Hi Imogen. Thank you for a really good blog – especially the body shapes have been a great help for me (a tall X). I am 39 and appear in media now and then. I struggle a bit too keep the look modern. I like to shop – but … how does one keep up…
Late last year I did a poll asking how much your wardrobe is worth – and here are the results. Now, the question to ask is how much of your wardrobe do you wear regularly? Most people wear around 20% of their wardrobe 80% of the time. Even if you regularly wear 50% of your…
I love it when packages arrive in the post, and yesterday I got one from Verily- with a Birdcage Dress which you can buy on sale now! They are so easy to wear and care for. Sizes are very true to the measurement chart provided on the site too!
Today Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I are talking about Fashion Vs Style in this short video. What do you think are the differences between fashion and style?
Many people are a bit scared of prints, as they’ve been told that prints will make them look larger. This is not always the case, it really depends on the type of print. There are two main types of prints, sparse and dense. Sparse prints have the elements spread further apart, these are the…
It’s winter here in Australia and there are lots of faux fur vests around. They can be a tricky trend to wear as they add some bulk to your frame due to their highly textured nature. But if you feel the cold like me, they really do keep you warm and toasty. Wear over more…
Could you perhaps do a blog about neon colours? Who could wear them, do you think? Perhaps only winter types? I’m a bright spring and wonder if perhaps neon is a bit too bright for clear springs. The reality is that people don’t have really bright colouring like parrots and tropical fish. We are…
Treat your mother right this Mothers’ Day there are so many wonderful gifts you can give her, the most important one is the message that you love her … and then she also might like a present! Here are a few ideas! Amazon.com Widgets
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…
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…
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…
Sponsored by Nuffnang I remember when growing up learning about a whole load of rules, such as “blue and green should never be seen” and “don’t mix prints”, but I have found during my time as an image consultant and stylist that these rules are made to be broken. Many of my clients are scared…
Sponsored by Nuffnang Most women want a well functioning wardrobe, but aren’t sure exactly how to go about getting one. They want to stop wasting money on clothes, yet shop in a random fashion, without a list and then wonder why they have a wardrobe full of clothes but nothing to wear. If this sounds…
Today Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss in this video the relationship between what we spend on clothes and our self-esteem and perceived value.
Last week I spent time in Queensland and was lucky enough to catch up with the lovely Jill Chivers who is an expert in the field of over shopping. Jill is a recovered shopaholic, so we made this video on becoming a more conscious shopper and some of the warning signs of over shopping as…
It’s almost Christmas, and often it can be hard to come up with present ideas and fighting the crowds is unpleasant – so here are a few presents that may help you have more style that you can have delivered to your door. Storage Ideas Organize It All Closet Doubler Richards Homewares Hanging Handbag Organizer-Canvas/Natural…
I spend quite a bit of time out shopping with clients and so I notice what the major trends the stores are showing, rather than just what the magazines tell us we’ll see. So I took some quick photos with my phone and thought I’d share a few of these Summer 2012/2013 fashion trends with…
Sponsored by Nuffnang I love shoes. In fact I’ve loved shoes since I was a teenager as I never feel fat in shoes (or handbags, or jewellery!). That said, I’ve never spent a lot of time thinking about my exercise shoes. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with sportswear. I will wear running shoes when out exercising,…
Today I decided to mix zebra with leopard and then throw in a floral ribbon lace textured garment. One of the most important keys to mixing prints is to mix those in the same colour family. If you want to try this trend in a safe way: do it in black and white one print…
Imogen, I’ve just thought of an issue I don’t think I’ve seen addressed. I’ve always been a person who picks and chooses what trends to follow, and these days there’s generally enough going on that it’s easy to embrace the trends I like and ignore the rest. But what happens when a trend you’ve really…
Dear Imogen, Thank you SO much for your interesting blog. I enjoy receiving and reading it every day in my inbox. I just want to ask you; how does the fashion trends move between the northern and southern hemispheres? (I am also south, living in Pretoria, South Africa). Is the summer trends for 2012 in…
