Hawaii Here I Come!

AICI-12_Badges-Speaking

Today I spent a couple of hours packing for my trip to Hawaii – I’m off to the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) Annual Conference which this year is in Waikiki. I’m actually there for 2 weeks, as I’ve got meetings the week after the conference, then a couple of days of holiday. If you’re [...]

How to Apologize

Imogen Lamport on 7 News March 2012

Yesterday I was contacted by 7 TV News to comment on what makes a good apology, the state of etiquette today and why we need manners. The journalist interviewed me for around 5 minutes, and of course only one sentence ended up on the news report which you can watch here.   It made me [...]

What We Were Wearing at the AICI Sydney Conference

Prints and Dresses - L->R: Brenda Kinsel, Peta Spring, Suzanne Dekyvere, Evelyn Lundstrom

People always ask me, what do you wear to an image consultants conference? I mean – the pressure to appear stylish in front of a group of your peers. So I took a bunch of snaps of some of the outfits that were at the conference to share with you. Image consultants aren’t scared of [...]

Accessories at the AICI Sydney Chapter Conference 2011

Accessories at the AICI Sydney Chapter Conference 2011

Having just spent the last 3 days at the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) Sydney Chapter conference I took lots of photos and thought that today I’d share with you some of the accessories that were seen there.   There were gorgeous necklaces, rings, shoes, tights, watches and I’ve captured just a few here. [...]

Become a Colour Consultant – September Training

3d color wheel

Have you ever thought about becoming a colour and image consultant? Colour really changes our perceptions of the world and the messages we receive. Did you know 70% of a message is based on colour alone? We remember more easily in colour, for example, the lady in the red glasses, the man in the pink [...]

Stylish Thoughts – Magoe Johnson – Image Consultant

Magoe Johnson opening the AICI Korea Chapter

I’m excited to be introducing you to image consultant and blogger Magoe Johnson who lives in Houston, Texas where she runs her business Images by Magoe.   I met Magoe at an AICI conference in 2009 and reconnected again this year at the conference.  She’s currently on the board of directors of the AICI and [...]

Stylish Thoughts – Valerie Antoinette – Image Consultant

.. Today I’m introducing you to  blogger French Swiss Valerie Antoinette who lives and runs her image consulting business Valérie Antoinette: Are you Ready to Expand Internationally? in Portland,Oregon, USA What is the secret to great style? Absolute confidence, being aware of your body type and knowing how to match your clothes with the attitude you want to project What is [...]

Stylish Thoughts – Jacqueline Peros – Image Consultant

..Today our Stylish Thoughts come from New York based image consultant and blogger Jacqueline Peros from JMP Style What is the secret to great style? I think it about how you present your uniqueness which is done by understanding your personality. It’s interpreting a trend or even a classic with a twist that can only [...]

Stylish Thoughts – Sarah Brummitt – Image Consultant

Today I’m introducing the stylish thoughts of Sarah Brummitt, a London UK based image consultant who I met at the AICI Conference in Orlando in May who is inspiring and absolutely heaps of fun. What is the secret to great style? For me it’s always 3 things: Knowing what you want your clothes to express [...]

Let Your Personality Shine Through Your Eyewear

.. Sue Donnelly in her ‘geek’ glasses, if you want to sport this look you have to have a funky haircut and creative clothing I love it when I see a fabulous pair of glasses that make a statement about personality, and because there were so many great frames at the AICI Create Magic conference [...]