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Category Archives: Personal Style

Stylish Thoughts – Fashion Should Be Fun

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 9, 20142 Comments

Today I’m excited to be sharing the Stylish Thoughts of Californian blogger Dawn Lucy of Fashion Should be Fun   What is the best piece of style advice that you’ve ever received? The best style advice I ever received was from the TV show “What Not to Wear” and their focus on fit and tailoring. Before…

Get Ready To Frocktober

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportSeptember 6, 20142 Comments

September is already here and that means that I’m planning my Frocktober! For the month of October I’ll be wearing a frock of some sort each day and sharing on my social media what I wear. Why you ask? Well it’s to raise money to support the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation as Ovarian cancer is…

Relating the shapes and lines of your garments to each other to create a harmonious outfit

Principles of Coordination – Related Line

Outfits, Personal Style, VideosBy Imogen LamportSeptember 3, 20145 Comments

In this short video about one of the Principles of Coordination – Related line, I will explain how to put your outfits together so they are harmonious and pleasing. Principle of Related Line Take note of how the lines on your garments interact. Do they complement each other? For example, if you’re wearing a floral…

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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…

Stylish Thoughts – Over 50 Feeling 40

Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportAugust 26, 20146 Comments

Today I’m introducing you to San Antonio, Texas based high school journalism teacher by day and fashion blogger by night Pam of Over 50 Feeling 40 What is the secret to great style? I believe it is important to decide what messages you want to communicate with your style. We all say something with our clothing…

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…

Use asymmetical features in your outfit if you have an asymmetrical hem

Principles of Coordination – Related Shapes

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

Today in this video, I’m taking you through the Principle of Coordination called Related Shapes. Principle of Related Shapes This principle talks about the shapes of pockets, collars and hemlines. To create a cohesive look, you want to repeat key design shapes within a garment or outfit. A v-neck top will relate well to a…

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…

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Principles of Coordination – Principle of Volume

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

What are the Principles of Coordination – Principle of Volume? Principle of Volume The principle of volume is one of the principles of coordination that can really help you put stylish outfits together.   The reason why it works is that it’s super simple.  One voluminous garment means one more fitted to balance, so your body isn’t overwhelmed…

Get onto the Style Highway and Out of Your Style Rut with 3 Essential Questions

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportAugust 11, 20149 Comments

Loved this article by Sal of Already Pretty about the difference between a Rut and a Signature Styleand it led me to thinking about how we get into ruts with our style, how we stop thinking more broadly about what would make us look great but still fits with our signature style. Are you in…

How to Style a White Jacket for Summer

Colour, Outfits, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportAugust 8, 20143 Comments

And here are some more ideas: Wear it with your printed pants Wear it with your city shorts Wear it with an all neutral outfit Wear it with a bright bold colour Wear it with a straight denim skirt How do you like to style a white jacket in summer?

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What are the Principles of Coordination?

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

When thinking about putting together an outfit, you want to create an outfit that is aesthetically pleasing and contains harmonious elements. To do this, you want to consider the principles of coordination or the elements contained in other parts of your outfit already that link the outfit together as a whole. The Principles of Coordination…

How We Really Need to Think about Weight Loss and Other Weekend Reading

Body Image, VideosBy Imogen LamportAugust 2, 201415 Comments

The other day I was talking to a client about weight loss. She mentioned how she was in the process of losing weight, using a system of pre-packaged foods, but she felt hungry all the time, so was finding it really hard. Given that this company advertises that you won’t feel hungry, as do many…

Stylish Thoughts – So What to Twenty

Personal Style, Stylish ThoughtsBy Imogen LamportJuly 29, 20144 Comments

I’m really pleased to be sharing the Stylish Thoughts of Southern California based blogger Glenda from So What to Twenty. What is the secret to great style? I’m a firm believer in the idea that fashion is only a small part of great style. Style is the entire essence of a woman. It is important…

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Denim Skirts – Can You Wear them To Work?

Fabric, Personal Style, Reader Questions, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJuly 28, 20147 Comments

I was asked on Twitter (@ImogenLamport) the other day about wearing denim skirts to work and if they are appropriate. The things to consider for your workplace are: Are denim jeans acceptable in your workplace? If the answer is no, then no to the denim skirt too. If yes denim jeans are fine in your…

How To Create More Outfits From Your Existing Wardrobe

Accessories, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportJuly 25, 20147 Comments

Layer Try layering, not just a cardigan over your top, but think about layering tops with similar necklines, so that you create a colour contrast and some extra detail in your portrait area. Think about adding a waistcoat or vest over the top of your t-shirt, blouse or even dress. How about turning a summer…

How to Give Yourself a Face Lift with Colour

Colour, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJuly 24, 20144 Comments

Sometime ago I created a video that shows you how to get rid of your double chins. Last week during our colour analysis training I was showing our students how black creates shadows around the jaw and creates a double chin and they were amazed at what a difference the colour made to the appearance…

How to Choose Earrings For Your Round Face Shape

Accessories, Face Styles, Style TipsBy Imogen LamportJuly 23, 2014Leave a comment

If you have a round face shape, you will want to elongate your face with earrings (particularly if you don’t have longer hair or you wear your hair back in a ponytail). Look for earrings with length, but not width to create a vertical line which will slim and lengthen your face. Avoid earrings such…

Not Aging, Evolving

Colour, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJuly 22, 201411 Comments

Aging most commonly is seen as negative and gets a really bad rap. We usually don’t see aging as a positive word, yet so many great things come with age. I love that as an adult I get to make so many choices about how I live my life. Aging has given me more experience…

Style Rules - should you strive for perfection - when is good enough - good enough?

What Are the Style Rules?

Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJuly 21, 201417 Comments

Often people will comment that they don’t agree with the advice I’ve given in a blog post. They will tell me that think my ‘rules’ are wrong and they don’t plan on following them. There are no rules that I would say are finite “style rules” in the book, everything is just a guideline. The…

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