How To Follow Post Pandemic Bridal Beauty
We are now experiencing the post covid-19 wedding boom, and we may also be experiencing a return to wedding simplicity
Unpacking a Shipment of Clothes
A service that I offer is personalised shopping.I love finding amazing clothes that create the perfect out fit.This box of clothes comes with a 40% discount on the items my lovely client decides to purchase. One of the benefits of using my shopping skills is I know where to look for the right clothes at […]
How to advise your mother when she asks you what to wear at your wedding
The secret formula for when your mother asks “What do you want me to wear at the wedding, any particular colour?”
Clothing perspective, for fun or function
“I have a friend through my husband’s associates. She says she hates fashion and prides herself on a lack of knowledge of things related to clothing and fashion. Interestingly I have taken her shopping a few times for an outfit for a special occasion like a wedding etc. Her husband prompted this. Not in a […]
What am I looking for in my colours
Colours tell stories! The stories they tell are intertwined with who we are. A garden lover and the colour green. The emotional remembrance of the times spent enjoying the flowers, grass and trees in the garden. To each colour we will have an emotional response. The response is not normally big enough to see one swaying with […]
How much time do you spend clothes shopping and do you enjoy it?
Did you know that spending time trawling shops to find the outfits that you feel comfortable in may not be the most enjoyable or best use of your time.
Do you feel guilty for being interested in fashion and clothes?
If you were asked about your hobbies, would you be confident to say ‘fashion’ or ‘clothes shopping’?
Why shopping with a personal stylist brings joy and makes sense
Shopping with a stylist is about making the most of your shopping experience. It helps your money go further, reduces wasted time and increases joy in the final result.
Ideas for three Valentines Outfits.
Tis the season to have date night. But What to wear? Here are 3 different outfit styles you could wear…
Stayer or Returner
We are after clothes in colours that make us look healthy and fresh. The clothes that we wear cast a light up onto our face. This shirt that I have on is the result of a online shop. Not only am I looking at style and fit but also colour as I decide if it […]
Light Spring Wardrobe Walk Through
An example of a workable wardrobe within the light spring palette.
Find Your Green
Green the colour of balance and bounty. Everyone has a green that makes them look fabulous. Find out your best green today.
Clothes from milk?
One particular trend in the wellnesswear sector is the use of milk in the production of garments. This research actually started way back in the 1930’s but is now making itself a serious consideration.
Fashion opinion
Google asks fashion opinion with some fun responses. It is interesting to see all the different people with their different ideas and experience. Building your own fashion ideas and brand of how you would like to look and present yourself is personal. In building your fashion persona and being aware of your own personal attributes […]
Tall boots fabulous winter staple
You may have noticed my recent obsession with winter clothing! It is the truth that I find it a challenge to stay warm and stylish in winter, and Tasmania has a relatively short cold season compared to some places, it is only cold from late May to late August, and by that I mean temperatures […]
Winter clothing in review
In the middle of last winter I wrote a post about how sick I was of winter clothes! Towards the end of last winter I got deathly sick of wearing jeans and a jumper. It happens most years in August, but this year was possibly more intense, because I was at home more due to […]
Winter Blues
If you are anything like me, by this time in winter you are sick of your clothes. This is because I feel restricted in my choices by my need to keep warm.This need in the past has led me to wear very similar outfits, day after day. When I have work appointments to go to, […]
Winter Coats
In Tassie at the moment it is definitely winter coat season. Some people like winter clothes the best of the whole year, and coats pay a big part in this. A nice winter coat can add colour, texture, drama, warmth, a sense of romance and instant style. If you wear a great coat over nice […]
Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation
Mahatma Gandhi, African braids, Vikings, European winters, Scottish tartans, the swastika, colonialism, Aboriginal reconciliation week 2020 and George Floyd. What do all these things have in common? They are things that I have thought about this week as I planned this blog post. It was originally destined to be on cultural appropriation, as it is […]
Queen Elizabeth Happy Birthday
I think that the Queen’s Birthday long weekend is a good time to talk about Queen Elisabeth. She is the longest serving british monarch. Her actual birthday is the 21 April. She was married in 1947 and crowned in 1953. She is 94 years old. Over the years she has developed some strong style preferences. […]
