If you’ve been reading Inside Out Style for some time, you’d be aware that I believe that personality is the most important part of your personal style. This is because your clothes are your second skin. They shield you (or expose you) from the gaze of others. They communicate without you saying a word. They…
Discover Your Personality StyleTake the quiz to discover your core personality dressing style and how it influences all your style choices. Discover Your Personality StyleTake the quiz to discover your core personality dressing style and how it influences all your style choices. Featured inLatest PostsNew to Inside Out Style?It’s the encyclopedia of colour and style…
Are you tired of wearing the same outfits over and over again? Do you find yourself neglecting certain pieces in your wardrobe? It’s time to break free from your style rut and rediscover the hidden gems in your closet. Let’s explore practical tips to help you revamp your style, shop your wardrobe, and create new…
There are many ways to improve your style – from learning about the shapes and styles of clothes that flatter your figure, to understanding the colours and contrasts that harmonise with your own and not to ever forget how you personality influences your style choices (all of these foundations of style can be found in…
People talk about having superhuman strength in times of crisis to do things like lift a car off someone to rescue them. Yet some people do this for fun so I discovered recently. My son and his girlfriend recently competed in a Strongman competition for the first time. I’ve never been to a competition before…
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…
Reader Question The challenge is reinventing my style without completely replacing my wardrobe for a distinctly new phase in my life. I’m moving from the corporate world to going back to university as a very mature age student. I want to feel comfortable and self-expressive without either standing out too self-consciously so the clothes are…
Reader Question: “For the last 20 years (since retirement) I have attended a theatrical production several times a week and I wore long flowing dresses, hats and heels. now due to age and tripping, I am restricted to runners and pants. I’m very petite with long torso, a bit of a belly, and very short…
Apparently, internet years are a bit like dog years, where each standard Gregorian year is equivalent to 7 years on the internet because technology moves so quickly. Today Inside Out Style turns 13 (in human years) and 91 in internet years, which makes me feel like quite the granny as a blogger! As a thank-you…
Meet Imogen Lamport AICI CIP I believe every woman can be stylish when she has the right information and tools that take into account who she is, and how she wants to be perceived. Hi, I’m Imogen Lamport and I help intelligent women define their style and have a wardrobe full of clothes they love…
EVOLVE YOUR STYLETESTIMONIALS See what others have said about the program “I am having fun and have already learned plenty. Your guide and workbook, where I was challenged to examine the image I’d like to project through my clothes was something I’d never done before. And I was able to see the outfits I’d been…
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Ruth Essex is also an image consultant (in the UK) who has taken part in my 31 day Evolve Your Style challenge has written this review of the program and I asked her if I could share it with you. She kindly said yes. Prologue: This summer I went on a big adventure and together…
One of the things I notice here with the comments I receive both here and on Facebook, is that sometimes we can get bogged down in the minutia of style guidelines (remember they are just guidelines, not rules). I think so many women have a perfectionist streak that we want to be ‘perfect’ at putting…
I’m not sure if this is the place to ask, but I have a question. My style is and has always classic, (think Jackie or Audrey-esque) but I’m struggling with feeling like it’s boring. I am longing for a very stylish vibe while maintaining a classy and timeless style overall. Do you have any suggestions?…
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…
Why have a style recipe? In my opinion it’s one of the most useful tools anyone can have when developing their style. So much of your style comes down to your personality, what you do and don’t like, from fabric to fit, shape to detail, scale and proportion. A style recipe will help you define…
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…
What is Authentic Style It’s one of my central principals as my aim in life is to help you find a style that is authentic to you, It’s why I don’t do lots of “you must buy this garment” posts because just buying what I wear or what I recommend is unlikely to be authentic…
“My biggest challenge at the moment when it comes to my style is finding clothing and colors that I’m comfortable in and my lack of confidence in trying new styles.” This was some feedback I received from a reader when asked about her style struggles, and I know that she is not alone! What’s Your…
The concept of possessing an inherent sense of style has often felt elusive to many, myself included. The elusive “style gene” seems out of reach for some of us. However, through my personal style journey, I’ve come to realize that style is not an inherent trait; it’s a science that can be learned. If you…
