I love colour for how it makes me look and feel. I have been away for the weekend and visited Chichester, and what a lovely City it was. Here were lots of independent shops and boutiques to browse around. This I saw in a shop window, and I was drawn in by the beautiful colours. The gentleman who owned the shop sourced all his own materials and made everything himself. Everything was beautifully made in all these striking colours. I was very tempted, but I do have a poncho, and these were an investment buy, but it got me thinking. I love colour for how it makes me look and feel, but these colours I found were a little too bright even for me. There were others in less striking colours, but I was drawn to this one. Although I did love the poncho I decided not to buy as I thought I would tire of it. I love colour for how it makes me look and feel. I love colour for how it makes me look and feel. When choosing colour to work with your skin tone what we don’t want to do is wear too much colour. If we do this what happens is you see the clothes before we see the person. This poncho is full on colour and would only suit ladies who were a Bright Spring or Winter who can wear that level of colour. There were more muted shades on the rail which would…
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Do you follow fashion, or do you have your own style?
Do you follow fashion, or do you have your own style? This is a good question as if we did follow fashion we would be permanently shopping. Fashion trends change so quickly so you would have to be buying fast fashion. Do you have the ideal figure? Do you follow fashion or do you have your own style? The ideal figure is very much a product of It’s time. Queen Victoria was barely 5 feet tall and was an influencer of her day. She was small and dainty, and women wore flat slippers to be as short as possible. Paintings in the 17th century showed women with an ample covering of flesh at a time when most women couldn’t afford to be so well fed. So how did we get from short and fat to where we are today. In the 1920s the bust-to-waist ratio of the ideal female figure changed dramatically. Curves went out and a straight up and down boyish figure became fashionable. Women bound their breasts to appear to be flat chested. By the 1950s after privations of the second world war the pendulum had swung the other way, and the well-fed hourglass figure of Marilyn Monroe became ideal. Adverts encouraged skinny women to take weight gain tablets supplements. In the 1960’s & 70s it swung back the other way and the athletic slim figure was ideal, strange. Since that time there has been various types of thinness until recently you can buy cycling shorts with …
Everyone can wear animal print one way or another.
Everyone can wear animal print one way or another. Animal print always seems to be on trend but it’s knowing how to wear it. Firstly, there are several versions to think about and it comes in a variety of colours. I have seen pictures of people head to toe in animal print but I that can be too much, but you can embrace the trend in small pieces. Everyone can embrace the trend of animal print this blog will give you some ideas on how to wear it. Find you own unique style using animal print accessories. Animal print does not have to be brown and black as shown here this green dress comes from Next It is a wrap dress with a ruched detail at £46.00 This would suit ladies with a cool skin tone. Try wearing small amounts of animal print. Everyone can wear animal print one way or another. I like this top and would wear it under a jacket with some black jeans, it shows a hint of animal print when worn underneath a jacket. This one is from M&S It retails at just £19.50. Accessories. There are loads of animal print accessories out there everything from handbags, shoes, scarves, and jewellery. This is a great way to dip into the trend without going full on. This way everyone can embrace on the trend that never seems to go away. I have things in my wardrobe I have had for years, a…
How to carry on wearing your summer clothes into autumn.
I like to get the maximum wear out of my clothes and so style them in different ways. I am going to share ways you can carry on wearing your summer clothes into autumn. How to carry on wearing your summer clothes into autumn. How to carry on wearing your summer clothes into autumn We all know about layering up your clothes in the winter to keep warm and its much the same for now. I have a denim sleeveless dress shown here in the spring and worn with a light cotton cardigan with sandals. As the weather cools, I will wear with a long -sleeved t/shirt underneath. In the winter I will put a chunky jumper over the top, so it looks like a skirt and wear thick tights and boots. I could also add my leather biker jacket over the top. The beauty of this dress being denim is it is not a thin fabric, and it is an easy colour to wear with almost any colour. So, the question is how many long/sleeved t/shirt/blouses and jumpers do you have that would work with this dress? What we are trying to do here is get more wear out of each item of clothing by styling in different ways. This means of course that you will need less clothes but be able to make more outfits. Skirts are great for using in all seasons I wanted a long denim skirt with a skirt with a split up…
I get my inspiration for colour combinations from nature.
What a lot of my clients tell me is yes, it’s fine to know which colours that suit them but they also need to no which colours to put together when they are putting their outfits together. This is why in my colour consultations I do give suggestions to which colours will pair well together. However, I get my inspiration for colour combinations from nature. Green makes a great good base colour. I get my inspiration for colour combinations from nature. Do you have a base colour of green in your wardrobe? If you have a warm skin tone the green that works well for you would be a warm olive or khaki. If you have a cool skin tone I would go for an emerald green or bottle green. These greens are a great alternative to the trustee black. Look that this floral arrangement and see how all these beautiful colours work well together. Here you have everything from red, yellow, white, pink and green. I get my inspiration for colour combinations from nature. When I went for my training to learn colour analysis, I had no idea how to put different colours together. If I had a navy skirt, I would put a cream blouse why would you not? BUT that is just boring unless it is a uniform that you must wear. At the time I never wore pink because I had never found a warm pink. She suggested that I wore pink with green,…
Have you thought about shopping your own wardrobe?