Winter Coats for the Trim Hourglass Figure
The other week I was working with a client who is a trim hourglass, and I am dedicating this post to her! She is wanting a wardrobe overhaul. She is at that interesting age when she is heading into her 30s and wants to move beyond the jeans and t outfit of university days. She […]
Breaking News
Breaking NEWS!! – Actually some of it is quite old news, but I have had quite a lot of fun reading some different internet stuff and looking at some beautiful websites/instagram feeds this last weekend, so I thought that I would share. Firstly, I was stunned to learn this morning that Prince Harry and Duchess […]
Product Review Rodan and Fields
A few months ago I wrote an article about skin care. I talked about how I used to have blemish prone skin and what worked for me, and a kind reader who is also a Rodan and Fields devotee got in touch with me and offered to send me some free samples to try, so […]
Wardrobe Chaos Made Right
Talking to a friend the other day and she mentioned that she had been entertaining herself while in isolation by cleaning out her wardrobe. She now has a big pile ready to donate to the op shop. I thought this was funny, because she told me only two months or so ago that she had […]
Fashion Week SS2020
So what on earth is fashion week? In February and March and then again in August and September the big fashion capitals of the world such as New York, Milan and London host a series of fashion shows where the designs for the next season are put on display. I remember as a teenager and […]
Skin Care
Acne. It is every teenager’s nightmare. Great big spots of greasy, grimey pimple juice. White heads, black heads, big red boils. It can be embarrassing and quite hard to treat. And it doesn’t always stop with the teenage years.Acne often begins in teenage years because that is when hormones trigger more sweat and sebum (skin […]
Facebook competition
Can you guess what shop I was visiting in Hobart today? If you can you will win a $25 intirmo voucher courtesy of the lovely Melissa Donaldson-Hey. For T&Cs and to enter go to my https://www.facebook.com/katiemackayimage Good-Luck !!
Holiday Packing
So, what do you pack? A wetsuit, a ball gown and sneakers? Perhaps, if you are going on a cruise. We all want our holiday wardrobe to be suitable to our activities, and comfortable if possible, and why not even enjoyable to wear from an artistic point of view. You are going for fun, after all, the contents of your suitcase should make you happy to see them.
Online versus in-store shopping
About 11 years ago now I mentioned that I needed a new jumper or something, and a friend handed me a copy of an ezibuy catalogue.Page after page or women’s fashion. I loved it. I had not been a big shopper at all up until that point in my life. If I needed something then […]
Two Ways to Wear White in Summer
There are lots of ways to wear white in summer. Lets look at two head to toe white outfits and discuss what makes them work.
It’s getting hot in here!
Spring is definitely here. Tomorrow is going to be 29 degrees in the Huon Valley, Tasmania, on the 3rd of October. That doesn’t mean it can’t still snow in three days time, but it does mean that it might be time to have some warm weather gear on hand. And perhaps it means that we […]
I had an amazing dream last night, dreamed in colour, not in black and white!
There is a whole school of psychology around colour analysis. And some people would say Autumns are intense, Summers are ladies, Winters are
dramatic and Springs are romantics.
The importance of Models.
So, seeing this is a fashion/style/beauty type blog I reckon that you think that I am going to talk about people like Elle McPherson or Cara Delevingne, yes? They are fashion models (as well as actors etc). And to a certain degree I will, but I am talking about the importance of having models, or […]
Will my colouring change enough as I age that I will become a different ‘season’?
I received a great question through facebook the other day from a friend who knows her colouring group or ‘season’, but was wondering if this can change as you age. It is an excellent question and the answer is that ‘yes, sometimes and depending’, your colouring can change enough as you age that the colours […]
How important is dress and grooming?
As a somewhat an inaugural post on my blog, I want to give a bit of back ground as to my philosophy on our personal image and style and why it matters. So today I am going to take you on a little journey. First, we will talk about University and semiotics, then an old […]
What to Wear to an Evening Winter Wedding
If you are anything like me, then that invitation to a rare event, like a wedding, can really throw you, as far as the outfit goes. It can be really awkward getting dressed for an event outside our normal range of activities. Often we just don’t have the clothes for it, particularly if there is […]
Denim Shirt Dress Many ways.
