Reader Issue: My biggest challenge is creating a cohesive style when my wardrobe is made up of extremes: very boring and very outrageous, very feminine and very androgynous, too youthful and too ageing, and I hate shopping too! There are many answers to this question, and I did follow up with the reader about…
View of the beach from the Discovery Shores Restaurant I am here in Boracay at the gorgeous Discovery Shores resort with image consultants Olen Juarez-Lim and Denise Ng. The other day at the cultural session in Manila Miselle Bergonia talked about how you know you’re Filipino when you point with your lips. I hadn’t noticed…
We are having a lovely summer in Melbourne this year. Last year was not a good summer, we had two hot days and then it seemed to go directly from summer to winter, missing autumn completely (and autumn is usually my favourite season in Melbourne, cool crisp mornings with mild sunny days, sadly, not in…
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Style with Clarity — Masterclass Replay A calm, structured explanation of why style has felt harder than it should — and how to fix that without overwhelm. You’re in the right place. Scroll down for the full replay of Style with Clarity — designed for intelligent women who are tired of guessing, second-guessing, and quietly…
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Watertown, New York based blogger Shelbee shares her Stylish Thoughts this week. Shelbee writes Shelbee on the Edge. What is the secret to great style? I think the secret to great style is finding pieces that make you feel beautiful and happy. If your clothing makes you happy, you will always be smiling and a…
Have you ever stopped and appreciated a sunrise or sunset, and in fact, whipped out your phone so you could take a photo of it to capture it? Maybe you were walking down a street and noticed that the houses were all painted in different colours and that grabbed your attention and made you smile?…
You will hear many stylish people tell you that you have to be born with style. Some people have it, and others just don’t (and never will). Well, if you know me (if you’ve spent any time here on the blog), you’ll know that I wasn’t born with style; I’ve just spent a year learning…
Online Busty Retailers Overview- Part II Review by Ms SmartandBusty These busty retailer are more casual, but some of them still produce many items that is suitable for professional office wear. BiuBiu ($-$$) BiuBiu is a Polish company with a single brick and mortar store in Lodz. Sizing: 2 dimensional sizing with the same structure…
Following on in our deep dive into the most commonly Googled style questions is “What are the latest fashion trends and how do I wear them?” It’s an interesting question: as fashion trends change, the older we get, the less aware we often are of them. Yet how we are perceived can be influenced by…
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…
Active wear design is something that you may not have thought a lot about whether or not it’s something that is going to create harmony with your body or not. So what should you consider when choosing your active wear tops? There are some fairly common colour blocking options that you’ll find on a lot…
Yesterday in the comments of the first part of Discover Your Colours – Warm or Cool – this comment was left by rb: This is such a complicated thing. I have about the pinkest skin on earth so am a cool, but I have reddish brunette hair and blue eyes with gold flecks, so I’m…
by Helen Spencer from hellosewing.com. So, your jeans are too long for you and you don’t want to go to the tailor and spend money on this simple alteration? That is an unfortunate scenario indeed, but it’s not a reason for you to be down. If you don’t want to go to the tailor then…
Imogen, I would love an article on how to incorporate medium value colors when one is high contrast, and how to use our bright colors to increase contrast even though they are not necessarily light. I’m medium high contrast and am puzzled by the medium value colors. How to Use Medium Value Colours with High…
What are the keys to creating flattering outfits for the X body shape (it’s one of the two hourglass body shapes)? The X shape has similar width shoulders and hips, with a defined waist. If you want all the details grab your Body Shape Bible here. The widest part of the hip is at the…
It’s funny how questions come in waves. I received two similar questions in my lucky dip of your colour and style questions. My biggest battle issue is how to dress a large stomach and a bigger bust without looking sloppy. The rest of my body is fine but I’m five foot one so short, petite…
What kind of glamorous things does an image consultant and style blogger do on her weekends? Attend fashion shows …. fancy soirees …. hobnob with the beautiful people? Not this one! What I have spent many of my weekends over the past two years doing is a massive garden makeover. Over the past two years,…
There seems to be a range of names given to these kind of shoe/boots, but no matter what you call them, what do you wear them with? For example, these shooties end at the ankle (all pics from DUO boots which are available in foot sizes 2-10 and in 21 calf size options (30-50cm),…
