How to have my hair looking fabulous without too much effort
I am such a natural enthusiast that I tend to be all over the place. I need to hone my wardrobe down – any tips on how to do this?
How do I know what patterns suit me.
I’m a farmer’s daughter / farmer / farmer’s wife / farmers mother so my lifestyle has always needed comfortable & practical clothes. I’m now 70 & recently retired.
I still want my clothes to be comfortable & practical but I want to wear pretty & smart things as well. Your quiz says Relaxed but the colours you link to that are revolting…. they belong down the paddock up to my ears in mud or dust. Please can we have some Nice, Pretty, Smart & Practical style suggestions with no heels in sight?
My neutrals are black, navy and grey in the autumn/winter, and beige in the spring/summer. I’ve got a good capsule wardrobe and I look after my clothes. I am definitely a classic but being retired, it’s mostly casual. I always wear jewellery and makeup.
However, to make everything work better together I need to get over my aversion to wearing black and navy together – do I need to drop one of these colours? My accent colours are reds and turquoise/teal, both of which I love but, again, I’m not so keen on wearing them together in an outfit.
I have a few handbags in neutral colours plus tan, but have recently settled on a good grey leather bag, which seems to go with everything, and means I don’t need to change my bag very often, something I’m bored with doing.
How to introduce color (not primary) into my basically black wardrobe.
I’m 5 foot tall. Even where there are petite ranges, the ‘petite’ element seems only to apply to width, and not height as well. I know I’m well under the average, but I find it difficult to believe that a size 8/10 is likely to be for the same height person as a size 16/18. Plus sizes have whole ranges – petite seem only to be a percentage (and not a large one) of a store/line’s merchandise. Finding something that fits – it’s a challenge, and often dispiriting.
In light of the pandemic and my gaining more weight than losing it, I believe my shape has become an “O.”
I am of Caribbean descent and therefore have inherited more behind than hips. How should I take this into account when figuring out what to wear. I can’t seem to find anyone — either online or in books — who takes this into account. I don’t have wide hips just a big bodacious backside.
I’ve lost 70 pounds in the last eight months. I’m not sure I even know what is supposed to be stylish for someone that is in their 50’s.
I’m retired, have a large bust and am petite plus have lymphedema so need compression stockings – I find it hard to find attractive clothes that work for me It’s a struggle to find items I like.
I am a petite O and recently bought a summery print skirt that is the right length ( top of my knee) according to your formula. I wore it with a solid knit top again the right length ( high hip, just covering the fullest part of my belly), but I see they are just about equal in length! Do I just go with it or do you have another thought?
I’m retired and have nothing between more formal corporate clothes and super casual as my life is now very casual and doesn’t suit the classic/formal clothing style I’ve been living in for many years and some guidance is needed!
In This Video 0.10 How do I get a capsule together: I have quite a few orphan tops that only go with pants. Jackets don’t complement either, it’s all a bit haphazard – any tips? 3.59 I’m an overweight H shape (possibly O right now!) and it has become clear that my hips and legs…
I’m an INFJ and the idea that I can “let style slip” in favor of comfort and versatility (from 16 style types) really resonated with me. I love clothes, and this still happens! What can I do to combat this tendency and keep committing to outfits that have unique style?
I think the hardest thing, I am not a morning person, so I don’t do a lot of thinking before my first cup of coffee and my wardrobe is so uninspiring that I often don’t get dressed until I absolutely have to.
Additionally I sew as a hobby and would love to sew things for myself but the last few items looked great on the mannequin but just didn’t suit me. Needless to say, I haven’t made anything for myself in a while.
I’ve been wondering, can I mix neutrals with different undertones, such as black with warm grey or cool taupe with warm navy? Finding a truly cool navy has been a challenge for me.
My question is about value and color, given that mine seem to change drastically based on lighting. Regardless of lighting, my skin has a lot of color, but my eyes and hair both seem to do a pretty drastic shift in color and value based on lighting when I look at myself in photos ., I’m really not sure how to interpret my value contrast. I would love to hear your advice on the topic!
I have a more yang physicality (body—larger bones, a relatively straight waist) but am otherwise quite yin (personality/voice/movement/facial features). How does one deal with this contrast to create a harmonious look?
