If you are taking baby steps towards self-love, here is a really easy way to start. I’m going to walk you through the types of questions you can ask yourself and the visual examples to go with them, so you can really get nitty gritty with what you are comfortable with when it comes to dressing.

When I was a fashion buyer I always made a beeline for the vintage stores. I travelled the world and I got to visit some amazing ones in the USA. I would leave my bags behind the till, roll up my sleeves and let my creativity run wild.

“I had to sort my clothes into items, it made me think I don’t actually like any of my clothes, so what can she do as I didn’t want to buy any more.” This is what Nathalie thought before our session. In the event we discovered tons of fantastic combos within her own wardrobe and she didn’t need to buy a thing.

Let’s grieve. Let’s grieve for the bodies we used to have. For flat tummies, for cellulite-free thighs, for single chins… Oh, these were the days! And I didn’t even appreciate what I had! I was concerned with the amount of hair on my arms and sideburns and thought my nose was too big.

For the last few weeks I’ve been coming up with the perfect, digestible way of explaining to women how they can work out their body shape and what suits them by themselves. I literally have dreams about different body shapes!

There are certain things which for one reason or another make me feel embarrassed or ashamed. Sometimes I think I need to behave or be in a certain way, because I advise people on their style, and I am not. I am not, because I am human, and I am not perfect, and actually quite far from it.