Personal Styling
How to dress in your 50s
How should you dress in your 50s? Now that’s a great question, and the answer will depend upon your lifestyle and your style personality. Not that many years ago women in their 50s tended to dress very similarly and conservatively and boringly sensible. For example,...
How to make an outfit look expensive
How to make an outfit look expensive Firstly, ignore the label! Designer wardrobe without the cost? Yes please. It only takes a few small tweaks to take an outfit from ragged to runway without emptying your pockets every time you go shopping. Here are my top-tips for...
Why do I need a Personal Fashion Stylist?
Why do I need a personal stylist? No longer considered a luxury, employing a personal stylist can save you time and money, and seriously boost your confidence Employing a personal stylist to help you choose what to wear is no longer just a service enjoyed by the rich...
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How best to dress if you are petite or short
How best to dress if you're petite or short 'Petite and proud' leading fashion stylist Cristina Holm, shares her top dressing tips for petite women In a world where it seems height is 'always in fashion', dressing a smaller frame can prove a difficult task. So here's...
Best Clothing Tips for Tall Women
Best Clothing Tips for Tall Women Fashion’s Little Magician, Personal Stylist, Cristina Holm, explains how to style for the taller lady As I’m sure all tall women know, height can be both a blessing and a curse. Whilst it can offer confidence and glamour, the...
Have you ever asked yourself why you have so many clothes?
Have you ever asked yourself why you have so many clothes?With as much as 60% of the clothes in UK wardrobes unworn, it’s time to ask why?As a professional Personal Stylist I love fashion. Pretty obvious I know, but I am very conscious that we all need to give far...
Style personalities. Which one are you?
Style personalities. Which one(s) are you? Why do some women like wearing clothes you don’t like? Here's the thing, we all have a style personality or two and that's what makes us different from one another. Why do we have a style personality? Let me explain....
An expert’s guide to DIY colour analysis. Know your season.
A 'DIY' guide to colour analysis. Know your season. Leading Personal Stylist and Colour Consultant, Cristina Holm explains how... DIY Colour Analysis I have met plenty of customers who have tried to work out their colour palette all on their own, to varying levels of...
UK Fashion Trends – Seasonal colour swatches for Autumn Winter 2023
UK Fashion Trends - Seasonal colour swatches for Autumn Winter 2023 See which colour tones are best for your natural complexion. By Cristina Holm. Spring palette (AW23) You are a 'bright gold' person. Bright or light colours with warm tones suit you best. ....
How to build the perfect capsule wardrobe
How to build the perfect capsule wardrobe And why everyone should have at least two capsules They say that if you can remember a fashion item the first time around then you are too old to wear it again. Whilst to an extent I agree with this, for example I won’t be...
How to dress for your body shape
How to dress for your body shape There is so much information out there about body shapes but how do you know which is right? I’m always being asked by people what body shape they are. With most people I can tell them within seconds, after all I have been doing this...
Fashion – how much money do you waste on what you don’t wear?
How much money do you waste on clothes you don’t wear? Leading Fashion Stylist, Cristina Holm, challenges you to total up the £££'s spent on unworn clothes. The other day a new client and I went through her wardrobe. She roughly added up the cost of all the items that...
What age should you stop wearing trainers?
What age should you stop wearing trainers? Cristina Holm, one of the UK’s leading personal stylists explains when you should consider saying goodbye. The simple answer is... NEVER. I personally think you can wear trainers at any age. It really depends upon what you...
What clothes should I pack for my summer holiday?
What clothes should I pack for my summer holiday? Here’s my ‘go to’ summer suitcase capsule for a beach or pool holiday. Unless you are taking your car on holiday, in which case you perhaps won’t need to worry about how much you pack, by using my tips for packing the...