders or overwhelm your frame H, X, 8 shape – medium collars – higher will make you look taller, lower will draw attention to bust and make larger Large bust –…

How to Identify Warm Blues and Cool Greens

Colour, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 18, 201417 Comments

I was asked how to identify the difference between a warm blue and a cool green. Warm blues have some yellow in them that moves them towards the green spectrum but they remain on the blue end of the spectrum though are moving into the teal spectrum. They are the turquoise to marine navy colours.…

How to Choose Fabrics to Flatter

How to Choose Fabrics to Flatter

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportSeptember 17, 20144 Comments

I am a sewer and some ideas about how to choose fabric to sew would be great. It can be challenging to locate good fabric and then imagine how it will look best sewn, and then find a suitable pattern. Fabric Drape How fluid or stiff is the fabric. The drape is not about how…

How to Pack 72 Outfits into Carry On Luggage

Capsule Wardrobes, Style Tips, Travel and Packing, VideosBy Imogen LamportSeptember 15, 201425 Comments

Here in this video I show you how I get 72 outfits from 12 garments and that they can all be packed into this carry-on sized suitcase. If you want more packing trips grab a copy of my Travelling Light ebook!

When is it Too Much?

Accessories, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportSeptember 11, 20147 Comments

Being a “young”, older woman, I am very interested in this age group. I would love to see this covered in great detail, maybe as regards to makeup , clothing and jewellery. e.g. When is it “too much”? I do LOVE to wear bling, but, when is it OVERDONE? I hope you enjoy your posts…

Spring 2015 Pantone Colour Trends

Colour, Fashion TrendsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 10, 20148 Comments

  The Pantone Spring 2015 colours are softer than they have been in awhile. There are some soft warm colours that work really well with our Intriguing swatch and some cooler that relate to our Sublime and Serene Swatches. So after our recent seasons of very bold bright colours, it’s great that those with smokier…

How to Style a Waterfall Cardigan

WardrobeBy Imogen LamportSeptember 8, 201411 Comments

So you’ve got some waterfall cardigans and sure you can just put them on and wear them the regular way.  But have you ever thought about styling them differently? Particularly if you’re petite then waterfall cardigans can have too much volume in them and they will swamp your frame.  Here in this short video I…

How to choose the undertone of green - which ones are warm and which are cool

How to Pick the Undertone of Greens

Colour, Reader Questions, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportSeptember 2, 201420 Comments

  Dear Imogen, I love reading your blog and have learnt so much from you. I have a question regarding colour and hope you could help me to add some more colour into my wardrobe. I’m a cool brunette with green eyes, but after arranging my clothes in a rainbow, I realised the only garments…

how to choose glasses frames

5 Essential Factors to Consider When Choosing Glasses Frames

Accessories, Colour, Face Styles, Reader Questions, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 1, 201411 Comments

Hi, could you please address what color and shape of glasses to wear depending upon coloring? I am a cool brunette. Thanks. There are so many elements to choosing a flattering frame, including colour. Here are my top 5 essential factors to consider. 1. Colour Is your undertone warm or cool? If you are warm…

Wear a Scarf as a Belt

Accessories, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportAugust 29, 201412 Comments

I’ve got quite the scarf collection, many from my dearly departed grandmothers and great aunts. I’ve never been a huge wearer of scarves around my neck, but now that I’ve got more of a waist and sometimes need a little help holding up my jeans. I like to wear a scarf as a belt. I…

When Should You Avoid a Necklace

Accessories, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportAugust 25, 20145 Comments

Some necklines are made for necklaces, some are made for earrings only. When a neckline has some sort of embellishment like these, then there is no need to add more. These necklines are ideal for women who: Have wide or short necks who don’t want to add necklaces Find wearing necklaces annoying or irritating Don’t…

Principles of Co-ordination – Related Shape

Accessories, Personal Style, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportAugust 21, 201415 Comments

Today in this video I’m taking you through the principle of co-ordination that is called Related Shapes. This is where the shapes of the elements of garments and accessories need to work together in harmony. It’s particularly useful when choosing accessories and you can see in this post about choosing necklaces how it works in…

10 Ways to Make Your Legs Look Longer

Body ProportionsBy Imogen LamportAugust 20, 20146 Comments

Whether you were genetically blessed in the gams department or not, most of us wouldn’t mind creating the illusion of even longer legs. You can still have legs for days with a few simple wardrobe tricks. It’s all about creating a visual illusion with your outfits…. 1. Keep your skirts shorter, to just on or above…

How To Make an Outift More Yin or Yang

Accessories, Dress Codes, Outfits, Personal Style, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportAugust 18, 20144 Comments

A little while back I introduced you to the concepts of Yin and Yang (or receding and advancing, or softer and stronger) ways of dressing. Here I want to show you a couple of ways that you can change the way you dress in some very common outfits to make them either more Yang (strong)…

5 Rules for Dressing for a Heat Wave

Accessories, Reader Questions, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportAugust 15, 20142 Comments

Dear Imogen, Could you give us a few tips on how to use the 3-piece outfit rule in sweltering heat? Thank you so much! When you’re thinking about your 3rd piece in heat, it may just be an accessory like a string of beads. At most it would be a very lightweight waistcoat over a…

Principles of Coordination – Principle of Volume

Outfits, Reader Questions, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportAugust 14, 20147 Comments

  In this video I talk about one of the Principles of Co-ordination – that of the Principle of Volume.  It’s an important principle to remember as too much fabric will swamp us and can make you look larger.  Being overwhelmed by fabric (this is particularly important if you are petite) will make you look…

How to Choose Earrings for Your Diamond Face Shape

Accessories, Face StylesBy Imogen LamportAugust 13, 20145 Comments

A diamond face shape has a narrow forehead and jaw, with the widest part of the face at the cheekbones.  You will want to balance your jaw with your earrings, and follow the shape of your face. Avoid wide or button earrings instead go for mainly longer dangly earrings, or small studs. Related Articles

How to Choose Earrings for Your Oval Face Shape

Accessories, Face StylesBy Imogen LamportAugust 7, 201410 Comments

If you have an oval face shape it’s a balanced shape with an overall curved appearance. As you are naturally balanced, there is no need to use earrings to create more balance, but think about wearing earrings that are in harmony with your facial features: eyes eyebrows nose cheeks mouth If these features have a…

Level of Refinement

What are the Principles of Coordination – Levels of Refinement

Body Variations, Personal Style, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportAugust 6, 20143 Comments

In one of your last videos, you talked about principles of coordination – can you go in more detail on this, please? There are 4 main principles of co-ordination – these are: Levels of Refinement Principle of Volume Related Shapes Related Lines Each of these influences how we put outfits together, from accessories to garments,…

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