What’s Your Favourite Colour

Schiaparelli Suite at the Mayfair Hotel in London

What is your favourite colour? Why do you love it? I have two favourite colours at present – one is hot pink – it’s happy and vibrant, exciting, fun and feminine but strong. Then I also love Apple Green – which is fresh and new, while still calm. It is about growth and change too. [...]

How to Use the Golden Mean Ratio to Dress

Hello–thank you for the wonderful website. It made me think while reading your advice on Column of Color–could you address the fashion rule of thirds for everyone–research does not reveal that much and I’d like it specifically geared toward what constitutes 1/3 and 2/3 with our outfits. Thanking you in advance!   rule of 3rds [...]

How to Look Serious or Authoritative when You Have Light and Warm Colouring

I’ve recently received a couple of emails asking for help: Which (flattering) colors would you choose to make light spring look serious? and Thanks for sharing those videos about finding your right colors. Very informative AND inspiring. This explains why I have a hard time finding serious looking, neutral color combinations that suit me. I [...]

How To Wear the Nude Colours

Imogen Lamport nude colours

There are lots of ‘nude’ coloured garments in clothing stores at the moment and people often comment to me that they are impossible to wear. So I want to give you some ideas on how to wear nude so you don’t look nude or washed out. So to get past the nude nude look, you [...]

How to Choose Neutrals

Neutrals are not universal. There are warm and cool neutrals just as there are warm and cool colours. Watch this short video to help you choose the most flattering neutrals that will work with the colours that suit you.

How to dress for videos

Can you make some videos on how to dress for videos! I’m thinking of doing some short informational videos, it would be great to hear what advice you have! Thanks for your question, I’ve made a couple of short videos to help you decide what to wear when you’re making your next YouTube or short [...]

How to Co-ordinate Colours

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Hi Imogen, just wondering if you will be doing more discussions on color coordinating. I had my colors done and I am a winter. I know what colors look best on me however not quite sure on how to incorporate multiple colors, and putting multiple colors together that you won’t routinely think will go but [...]

How To Figure Out Your Contrast

When choosing how to put colours together you first need to figure out your personal contrast levels. There are two sorts of contrast – Value (which means light to dark) and Colour (how many different colours are flattering to wear at one time). Firstly lets look at your Value Contrast. Now think about your Colour [...]

How to Create a Casual Column of Colour

casual column of colour wearing Verily knit

Today I’m guest posting over at Creating Order from Chaos  about how I organise my life but before you go and read that post, I thought I’d just share my casual column of colour, given that has been a topic here recently. I’m sure some people wonder what an image consultant wears when they’re not [...]

Style Rules – Break or Follow?

Verily dress

There are a plethora of style rules to follow and sure they’ll help you look fabulous and flatter you body and colouring. But doesn’t it sometimes get boring following rules. I wanted to show you in one outfit the rules I’ve followed and the one I’ve broken. Breaking the Rules Today I wore a Verily [...]