No, the heading does not contain a spelling error, but I wanted to broach the subject of brooches after one of my lovely readers emailed me for advice on choosing brooches. Now they are an ideal decorative detail that you can wear in your portrait area if you have a short or wide neck…
Understanding Supportive Shoe Wear by Debra Coglianese, DPT, OCS, ATC In my physical therapy practice it generally does not take long before the discussion turns to shoe wear – specifically, supportive shoes. And, believe it or not, the easiest way to talk about feet and shoes is to talk about eyes and eyewear first. Some…
When you are thinking about choosing earrings to flatter your face shape, think about how to balance it. If it’s unbalanced (forehead to jaw), like a triangle or pear face shape, then you want to find an earring that balances the shape. How to Choose Earrings to Flatter a Triangle Shape Face A triangle shape face has a narrower…
I can’t believe how close Christmas is to us right now. It’s seriously snuck up on me and I’m suddenly starting to panic about what to buy (and my kids keep asking me what I might like too). So I thought I’d put a little guide together with some bits and pieces that may inspire…
When you are thinking about choosing earrings to flatter your face shape, think about how to balance it. If it’s longer, like a rectangle face shape (more than 1.5 times the width in length), then you want to slightly widen the face to make it appear slightly shorter. How to Choose Earrings to Flatter a…
When you are thinking about choosing earrings to flatter your face shape, think about how to balance it. How to Choose Earrings to Flatter a Heart Shape Face A heart shape face has a wider forehead and then narrows down to a more pointed V shape jaw. Thus the earrings that flatter will widen as…
Diagonal lines create movement and action. They move the eye from one element to another and can be used to move the gaze upward or downward, depending on the direction of the diagonal. In Western cultures, because we read left to right, the left to right diagonal moves the gaze upwards (towards the face). The…
We all wear it – underwear that is (well most of us do anyway 😉 ) so what does your underwear say about you? Did you know that your personality influences what you wear under your clothes? What Does Your Underwear Say About Your Personality? “I need to be comfortable” Relaxed Go for cotton based…
This weekend, your style challenge is to go to the back of your drawers, shelves and wardrobe, fossick around and find something that you had forgotten about (or haven’t worn in ages) and wear it. It could be anything in your wardrobe, from a garment to an accessory. Style it up (or if you’ve…
Spring and Autumn are two seasons that often have more temperature variation than winter and summer. This can make dressing tricky. For many of us we live in places that have trans-seasonal seasons that can go for a while and dressing can be tricky. Melbourne can easily have a 20C temperature variation from morning to…
Let’s have fun this weekend accessorizing with colour. Jill Chivers and I recently discussed how turquoise is a great colour for beauty bundles as it is both a warm and cool colour and I even used this concept when putting together outfit ideas for our Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival events here. So grab a…
If you’re a keen racegoer, Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival can be an expensive time of year. So I thought, why not just buy one dress, and then using the beauty bundle concept, change it up so you feel like you’re wearing a completely different outfit each time, still on theme. I’ve chosen a simple offwhite…
When you’re putting together an outfit, always consider what you want to communicate with it. Ask yourself what the situation/occassion you are wearing it. Who you are going to be interacting with, and how you want to be perceived. Then you can use this knowledge to choose the right combination of colours and contrast to…
Most of us wear 20% of our clothes 80% of the time (the old pareto principle). This weekend’s style challenge is aimed at getting you to wear more than that 20%. To help you get more value from the garments lurking in your wardrobe. In keeping with my post on the one question you need…
Should you throw out that garment or keep it? Here in this video Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I discuss one of the most important questions that you should ask yourself when doing a wardrobe cull before making a decision to bin it (and you can get some more tips here on keep…
This weekend’s style challenge is about having fun and experimenting with the scale of your accessories and details. To find out more about choosing scale of details and accessories read these posts: Choosing scale based on personality style How to flatter larger facial features S is for Scale How to choose a necklace How to make…
If you’ve been reading this blog for more than a nanosecond, you’ll know that I truly believe that personality is the most important factor when choosing clothes and accessories. I listed 10 ways personality is more important than body shape here. And you may be aware (but if you’re new, maybe not) that body shape,…
This weekend, your challenge is to style a scarf two ways. Scarves are a great accessory that can be worn in multiple ways. You can wear them around your neck, your head, your waist, your wrist, your handbag, as garments or as an accessory. In fact I shared some scarf tying video and post…
So you’ve got a big rectangular scarf and you’re not sure how to wear it. If you’re petite there is probably too much fabric in it and it swamps you when you tie it round your neck. Instead of letting that gorgeous scarf languish in your wardrobe unworn, why not try this nifty way of…
How to Identify Your Style Cycles This is a topic about the speed of wardrobe turnover. How often you need something new. Watch this video on the topic that Jill Chivers of Shop Your Wardrobe and I made here. And afterwards we got lots of comments and thoughts from Inside Out Style readers about this…
Reader’s question: “If I’m purchasing a scarf for the average shape – what is the most versatile shape – square, rectangle or infinity?” What is the Most Versatile Shape Scarves make great accessories. There are so many ways to tie a scarf it makes them an incredibly versatile accessory. Not only that, you can so…
