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How to Wear Leggings

Accessories, style tipsBy Imogen LamportJune 8, 200920 Comments

I’ve had a few requests on how to wear leggings after my post the other week.  So here are some ideas if you’re no longer in your twenties or don’t want to show off too much leg.   From left to right: A skirt that is a bit too short – leggings that go over…

Empire waist to suit your body shape

Empire Waist Dresses and Tops – Do’s and Don’ts

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportJune 8, 200920 Comments

How to Choose an Empire Waist to Suit Your Body Shape An Empire Waist garment has a high cut waist seam that sits directly under the breasts (above your natural waistline).  It’s flattering on so many body shapes because it doesn’t require a defined natural waist to work.  For petites it works because it raises…

Give Away – Just for the Frill of It by Sonya Nimri

Alterations, Giveaways, ReviewsBy Imogen LamportMay 28, 20096 Comments

For all you who want some ideas on refashioning clothes and like a more feminine style, this is a great little book that will give you some ideas.   I have 1 copy to give away to one of my lovely blog readers – if you’d like to win it post about a refashioning that…

are you too old for leggings

Are You Too Old for Leggings?

fashion trendsBy Imogen LamportMay 27, 200922 Comments

Recently I was having a conversation with someone who asked if leggings were still ‘in’ and if they were too old to wear them. My reply was that they are still around (looking at the Fall 2009 fashion shows they were everywhere on the runway)  and are generally more flattering than a lot of the…

How to Choose Glasses – Your PD

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportMay 26, 20097 Comments

  Ask your optometrist what your PD is – what’s a PD?  It’s your pupillary distance – that is the distance between your two pupils.  Why does it matter?   Rather than try on 2000 frames and getting completely confused and overwhelmed by choice, your PD may preclude you from some frames.  If you look…

How to Choose Glasses – The Most Important Factor

Accessories, face styles, Personal Style, style tipsBy Imogen LamportMay 24, 20096 Comments

Today I’m starting again working with an optometry education company doing a workshop with retail optometry staff to teach them some of the image related aspects of helping their clients choose flattering glasses frames.   But before you even start trying on frames, the No. 1 factor that will affect your choice, and what you…

Brenda Kinsel’s Pearls

Image Consulting, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportMay 18, 200919 Comments

At the AICI conference I got to meet the fabulous image consultant and author Brenda Kinsel who shared these tips with me, so I could share them with you. I asked Brenda for 5 tips to help you improve your wardrobe and image 1.  At the change of season, when you swap your wardrobe over…

Why You Should Take Up Your Tops

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, shoppingBy Imogen LamportMay 12, 200921 Comments

I was shopping yesterday in Century City, LA with lovely blogger La Belette Rouge and she tried on a version of this top at Banana Republic.   It looked great on her, but was about 2.5″ too long and hit at an unflattering point on her hips and made her looked proportionally unbalanced and a…

How do you know if it’s your kind of shop?

About Imogen, Personal Style, shoppingBy Imogen LamportMay 6, 200917 Comments

Here I am in LA, that’s me with Snoopy at Knotts Berry Farm yesterday, anyway, I spent some time at a local shopping centre today – The Block at Orange, near where I’m staying.   Of course I don’t know all the shops and brands, so I wander into shops.  The quickest way for me…

Packing for an Image Consultants Conference

About Imogen, travel, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportApril 30, 200928 Comments

Here is my challenge, I’m packing to fly to LA to attend the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) annual conference.  What should I wear?   The dress code is:   Business attire is appropriate for daytime conference programs and evening events. May temperatures range from an average high of 81ºF/27ºC to an average low of 54ºF/12ºC.…

Recessionista Fashionista Tips

Have You Thought About Upcycling Your Clothes?

Alterations, Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportApril 27, 200914 Comments

When economic times are tough, what can we do to save on our wardrobe? Here are 4 easy to follow budget fashion tips for the Recessionista Fashonista. 1. Alter You can make a garment fit properly with alterations.  I spend a lot of time in wardrobes pinning garments, adding darts when it’s too boxy, taking…

Why Do We Love What We Buy and Hate What is in Our Wardrobe?

