How to Dress Youthfully But Not Too Young
In this video I answer a common question about how to dress modern and youthfully but without being mutton dressed as lamb.
Y is for You
You are beautiful and unique Your body architecture is yours alone. You are not one of 5 or even 10 body shapes and that is all you need to know. You are much more than that. Your body architecture is a combination of silhouette, proportions, scale, texture, sheen, somatotype, colouring, defining features and most importantly,…
How to Wear Ankle Boots When You’re Short
I’m hoping you can help me… How do I wear nude ankle boots in a casual situation when I’m short? Suggestions would be welcomed! Warm regards Nat Ankle boots are ideally for full length pants. Particularly if you’re sort, they cut you off at the ankle and stumpify your legs further. That being said, if…
How to Create a Stylish Casual Wardrobe for a Hot Climate
Hi! I have made great strides in gathering mixable business/relaxed business wear but over time have just really lost touch with relaxation (!) and find myself without much to wear on the weekends. I stay at home often but also go to shops, farmers’ markets’, the movies, etc. and don’t really have anything to wear…
Why You Should Dress Your Portrait First
“If you’re looking in my eyes you’re not looking at my thighs.” This is one of my favourite sayings and it’s to remind you to dress your portrait area first to draw attention to your face and away from your perceived flaws. Your portrait area is the first part of you that people see. It’s…
X Marks the Spot
X Marks The Sweet Spot for Hems of All Kinds We all have sweet spots on our bodies that hems end and flatter us. Hems for sleeves, for tops and jackets, for coats, skirts, dresses and pants. Finding your sweet spot can take a little determination and trying different things out, but once you’ve figured…
What Colour Should You Wear to a Job Interview?
Want to know the answer? Well go read my guest post over at Women’s Agenda.
Where to End Your Tops and Jackets
I’m often asked where to end your tops and jackets. In this video I give you some pointers to help you find your sweet spot that flatters your figure.
How to Choose Evening Wear for Your Age
Evening wear can be a little tricky to choose. Will I be under-dressed? Over-dressed? Too formal? Too casual? Look tarty? Look too young or too old? So what should you wear? Well of course it depends on the dress code and occasion, if you’ve been invited out and are not sure the host is always…
W is for Wardrobe Capsule
Understanding Wardrobe Capsules Wardrobe capsules are an easy way of creating groups of clothes that mix and match so you get multiple outfits from fewer pieces, than if you keep garments as outfits. They are particularly useful if you are building (or re-building) a wardrobe due to pregnancy, weight-loss or gain, change in lifestyle, body…
Body Language: The Power is in Your Hands
Many people underestimate the importance of body language in our day to day interactions. In this TedX talk, Allan Pease, explains that then speaking to an audience, the way in which we orient our palms can dramatically alter the way that the audience perceives us. Not only that, but palm orientation also affects audience memory…
Breast Reduction Update – 6 Weeks Post Surgery
Hard to believe but I’m now 6 weeks post my reduction, and I’ve forgotten what it felt like to have larger breasts (my shoulders and back do still feel like there is less strain on them than there used to be). I’m now allowed to go back to higher impact exercise (though I haven’t run…
How to Choose Hosiery to Go with Coloured Shoes
And from a style dilemma from Facebook – Coloured shoes and… What colour tights? I never seem to get it right! Well, the answer to this depends on who you are and what you want to express. For a more conservative environment, I’d choose nude tights with colour shoes. For a more creative environment, you could…
V is for V Neck
There is not just one kind of V neck. There are narrow ones and wide ones, deep ones and shallow ones. Saying “wear a V neck” doesn’t really tell you that much about how flattering the V neck will be on you. Here is my quick guide to choosing the most flattering V neckline for…
U is for Uniform
A uniform doesn’t have to be something prescribed by a workplace or school (or any other institution). It can be one that you create yourself. The concept of a uniform works for some, in fact, they love it, it helps them feel in control, they know what they’re going to wear and they don’t have…
Understanding the Style Puzzle – 9 Keys to Unlocking Your Style
There is no one route to style. You cannot become instantly stylish just from understanding your body shape (sorry Trinny and Susannah, it’s just not that simple). There is, what I call, the Style Puzzle, a group of elements when they all go together define your personal style. These puzzle pieces are just the start…
Modernise Your Style
Do you want to be perceived as forward thinking and able to keep up with the times and technology? One of the issues some of my older clients will mention when they’ve hit that certain age, that if their workplace is downsizing their workforce, that because they are a bit older they don’t want to…
T is for Texture
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). Using different textures in fabrics will make a monochromatic or neutral outfit so much more…
Stylish Thoughts – Interiors Addict
This Stylish Thoughts post comes from Sydney (Australia) based blogger Jen Bishop of Interiors Addict. What is the secret to great style? Knowing what suits you, wearing it confidently and not being a slave to trends What is the one thing you would spend a lot of money on? Either the perfect pair of…
S is for Scale
Scale is one of the most important elements to consider when thinking about dressing your body and personality. It’s one of the tools we have to create an optical illusion, we can use it to make ourselves or parts of ourselves appear larger or smaller (or just as we are), depending what we want to…