I bought this shirt dress while shopping online as I like shirt dresses. They work well for me, often taking me around the knee or just below ( I am a 5ft 2 inch gal) which is as short as I like my dresses. This one, true to its shirty genre has a hem that […]
Clothing perspective, for fun or function
“I have a friend through my husband’s associates. She says she hates fashion and prides herself on a lack of knowledge of things related to clothing and fashion. Interestingly I have taken her shopping a few times for an outfit for a special occasion like a wedding etc. Her husband prompted this. Not in a […]
What am I looking for in my colours
Colours tell stories! The stories they tell are intertwined with who we are. A garden lover and the colour green. The emotional remembrance of the times spent enjoying the flowers, grass and trees in the garden. To each colour we will have an emotional response. The response is not normally big enough to see one swaying with […]
How much time do you spend clothes shopping and do you enjoy it?
Did you know that spending time trawling shops to find the outfits that you feel comfortable in may not be the most enjoyable or best use of your time.
Do you feel guilty for being interested in fashion and clothes?
If you were asked about your hobbies, would you be confident to say ‘fashion’ or ‘clothes shopping’?
Why shopping with a personal stylist brings joy and makes sense
Shopping with a stylist is about making the most of your shopping experience. It helps your money go further, reduces wasted time and increases joy in the final result.
Ideas for three Valentines Outfits.
Tis the season to have date night. But What to wear? Here are 3 different outfit styles you could wear…
Stayer or Returner
We are after clothes in colours that make us look healthy and fresh. The clothes that we wear cast a light up onto our face. This shirt that I have on is the result of a online shop. Not only am I looking at style and fit but also colour as I decide if it […]
Light Spring Wardrobe Walk Through
An example of a workable wardrobe within the light spring palette.
Find Your Green
Green the colour of balance and bounty. Everyone has a green that makes them look fabulous. Find out your best green today.
Clothes from milk?
One particular trend in the wellnesswear sector is the use of milk in the production of garments. This research actually started way back in the 1930’s but is now making itself a serious consideration.
Fashion opinion
Google asks fashion opinion with some fun responses. It is interesting to see all the different people with their different ideas and experience. Building your own fashion ideas and brand of how you would like to look and present yourself is personal. In building your fashion persona and being aware of your own personal attributes […]
Tall boots fabulous winter staple
You may have noticed my recent obsession with winter clothing! It is the truth that I find it a challenge to stay warm and stylish in winter, and Tasmania has a relatively short cold season compared to some places, it is only cold from late May to late August, and by that I mean temperatures […]
Winter clothing in review
In the middle of last winter I wrote a post about how sick I was of winter clothes! Towards the end of last winter I got deathly sick of wearing jeans and a jumper. It happens most years in August, but this year was possibly more intense, because I was at home more due to […]
Winter Blues
If you are anything like me, by this time in winter you are sick of your clothes. This is because I feel restricted in my choices by my need to keep warm.This need in the past has led me to wear very similar outfits, day after day. When I have work appointments to go to, […]
Winter Coats
In Tassie at the moment it is definitely winter coat season. Some people like winter clothes the best of the whole year, and coats pay a big part in this. A nice winter coat can add colour, texture, drama, warmth, a sense of romance and instant style. If you wear a great coat over nice […]
Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation
Mahatma Gandhi, African braids, Vikings, European winters, Scottish tartans, the swastika, colonialism, Aboriginal reconciliation week 2020 and George Floyd. What do all these things have in common? They are things that I have thought about this week as I planned this blog post. It was originally destined to be on cultural appropriation, as it is […]
Queen Elizabeth Happy Birthday
I think that the Queen’s Birthday long weekend is a good time to talk about Queen Elisabeth. She is the longest serving british monarch. Her actual birthday is the 21 April. She was married in 1947 and crowned in 1953. She is 94 years old. Over the years she has developed some strong style preferences. […]
Winter Coats for the Trim Hourglass Figure
The other week I was working with a client who is a trim hourglass, and I am dedicating this post to her! She is wanting a wardrobe overhaul. She is at that interesting age when she is heading into her 30s and wants to move beyond the jeans and t outfit of university days. She […]