Why Do We Love What We Buy and Hate What is in Our Wardrobe?

shopping, Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportApril 22, 200929 Comments

Why is it that when we are in a shop and we ‘must‘ buy a new piece of clothing, do we love it so much then that we are compelled to part with our hard earned money (or even worse, spend on credit), yet when we get it home, add it to the wardrobe and…

To Tuck or Not To Tuck – That is the Question

Body Proportions, Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 20, 200922 Comments

Karen asked me to give some advice on tucking – who should and who shouldn’t.     Basically, if you are short through the waist (and especially if you have a medium to large bust), don’t tuck, it will make you look even shorter through the waist.  This applies to H shapes, O shapes and…

How to dress your shorter body and longer legs

Body Proportions Explained – Short Body, Longer Legs

Body ProportionsBy Imogen LamportApril 15, 200934 Comments

Following on my series on Body Proportions – today we’re looking at the dressing challenges of those with a shorter body and longer legs.  Not sure of your proportions?  Then watch the video here on how to measure them. If you have a shorter body and longer legs, you may often have slimmer legs and…

How to dress the longer body with shorter legs proportioned body

Body Proportions Explained – Long Body, Shorter Legs

Body ProportionsBy Imogen LamportApril 13, 200918 Comments

Discover How to Flatter the Longer Torso Shorter Legs Proportional Body Further, from my general explanation of body proportions, and the other two common body proportions – Long legs, Short Body, and Balanced with a Short Mid-Body,  let’s look specifically at some of the common issues for the longer body, shorter leg.  You can figure out…

Do I keep it or chuck it?

favourite blogs, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportApril 11, 200918 Comments

I was just over at Cosmo’s blog reading some back posts, and she mentioned she’ d moved and not unpacked some boxes of clothes for months.  She was wondering, if she hadn’t missed the clothes, should she just chuck it all out? With that in mind, here is my quick, 3 questions to ask yourself…

Body Proportions Explained

Body Proportions, Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 10, 200956 Comments

Not only do we have body shapes (which can also be called our Horizontal Body Shape) we also have to take into consideration our Body Proportions (or Vertical Body Shape). Proportions are important as they tell us where to end our clothes, such as hems on skirts, hems on tops and jackets.  Should you end…

Shopping tips for stress free shopping

Shopping Tips to Make it Easier and Less Stressful

shoppingBy Imogen LamportApril 6, 200924 Comments

Do you find shopping stressful, and wonder why other women love doing it? Often, as our lives get busier, and our body shapes change, we find shopping gets harder and harder, and less and less enjoyable. One of my clients said to me one day as she was in the change room “Imogen, you make…

Who is your celebrity body shape doppleganger?

Celebrity Body Shapes – Body Shapes Explained

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 4, 200918 Comments

  Many of you have asked me to share with you some celebrities who have similar body shapes to yours (so you can get some style inspiration).  Now in Hollywood ‘very thin’ is common due to the pressures put on celebrities so there is less variety in body shapes.  But here are some celebrities who…

Body Shapes Explained – Figure 8 Shape

Body Shapes, makeupBy Imogen LamportApril 4, 200959 Comments

What is the difference between an 8 shape and an X shape?  Well they both have defined waists, and their hips and shoulders are both fairly proportioned, (though sometimes you can have an 8 shape that has narrower shoulders, more like the A shape, but their hips are a different shape to a traditional A/pear).…

What Frustrates You Most About Shopping?

shoppingBy Imogen LamportApril 2, 200930 Comments

This is a question that I’d love your feedback on.  If you could have the perfect shopping experience what would it be?   When you do go shopping in your non-fantasy world, what frustrates you most?   For me it’s that you tend to find when there is a big fashion trend, that it’s everywhere…

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