How to Look Smart at Work When You’re Not a Suit Person
How to Look Smart at Work When You’re Just Not a Suit Person I was recently asked to write a post about how…
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Why Don’t I Wear All the Colours in My Palette?
Have you had a personal colour analysis but only wear a small selection of the colours in your palette? There are a number of…
How to Create a Wardrobe Capsule Around a Patterned Hero
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…
Using the 60/30/10 Rule to Create Fabulous Colour Combinations in Your Outfits
In interior decorating, there is a concept of the 60/30/10 rule – that is percentages of different colours to use in a decorating scheme. …
Stylish Thoughts – Building a Colorful Life
Today I’m excited to be introducing the lovely Vix from Building a Colorful life who lives in Oregon in the USA. 1** What is…
6 Things to Look for When Choosing Dresses and Skirts for Relaxed and Casual Environments
Dresses and skirts are great alternatives to jeans and shorts (and athleisure wear) for in relaxed environments, yet so many women worry that they…
Colour Personality – 6. Elegant Chic – Sportive
And finally to no. 6 from the colour personality quiz, the Elegant Chic and sportive style. Elegant Chic Colours This style is more mature and…
You’re Invited to Join Me for Colour and Style Training in Chicago March 2019
Have you wanted to become a colour and image consultant (often described as a personal stylist)? Would you like to spend 4 days with…
7 Outfit Colour Schemes to Steal
There are lots of great colour schemes you can put together in your outfits to create interest and excitement in your outfit. So many…
The Value of Value Contrast and Using it to Create Stunning Outfits
Recently I’ve been having fun playing with my scarf collection. Tying them in different ways (check out these 32 ways to tie your scarves),…
How to Put Together a Corporate Wardrobe on a Budget
Corporate wardrobes tend to be more expensive, yet if you are a recent university graduate or on an internship you just don’t have that…
What’s Your Best Neutral – Grey Hair
After my posts on finding the best neutrals for blondes, and brunettes, you women who have grey hair wanted a post, so here it is!…
Your Colour and Style Questions Answered on Video: 14
In This Video 0.10am Can you explain how you determine clear vs muted colouring? 7.23 Can a colour or neutral be neither warm nor…
How to Work With Your Contrast – Low Contrast
Following on from my post on how to find your ultimate contrast levels, here are some examples of putting together outfits and choosing patterns for…
What is Monochromatic Dressing anyway?
Could you also clarify monochrome? I know it’s technically different shades of the one colour but so many magazines and websites are calling black…
6 Ways to Make Low Value Contrast Outfits More Interesting
What’s a low-value contrast outfit anyway? It’s one where the value (that is the technical word for the lightness to darkness of a colour)…
Top 7 Tips to Looking More Mature Particularly When You’re Petite
Imogen, what do you suggest for petite and skinny girls. As you may have guessed, I’m really tiny, and am tired of people thinking…
Shop Local and Beyond: 30 June 2011
The Bold Bracelet Etsy Shop Shop local: How many of you want to wear neutrals that aren’t black? Lots of women realise that black…
What is the Contrast of Your Outfit Telling The World About You?
How does the contrast of your clothes communicate? Did you know that wearing different contrast levels (both value contrast and colour contrast) communicate in…
How to Have Parisian Style
Parisian chic is loved by many and I have been asked how to have this French chic style if you haven’t got the slim...
Oscars Frocks – Choosing the Right Colour
OK, so I’m unlikely to ever be asked to the Oscars, or any such award ceremonies, but when I’m choosing a client’s signature colours,…