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how to flatter large facial features

How to Flatter Larger Facial Features

Accessories, scaleBy Imogen LamportFebruary 16, 20167 Comments

I’m not sure how you feel about your facial features.  I believe everything on your body and face is an asset.  There are no flaws, only assets.  You are gorgeous just as you are. But I know that many people may not feel the same.  They may feel that the wished they had a smaller…

how to create a wardrobe capsule around a patterned hero garment

How to Create a Wardrobe Capsule Around a Patterned Hero

Accessories, capsule wardrobes, prints and patterns, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJanuary 29, 201611 Comments

One of the easiest ways to plan a wardrobe capsule is to take a multi-coloured patterned hero garment and use the colours in it as inspiration for your colour scheme.  I have a real life example of one such capsule in this post about how to pack 72 outfits into carry on luggage where my…

what to wear when you've got pms or bloating

8 Ideas for What to Wear When You Have PMS or Bloating

Body Variations, occasion dressing, Reader questionsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 22, 20164 Comments

Dear Imogen, Your fashion blog has revolutionized the way I look at fashion and at myself. Thank you so much breaking things down in an open and positive way. I have a question that I’d like to post to the reader questions section, but was not sure how so I am sending it here. I…

Inside Out Style Readers Favourite Blog Posts

Body Proportions, Colour, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportJanuary 16, 20161 Comment

More Inside Out Style readers nominate their favourite blog posts here.  What would you add to this list?  Please share in the comments! Lucie – I would nominate the Fibonacci blog post as my favourite – it was a real aha moment as to why some things ‘felt’ wrong and I had to get changed! Love…

signs its time to let go of your clothes

Signs It’s Time To Let Go

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportNovember 30, 20159 Comments

We all have favourite garments in our wardrobe, and the problem with favourites is that often we hold onto them for too long. We love them, we don’t want to see them leave our lives, and so we ignore obvious signs that they have done their duty , served their purpose and we have gotten…

Why It’s So Hard to Find Pants that Fit

Body Shapes, Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportNovember 25, 201530 Comments

Yesterday I was having a conversation with a woman who mentioned that she finds, due to a medical issue that distorts her body shape, it incredibly difficult to find a pair of trousers that fits when she’s out shopping. What she didn’t realise, is that I think 80% of women or possibly more find if…

How to Find Your Ideal Skirt or Dress Hem Length

Body Proportions, Popular PostsBy Imogen LamportNovember 4, 201527 Comments

If you wonder just how long your skirt or dress (or even a pair of longer shorts) should be, then you can take some inspiration from the Golden Ratio – which is a magical number for mathematicians, is used by architects and designers and even cosmetic dentists to create the ideal proportions. Because this ratio…

how to mix stripes with prints

How to Mix Stripes with Prints

Fabric, outfits, prints and patterns, style tipsBy Imogen LamportOctober 29, 20151 Comment

An Interior decorator once told me that she always treated stripes as a ‘solid’ rather than as a pattern as they are so easy to mix with multiple other prints and patterns. Many of you will have a simple striped t-shirt which you may usually wear as your patterned element of your garment. But how…

8 ideas to refashion your clothes

Refashion Projects to Try Out This Weekend (or Next)

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportOctober 24, 201510 Comments

Refashioning old garments is something that can be worth doing if you’re a little creative, or if the garment just isn’t quite right anymore. I’m currently attempting to refashion a leather skirt (hopefully it will work out, and then I’ll show you my efforts). So if you’d like some refashioning inspiration here are some great…

how to mix navies and which shoes to wear with navy

How to Mix Navies

Colour, Drape, texture and sheen, Reader questions, Wearing ColourBy Imogen LamportOctober 23, 201512 Comments

  Thank you for your posts – I really enjoy them and find them useful. I have a question about mixing the colour navy. I tend to wear a lot of (brighter) navy to work (can’t do black) but wonder about mixing different navy pieces, particularly plain navy pants and a jacket/cardigan not from the…

How to mix patterns in your outfits like a pro

How to Mix Patterns in Your Outfit

Fabric, fashion trends, Personal Style, prints and patternsBy Imogen LamportOctober 19, 20158 Comments

