Just received an invite to a cocktail party next month What is a good dress style for me that would be timeless and look gorgeous? I need an idea on the best style that will last a decade but I could dress down for dinner too. Otherwise, I just won’t get the wear out of…
Yesterday I attended a resin jewellery making class at Candu. I was given the gift as a birthday present via Red Balloon and it was heaps of fun! The lovely teacher Brad patiently showed me and my class mate (we were lucky that we had a very small class so we ended up making heaps…
This week I’m challenging you to wear a capsule wardrobe for a week. And it’s a smallish capsule of only 10 garments plus accessories and shoes (I’ll let you have as many of those as you like!). Why not see if you can get through to the end of April (just over a week) with…
How to Find Your Signature Style? What’s Your Signature Style? Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I have discussed this before here in a video post. Many people have commented that they notice that I always wear a necklace, and normally a larger scale necklace. The big necklace has become my signature piece. They…
Accessorizing is a way to spice up your outfits by incorporating smaller pieces, like jewelry and shoes, into your look. Fashion accessories are pieces that, although they can serve practical functions, are chosen to complement the rest of an outfit—the finishing touches. Accessorizing allows you to interest to your wardrobe basics. These wardrobe basics are…
What about bead or chain necklaces? Are they a no-no or can a busty gal get away with them too? I like pendants once in awhile but I have a lot of beads, pearls, and chain necklaces that I like to wrap around my neck once or twice. Thanks for the advice! The scale of…
How to Choose a Necklace to Work with Your Neckline Different necklines look better with certain necklace styles. Turtle necks – best with longer necklaces Crew necks – best with short necklaces such as necklace ‘collar’ or bib styles Scoop necks – fill in the space with multiple strands of beads or larger scale pendants…
This week in the April Style Challenge it is all about accessories. Shoes Bags Belts Jewellery Scarves Glasses Hats Why not try a different accessory type each day as your focal point or as an addition to what you’d normally wear. This week is a time to pull out of your wardrobe and drawers all…
The more I’ve worked with petite women (under 5’4″ tall) I’ve found that there are some elements that make a huge difference to how they appear. Scale Keep garments simple and uncluttered and small to medium in scale. Large patterns will swamp your frame, big collars will make you look smaller. Keep the scale…
Our last video in this series Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I talk about how to store accessories, particularly jewellery, as often it remains unworn because it’s difficult to access in your wardrobe. You can watch the video here. How do you store your accessories?
Could you talk a bit about the use of neutrals with signature colors – specifically neutrals other than black? I’m a pale strawberry blond with green-flecked blue eyes, and greenish-blue and pink are both wonderful colors on me. But what neutrals should I pair with these? I adore black and wear it all the time.…
On Saturday I was invited to attend the David Jones Autumn Winter 2013 Fashion Parade at the newly opened Highpoint shopping centre in Melbourne’s West. Blogger Poppy Dinsey of What I Wore Today was over from the UK promoting the opening of the new fashion centre at Highpoint. There will still be plenty of colour around this…
Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe show you some tips on how to add accessories to your outfits to make a plain out fit more interesting in this video.
Hi Imogen Thank you so much for the free e-book and BTW, I love your blog! I have spent every evening trawling through for your inspiring pearls of wisdom as the washing piles up and floors remain unmoppped! As a mum of three little girls, it’s very important to me to look good and be…
Have you ever thought it would be good to be able to change (or upstyle) some of your clothes and accessories, particularly the ones you don’t wear or feel are just a bit wrong? In our video today Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe shares her tips and some ideas on just a few of…
One of the things that you may have found, if you participated in the FABruary Style Challenge, was that you wore some of your best clothes, even if it wasn’t a day that you’d normally dress up in that way. So many people keep their ‘good’ clothes for another day. The day that is important…
Well FABruary is over and I’m a little exhausted from trying to write a blog post every day (there were a few that I missed…I’m not perfect). But what I’ve absolutely loved is how so many people have embraced the FABruary style challenge and tried out a whole load of things that they might not…
People seem to either love or hate animal prints. Particularly leopard is one that produces strong reactions. For a long time I never liked or wore animal prints, but recently have been enjoying some in my wardrobe. One of the key elements to remember is to pick the animal print that suits your colouring. I…
Many of us get stuck wearing the same garments together, over and over, in the same outfits, without ever thinking about mixing them with other items to create new outfits. So today’s challenge is to get you to take something from your wardrobe that you’ve had for at least 5 years and put…
I’m wondering why I decided to put boots into the FABruary style challenge as we’re having a bit of a hot summer here this year. Still for all my northern hemisphere readers I’m sure this will be much more fun for you! There are lots of different boot styles. Flats, heels, ankle boots, motorbike boots…
I love skirts. If you have short legs, they make them look longer. If you have a long rise, or a curvier butt and find it hard to find trousers that fit, they are so much easier to fit. They can be made from casual or formal materials, dressed up or down. What’s not to…
