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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3 Week Holiday In The Country by Aileen Lane featuring a long grey cardigan I am heading off to Ireland for 3 weeks in July to spend some time with my family (who live on a farm in the country) so the preparation starts already. We will also be spending a week in Portugal and travelling a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Pantone have issued their fashion colour trends for Fall 2011 and what a fun palette. There is something there for everyone. As a summer with very pale colouring, I particularly love the pale neutrals and I have already purchased some wardrobe staples in quarry and deep teal. Keep your colouring in mind when you interpret these [...]

We have finally booked the flights and are heading away sans our 2 year old on a couples retreat in Bali in May and I am so excited that I am planning what I will bring already. As there will be lots of meditation, light yoga and some class sessions, I have decided to leave [...]

I am currently in the midst of a colour consultant training session and my student and model have kindly allowed me to post some pictures so you can see what its all about. In the first picture, you can see Lynne draping Lorna to determine her most flattering colours. As part of the colour consultant [...]

I was asked recently for another post on complimentary colours for a person with winter colouring and an hourglass figure with a classic/ slight dramatic style personality – See some outfits I put together below and some comments on why they work. More Complimentary Colours by Aileen Lane on Polyvore.com 1. Put colour where you [...]

Colour is a cost effective and fun way to add some life to your wardrobe. Springs palette of exotic colours as advised by the fashion designers way back in September last year work beautifully with the neutrals in your wardrobe and can also be combined with last years fall colours to create striking contrasts. My picks for [...]