My biggest style challenge at the moment is how to get the courage to make the drastic changes I know I need to make with my image and style. I’m 35 and I’ve had zero style for so long that I worry that if I suddenly start wearing makeup and flattering clothes and beautiful jewellery, I’ll feel clownish or like I’m playing dress up.
I’d say my ideal style is 70% relaxed, 20% feminine and 10% unique/quirky. But my actual current ‘style’ is whatever is boring, comfortable and cheap
In This Episode 0.08 How do I look smart when I just want to wear comfy knits? 1.39 I have a long body and short legs – how can I look in proportion without wearing heels? 3.25 How do I organise my closet with clothes that reflect me, at the moment it’s all over the…
I’ve just had thyroid surgery and, as a result, I have a 7cm scar on the front of my lower neck. How can I “dress” my portrait area without drawing attention to the scar or having to wear scarves or jewellery over it?
My style isn’t cohesive enough. When I make moodboards, they feel to all-over-the-place and don’t convey a unified style. Of course, I could just set artificial limits for my style, and that would make my wardrobe cohesive, but I don’t want to do that. I want my likes and personality to form one unified, visually appealing and memorable style. Like a wardrobe for a fantasy character. I want my style to be beautiful, distinctive, cool, and memorable, like a cool eccentric character. I love creating characters. When I design their wardrobes, it comes really easily to me, to make a distinctive, visually appealing clothing style for my characters. But when I try doing it for myself, it’s too messy and incohesive. I just don’t understand, why is it so hard to form my own style? I’ve been at it for 5 years now. It’s so easy to create a style for a character. When I create a character, I know their characteristics and create a visual style based on that.
How to formulate a capsule wardrobe to take me into the next phases of my life – 50s 60s 70s?
In a video you said that you look at the details of jewelry to avoid buying “cheap”. What specific things do you avoid? What specific things do you want?
I want to incorporate my darker greens into my wardrobe but am having trouble working out the best neutral to go with them. My palette is “Elegant”: Value contrast medium/high, Colour contrast medium. Charcoal and greys seem to make the greens quite dull and my burgundy make me look like a Christmas decoration. Think need a happy medium, something that will give the green a “bite” without going too “carnival”. Is there a neutral that would do the trick?
What to wear when you’re petite and plus size
I would love to feel feminine in my clothes. I have V figure (strong) and have always felt very masculine because of it. And I was not born with style. So it is always struggle to choose and combine clothes and I rarely feel good in what i chose. And with my figure it is always Problem to find nice clothes which match my back and breasts and wouldn’t be too big around belly.
How can I look more feminine while flattering my V shape figure?
My biggest style problem is to think of new ways to wear my clothes. I don’t get new clothes very often at all. I like thinking of (and wearing) new outfits, but I don’t have a whole lot of clothes so I sometimes really run out of ideas. Any ideas?
I’ve discovered as I have been trying to find clothes large enough to fit around my newly enlarged hips I have way too much fabric from my waist to my inseam in the front. Is my only hope a tailor to customize clothes or is there a special size or rise or shape that might help?
It’s my understanding that people gain weight during covid. I used to pants. Now I tend to only wear elastic pants, skirt, top and dress. How to avoid looking frumpy?
My new challenge is focussing more on how to evolve my style. I am happy with my style but keen to branch out further and avoid ruts.
I have a casual life and would like to know how to look polished in comfortable clothes. I believe that when you look good, you feel good.
I never know my personal style, I feel overwhelmed with all the pictures I see on social media and what clothes I like and then when I end up buying clothes they either don’t look right on me or I don’t feel good or confident in them, that’s one of the reasons I feel shopping so difficult.
It seems that cropped pants are very popular right now. I’ve tried on some in stores, but couldn’t find any that looked good on me. My legs and body are the same length, but my thighs are long and my legs from knee to ankle are short. My ankles are slim, but I have big feet. The slim legged cropped pants make my hips look very wide and my feet very large. The larger legs look equally bad. I’m an H shape with a flat butt. I normally wear slim cut pants that are straight leg or boot cut, but I’d like something cooler for casual summer wear. Most all the blogs say to never wear capris, but I’m wondering if capris the same length as my ideal skirt length wouldn’t be my best bet. You posted a blog with a very complicated mathematical formula for finding the best skirt length. Mine is at the bottom of my knee and I think that is right
I have work clothes, church clothes, social and dressy clothes. I’ve never been much into leisure wear. Now that I am at home I don’t have “stay-at-home nice clothes”. I don’t want to wear my work clothes and ruin them but I don’t have nice casual clothes. I hate “tight-feeling” clothes like jeans when I want to be comfy. I don’t have any visitors or anyone coming to the door. Any suggestions?
