Not just the bi-annual wardrobe transitions from summer to winter and back again. What do you do when your wardrobe needs a major overhaul? Where to start? You first need to define your personal style. Watch the video and discover how to transition your wardrobe to one that works for you, your lifestyle and personal…
As the seasons change it’s a great time of year to do a declutter and clear out of your wardrobe as your clothing needs change due to the change in the weather (assuming you don’t live in a tropical climate where clothing needs to remain pretty similar all year round… but if you do live…
Over the years I’ve been working as an image consultant I’ve realised that style is a journey, not a destination. When I started image consulting I worked through a process to discover my style personality, but since then it has kept evolving. I’ve learned style is not static – it’s not a “set and forget”…
My question is this: I’ll be turning 50 in a few months and still haven’t discovered my personal style – from hairstyle, clothing style, colors, fabrics.. the whole thing. When I was young, we didn’t have finances except for hand-me-downs and thrift stores. I didn’t learn “style” when I most girls did. But at my…
There is so much out here on the internet about wardrobe capsules. When I started writing about them six years ago, it wasn’t something that people talked much about. Now, they are everywhere and there are hundreds (if not thousands) of blog posts giving advice on how to create your ideal capsule. But what I…
Style and fashion are usually so intertwined that many use the terms interchangeably, but if you strip them back you’ll discover they are actually very different from each other. One is your home. The other is a tool – such as a hammer. You need tools to build your home, but they are not…
Reader Question: I am magpie shopper and just pick up clothing and accessories I like but I end up without complete outfits and lots of wardrobe orphans. How do I create a cohesive wardrobe? Being a magpie shopper is great if you are careful! It’s a gathering style shopping that is often more about the…
I’ve shared the most popular and most commented on posts this year here, and now I thought I’d share the posts that I like the best and ones that can make a significant difference to your style. I’ve discovered that many of my favourite posts of the years are chats I had with Jill Chivers…
How do I narrow down what works for me? There are so many options in stores and I get overwhelmed by all the choices. My mother says a similar thing to me, “I won’t shop in department stores because I’m just overwhelmed, there’s just too much out there.” The world is your oyster these days…
Answering readers questions about our process of thinking about what to wear each day, from the colours and how they impact, to our processes for choosing an outfit which we shared here and here, Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I have been asked to answer the question of how do you know when your…
Today is Inside Out Style (and my as the author’s) 15th Blogiversary (not sure if that’s officially a word yet). It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since I started and I thought to celebrate not only am I offering 15% off my online programs and masterclasses (find out more below). Here’s just some…
How do you express yourself through your clothing? In this podcast with Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types, we discuss how personality influences clothing choices, and how we can use the personality dressing styles to express who we are. There are a variety of well-known personality dressing styles: Classic Relaxed/Casual/Natural Feminine/Romantic Creative/Innovative/Eclectic Dramatic/Bold Rebellious Elegant…
Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I agree that personality is the key to finding and developing your style. Most of the TV makeover shows only talk about body shapes and figure flattery, and that is important, but when you watch these shows, how many of the makoverees (yes I made that word up)…
I was recently interviewed by Carol who is a member of my 7 Steps to Style program and runs a business providing jewellery supplies and has tips and tricks on her YouTube channel on making jewellery. We discuss in this video how to choose jewellery that suits you and I wanted to share the interview…
Did you know that (according to recent research) the average woman spends between $1800 – $4000 per year on clothing and accessories yet wears less than half of that? So that’s 50% of your clothing budget wasted. A minimum of $900 per year. Add that up over a few years and it adds up to…
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…
Reader Question: My biggest style challenge is finding my signature style. Despite my creative, rebellious nature, I tend to gravitate towards very basic clothing (although I’m partial to graphic tees, Converse sneakers, and my motorcycle jacket). I am trying to move up in the corporation I work at. I’ve been investing in some work clothing…
I have read (and heard) some people say that style is something that is innate. You either have it or you don’t. And the people who say this tend to be people who are naturally stylish and have an innate sense of style and aesthetics. I believe that because they haven’t had to work at…
In This Video 0.08 I read your post Are you colour contrast dominant or value contrast dominant and I just wonder if you can be value contrast dominant although your ideal value contrast is medium? I believe I am medium contrast and I think my features are all neutrals. I do have green in my…
Do you ever find yourself staring at your closet full of clothes and feeling like you’ve got absolutely nothing to wear? During those dark times, it might seem like the only logical course of action is to go shopping but shopping is frequently the last thing you should do. The very fact that you just…
Let me start this post with a caveat I’m assuming that you’re not on the poverty line, but that you most likely have a clothes budget that isn’t extravagant by any means. I often hear from people that they don’t have the kind of money you need (in their minds) to spend on clothes to…
