Imogen Lamport is a professionally trained and internationally certified image consultant and this is her story….

“I’ve been working with clients as a personal stylist for over a decade now and love seeing my clients become more stylish, it’s what keeps me here sharing my passion with you as I know that image can be a key to confidence and empowerment for so many women.

Now I didn’t start out stylish, not at all!  In fact I’d say I started out decidedly unstylish, though I’ve always had a passion for clothes and started sewing my own clothes as a teenager.    Fortunately this skill taught me about construction and clothing design, but it was my ‘non-manufacturing standard’ body shape that made me start my quest to discover why my friends, who were the same size as me, looked good in clothes that made me look terrible.  I have been on a quest since I was 16 to discover what made my unique body look and feel great (and it wasn’t my school uniform!).

Fortunately I know that you don’t have to be born with style, you can learn how to be stylish at any age!

Back in the early 1980’s I read the book Colour Me Beautiful which fascinated me and made me realise that there was some kind of science behind the art of style and through my life, through other jobs in publicity (Penguin Books Australia) and communications (CSC) previous to me discovering image consulting, I’ve always been intrigued by the how and why of style.    So when I discovered it soon after my son was born (and he’s now a strapping teenager who is taller than me) I realised that this was the career I’d been looking for all  my life.

After taking training as an image and colour consultant Imogen set up my personal styling business  Bespoke Image.  In 2006, my dedication led me to become President of the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) Australian chapter. I worked tirelessly to raise the industry’s standards of training and professionalism, bringing the AICI’s First Level Certification exam to Australia. In 2007, I  was honoured as Chapter Member of the Year.   From 2012-2016 I served as VP Business Development on the International Board of AICI.