Option A Option B After posting my previous article, a long time friend and client of mine asked about choosing glasses based on faceshape. As she rightly asserted, faceshape can be very difficult to define and there are huge variations depending on placement and size of facial features as well as colouring. There is a [...]

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  Rectangle or H – Casual to Smart by aileenlane featuring an anchor necklace As mentioned previously, the aim with this figure is to detract from the straight up and down torso and wider rib cage; make the waist look smaller by drawing the eye out at the bust and above and the hips and [...]

    Fun Smart Casual by aileenlane featuring vintage bracelets One of my blog readers Renna posed the following challenge to me: ‘I  wanted to request if it’s possible if you could do a post on outfits meant for teachers. Teachers do not have to be formal and nether too casual- somewhere in between.  And [...]

You might be wondering why I have been rather quiet on my blog lately and I must say I have been very busy since I got back  from my hollers in early August. Among other things, I have just spend the last few weeks training the lovely girls at Ocean Paradise. Ocean Paradise provides beautiful [...]

Print On Print by Aileen Lane featuring a scoop neck blouse Match a print and a solid and it gives a perfectly nice outfit. Match a print and a print and create a showstopper. The trick to matching prints is to find a common thread. Colour is always easy to match and is a common [...]

Some great colour combo’s for people with spring colouring: A bright yellow based Chinese blue jumpsuit with lime green earrings – so fresh and unexpected. A clear mustard yellow as seen in bangles will also  look great with this blue. Coral top and lime green/ coral skirt (opposites on the colour wheel) create a vibrant and fun [...]

The nature of a city break is that you plan it on the spur of the moment and you want to get there and back without too much hassle but have a great time and look stylish while all this is happening. The best way to achieve this is through planning a capsule that will [...]

Colour blocking is a huge trend at the moment and if you know how to work the blocks than you can balance you body to look your best. The trendiest looks involve using bright primary shades in contrasting colours but as we all know, the trends don’t always work with our body shape. If you [...]

I finally found a jumpsuit that I look half decent in. They are huge at the moment but its almost impossible to find one that works with my figure of eight body shape. I had almost given up the quest but they look so cute on some girls, mainly the tall, slim ones  and they [...]