Tips for How to Choose a Winter Coat

I was asked by a reader the other day for help choosing winter coats.  Here are a few tips. choosing coats by imogenl featuring a leopard jacket Clockwise from top left: Show off a defined waist with a belted coat like a trench – great for X, A and 8 shapes. If you are petite, [...]

Don’t Waste Your Money – I shape

What to avoid I shape by imogenl featuring a line skirts 1. If you choose to wear anything that is boxy or baggy, without belting, it will overwhelm your figure.2. Large scale clothes with no shaping will make you look like you’re dressing up in your parents clothes.3. Very tailored shaping such as peplums that [...]

Body Shapes Explained – Defining Points

. . I was asked the other day by a reader where are the defining points to figure out body shape. n Is it bust, waist and hips, shoulders waist and hips and where are the hips defined from – the thigh or up on the buttock area? For me (and I’m sure there will be some [...]

Guest Post – Real Life Dressing a Figure 8 Shape

I get so many requests about how to dress 8 shape bodies, probably because they are so ignored by most image and style books.  So I asked Aileen Lane of Nutri-Style in Singapore, who is an 8 shape if she’d share her experiences with you on how she dresses her shape.  Here is her post: [...]

How to Minimize Wide or Square Shoulders

. . I was recently asked by a reader how to minimize her broad square shoulders.  Now this is a problem I’d love to have, but this is not about me.  This post is for the women who feel their shoulders are too broad and make them feel masculine. Wide or Square Shoulders by imogenl [...]

What’s Your Mad Men Style?

I’ve finally got into the Mad Men rage, it’s not big here in Australia but as Deja Pseu and others have all talked about it being a great show, I decided to get it on DVD and watch – I’m now up to Series 3 and loving it! Recently I was emailed by a reader [...]

How to Choose a Flattering Cardigan

If you’re like me and like to wear a cardi when it’s a little nippy, how to choose one to flatter your figure? Choosing Cardigans by imogenl featuring Rocha.John Rocha Clockwise from top left – the stripy cardigan is great for I shapes, the wide stripes will add curves as will the pocket detail which [...]

Do Certain Body Shapes Work Better With Different Clothing Styles?

..Nancy asks:My question is: Do you think certain body types/faces look better in certain styles of clothes – and what i mean here is either casual, classic, sporty, etc. I have an X shape (hourglass)  and with it being spring going into summer here in Canada, everyone wears t-shirts and capris/shorts alot, but I find I look [...]

Real Life Body Shapes – O

. So finally to our Real Life O body shape. I’ve only had a couple of photos sent in, but if you’d like to send me yours if you think you are an O, please do and I’ll add it in.   When I was looking at these photos I got out my Trinny and [...]

A Little More Certain Age Dressing

.Here is the lovely Jan Fisher, Image Coach again, we bought this dress (same shop as we bought the beads) on Monday.  It’s a versatile colour and can be teamed with blue, red, purple, chartreuse amongst others.  Jan wanted me to cut off her head, but I just couldn’t do it to her. What I [...]