Check Me Out at You Look Fab Today
I just wanted to let you all know that I’m over at You Look Fab today with a guest post on how to dress a large bust, so head on over and leave a comment! Thanks Angie for asking me!
What are the Rules This Image Consultant Would Never Break?
Blogger Metscan asks: One more suggestion for you Imogen. Could you do a post telling what rules you won´t break ever? It would be so much fun. Thanks ! It was interesting thinking about this topic – what rules would I never break? I know there are definitely rules that I wouldn’t break when dressing…
What Flaw is That?
People don’t notice your flaws until you point them out. I learned this from a friend, many years ago at University. She had heaps of friends and appeared very attractive. One day I asked her what her secret was and she told me that she never ever points out what she perceives to be a…
Stylish Thoughts: Donna Does Dresses
From the New South Wales South Coast (Woollongong to Eden for locals in the know) comes Donna who Does Dresses (as she says) and writes the blog with this name. Donna is here to share her stylish thoughts with you today! What is the secret to great style? Like everything else ‘great style’ is in…
How to Make Your Upper Arms Look Slim
Cybill asked how the woman who doesn’t want to show off her upper arms can look stylish and hide this asset. Options to Make Your Upper Arms Look Slimmer 3/4 sleeves – they cut off the arms at a slim point and make the whole arm look slimmer. Alternatively, try a slightly shorter sleeve, that…
Your Colour and Style Questions Answered on Video: 76
In This Video 0.08 I’m retired, have a large bust and am petite plus have lymphedema so need compression stockings – I find it hard to find attractive clothes that work for me It’s a struggle to find items I like. 5.05 I am a petite O and recently bought a summery print skirt that…
Is that Outfit Feedback Hard Data or Just an Opinion?
Ever had what you consider to be a little harsh outfit feedback? What one person thinks of as a compliment or an offhand comment, can be felt by the recipient to be cruel and hurtful. Before you decide to retreat from the world and never ask for outfit feedback, remember that feedback isn’t necessarily criticism…
What Makes an Outfit Aesthetically Attractive?
This is a loaded question, as taste, is very personal. One person’s beautiful is someone else’s ugly. That said, there are some overarching design principles that have been shown to aid in more people finding an outfit or garment aesthetically pleasing, and that’s what we’ll be looking at here. Did you know that something that…
What to Wear as the Mother of the Bride or Groom
Reader Jill asked me for some help finding a Mother of the Groom outfit: I am quite thin with a bony chest and torso (only 47 kilos), small bust, average height, rectangular body (carrying a little more weight below the waist) and am 60 years young. My hair is jaw-length brownish red (a similar style…
What Does Knowing Your Body Shape Really Tell You?
Given the number of people who contact me asking about identifying their body shape (if you’re not sure what body shape you have, do the Body Shape Quiz to find out!), it’s obviously something that is considered to be an important factor in the whole “finding flattering clothing” issue that many women face. I’m here…
Stylish Thoughts – Flat Bum Mum
Today I’m excited to share with you the Stylish Thoughts of Melbourne based mum and blogger Bron of Flat Bum Mum What is the secret to great style? I believe that great style doesn’t have to be expensive but it has to be you. No point wearing the latest fashions if they just don’t suit…
Adhesive Bras – Do They Really Work?
One of the great first-world conundrums for women in the era of the cold shoulder, off the shoulder and other strappy top era fashion trends, is what kind of bra to wear with these items? When the temperature is nearing 40C (over 100F) degrees, loose layered and not too many foundations are often a way…
Your Guide to Tailoring and Alterations
For most of us, spending thousands of dollars on our clothes will always be a pipe dream. But that doesn’t mean we can’t make our high-street items look like couture. I can think of only a handful of my clothing pieces which I have not had to hem, change or shape to suit me in…