Cool New Specs from Sunglassesshop.com

In my new Marc Jacobs sunglasses from SunglassesShop.com

Australia, as many of you would be aware, has a lot of sunshine and sunglasses are an essential item to have. In fact I keep two pairs of sunglasses in my car (one for the emergency when I’ve accidentally taken out my regular driving sunglasses), plus I have a pair in my handbag and a [...]

Best of 2011

Well 2011 is over and what a great year it has been. I have had over 1.3 million page views and over 470 000 visitors. You come from 196 different countries The most popular posts are: How to pose for photographs Body shapes explained -and all the real life body shapes particularly the 8 shape [...]

Bragbag Handbag Organiser Giveaway

Bragbag organiser

The lovely peeps at Bragbag have given me one of their handbag organisers to review and want to give one of my lovely readers a handbag organiser of their own! I’ve discovered that I really need a handbag organiser. I’m the kind of girl who likes to change handbags frequently and particularly if you’ve got [...]

Join Me For Dressember and Make Another Woman’s Life Better

  Dressember by imogenl featuring a viscose dress It’s time to get out of your jeans and dress up! During the month of December which has been renamed DRESSEMBER. I’ve decided to join in and see how creative I can get with my dresses – I’ve nowhere near 31 Dresses so there will be repeats [...]

How to Make a Skirt Look More Casual

How to make a skirt look more casual

Olga wrote and asked me how to look as casual as possible in skirts -so today I’m sharing my tips in this short video.   What do you like to wear with skirts to make them look less formal?  Share your tips.

Hate Heels but Going Formal?

Lynne asked the other day in a comment: I’ve always stuck to dark shoes myself (yes, I’m brunette) or red — I have a weakness for red shoes. But I have a different shoe question. Because of back and foot issues, it is physically impossible for me to wear heels (or wedges with equivalent elevation). And, [...]

How To Choose Shoes for Skirts or Dresses

Which shoes to choose?

Shoes are a really important part of your outfit – even though you want to dress your portrait first, we notice the whole of you as you enter or leave a room and if the shoes don’t work, they can create an unwanted focal point, or create disharmony. So how do you choose shoes? What [...]

Should I Belt Under or Over My Cardigan with a Short Waist?

courtesy of Mika Antero Haikonen

Hi Imogen, I am 5’0 and 120lb with a figure of eight shape. I am very short waisted (my waist is the smallest about 1.5 inches from the bottom of my bust). So I’ve been wearing shirts untucked with a belt as I have a little bit of a belly. The only thing is, it [...]

Spring Racing Carnival – What to Wear

Verily Dress

I’ve been invited by Gem Marketing to the VRC Oaks Club Luncheon on Wednesday and the dress code is Racewear – so I thought that I’d put together some outfits and let you vote on which outfit I should wear.  I’ve taken some photos and included some close ups of the hats – so now [...]

Spring Racing Carnival Headwear Tips

wearing a little creation of mine

It’s currently Spring Racing Carnival here in Melbourne and there are hats and fascinators everywhere. If you’re going to a Melbourne Cup event or any of the race days what should you know about wearing hats and some of the conventions associated with each of the days? Derby Day – Black and White Official Flower [...]