Your Wardrobe Choices

Styledge Image Consulting believes your wardrobe should be a fun and inspiring place to visit, but most often we become totally frustrated by trying to work out what we should wear. We have to make choices about what style or which look we would like to portray every single day. No wonder many struggle with this daily routine!

When we look good, we feel good and when we feel good not only do we treat ourselves differently but others treat us differently too. We tend to be more productive and feel totally confident about ourselves. So looking good can certainly make a difference and impact our world in a positive way.

“When a woman is poorly dressed, you notice the clothes, when a woman is impeccably dressed you notice the woman” - Coco Chanel.

Styledge believes everything in your wardrobe should...

Fit you! Often we have clothes that just don’t fit correctly. Whether you have outgrown them or vice versa, having a wardrobe full of clothes that don’t fit properly is not only frustrating but depressing. Remove them from your sight, and put them in a suitcase if you are think you may fit into them again. A closet full of ill fitting clothes is hardly inspiring.
Clothes that are too big can be just a unflattering as clothes that are way too tight. Always note the fit and if you are ever unsure check out the four basic types of fit which are: Boxy Soft, Boxy Stiff, Semi Fitted and Very Fitted. Depending on your size and shape there is the perfect fit which will suit your silhouette perfectly!

Spring Clean

It is such a satisfying feeling when we finally rack up the courage and the energy to hit those long awaiting cupboards, closets, garages, basements and spare rooms to purge and de-clutter items that are no use to us anymore.
You may need to call your dearest and closest friends, or perhaps the local priest, to help you lay to rest those things you know that “just have to go”.
My suggestion is have a final word of prayer in memory of such things that once gave you pleasure and bury all items and know they are going to a better place. Wipe your tears of grief and then enjoy the fact that those great pieces that remain can be put to good use by enhancing and updating your look for this season.
Let me help you go where you don't really want to go. Trust me, you will thank me for it later!!
How To Create Harmony Out Of Closet Chaos???
1 Items to keep
Those that require no alterations
Those that are in harmony with your personality
Those that flatter your figure and make you feel good
2 Items that need attention
Those with missing buttons
Those that require alteration
Those that require another item to be purchased before it can be worn
3 Items that need to be given away or discarded
Any item that is too small or too large
Any items that no longer fit well
Any items that have dated
Any item that has not be worn for over 12 months
Any items that are an uncomplimentary style on you
Anything you like in theory, but hate when you put it on
4 With the clothes you have left
Remove those not in season and either store or pack them away until next season. This will give you a clearer view of what have to wear and allow the remaining clothes to breathe and not get crushed.
Remove clothes from wire hangars and replace them with high quality padded or curved hangars. These allow garments to hang in their natural lines and minimise the need to re-iron your clothes… gotta love that!
5 Make a wardrobe inventory of what you have left
Make an inventory of the clothes you have remaining. List each garment in your wardrobe, then add to the list all the items that it co ordinates with, including your accessories.
Try on all the combinations ensuring they all look good on the body.
Explore all possible combinations you have with remaining garments and place them back into your wardrobe.
Determine what items you need to buy in order to expand your options and update your look.
Buying an accessory like a new handbag, a pair of shoes or the latest costume jewellery is the easiest way to update a not so current garment, giving a fresh look to your existing wardrobe.
Be brave and hop to it, you’ll be glad you did.

Jane Allen
Professional Image Consultant
Styledge Image Consulting
Why look good when you can look GREAT!!
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Spring has Sprung!!!

Spring is here at last! Time to sift through our wardrobe and get rid of the dead wood. Garments that do not represent who we truly are should be swiftly removed so that the clothes we choose to wear on a daily basis are a reflection of our inner selves.
When we establish our personal style we learn to shop with purpose and discernment. Garments that have hanger appeal will have to pass the style test. Seriously when it comes down to it does the garment speak our language?
Personal style is a journey of self discovery and it is important that we own our style and that it gels with our personality, goals and lifestyle!

Slimming Strategies

There are many slimming strategies which work wonders. Dressing is all about accentuating the good and mitigating the not so good. Once you put the rules of line and design plus the power of colour into practice, your clothes will become your friend and not your foe.
Here are 3 slimming strategies for you to apply:
1 Great underwear!! Don’t laugh but Nancy Gance can save hours of slaving in the gym when it comes to hiding those nasty lumps and bumps. There are many undergarments around, and they can be miracle workers. Please don’t forget a well fitted bra. When was the last time you were fitted? It really does make a difference.
2 Monochromatic dressing. Wearing colours in the same hue but of different value can take kilo’s off. Not only do you look slimmer but taller too!
3 The one size fits all syndrome. This is such a common mistake often made. Buying oversize garments creates the illusion that you are bigger than you are. Embrace your shape and show me your waist!
STYLEDGE Image Consulting
Jane Allen
Professional Image Consultant

Define Your Style

Once you discover your own individual style you will never be dictated to by the latest trends or outlandish fashions that bombard us every season. I have said in the past and I will say it again that just because something is in fashion does not mean it’s going to look fashionable on you. Developing your own sense of style is so liberating because you choose what defines you and not what you see currently in the shops or in the latest magazines.
We have looked up to fashion icons such as Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Princess Dianna and many others because they give us a sense of direction on how to put certain looks together.
Apart from knowing what colours suit our complexion and what styles suit our body shape it is as vitally important to tie it all together by knowing our personality style.
Style is something that evolves over time. It is something that can be taught and developed as we begin to spy out the various looks we love and adapt them into our wardrobe and make them work!
In our 20’s we are experimenting with our youth and we can have fun with our image.
In our 30’s as our lifestyle changes we are on the journey to finding “our” style.
In our 40’s it’s about establishing a style that will take us into our 50’ s, 60’ s and beyond. It is a place where we create a sense of peace, acquired wisdom and beauty.
STYLeDGE will unlock your personal style so that you will make a great first impression every time. Call today for your Personal Style File, you will love it!
Jane Allen
Professional Image Consultant
0262889262

Most Women want to look Youthful, not necessarily Younger.

Let me list 5 keys to maintaining a youthful appearance regardless of your age:

1.Inner Outlook; a positive and optimistic outlook creates a joyful spirit, smiling eyes and a peaceful countenance.

2. Good food and exercise; helps you feel and look younger. Exercise will stimulate muscles, increases metabolism and relaxes your mind.

3. Hairstyle; changing your hairstyle is one of best ways to look youthful. A modern haircut can takes years off. It lifts and rejuvenates the face and elongates the neck. Don’t forget colour! Colouring your hair is probably the most dramatic thing you can do to turn back the clock. Choose wisely, try a colour that is as close to your natural colouring as possible. !

4. Eyebrows; beautifully shaped eyebrows act as a frame to set off the eyes, just as a hairstyle frames the face. It has been said that a brow shape can make — or break, your look.

5. Eyewear; size does matter! Ultra large prescription glasses look ridiculous. Anything out of sync with the rest of society will leave you looking aged and out of date.

STYLEDGE, Why look good when you can look Great!

Hi Girls,
Today we are living in such an image-conscious society. So many choices, so many promises. Yet, some women go to great lengths to hold onto their youth. But are the results worth it? Is the statement “no pain, no gain” true or false?
Age is not a number, it is an attitude. We can look fantastic at any age so don’t let a number dictate the way we dress. Despite this, I do realise we can trip up trying to look absolutely fabulous instead looking like mutton dressed up as lamb. Let me ask you this, when should Tina Turner stop wearing her outrageous short skirts to reveal her luscious legs?
I say as long as she possibly can!!




Jane Allen STYLEDGE