Alarna Hope

Fast-forward to now, Christmas decorations have gone up in stores, some even have the audacity to play Christmas carols and I’ve got a brand spanking new planner ready to whip all of our backsides into place! This new planner is still full colour and has a spacious two day to a page layout and is much lighter than the last one and it’s refillable – which is perfect because working in fashion has made me realise what a huge impact the industry has on landfill. This planner is tabbed, has your favourite shopping and packing lists like last time, plus a list that will help you declutter your wardrobe when the mood prompts you. As always, I love making things as practical as possible for my clients and readers so I’ll be working on adding some downloadable and printed content that can be added to your planners over time.

You all know the reason I started this blog was not only to help women dress in a way that makes them feel confident but let them in on the tricks effortlessly stylish people use to make clothing work. Every day, men and women come to me with images of celebrity style they would love to take inspiration from when creating their own style and while it’s true, celebrities look effortless and their look incorporated into my clients’ style is achievable, it takes tailoring to get right. It might upset you if you’ve been hunting online for styling tips, following all the dressing rules, googling ‘celebrity style’, only to come up with the answer of; spend your life savings on designer gear and lose weight. What Not To Wear, How Do I Look, Queer Eye, etc, all of them use alterations but never really mention it on their shows.

For example, if I typed in ‘Winter Fashion’, as I’m typing it, similar topics will appear below the search bar. You don’t want to fill up a board with gorgeous corporate outfits, if you don’t work a corporate roll, even if they are your style. If your board relates to your lifestyle, you won’t refer to an unrealistic styling board when shopping, which is the whole reason for creating a personal styling board in the first place. If you’ve cleaned out your wardrobe recently, you’re already going to have a good wardrobe shopping trip because your selection of clothing will be edited.

Shoes are supposed to be our guilty pleasures, the items we invest in because they’re gorgeous! So, today’s post is a hearty list of brands that will cater to feet from a size 10.5 and up, because when I see a wardrobe with two pairs of shoes that look like they were built for comfort and/or gardening – it breaks my heart! First things first, there are brands in here that can be found in department stores, but that may not mean that store is currently holding your size. If that’s the case, order the shoe in, places like Myer and David Jones have excellent returns policies and can help you out with a swap or refund if you need to change sizes.