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How I Helps Clients Shop Smarter By Simply Making a Simple Purchasing Decision Graphic

How I Help Clients Shop Smarter By Making a Simple Purchasing Decision Graphic

shoppingBy Imogen LamportFebruary 27, 2019Leave a comment

Shopping mistakes around clothing are so common. Why? For a myriad of reasons that may include: Feeling the need to purchase to make the salesperson happy or not feel like you’ve wasted their time Feeling the need to purchase so that you justify your time and effort spent shopping (that hunter/gatherer instinct in us) The…

replacing wardrobe workhorses

6 Powerful Strategies for Replacing Wardrobe Workhorse Items

shopping, videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportDecember 11, 20183 Comments

Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I were asked to share our personal strategies for replacing items in the wardrobe – particularly those wardrobe workhorses that wear out and need to be replaced.   Replacing Items in Your Wardrobe 1. Can You Get an Exact Replacement? If it’s a particular cut/style/brand – can you…

Your Christmas Gift Guide of Gorgeous Handmade Items from Etsy

Handmade and Gorgeous Your Etsy Christmas Gift Guide

More, shoppingBy Imogen LamportNovember 30, 2018Leave a comment

Looking for some unique gifts for loved ones?  Then Etsy is definitely the place to go to find a myriad of items that they will love.  I’ve spent some time trawling through it and found some fabulous ideas for Christmas gifts. For Around the House Unique handmade glass splat wall clock Recycled wood hanging display…

Made in Melbourne - Meredith Hoult Originals jewellery

Made in Melbourne – Meredith Hoult Originals

Accessories, shoppingBy Imogen LamportNovember 27, 2018Leave a comment

Recently I discovered the lovely and talented Meredith Hoult who is a jewellery designer and maker of gorgeous handcrafted silver and anodised aluminium jewellery in Melbourne.   Given my love of jewellery (it’s such a brilliant accessory to draw attention to your face) I picked up a few pairs of her earrings in different colours and…

Black Friday Sales Promo Codes

Get The Best 2018 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales and Promo Codes

shopping, UncategorizedBy Imogen LamportNovember 23, 2018Leave a comment

  This year for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale I’m doing a radical discount of 60% off all my ebooks for 4 days only. Shop Now! Great Black Friday Sales and Promo Codes You Need to Know About Lots of great deals on my favourite handmade marketplace Etsy – 10-60% off! Sales go until the…

How Long Will Your Clothes Last Before They Wear Out?

How Long Will Your Clothes Last Before They Wear Out?

Fabric, Reader questions, shopping, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportNovember 20, 20184 Comments

One question that popped up for me (and is something I’m asked about) when I wrote about the expected fashion lifespan of your wardrobe staples here, is how long can you expect a garment to really last – as far as it still looking good and wearing well – how long will your clothes really…

11 Questions to Ask to Know it's a Winner and Should it Be Added to Your Wardrobe

11 Questions to Know it’s a Winner Should Be Added to Your Wardrobe

shopping, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportAugust 24, 20182 Comments

When you’re out shopping and deciding whether or not you should bring home a new item.  How do you know it’s a winner and will earn a place in your wardrobe?  Or is it just going to end up as clutter that fills up your precious space? This is a really important step to take…

9 Top Tips on Finding Unique Items that Honour Your Style in a Mass Market Retail World

9 Top Tips on Finding Unique Items that Honour Your Style in a Mass Market Retail World

Personal Style, Reader questions, shoppingBy Imogen LamportJuly 6, 20186 Comments

How we can we honour our style recipes in a retail world where quality is low, prices are high and individuality is minimum? I live in NYC and many of the interesting boutiques are gone and most stores carry very similar inventory. Honouring Your Style in a Mass Market Retail World To feel truly stylish…

Inside Liberty of London

See Inside Liberty of London – My Favourite British Department Store

shopping, travelBy Imogen LamportJune 27, 20189 Comments

Whenever I visit London (and I realised on the way over on the  plane – in that 24 hours that is such fun in a tin tube – that it’s been 16 years since I was last here), I love to visit Liberty of London – just off Regent Street  in Central London – as…

how do you know when to stop looking and shopping for the right clothes

How Do You Know When You’ve Found the One (and should stop looking)

shopping, videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJune 22, 20184 Comments

How Do You Know You’ve Found the One? Not the man or woman of your dreams, but the clothing or accessory you’ve been searching for? When is it time to settle, when is it time to give up and get something made, and when is too soon and you haven’t looked enough? Jill Chivers of…

Sustainable Fashion Resources To Help You Make the Best Fashion Buying Decisions

Sustainable Fashion Resources To Help You Make the Best Fashion Buying Decisions

shopping, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJune 14, 20184 Comments

The era of disposable fashion is coming to a close (well I really hope so), that buy it, wear it once or twice, then throw it out fashion that has been rampant in what is known as the “junior market” (that is the young women’s fashion 16 – 25 age market).  And I believe that…

What Style of Shopper are You? Hunter or Gatherer?