My question is about the Light Bright coloring. Do I always need to wear a print blouse to look my best? I have some pretty jackets and purses with prints. If I chose to wear them, is the best thing to do to wear a blouse with a white and color print that would coordinate with the print on the jacket or purse?
How do I pull patterns into outfits? Most of my clothes are solids, worn with neutrals. (But I still get compliments on “dressing stylish,”)
How do I look smart in clothing when I’m plus size?
In This Episode 0.08 How to wear loose fitting clothes without them making me lose my shape 4.34 How do I become more disciplined in my purchases? 10.15 How do I become more organised in my wardrobe and maintain it every day? Understanding the Waist The Super Easy Way to Tell if You Have…
In This Episode 0.10 I have warm mid-dark “autumn” coloring and a medium contrast level. I’m realizing many of the summer clothes I currently own are cool toned (lots of black, stark white and cool blues), and they clash with the few warm toned summer pieces I do have. There don’t seem to a lot…
In This Episode Camouflaging a large bust, challenges of getting older and how to look expensive. 0.08 My biggest battle issue is how to dress a larger stomach and a bigger bust without looking sloppy. The rest of my body is fine but I’m 5’1” and look bigger than I really am because of these…
In This Episode 0.08 I want to look smart and elegant, I love coloured shoes. But also comfy ones (in addition, I have problems with my toes, so there is no option in which I wear pointy shoes or stilletos.). But still – barefoot shoes, or the comfortable ones are often like for people 80+.…
I Struggle to find Pants, and skirts, for a size 12-14 body type, with what seems to be a mix of “X”, “H”, and “pear shape” characteristics. The widest part of my body is indeed the upper thigh, Finding skirts that don’t cling to the thighs/hips too much, but aren’t in styles I wouldn’t wear, is a bit of a challenge, same with pants.
My Biggest challenge is that I like to dress up a bit but most people dress very casually nowadays. I am embarrassed to dress the way I want because they are going to look at me weirdly and think “where does she think she is going?”. Most women don’t even wear heels anymore, just jeans, T shirts and gym clothes. If you live in a small town and dress nicely you are going to draw all the attention. How can a be chic (and I don’t mean over the top believe me, just look put together, wear heels and jewellery) and still fit in?
For example today I wanted to wear pointed heels and felt bad and went for sneakers instead
What I struggle with most in creating outfits is finding the actual trends and that give my outfits a modern touch. I am not overly fashion-conscious and prefer creative classic outfits. Maybe you can give advice on how that can be managed.
I always thought I was classic but feel boring and out of date. I need modernising. How do I Make better outfit combinations for me?
I wear and buy same old clothes, how do I look less frumpy?
I struggle that there are like 100 different versions of each color and find it hard to match each colour in my palette exactly.
I have been feeling quite stodgy and frumpy with my style lately. I retired 3 years ago and I’ve decided it’s time to step up my game and spend some much needed time focusing my attention on updating my wardrobe.
There was a time when I was always dressed very professionally at work and I felt put together and confident. Over the last number of years, I started to let my style fall by the wayside at work. I think casual Fridays at the office had lots to do with this and since then, my style aesthetic slowly began to disappear.
I seem to have lost all my confidence in how to properly dress my body. The struggle I seem to be encountering at the moment is how and where do I start my wardrobe overhaul Would love to hear your thoughts about finding your style aesthetic again and building a new and revised wardrobe from there
I think my biggest challenge is my lack of style. I am definitely “natural” by the personality quiz definition, but I don’t like to look messy. I like comfort and quality! How do I be stylish and natural at the same time?I have an hourglass figure and I find it hard to find well suited blouses. I have wide shoulders and small waist and all tops end up loose on it, they take a bell shape! I limit myself to elastic, tight fitting tops, but they mostly are very casual and I look for more refined clothes. Fashion industry tends to make boxy shaped clothes nowadays and they are really ugly on me! I mean after my chest the fabric moves away from my body and protrudes and I don’t know how to tuck it in!
