Colour surrounds us, and we a coloured experience is much more impactful on us than a black/white/grey experience. We make buying decisions based on colour. Here are just a few interesting infographics and informational pieces on colour. Picture Source Men and Women label colours differently. Men tend to go for simpler names, and group more…
Tips on What to Keep and What to Let Go I love shopping my closet and tend to keep things a long time as a result. My problem is knowing when to get rid of things. I don’t believe in throwing clothes out just because they’re X years old, but I worry that I don’t…
I am a sewer and some ideas about how to choose fabric to sew would be great. It can be challenging to locate good fabric and then imagine how it will look best sewn, and then find a suitable pattern. Fabric Drape How fluid or stiff is the fabric. The drape is not about how…
At the moment it’s Christmas Party season. Some are more formal, some more casual. Some are for work functions. Some are completely social. So what to wear to a party? Here are some ideas for your next event. What to Wear to a Formal Cocktail Function If the dress code is cocktail or after 5…
My daughter and her friends were chatting with they were saying low rise jeans were coming back into fashion. They were adamant that they were never going to wear lower rise jeans. When I was their age, back in the 80s, high-rise jeans were the trend. I could never imagine wearing low-rise jeans. To my…
Every job I’ve had over my life has had its own dress code and “uniform”. Back in the late 1980s and 1990s, there were suits and suit separates in my early career in small and large offices. Then things became a little more ‘business casual’ as office cultures changed later in the 1990s and into…
Colour Is Not a Matter of Opinion. It’s a Matter of Science In the top 10 Google searches on personal style, colour is a hot topic, and searches by people wanting to know which colours match their skin tone have risen exponentially over the past few years. With the rise of AI tools, people have…
Reader Struggle: “I hate making decisions and not knowing whether things go together. I feel tired and cranky in the morning and don’t want to waste energy choosing my clothes. I wish I could just pick a ready-made outfit that I knew I liked and would look good.” I totally get where you’re coming from.…
Did you know that your brain may be the reason you’re not feeling or dressing as stylishly as you’d like? I’m not kidding. There is a high likelihood that your brain is sabotaging your style. There are a number of ways it can do this, but one of the most common ways is known as…
The fit of your clothes is an issue I’ve discussed more than once. And so when Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I got together we thought we’d make a video discussing some of the common fit issues, what to look for and what to avoid. We were asked by a fabulous Inside Out…
REDISCOVER YOUR Style The First Step to Feeling Confident, Visible and Completely Yourself Again A free on-demand video masterclasS for women who feel like they’ve lost their sense of style—and are ready to find it again (on their own terms). Watch Now! What You’ll Learn In this empowering 40 minute session, you’ll discover: 1 Why…
Why Do You Need Style? Clothes and style are shallow. They are unimportant. Appearance shouldn’t matter as it’s what’s inside that counts right? Style matters, because your intellect and personality are not what people see first. Click To Tweet We have to get past the outside to get to the inside and find out what…
The Australian government recently received a body image report that advises on all manner of aspects to help build a better body image. The report encourages advertisers, the media and the fashion industry to promote more positive body image messages. The report includes a Voluntary Industry Code of Conduct on Body Image (see below) which…
Have you ever brought home something new, full of excitement, only to realise a week later that you are wearing it in exactly the same way every single time? Caroline sent through a similar question, and it is something I hear often: Why do I keep styling new pieces the same way, even when I…
As technology keeps expanding its abilities, and more people are engaging with AI (Artificial Intelligence), I wanted to to explore the dynamic world where AI and personal style intersect so let’s delve into the fascinating realm where technology and fashion collide, uncovering the strengths of AI while pondering its limitations. AI in Style: The Benefits…
Evening wear can be a little tricky to choose. Will I be under-dressed? Over-dressed? Too formal? Too casual? Look tarty? Look too young or too old? So what should you wear? Well of course it depends on the dress code and occasion, if you’ve been invited out and are not sure the host is always…
Factors When Choosing Accessories I wrote last week about quality and choosing clothes, particularly as we age. Today I’m going to turn my attention to the subject of accessories – and how to choose them no matter your age. When I was young, quality in jewellery meant: Real gold (not gold plated or gold colour…
Shopping mistakes around clothing are so common. Why? For a myriad of reasons that may include: Feeling the need to purchase to make the salesperson happy or not feel like you’ve wasted their time Feeling the need to purchase so that you justify your time and effort spent shopping (that hunter/gatherer instinct in us) The…
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Today I’m sharing why self-care and self-kindness are so integral in determining what gives you a foundation to be your best self yet often we think of self-care as being indulgent and selfish. In this video Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I discuss elements of self-care and self-kindness, why they are important and…
By Nyaka Mwanza. What do you wear when you have psoriasis? When you compare eczema vs psoriasis, two skin conditions, there are several differences — but what both have in common is that their itchy, uncomfortable, and unsightly patches of skin may drive you to choose comfort over style. That’s because the clothes you choose…
