where the science and art of style collide
Hi. Imogen. We visited your talk recently and enjoyed it immensely. Have downloaded your ebooks and getting lots of helpful hints. On your blog I have just read the article about why dislike your stomach? and want to comment – I am an older woman whose anterior abdominal wall muscles have collapsed making my stomach [...]
..Yesterday’s post on using a column of colour had lots of comments and a few queries which I thought I’d answer today. Column of Colour by imogenl featuring Vivienne Westwood Anglomania dresses Pearlaceous said… I understand the principle behind this, Imogen, and this is what I actually do when I wear black jeans or trousers, but [...]
..If you want to look taller or slimmer, you need to use the unbroken line as your guide to dressing.What is the unbroken line? Every time you end a garment, and the hem of each garment creates horizontal lines (which break up your body), you are shortening and widening yourself.So creating an unbroken line by [...]
The other day I posted on breaking the style rules, and I thought that I’d post some more ways to do it. Breaking the Style Rules 2 by imogenl featuring Miss Selfridge 1. Don’t match shoes and handbags – different is interesting. 2. Don’t match earrings and necklaces – sets are dull, look for relevance [...]
Recently I was having a conversation with someone who asked if leggings were still ‘in’ and if they were too old to wear them. My reply was that they are still around (looking at the Fall 2009 fashion shows they were everywhere on the runway) and are generally more flattering than a lot of the [...]
Following on my series on Body Proportions – today we’re looking at the dressing challenges of those with a shorter body and longer legs. You may still have a balanced chin to mid-bust point proportion, if you do, or even have a longer proportion here, add detail with interesting necklines and jewellery above the bust. [...]
