How to do Smart Casual in a Hot Climate

I received this request from Rock the Silver about what to wear to look smart, but still be casual and comfortable in a hot environment like Texas, where she lives. I live in a hot climate (Texas) and am looking for casual day time outfits that are a step up from running shorts and t-shirts. [...]

What to Wear to a Rock Concert When You’re 40+

..Hi Imogen,  I love your website but am using it to gain confidence with choosing clothes that suit my shape. I need your help and ideas for an outfit. I am a forty eight year old, X shape, bra 12F and I am going to a Powderfinger concert with my children aged 19 and 17 [...]

What to Wear to LookSmart in a Casual Environment

..Paola wrote to me an asked: I’ve been reading your blog for a little while now – I really enjoy your writing and your tips. I have a suggestion for a post about a style question that leaves me a bit flummoxed. I am a mother of two kids, live in a rural area on [...]

Packing Tips

I’ve had requests about ideas for capsule wardrobes, here are some ideas that I used in a travel capsule. I spent my Saturday afternoon helping one of my lovely clients pack for her trip to Europe this week.  She is spending a week in Berlin at a conference which will have both day and evening [...]

What to Wear as the Mother of the Bride or Groom

Reader Jill asked me for some help finding a Mother of the Groom outfit:I am quite thin with a bony chest and torso (only 47 kilos), small bust, average height, rectangular body (carrying a little more weight below the waist) and am 60 years young. My hair is jaw-length brownish red (a similar style to [...]

How to Smarten Up Your Casual Clothes

. Late last year I asked for readers to tell me what they would like to know more about, here is the first reader request from the lovely Lisa at Priviledge LPC said… You may have covered this before I found you. Here’s my problem. I did fine at dressing for work. Fine at dressing up. [...]

How to Build an Evening Wear Wardrobe

.I don’t spend much time wearing evening wear anymore, with small kids and no full time nanny or relatives to babysit, it’s costly to get out of  the house.  But about once a year I’m suddenly needing to wear something a bit special to a dinner or event and so have to cobble an outfit [...]

What to Wear to the Office Christmas Party

..Happy 1st day of summer if you’re in Australia!  Christmas party season is upon us, and having spoke to employers at different times about this, and they do find this to be an issue as their employees turn up inappropriately dressed, I thought I’d do a quick post on what to wear to your office [...]

How to Layer Tops

What are the guidelines for layering tops?   Many people tell me they have no idea how to do it, so here are some quick tips. How to Layer Tops by imogenl featuring Miss Selfridge Items in this set: Long sleeved polo neck, 560 GBPBird by Juicy Couture Ruched jersey tank, $200Stripe Waterfall Cardigan, 22 GBPDandelion [...]

Discovering Your Assets

After my post on Highlighting Your Assets, some commenters seemed to have trouble working out what their assets are, they’ve spent so long being told about and focussing on their ‘flaws’ but never ‘assets’. I see everything as an asset, and don’t believe in flaws. It’s just that some assets you may want to highlight, [...]