What to Wear to a 50th Birthday
Two women read this post. The one invited to the party, and the one whose party it is. They need completely different advice, so here is both.
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High fashion, low budget. Real outfits, honest bargains and trend-spotting from Melbourne, proof that looking fabulous doesn't have to cost a fortune.
What to Wear to a Christmas Party
There is no such thing as a Christmas party outfit, because December hands you four different parties. Here is what each one actually wants.
What to Wear to a Job Interview
Interview clothes have one job: to get out of the way. Here is the formula that does it, including the video round nobody dresses for properly.
Corporate Styling: Dressing for Seniority
Most people in Melbourne are now in the office three days, not five. Which means those three days carry the weight of five, and a suit was never the answer anyway.
Dressing for a New Job or Career Change
You cannot see your own signal, which is the whole problem. How to read a new workplace before day one, what to buy, and what to wait on.
What to Expect on a Personal Shopping Day
The day starts a week before you see me. What happens in the change room, how the budget is handled out loud, and what we deliberately do not buy.
What Actually Happens in a Wardrobe Edit
Hour by hour, from the knock at the door to the week afterwards. What to do beforehand, what it feels like in the middle, and where everything ends up.
How to Choose a Personal Stylist in Melbourne
Most people who have a bad experience did not pick a bad stylist. They picked the wrong kind. Here is how to tell them apart before you pay anybody.
What Does a Personal Stylist Cost in Melbourne?
The actual prices, what is in them, what is not, the pricing models you will meet elsewhere, and how to work out whether it is worth it for you.
How to Dress for Melbourne Weather
Four seasons in one day is a real meteorological fact, not a joke. Here is what it actually means for getting dressed, and the layering that survives it.
Shopping Brighton and Bayside
Church Street has the lowest vacancy of any shopping strip in Melbourne. Here is what that means for you, the rest of Bayside, and how I bought designer for $20.
A Stylist's Chapel Street Shopping Guide
Four kilometres, three precincts and about 1,600 businesses. Which end to start at, what each stretch is actually for, and what has gone since you last went.