Now and again there are times you need to be in public as yourself, only better.  When you’re being a public figure, you need a public appearance outfit that makes it clear you’re “someone”.

Now and again, it happens that you just don’t want to be bothered by other people. So today, we’re building an outfit for when you want to be left alone.

My local cinema was so dark I thought it had closed down until a bunch of people in gym gear walked out, so I decided it was time for a Movie Outfit.

I’ve been preoccupied with shoes lately, or more accurately, the adequacy of them. And what a shoe wardrobe might look like. And what it would take to look after my feet better.

Today I’m looking at a brunch outfit. In case you don’t know, brunch is a late breakfast you eat around lunchtime.

This one comes from Judy in Minnesota who sent me an email asking, among other things, about my research outfit. Recently I wore to the library for research.

As I mentioned in my Summer Update there have been some changes in my dressing requirements, so it’s time to plan out my 2018 Winter Wardrobe Plan.

Let me start by saying while there was no plan, I thought I’d do a 2017 Summer Wardrobe Update anyway because I learned a few useful things in the meantime.

With my recent surgical visit fresh in my mind, today I’m offering a hospital admission outfit. This outfit is for your first day at hospital, whether that’s for a day procedure, overnight, or a longer stay. Your hospital will tell you about any other items you should bring with you. Climate/Location/Activities The first thing to note…

I could win gold medals for procrastination, so it seems to me that I (and my friend Katy) need an Outfit to Inspire Action.

I’ve been asked a couple of times now, what would make a good Christmas Party Outfit. On the one hand, a perfectly reasonable request, and on the other, a complete nightmare given the different kinds of Christmas Party you could be attending.

Spring is here, the Racing Carnival is off and running, and it’s time to think about a Race Meeting Outfit.

Weather’s warming up, I’m starting to think about what to wear on hot days. But first, here’s my 2017 Winter Wardrobe Update.

All of us at one point or another will need a Headshot Outfit, even if it’s just for your passport or drivers licence. And these days, you will most likely get one for your work security card, and increasingly your employer’s website too!

Following my encouragement to visit the Hokusai exhibition, it seems only fair to build a Art Gallery Outfit.

I’m sitting, wrapped in blankets, envying my Northern friend’s summer plans. Today I’m imagining myself there and planning a Music Festival Outfit.

Like the other aspects of presence, you need to think about how your signature hairstyle fits your life before you go to the salon.

I witnessed a guy trying to get into a pub where he was barred, and I thought it would be useful to have an outfit to conceal your identity. I mean, if the Queen can do it, so can we!

Unveilings are generally solemn afternoon ceremonies that reveal a statue or monument for the first time. Your Unveiling Outfit should be an appropriately respectful semi-formal or formal outfit.

In my recent wardrobe planning posts (Winter 2017 and Summer 2016) I mentioned my need for a Errand Outfit, and Jane reached to ask what that is.

The mornings are cool and dark, with recent storms, and summer time ends this weekend, so it’s time to think about my 2017 Winter Wardrobe Plan.

We are united by the desire to enjoy the good weather, and one way to do this is to don your Picnic Outfit and head to the beach or a park for a picnic.

Today’s Valentines Day Outfit is something to wear on a dinner date rather than something to commemorate the Christian Saint Valentinus.

Often at these times of transition, we change our hair and buy new clothes to symbolise the change. So today, we’re looking at a Fresh Start Outfit.

I hadn’t intended to write a post detailing my 2016 Summer Wardrobe update, but you asked, so here it is.

When you hear the term “empire line outfit” (or dress), this is the sort of thing that is referred to; the signature style of Emperor Napoleon I’s first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais. Or, if you were English (and at war with France), it would be Regency style. (Think Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice). Though technically…

You come home from work ready to get changed and settle down to get your 1,667 words down. What are you going to wear? Your NaNoWriMo Outfit!

Like many others, I’m starting to think about new season clothes. It’s time to plan out my 2016 summer wardrobe plan

One of the outfits that has vexed me for some time is a Working from Home Outfit. For me at least, it’s going to be similar to the outfit for office work, because that is essentially what I am doing.

The weather is changing, the shops are selling off old stock, and you’re adapting your wardrobe for the new season. It’s time to plan an outfit for shopping.

Elvis Presley died 16 August 1977, and today is the start of the annual Elvis Week in Memphis Tennessee. People dress in their Elvis Tribute Outfits, and take part in an

We lost another shrub to the storms, and with a fair bit of clean up to do, it seems the right time to talk about building a Yard Work Outfit.

I know that some people don’t quite get what I mean by appropriateness in clothing. So today we’re talking about how to choose an appropriate cardigan by discussing why I have two red cardigans in my wardrobe.

This is the season for fashion advisors to start telling you what new and expensive clothes you need to buy to make your Office Work Outfit for the next five minutes (before the next lot of essentials come out).

I’ve been reading Mary Brooks Picken again. She calls it distinctive dressing, but it’s more along the lines of “dress like who you are”. Something I talk about in my book Signature Wardrobe Planning.

Your Outfit for Air Travel is another one of those things that have changed over time.

Football season’s finally here! Hot enough to feel sorry for the boys running around on field, but still time to start thinking about your Outfit for Watching Football.

Today I want to talk about clothing quality. In the main because there has been a recent push for people to buy fewer, higher quality garments that last longer.

I am obsessed with the deliciousness of dresses at the moment. I mentioned in my January review that I bought some dresses and that I particularly adore my “house dress”. I have been trying to work out when and why I stopped wearing them.

Something else people do at this time of year is consider revamping their wardrobes (won’t you be glad when January is over and I move on). Katy recently sent me a link to an old blog post about how Petites can build presence (like me she’s troubled in this area). It’s written by Kelly, who describes herself…

The new year often brings the intention to lose weight and get fit, and this requires an outfit for exercise newbies. You could just wear any old thing, but you will feel more committed and are more likely to keep going if you have a dedicated outfit for this purpose.

My gladioli are coming into flower, and I don’t know about you, but I always think of housewife gigastar Dame Edna Everage when I see gladioli.

Like most people, I love summer. But while many Australians love the beach, I’m more of a bush person. But, it seems a good time to think about an Outfit for the beach.

It’s a good question. Complicated but good, and I’ll try to keep my explanation of why and how I wrote the book simple. (and short)

As It’s the time of year for swapping clothes out as the seasons change, so it’s time to talk about a strategic wardrobe review.

And after I forcibly relaxed my face (didn’t want the wind to change and it to stay that way) it occurred to me that I haven’t shared what I learned about building outfits with you, so I’ll use my outfit as an example of how to build an Outfit for the Fair.