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Category Archives: What to wear

Asymmetrical dress by Alfia Galimova

Your 12 Point Plan to Creating Harmonious Outfits

Drape, texture and sheen, style tipsBy Imogen LamportApril 9, 201610 Comments

Repeating the elements of yourself over and over in different ways in your outfit will create a really harmonious appearance. How can you do this? Repeat the texture of your hair. Repeat the texture of your skin. Repeat the element of matte/sheen or shine that you have in your hair and skin. Repeat your colouring…

How You Can Use Your Hair Texture to Determine the Fabrics You Choose

Drape, texture and sheen, Fabric, outfits, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportApril 7, 201638 Comments

Texture in fabrics is something I’ve talked about in my post T is for Texture as well as How to Choose a Flattering Texture. Today I want to share two outfits that I’ve worn recently. One includes textured garments, the other outfit has only smooth fabrics and I’m going to reveal why each works based…

Take the body shape calculator quiz and download your free body shape bible to learn how to flatter your figure

Want to Figure Out Your Body Shape? Try My Quiz

Body Shapes, Popular PostsBy Imogen LamportMarch 30, 201638 Comments

How to identify your body shape? One of the questions I get asked the most is “what’s my body shape?” I get emails daily from people wanting to know their shape which is why I have developed my free Body Shape Calculator Quiz. It’s a simple test to help you discover which of the 7…

easy alterations

Alterations are Not a Sign of Failure

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, weekend readingBy Imogen LamportMarch 19, 20164 Comments

Your clothes don’t fit you perfectly straight off the rack? So what! Needing alterations is not a sign of failure. It’s not a sign that something is wrong with you or your body. Clothing manufacturers are trying to make clothes: Cheaply (means cutting clothes straighter rather than curvier) To get onto the bodies of as…

Casual style inspiration and how to wear a cropped sweater if you don't have a waist

What to Wear with Leopard Print Shoes

Accessories, prints and patterns, Reader questionsBy Imogen LamportMarch 15, 20161 Comment

Imogen I was hoping you could give some ideas on what to wear with leopard print loafers/flats. I’m seeing them in all the shops and I think they might be what I need to spark up my wardrobe. As a full time mum with some feet issues I’m always in flats or sneakers and I…

6 Strategies for Creating the Perfect Wardrobe

6 Brilliant Strategies for Creating Your Perfect Wardrobe Part 3

Fabric, Fit and Alterations, Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportMarch 9, 20165 Comments

The second last strategy for creating your perfect wardrobe (read part 1 which covered all the areas of “fit”and part 2we covered quality issues, currency and personality) is related to the kinaesthetic part of you. 5. How Does it Feel? Do you like how if feels on your body? This is one of the obvious…

how to choose a belt

How to Choose a Belt

Accessories, Body Proportions, Reader questionsBy Imogen LamportMarch 3, 201611 Comments

Hi Imogen, Ineed some guidelines on belts as I’d like to add some to my wardrobe but not sure if belt width should somehow relate to waist size, body shape/proportion or is it dependent on the outfit?? Thanks! Jenny There are a few factors that influence your choice of belts and I’m going to be…

Which are the best proportions to flatter you

Which are the Best Proportions to Flatter Your Proportions

Body Proportions, videosBy Imogen LamportFebruary 29, 20165 Comments

Do you need shorter or longer hemlines on your skirts and dress, jackets, tops and sleeves? Are you better in shorter or longer necklaces? Discover the easy way to figure out whether you’re better in shorter or longer lengths. Which is the best shoe vamp for you? Which are the best proportions to flatter your…

size and alterations

Why Size Doesn’t Matter

Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 27, 20164 Comments

Some great tips on why it really doesn’t matter what your clothes “size” is, it’s all about fit (and that will vary from store to store). Sometimes the larger size will make you look slimmer! Want to go to a thrift store but unsure how to find the best bargains? This great guide of 10…

6 Brilliant strategies to a wonderful wardrobe

6 Brilliant Strategies to Creating the Perfect Wardrobe Part 1

Fit and Alterations, Personal Style, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportFebruary 24, 201612 Comments

Do you have a wardrobe full of clothes that you wear but don’t love? Do you have a closet full of crappy clothes? Do you love some of your clothes, but many others are just “meh”? Do your clothes make you feel gorgeous, confident and express who you are? Would you like to create the…

cropped top and clamdiggers

How to Wear a Cropped Top when You Don’t have a Defined Waist

Body Shapes, fashion trends, style tipsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 22, 20165 Comments

There are still many cropped style tops around this summer and I’m seeing them also starting to come into stores for autumn/winter as well. Cropped tops are great if you have a defined waist as they put a horizontal line (which draws attention) onto a narrow point of your body. They also work well if…

How to Style Paperbag Waists

Body Shapes, fashion trendsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 19, 20164 Comments

One of the 2016 fashion trends you can expect to start seeing in stores is the paperbag waist pant and skirt. They are a slightly tricky trend to style so I want to give you some pointers here if it’s a garment that you want to wear. They suit a waisted body shape (X, A,…

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!…

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 the…

Why It’s So Hard to Find Pants that Fit

Body Shapes, Fit and AlterationsBy Imogen LamportNovember 25, 201532 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, 201528 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…

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