MEAGHAN SMITH PERSONAL STYLIST

MASCULINE/FEMININE STYLE

MASCULINE
Somewhat tailored beige chino pants worn in a relaxed, slightly oversized way.
Solid leather belt with a large buckle.

FEMININE
Soft fluid blouse with a pretty intricate detail.
Delicate jewellery.
Exposing a little bit of skin around the neck, chest, and on the foot.
Subtly creating shape at the waist by tucking in.
Painted toenails.

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Newsletters aren’t new to me. I’ve been writing one for longer than I’ve been a personal stylist.

The first I ever “published” was around 20–25 years ago, when I was working at a bank on Collins Street in Melbourne and spending lunch breaks in the shops. I sent it to a handful of girlfriends, who shared it on, filled with fashion finds and little shopping tips. It was called Fabulous Finds & Favourite Things.

When I started my business in 2010, Fab Finds evolved into a blog. Later, as my client list grew, it became a newsletter alongside it—and I’ve been returning to it, on and off, ever since. But that was only for my clients – this time my newsletter is open to everyone.

Welcome To Notes On Style By Meaghan Smith

Being stylish or well-dressed is not just about buying clothes – you need to know…

• When a garment fits your body properly.
• About how proportions work.
• All about alterations. (What can & can’t be done, etc.)
• How to look after your clothes.
• About accessorising.
• How to build a wardrobe that works seamlessly together.
• How to style your clothes into various outfit combinations so that there isn’t the need to always be buying something new.
• How to know when something no longer works for you, and it’s time to let it go.
• What details (like button holes) to check out when shopping. (When it’s ok & when it’s not.)
• How to identify gaps in your wardrobe.
• etc.

Notes On Style is about everything I’ve learned (and continue to learn) in my 16 years of personal styling, and I’m going to share it with you.

When you subscribe, you’ll receive a fortnightly email with styling, wardrobe, shopping, and fashion tips — plus thoughts, ideas, news, and the occasional recommendation.

Think of it as a mix between having a style mentor, a friend who shares all of her insider secrets, and the most chic newsletter in your inbox.

Given this is a small update post, I’ll do another (inbetweeny) soon. Style related. Leave me a note in the comments if there’s anything you’d particularly like me to cover.

Styling Update

A little heads up – my styling prices will be going up from 1 February. If you’ve been meaning to book a session (or grab a voucher for you or someone else), now’s the time. Keep in mind I do Zoom styling sessions (for 1 – 3 hrs) – so even if you live in Tassie and aren’t sure whether your jeans fit you properly or your shoes work ok with your midi dress – I can help. Styling details here.

And please bear with me while my little newsletter twists and turns and finds its way. No doubt there’ll be hiccups as I learn something new and figure out what I’m doing. That’s all the fun, right….

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Love,

Meaghan x

Bookending, in styling, is where you use a color (or metallic) on the top and bottom of the outfit to create symmetry.

As you can see in the photo above, it’s a white top and white shoes.

In this pic (above), you can see it’s different. (Still good, just different.)

The trick is not to make it look too predictable or matchy-matchy (i.e., a hot pink hat and hot pink shoes with all black in between)—but to subtly and cleverly balance the top of the outfit with the bottom and essentially pull the look together.

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This is a pretty simple outfit, but you can still tell that it’s been well thought out and intentional.

Here’s what I notice…

Essentially, it’s made up of three fairly basic pieces: a white t-shirt, a black knit t-shirt, and casual chino-style pants.

There are three colors in the outfit.

The outfit has been bookended with black glasses and black shoes.

The strappy heels with the style of pants are a somewhat unexpected pairing. (I like that the choice of shoe is showing plenty of skin on the foot.)

The gold jewellery adds shine to the look. (It could otherwise be quite flat without it.)

And the thing that initially caught my eye, and something for us to try, is that she’s layered a white t-shirt under the knit so that it perfectly pokes out from the sleeves and at the neck.

By doing this, it’s adding depth to the outfit, a little bit of light to the face, as well as changing the shape and style of the original knit, and giving it a new look. Also, by altering the sleeves, by giving it more width at the hem, it’s slightly affecting the balance of the look.

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