Have you thought about shopping your own wardrobe? Have you thought about shopping your own wardrobe? Would you buy today what you have in your wardrobe? That’s an interesting question and depends on how much you are hanging onto. Do you regularly cull your wardrobe of items that no longer bring you joy? Or are you someone who hangs onto things as you just cannot let things go. Have you thought about shopping your own wardrobe? This is a very interesting exercise as it will highlight what is not serving you any longer, and perhaps you now maybe able to let them go. You might find some gems that you had forgotten you had. What happens if you have too many clothes crammed into your wardrobe you cannot see what you do have. Personally, I have lost some weight recently and when I got out my holiday clothes, I found a few bits that were too tight last year, but now fit perfectly. We are going on a cruise next week and I am looking at what to take and am so pleased I can wear these bright red palazzo pants that have been too tight in recent years. I had not let them go because I loved them so much but now they fit so much better. So, what shall I style them with? I plan to take two tops to go with these and that takes care of two evenings. How can you restyle what you already have?…
Do you have difficulty in de-cluttering your wardrobe?
Do you have difficulty in de-cluttering your wardrobe? Recently I have had to practice what I preach and take my own advice on de-cluttering my wardrobe. We decided rather than buying new bedroom furniture we would spray what we already have. Two pine chests with lovely deep drawers and our wardrobes are old MFI laminate doors. They were spray painted with new handles all to match. This all sounds great, but we had to empty the wardrobes and chests and we put all the clothes on our spare bed. If you have difficulty in letting, go for your clothes read on. Do you have difficulty in de-cluttering your wardrobe? I regularly cull my wardrobe, but I was amazed at the number of clothes that I do not wear that I had been hanging on to and for what reason? Will they come back in fashion? I paid a lot for this item I can’t let it go. I might wear it. Some of these things have been in the drawer or wardrobe for many years and for some reason I have hung onto them, and I am not sure why. Perhaps I was just not ready to let them go? Some of the items I have had a long time, and I am just fed up with wearing them and I need a change. Also, my life has changed, I used to be more corporate in my dress but now I have a more smarter casual. We all evolve as…
Do you feel you have to dress age appropriate?
Do you feel you have to dress age appropriate? Do you feel you have to dress age appropriate? Well, what is that exactly? My grandma always looked the same for as long as I remember, and my mum had me at age 21yrs so she was not always old. She had white hair, wore twin sets and pearls, midi length skirts and elasticated trousers. I can think back to school age when she was still quite a young woman wearing the same. You are never too old to look good. Do you sometimes feel you cannot be bothered? Just grab any old thing out of the wardrobe. It could be the jumper you wore yesterday that is still hanging on the chair and an old pair of jeans. No-one is coming to the house today, so it does not matter. BUT what about dressing for you? Yes, I do have days when I feel like that, but I choose to wear something uplifting, particularly if I am feeling down. I have a passion for colour because of the way it makes you look and feel. Sometimes, life gets in the way and the last thing you want to do is put on a full makeup and choose an outfit to dress to impress. But most of the time I do make the effort to put an outfit together but I do not usually wear a full make up. I am a wash n go sort of girl. To me the…
Do you want to inject some colour into your spring wardrobe?
.Do you want to inject some colour into your spring wardrobe? If you are looking to update your wardrobe it does not mean that you must buy a whole new outfit. You can buy new key piece that you can wear with several items you already have in your wardrobe. Take this new blouse here that I have just bought from FatFace. A mid-season purchase. Today the weather is back to a cold wind so this sweatshirt a recent purchase from Marks & Spencer might be a good mid-season item. It is a lightweight fabric which you could layer up with something underneath. I like the ombre look and it comes in some great colours, this lovely orange, pink, blue and green mix. This item will get so much wear with cream jeans, casual trousers, and denim i am pleased with my purchase. Here is it worn with a navy cord skirt, but I am thinking it will look great with some light denim blue jeans, cream jeans, and several of my casual trousers. This is a really versatile piece with all the colours in the fabric to team it up with. I can wear it open like a jacket or tied at the waist for a more casual look. It is a very light cotton which will be great for layering up too. When you know your colour swatch it’s easy. When you know your colours, it makes putting outfits together so much easier. Every time you buy a…
Wearing colour is important to looking and feeling good.
Wearing colour is important to looking and feeling good. I am a Colour and Style Coach so it is obvious that I would advocate to wear colour, but there is a good reason why I teach and share this. Read on to find out why wearing colour is so important to looking and feeling good. I love sharing my knowledge. Why do I love colour so much? Wearing colour not only makes you look great but feel great too. It makes you feel more alive and energised. You can use colour to enhance your look. Wearing the right colours brings out the best in you. It shows your own sense of style. Brings out the fun playful part of your personality. It makes your outfit look interesting allowing you to draw the eye where you want. That’s why wearing colour is so important to me. If I was to wear all grey, I would feel grey. I would look lifeless, boring and have no energy. I used to dress like this for the city in a grey suit and white shirt and I often wondered why I felt the way I did. I now know different. Wearing colour is important to looking and feeling good. Before I trained as a Colour and Style Coach, I knew that when I wore some colours, I used to get lots of compliments and others I didn’t. Being in the City in the late 80’s the uniform then, was power suits in black and…