What Style of Shopper are You? Hunter or Gatherer?

Podcast, shoppingBy Imogen LamportApril 3, 201810 Comments

Have you ever thought about whether you are a hunter or a gatherer when it comes to your shopping style? In this podcast episode (yes it was a very fuzzy video), Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss how the concept of hunting and gathering from ancient times is still an applicable idea…

How to find clothes that are just right rather than just good enough

When “Good Enough” is no Longer Good Enough For You

Reader questions, shopping, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportMarch 20, 20186 Comments

I hate shopping now. I used to be a “good enough” buyer and now I know what I want and can’t find it. I’m not sure if I’m being too picky or not allocating enough time or not going to the right stores, but I’m frustrated at having needs I can’t fulfil. For example, I…

6 Online Shopping Tips to Help You Get the Right Colour

Colour, shopping, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportMarch 17, 20186 Comments

Inside Out Style Reader Question Online shopping tips, please!  How to get a good enough match with the colour in the palette from Imogen as each of the colours in the swatch has their own names; can I use it for online shopping?  This is a tricky one – sadly there is not a fabulous answer…

Welcome to Inside Out Style blog headquarters - take a peek inside my home and read my review of the Vorwerk Kobold VK200 Upright Vacuum - it's the Rolls Royce of vacuums

Road Testing the Rolls Royce of Vacuums, the Vorwerk Kobold VK200

Lifestyle, More, Reviews, shopping, Sponsored Posts, videosBy Imogen LamportMarch 5, 201810 Comments

Sponsored by Godfreys Welcome to my studio, come inside and I’ll show you around as I road test the Vorwerk Kobold VK200 Upright Vacuum   Since you’re coming over, I thought I’d better just give the place a quick tidy up! Welcome to Inside Out Style Headquarters Today I thought I’d share with you a…

What to look for in colours when shopping with friends - the 7 words that you want to know so that you know exactly when to put the garment back!

The 7 Words That You Must Know That Tell You the Colour of the Garment That You’re Trying On is Completely Wrong For You

Colour, shopping, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportFebruary 7, 20186 Comments

The 7 Words to Listen For That Tell You To Definitely Not Buy a Garment Beware, next time you’re in the store changing room, trying on some clothes and want to know if the colour is right or wrong … How often have you been trying on something in a store and the ever ‘helpful’…

How to choose and wear the Spring 2018 Pantone Colours

Tips on Choosing the Right Pantone Spring 2018 Colours for You

Colour, fashion trends, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportFebruary 2, 20185 Comments

What are the colours you can expect to start popping up this year in fashion?  According to Pantone’s Spring 2018 colour forecast, they include some colours we’ve been seeing for a while that will hang around, and a bunch of new colours may start to also filter through (though honestly, I don’t always think that…

Airpufs review

How to Make Your Shoes More Comfortable

Accessories, shopping, Sponsored PostsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 5, 20189 Comments

Sponsored by Airpufs I have a reasonably sized shoe collection (my husband would say large, I say reasonable) which I’ve gradually acquired over many, many years (actually I still have two pairs of shoes from the mid 90s). One of the reasons I have so many is that when I was about 19 years old…

The influence social media is having on fast fashion and what you can do

What Effects is Social Media Having on Wardrobes?

Personal Style, shopping, videos, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportDecember 20, 20177 Comments

Social media, Instagram in particular, is changing the way many women consume clothing.  This is the topic of discussion with Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe in our video. The ubiquitous outfit photo that is posted daily on Instagram creates a pressure to turn over your wardrobe, or just acquire more and more new items…

Fabulous Christmas Gift Guide Ideas for All Budgets

shoppingBy Imogen LamportDecember 11, 20172 Comments

From stocking stuffers and Kris Kringle/Secret Santa/White Elephant gifts to useful and desirable things for your family and friends (or even something to hint at for others to give you.  I’ve been looking around to find fun and fabulous gifts to give.   Where To Buy Gifts Under $10 Unicorn pencil case Egg separator  Leopard…

Simple instructions on how you can do a "half tuck" with a belt loop in your jeans or any garment with belt loops that creates more shape and better proportions for your outfit - click to find out more

How to Half Tuck Using Your Belt Loop

fashion trends, style tipsBy Imogen LamportNovember 15, 201715 Comments

Got a top that a bit too long and kind of shapeless (kind of even looks a little maternity)? Love to wear it with your jeans or any sort of pants or skirt( like my denim skirt here) that has belt loops? Then it’s time to try the belt-loop half-tuck. You may have picked up…

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