How many outfits? You have way more outfit combinations in your wardrobe than you can possibly imagine. For instance, when I was creating the notes for my Colour Analysis course, I came up with a list of 47 outfits using only 3 colours with 3 jackets, 4 tops, and 4 bottoms.

When I physically demonstrated this on the first live Personal Style event, I discovered that I had made a rather large boo-boo. The rather enthusiastic group of ladies stayed behind after the first day’s training and, using the actual jackets, tops and bottoms I’d brought along, they came up with more.

76 different outfits from the exact same 11 individual items.

I just sat and watched them in amazement.

Read more

In part 1 we asked, “What sort of special event is it?” and if you’ve received a ‘proper invitation’ then we’ve already discussed exactly what to wear. In Part 2 we looked at the colours to wear if you haven’t received such an informative missive. In Part 3 we looked at how to dress for your personality type. In Part 4 we discussed Step 1 – how your current wardrobe could potentially yield hidden treasure.

Now we’re going to complete this 5-part adventure. How to have a wardrobe that works for every occasion. You now have three piles of clothes from Step 1 of weeding out your wardrobe. So let’s complete the entire process with Step 2, what to do with the pile for removal, how to decide what to finally keep and how to make the most of what’s left.

Read more

In part 1 we asked, “What sort of special event is it?” and if you’ve received a ‘proper invitation’ then we’ve already discussed exactly what to wear. In Part 2 we looked at the colours to wear if you haven’t received such an informative missive. In Part 3 we looked at how to dress for your personality type. Now you know what to wear. The next step is to find it.

Hidden treasure – First of all, check your own extensive wardrobe and see whether you haven’t already got something appropriate for this special event. If you have already sorted out the contents of your wardrobe, then you’ll already know exactly what you’ve got in there. If not, this could be the perfect opportunity to take the whole thing apart and discover some forgotten hidden treasure.

Read more