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Dress codes for the races!
T-2 weeks until the Melbourne Cup - what to wear? 🤔 Heading to the races in the next few weeks and want to keep up appearances?! There is so much amazing spring fashion in stores right now. To ‘be safe’ though, these are two good places to look at the actual dress codes for your racecourse visits: Victoria Racing Club (which includes The Melbourne Cup): https://www.vrc.com.au/visit-us/plan-your-visit/what-to-wear/ And the Australian Turf Club, which covers Royal Randwick and
Vanessa Puli
4 days ago1 min read
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Want a spring wardrobe without breaking the bank?
Want to be Goldilocks (not too hot, not too cold), and freshen up the wardrobe, but the weather is all over the place and you don’t want to buy too many new clothes? The trick with ‘trans-seasonal’ dressing is that the shoulder seasons don’t truly have a singular identity. Colours particularly are fading out of the winter palette and into the summer one, or vice versa (I see you chocolate and powder pink). So, layering your current wardrobe and summer favourites is the answer
Vanessa Puli
Oct 151 min read
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The joy of learning!
Rediscovering the joy of learning! I’m loving the ’style stuff’! I’m loving being on a learning journey even more!!!  Last week I supported the latest Australian Style Institute  in person training. It was amazing to sit through the content again, now having a different perspective and with fewer ‘conversations’ going on in my head - I have already decided I can and I will bloody do this!  The styling skills and perspective have unleashed a creative side I didn’t know I ha
Vanessa Puli
Oct 152 min read
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Melbourne Cup event outfit research!
Melbourne Cup events looming and you need a new frock? @revealstyling has done the hard work for you!!!!! @forevernew_offical takes the...
Vanessa Puli
Oct 61 min read
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Trying to cut back on your shopping habit and/or $$$?
Want to reduce your consumption and/or spending on clothes, but you’re losing the battle because of your love of fashion? These three...
Vanessa Puli
Oct 22 min read
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The 1 per-centers
How did the British cycling team go from being so bad that one major bike manufacturer wouldn’t supply them because it was bad for its...
Vanessa Puli
Oct 14 min read
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What to do if a trend doesn't suit you... (colour)
Let’s start with two things… a) you can wear what you damn well like! b) trends, puh!  Ok… so many of us do like to embrace new season...
Vanessa Puli
Sep 234 min read
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What do Trinny Woodall and Glenn Stevens have in common?
What do the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Glenn Stevens, and skincare entrepreneur Trinny Woodall have in common? Â ...
Vanessa Puli
Sep 183 min read
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The Motivation Hack
How to overcome the motivation gap and hack your way to fit and healthy.
Vanessa Puli
Sep 93 min read
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The Power of an Apology
In 25 years as a communications advisor I have been involved in many a crisis, and many many more dramas. Some of the former could have...
Vanessa Puli
Sep 23 min read
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What's in a dress code
I wrote the following piece in 2021 as we were emerging from what we thought was the worst of COVID to the first steps of the ‘new...
Vanessa Puli
Aug 274 min read
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Female leaders lead differently
I was on a course recently, to learn a completely new skill. Aside from the many light bulb moments I had related to the technical...
Vanessa Puli
Aug 263 min read
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Transform Your Look: Personal Styling for Life Changes
(This article was written by AI - I agree with the views, but I didn't hold the 'pen'.) Life is full of changes, and with those changes...
Vanessa Puli
Aug 255 min read
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Expert Tips for Post-Change Wardrobe Revamps
(This article was written by AI - I agree with the views, but I didn't hold the 'pen'.) Changing seasons, life events, or personal growth...
Vanessa Puli
Aug 254 min read
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