What do I wear for my daughter's wedding?

Q: It’s my daughter’s wedding in June and I am at a loss of what to wear. The colour theme is purple – should I buy an outfit with purple in it (I don’t want to look like one of the bridesmaids)?   A lot of Mother of the Brides feel that they should

Can I wear this season's Maxi dresses if I'm short?

Q: I’m only 5ft but I love the maxi dresses that are around in the summer and I’m not sure if these will make me look shorter. Can I wear this style or should I stay well clear?   Claire says: Longer styles will often make a short person look shorter. 

Is it true that wearing black can make you look older?

Q: I always wear black but I’ve heard that this can be ageing. I find that colours can look wrong on me and I don’t feel as stylish when I wear colour as when I wear black. Is there a way I can wear a colour other than black and still look and feel sophisticated?

How can I follow fashion now that I am over 50?

Q: I’m in my 50s and I have always followed fashion, but now that I am older I’m not sure how to look fashionable without dressing younger for my age. I also find that the shops are full of clothes for younger people and I find it difficult to find clothes

The Smart / Business Casual Dilemma

During one of my last workshops before I went on maternity leave, the subject of dress code came up.  It is a very interesting subject and indeed is a workshop in itself,  but looking back over the years of working with men and women who are

Quick changes make a big difference

So we are now well and truly into 2009.  Resolutions have probably been made and possibly already been broken.  Those who work will be back with their nose to the grindstone, and January’s pay check has probably already been accounted for.

Resolutions and Solutions

I’m sure many of you are asking yourself the question “where has this year gone”.     One of the things I like to do each year is to look back and see what is different for me now than it was a year ago, and what did I do to make that

Christmas and New Year Sales

It’s hard to believe at the time of this going online that in two days time Christmas will be over and the sales will have started. For some they are a great source of excitement, for me they are a form of dread, both on a personal and professional

Christmas Fashion

Well there really is no denying it now.  Decorations are going up, accidents are being caused as cars stop to stare at houses trying to outdo each other in the lights department, and £1 shops with transparent wrapping paper are springing up everywhere. 

What colour is the most slimming?

Last week I probably upset a few of you by saying that black is the least flattering colour on most women.  I’m sorry if this wasn’t good news. I hope for some of you though that the exercise I gave you to try made you look at black in a different

Immediately improve your appearance

Over the past couple of weeks I have been talking about making your clothes work harder for you and identifying a good purchase etc. Following that theme, a reader has contacted me and asked what would be the quickest and cheapest way of improving how

Cost per wear

I delivered a workshop in the city today entitled “Looking and Feeling Good on a Budget” and was asked a question which often comes up: “What sort of money should one spend to know they have good value?”   My answer had to be “how long is a piece

Recessionista

Following on from last weeks blog there seems to be a new buzz word.   “Recessionista”.  According to a survey conducted by Grazia Magazine this is the emergence of a new kind of female shopper.   What is interesting is that the

Investment not expense

“The credit crunch” appears to be a phrase we are going to hear over and over again – whether it is a self fulfilling prophecy or not – it seems to be effecting more and more of us and the R word (recession) is a big black cloud is looming like a big

Look great, act great

It’s amazing how the things I have learnt since becoming an Image Consultant really do feature in every day life and activities.  I watched last weekend’s X factor (1st Nov 08) and find it so frustrating when I look at the contestants and the outfits