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Find it faster, know your style!

By Jane Allen on November 19, 2011 / Personal Style, Shopping / Leave a comment

Find it Faster: Know your style. Are you overwhelmed by shopping? Do you get confused or frustrated by the amount of choice, or lack of, when you visit your local shopping mall? I have five quick and easy tips to help you buy clothes that won’t become closet orphans. Are you ready? First of all, know what you are looking for. What is it that you need or want? Is it for a party, wedding or for work? Once you establish what it is you’re after you only need to go to the shops that sell those particular items. What

Your Personal Style Formula

By Jane Allen on October 31, 2011 / Fashion, Personal Style / Leave a comment

Your Personal Style Formula I am very excited to be launching my new eBook Your Personal Style Formula; discover your signature style”. Jane Liddelow (from Style Makeover HQ) and I collaborated to produce a labour of love that is a fantastic tool to help women unlock the secrets to their style success! I believe the foundation to having great style is being confident about who we are and what we wear. Not only do women struggle with their identity but live with the daily challenge of having a ward-robe full of clothes and still complain they have nothing to wear.

Remembering Princess Dianna

By Jane Allen on July 14, 2011 / Fashion, Personal Style / Leave a comment

I still get sad when I reflect upon the horrible news of Dianna’s death. She like countless others was taken before her time.I personally felt like I had lost a friend and found it hard to comprehend that our princess had died. Today would have been Princess Diana’s 50th birthday. Regarded as the people’s princess, she was a role model, activist, and a style icon. From her wedding gown to her little black dresses, her style continues to inspire fashionistas today. Jane Allen Image Consultant www.styledge.com.au [email protected]

Winter Wardrobe Favourites

By Jane Allen on July 13, 2011 / Personal Style, Winter Wardrobe / Leave a comment

Have you got your winter wardrobe favorites ready? 1. There is nothing more stylish than a knee high boot. I live in mine and I love wearing them with skirts, dresses and skinny jeans. Definitely a winter wardrobe essential. 2. A sea of black is all I see walking around town which can be quite depressing on a cold, wet and dreary day. Get yourself an overcoat in a colour other than black. My bright red coat always gives me a great pick up because colour makes me feel alive. 3. A funky necklace will shout out over neutral or

Personality Style could it be the missing link?

By Jane Allen on July 7, 2011 / Personal Style / Leave a comment

Personality Style is the missing link between who we are as a person and the clothes we wear on a daily basis? Why is there a disconnection between your personality and your wardrobe? I know some pretty amazing, fun, strong and interesting women, but their clothes do not at all portray their personality. My quest is to help you reflect who you are from the inside out. Creating compatibility between who you are and the outfits you choose to wear on a daily basis will allow the world to see YOU! Your clothes speak……what message are they sending? Your personality

What not to wear to a wedding

By Jane Allen on May 9, 2011 / Personal Style / Leave a comment

I thought what not to wear to a wedding was a great topic for my blog when royal fever hit me quite late in the piece but my eyes were glued to the TV on Friday night to watch the Royal Wedding. Will and Harry looking very handsome in uniform. Kate was exquisite wearing Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. So elegant and so now and almost a modern day version of Grace Kelly’s gown. And Pippa also looked so sleek in her bridesmaid dress. I loved it all. Most of all, I loved the fairy tale that made the world

Love the skin you’re in.

By Jane Allen on April 25, 2011 / Fashion, Personal Style / Leave a comment

If you love the skin you’re in, you will always exude amazing confidence. I have always adhered to “being skinny” does not equate to health or happiness. I am a firm believer in loving the skin I’m in. It has taken a long time to arrive at this revelation but as I approach fifty, I must say it is a good feeling to be content and comfortable with my age, size and shape. Personally I’ve had to reevaluate my look based on my reality. Gone are the super tight jeans and cute fitted tops (a look I lived in) I’ve

Style Makeovers

By Jane Allen on October 15, 2010 / Makeovers, Personal Style / Leave a comment

A Style Makeover is not as scary as you think, it could mean the simplest change can make a huge difference. Change your look change your life is a motto I adhere to because the smallest change that you make to your current look can make all the difference. A splash of colour, an updated hair cut, or some funky statement pieces can totally revive and refresh your cur-rent look. Gravitating to the same garments over and over which I name “outfit repeaters” is why we get stuck in a style rut. STYLE MAKEOVERS Many of us can be

Focal Points

By Jane Allen on August 5, 2010 / Colour, Fashion, Personal Style, Wardrobe / Leave a comment

Wearing a Focal Point is a great way accentuate the great and mitigate the not so great. A focal point will attract the eye to a specific place of the body. Pacing your focal point needs to be strategic. Think of eyes up to focus attention high on the body. Hats, earrings, necklaces, interesting necklines, makeup are perfect for ways to play it up as much as possible. A focal points are anything on your body that draws attention to itself. A design element– a motif, pockets, collar or a ruffle A Colour– a bright shirt, a high contrast or a

It’s not what you wear, it’s how you wear it!

By Jane Allen on May 7, 2010 / Fashion, Personal Style, Stylist / Leave a comment

It’s not just what you wear that matters, it’s how you wear your it. A successful visual image requires that you co-ordinate your wardrobe to work in harmony, with colours, fabrics and patterns reinforcing your intended message. Cheap fabrics in garish patterns and poor colour combinations will detract from your image. Take your time in selecting confidence building garments that will help you achieve your desired look. Let’s look at some basic guidelines to follow: 1 When combining prints and patterns never mix three together unless they are of similar colour and theme and one is more dominant than the

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