  Mixing patterns is one of the bigger trends on the catwalk at present.  It’s not something for everyone and tends to be something that is only for those with more creative or dramatic personality styles. These images are from the Marc Jacobs Spring 2016 and Gucci Spring 2016 catwalk shows and show examples of…

10 rules to transform your personal style

10 Rules to Transform Your Personal Style

Accessories, Popular Posts, Where to StartBy Imogen LamportOctober 16, 20155 Comments

1. We all need a hero Every outfit needs a hero. Whether it’s an accessory or a garment that has a pattern or detail that makes it the feature of what you’re wearing. It creates a focal point for the eye to linger on. Wardrobe heros and supporting acts Top 6 Supporting Acts for your…

Free body shape bible to download and print

Get Your Body Shape Bible Here

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportOctober 15, 201514 Comments

If you’re not sure which body shape you are then read my posts on how to figure out your body shape, ,  Body shapes explained – the defining points Plus read: understanding the waist and determine  your shape and do the Body Shape Calculator Quiz here and it will email you the correct Body Shape Bible. If…

defining body shape

Understanding Body Shape – The Waist

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportOctober 14, 201536 Comments

As I’ve discussed before when deciding upon your body shape, the waist is one of the three key defining points (along with shoulders and hips being the other two defining points – not bust!). If you are looking at your body shape and deciding whether or not you have a defined waist, measurements can give…

How to conceal your muffin top

How to Conceal Your Muffin Top

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportOctober 2, 201525 Comments

I have muffin top, I know, hard to believe (not). It’s the curse of most H shapes I think as we have shorter waists usually and we put weight on first around our waist so it doesn’t take much to make a muffin top. There are many 8, V and even some A and X…

How to Accessorize in Winter

Accessories, Fabric, Reader questions, style tipsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 30, 20158 Comments

I received this email in my inbox:  I like to know if you had anything written about cold weather accessories?    For me one of the main things I learned from the 7 Steps to Style program is that accessories make the finishing touch for the  outfits, which I neglected before.  I made a big progress…

Sheer purple shirt with pink cami

6 Essential Tips for Wearing Sheer Fabrics

Drape, texture and sheen, FabricBy Imogen LamportSeptember 16, 20156 Comments

Melbourne is having a few (seriously, just 3) glorious spring days at present (well by the time you read this they will have come and gone), so I’ve been going through my summer wardrobe as it’s hot enough that I don’t have to wear layer upon layer of clothing to stay sane (and warm). Inspired…

How to Pick Your Size when Internet Shopping

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, shoppingBy Imogen LamportAugust 7, 201512 Comments

Picking Your Size from On-Line Size Charts by Catherine Scholze The internet has been a boon to independent designers over the last ten years: it allows us to talk directly to our customers and meet the needs of under-served markets that conventional retailers can’t address. But it also means that you, the customer, cannot try…

Petite proportions - getting it right with skirts and dresses

Petite Proportions – Getting it Right with Skirts and Dresses

Body Proportions, Body Variations, Reader questionsBy Imogen LamportJuly 15, 201510 Comments

Imogen would you do a post, with illustrations, for golden mean proportions on petites for casual styles and for skirts and dress ensembles? I know you have done casual capsules, but I need more guidance. Firstly, I just want to stress that you shouldn’t get obsessed with following the golden mean exactly!  It’s certainly harder…

Advancing and Receding with Colour and Creating Focal Points

Body Variations, Colour, prints and patterns, Reader questions, style tips, V shapeBy Imogen LamportJuly 10, 20154 Comments

Imogen, I am part of the evolve your style program and I have an issue for you to address. If you’ve already written a post regarding this, could you share the link? I am a v shape with a somewhat short waist. I am 5’4 so slightly petite. I want to have my upper body…

Why it can matter what your clothes feel like more than how they look

Why It Matters (for some) What Their Clothes Feel Like

Fabric, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJuly 8, 201521 Comments

Are you annoyed by tags on your clothing?  Do you end up removing them? Do you hate wearing wool as it’s scratchy? Do you like to feel like your clothes are not constricting you and that you can move freely in them? Can you not think if your shoes aren’t comfortable? Do you hate stiff…

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