where the science and art of style collide
Many of us get stuck wearing the same garments together, over and over, in the same outfits, without ever thinking about mixing them with other items to create new outfits. So today’s challenge is to get you to take something from your wardrobe that you’ve had for at least 5 years and put it with [...]
When I travel I take my iPad with some TV series downloaded onto it to watch, on the plane, waiting for a plane, whenever I am bored. Not having cable TV (I figure with blogging and work, if there isn’t anything I want to watch on free-to-air TV I should be doing something else with [...]
Many people in warmer climates would like to add a 3rd piece(that extra garment that adds some extra interest) but find it’s too hot for a jacket, so why not try a waistcoat. 5 ways to wear a waistcoat by imogenl featuring vintage vests Waistcoats are not always the traditional suit fabric, they come in [...]
I love dresses, they are so easy to wear, comfortable and look stylish, particularly as they’re so low effort – only 1 garment to think about rather than trying to match proportions and colours of tops and bottoms. The other day I received this Verily dress and am loving it. This is a really [...]
I’ve only recently found your blog, and I’ve learnt more about style in the past few weeks than I have in my previous 46 years !!! One thing that I’ve searched for but not found, is dressing for job interviews (I may be a bit biased as I’ve got one coming up soon). My situation [...]
Hi Imogen, How do you feel about coloured jeans for the over 40s? I’m a size 12-14 H shape and keep finding myself drawn to them in shops. I tried on some straight (not skinny) legs in cobalt that I really loved with a small heel, but I walk away for fear I’m too old [...]
Merry Christmas, Hannukah or Festive Season, whatever your beliefs I hope you have an excellent holiday season. Australia pretty much shuts down for the next couple of weeks, and at the end of the week I’m off to visit the lovely Jan Fisher in New Zealand and will be spending part of my time on [...]
Don’t forget I’m doing Dressember to raise money for Care Australia – to make other women’s lives better – you can SPONSOR me HERE right NOW every dollar helps! As you can see this week in Melbourne we’ve had quite the range of weather (Melbourne is known for having 4 Seasons in 1 Day – in [...]
After the first 3 days of December, here are the dresses I’ve worn in my Dressember challenge. And if you’re wondering about what I’m wearing… L–>R Grey Autumn cashmere dress , Anima jacket Navy Karina Gala dress, red-bstring, no name red shrug Target dress, black b-string, Tokito cardigan So why am I wearing these [...]
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 [...]