Breaking News
Breaking NEWS!! – Actually some of it is quite old news, but I have had quite a lot of fun reading some different internet stuff and looking at some beautiful websites/instagram feeds this last weekend, so I thought that I would share. Firstly, I was stunned to learn this morning that Prince Harry and Duchess […]
Product Review Rodan and Fields
A few months ago I wrote an article about skin care. I talked about how I used to have blemish prone skin and what worked for me, and a kind reader who is also a Rodan and Fields devotee got in touch with me and offered to send me some free samples to try, so […]
Wardrobe Chaos Made Right
Talking to a friend the other day and she mentioned that she had been entertaining herself while in isolation by cleaning out her wardrobe. She now has a big pile ready to donate to the op shop. I thought this was funny, because she told me only two months or so ago that she had […]
Fashion Week SS2020
So what on earth is fashion week? In February and March and then again in August and September the big fashion capitals of the world such as New York, Milan and London host a series of fashion shows where the designs for the next season are put on display. I remember as a teenager and […]
Skin Care
Acne. It is every teenager’s nightmare. Great big spots of greasy, grimey pimple juice. White heads, black heads, big red boils. It can be embarrassing and quite hard to treat. And it doesn’t always stop with the teenage years.Acne often begins in teenage years because that is when hormones trigger more sweat and sebum (skin […]
Facebook competition
Can you guess what shop I was visiting in Hobart today? If you can you will win a $25 intirmo voucher courtesy of the lovely Melissa Donaldson-Hey. For T&Cs and to enter go to my https://www.facebook.com/katiemackayimage Good-Luck !!
Holiday Packing
So, what do you pack? A wetsuit, a ball gown and sneakers? Perhaps, if you are going on a cruise. We all want our holiday wardrobe to be suitable to our activities, and comfortable if possible, and why not even enjoyable to wear from an artistic point of view. You are going for fun, after all, the contents of your suitcase should make you happy to see them.
Online versus in-store shopping
About 11 years ago now I mentioned that I needed a new jumper or something, and a friend handed me a copy of an ezibuy catalogue.Page after page or women’s fashion. I loved it. I had not been a big shopper at all up until that point in my life. If I needed something then […]
Two Ways to Wear White in Summer
There are lots of ways to wear white in summer. Lets look at two head to toe white outfits and discuss what makes them work.
It’s getting hot in here!
Spring is definitely here. Tomorrow is going to be 29 degrees in the Huon Valley, Tasmania, on the 3rd of October. That doesn’t mean it can’t still snow in three days time, but it does mean that it might be time to have some warm weather gear on hand. And perhaps it means that we […]
I had an amazing dream last night, dreamed in colour, not in black and white!
There is a whole school of psychology around colour analysis. And some people would say Autumns are intense, Summers are ladies, Winters are
dramatic and Springs are romantics.
The importance of Models.
So, seeing this is a fashion/style/beauty type blog I reckon that you think that I am going to talk about people like Elle McPherson or Cara Delevingne, yes? They are fashion models (as well as actors etc). And to a certain degree I will, but I am talking about the importance of having models, or […]
Will my colouring change enough as I age that I will become a different ‘season’?
I received a great question through facebook the other day from a friend who knows her colouring group or ‘season’, but was wondering if this can change as you age. It is an excellent question and the answer is that ‘yes, sometimes and depending’, your colouring can change enough as you age that the colours […]
How important is dress and grooming?
As a somewhat an inaugural post on my blog, I want to give a bit of back ground as to my philosophy on our personal image and style and why it matters. So today I am going to take you on a little journey. First, we will talk about University and semiotics, then an old […]
What to Wear to an Evening Winter Wedding
If you are anything like me, then that invitation to a rare event, like a wedding, can really throw you, as far as the outfit goes. It can be really awkward getting dressed for an event outside our normal range of activities. Often we just don’t have the clothes for it, particularly if there is […]
Denim Shirt Dress Many ways.
I bought this shirt dress while shopping online as I like shirt dresses. They work well for me, often taking me around the knee or just below ( I am a 5ft 2 inch gal) which is as short as I like my dresses. This one, true to its shirty genre has a hem that […]