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 …
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Burgundy is the colour of the season, but can I wear it?
Burgundy is the colour of the season but can I wear it? It looks like burgundy is the colour of the season, some are calling the colour Berry Red. Burgundy is more known to be a cool colour but there are versions with warm tones too so it would depend on the item. So can everyone where this seasons colour. Yes, you can it will depend on the item in question. Manufacturers often produce colours now with both cool and warm tones so that both warm and cool can wear them. I found these on the Next website from Joe Browns Red Berry Boot Cut Cord Trousers. They retail at £54.00 with a matching jacket at £80.00 The attractive pussybow blouse also Joe Browns £52.00 which also looks great with a pair of denim jeans. It is how you style your outfit that counts. So, if you have a warm skin tone this burgundy may not be your preferred colour choice BUT there is a warm toned burgundy out there for you. If would like to wear burgundy trousers but feel the colour is too cool for you try wearing with one of your power colours. Burgundy will work well with an orange, yellow/mustard or teal colour which would come out of your warm pallet. Check out my Pinterest board for some ideas for which colours you can put with Burgundy. Here are some options of colours you can team with burgundy both warm and cool toned. Chocolate Brown? There are…
Are you wearing the right make up colours?
Are you wearing the right make up colours? I am often asked by clients who are having a colour consultation if the same goes for the make-up colours as well. The answer is YES of course. Here are my tips about wearing the right make up colours. Are you wearing the right make up colours? It is important to wear the correct colours in your make up for you skin tone, for the same reasons it is important to wear the correct colours in your clothes. I am Ambassador for Tropic Skincare. I have been using their products for many years so decided to join last year so I could buy my products at a discount. Foundation? Not everyone likes to wear foundation, and I am one of them. I only usually wear it if I am going out and putting on a full face. That’s why I like the mineral foundation that Tropic sell. It light and you can put on as much or as little as you like but it also has a SPF. Being a wash and go sort of girl it works for me, but Tropic has something for everyone. A Warm Skin Tone A warm skin has a yellow undertone, and the best blusher for you would be a peachy shade. Eye shadows should go with your colour pallet, all autumnal colours, teals, golds, browns and moss greens. Lipstick colours browns, russets, warm reds, peachy corals. Ideally a brown mascara but sometimes they are hard…
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,…
How a denim jacket is a wardrobe staple.
Your denim jacket is your wardrobe staple. How a denim jacket is a wardrobe staple. You are never to old to wear a denim jacket and they are a staple in your wardrobe. I have a traditional blue denim one, a red patterned one, a peach one and I just bought one in cream. They never go out of fashion, so you are always on trend. I am looking forward to wearing mine again and the new cream one on holiday as it will go with everything. Read on for some ideas of how to wear your denim jacket. First, I bought a light denim jacket which I have had for many years and comes out of the wardrobe every spring. A few years ago, I bought a peach coloured one in the Next sale. At the end of last summer, I bought a red one with a snake print in the material. This one I had at the end of the season so looking forward to finding some creative ways of wearing it. The new cream one to wear over my summer clothes on my cruise next month. Ideas on how to wear your denim jacket This is what springs to mind when you say denim jacket. It is one of the original styles which they are still making today. I love this look over a skirt or dress and white trainers. It makes the dress more casual. As the weather gets colder it can be worn with a…
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…
This time of year it is all about layering with colour.
This time of year, it is all about layering. We do not always need the very heavy jumpers, but we do need to layer our items which allows us to take off if need be. It has been cold, and I am a lover of my long-sleeved thermal top but as temperatures vary sometimes that is not needed. This time of year, it is all about layering with colour. We all know how to layer up, but have you thought about what colours go with what. This is where you can experiment with different colour combinations. This time of year it is all about layering with colour This time of year it is all about layering with colour You could go tonal and wear different shades of the same colour. For example, you could choose a camel pair of trousers, brown boots, cream jumper, with a animal print blouse over the top, followed by a chocolate brown jacket and a bag in any of those colours. This is a nice classic look and if you have the classic personality is one you will wear very well. What about colour I hear you say. This time of year it is all about layering with colour. Well, I am the colour lady! You could wear several different items on in one colour but different shades like this photo taken in John Lewis. Here we have many shades of blue that will all work with each other. All seasons like blue, just choose…
