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The Nina Proudman date lunch outfit

Nina Proudman inspired outfit - featured image

Despite what everyone who reads this blog on a regular basis may think, I’m only semi-obsessed by the style of Nina Proudman on Offspring. She’s not real after all . Oops, sorry if that’s too confronting for some. This fictional character’s style does, however, fit one of my many wardrobe personalities … the dressed upContinue Reading

Wardrobe boot camp: how to add jewellery to an outfit

9 necklaces to give your outfit a lift now

Editor’s note: This is regular series in which we help Styling You readers solve a particular wardrobe or clothing crisis with a little advice and some shopping suggestions. If you think you’d like to be considered as part of a Wardrobe Boot Camp post, then please email me (nikki@stylingyou.com.au) with a couple of photos and a brief runContinue Reading

So you want to dress like Nina Proudman (part 18)

Nina Proudman style | Offspring Season 4 Ep 4 | floral kimono

Ok, so don’t get mad at me. Please. I had promised you a Billie Proudman style post but last night Neens went and pulled out a trifecta in the Offspring wardrobe department that could not be ignored, could it? I can assure you that I’ll have Billie’s style dissected and sorted for you here on the blogContinue Reading

Keeping it real: the birthday lunch outfit

Birthday hair

Follow my blog with Bloglovin There is nothing like a birthday girlie lunch to inspire a bit of a dress-up. Any excuse, I say. Any excuse to bring out the heels (especially in the knowledge that you will be sitting down all afternoon). Any excuse to pop on a bit of birthday bling. It’s alwaysContinue Reading

Paper Giants: my early work style years

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars

Did you watch Paper Giants: Magazine Wars? It was a gem of a two-part series that finished up last night and picked up 10 years after Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo (You can catch up on ABC iview if you want. It’s Australian dram at its best). I enjoyed the first Paper Giants but LOVEDContinue Reading

Wardrobe boot camp: how to create a grown-up winter look

How to create sophisticated winter outfits | curvy

Editor’s note: I gave myself the day off yesterday so a big thank-you to the uber-gorgeous Melissa from Sugercoatit for stepping up to run this week’s Wardrobe Boot Camp. Remember if you have wardrobe dilemma you’d like tackled in this blog series, email me me a photo with your plea to nikki@stylingyou.com.au Good day Stylers,Continue Reading

So you want to dress like Nina Proudman (part 17)

Nina Proudman style inspiration Series 4 ep 3

I know it doesn’t make for good TV but couldn’t we just see Nina and Patrick stay happy without any emotional speed bumps on their path to parental bliss? Spoiler alert Apart from loving the Nina/Patrick interaction – and by interaction I mean INTERACTION – I very much enjoy the sisterly banter between Nins andContinue Reading

The Unlock Your Style family

The Unlock Your Style family

I can’t tell you how excited I was when I received this email from Styling You reader Paula. Paula not only shared photos from a recent family wedding but showed how her whole family had taken this blog’s Unlock Your Style advice on board in working out what they were all going to wear forContinue Reading

13 things I’m loving right now

Fire pit, red wine, soft pants and emu australia boots

Hello winter. I see you. I feel you in my toes and I embrace you with all your wool and mulled-wine goodness. I am so lucky where I live that winter is fleeting and usually comes with mild daytime temperatures. It’s not an inconvenience at all. Especially as I know that in three months’ timeContinue Reading

Keeping it Real: the bike-inspired outfit

Nars Pierre Hardy nail colour in peach

If you’re new to Styling You you may not be aware of my need to celebrate my birthday not just on one day but over a whole month. Excessive? Possibly. Fun? Most definitely. But I am a Gemini. The fun won’t all be for me though. Stay tuned. On Wednesday the Styling You multi-draw giveawayContinue Reading

Wardrobe boot camp: how to dress smart casual for work in winter

What to wear to work | winter smart casual | capsule wardrobe

Editor’s note: This is regular series in which we help Styling You readers solve a particular wardrobe or clothing crisis with a little advice and some shopping suggestions. If you think you’d like to be considered as part of a Wardrobe Boot Camp post, then please email me (nikki@stylingyou.com.au) with a couple of photos and a brief runContinue Reading

So you want to dress like Nina Proudman (part 16)

Nina Proudman Offspring inspired look from Season 4 Ep 2

OhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGodOHMYGOD. Spoiler alert Talk about leave us hanging and wondering about Dr Patrick’s potential casual dalliance with Nina’s new registrar. But potentially not the same level of awkies as next week when Patrick finds out just how Elouise really knows him. Speaking awkies … ever written down your list of your sexual partners and sharedContinue Reading

Styling You in 24 hours featuring the BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Z10

Sponsored by BlackBerry Let’s talk first up about the elephant-shaped gadget in the room now. Yes, this self-confessed orchard owner is about to talk about a phone other than one starting with i. When I was asked if I was up for this challenge – to trial the new BlackBerry Z10*, my inner geek wonContinue Reading