Amelia McFarlane is passionate about connecting with women and strongly believes in the impact that colour can have on us all. Following her personal experience losing her self-confidence when becoming a mum, Colour Me In Styling was born.

Understanding the power of colour and the way it can affect emotions, mood and energy, she soon realised that her passion for dressing women and helping them rediscover their personal style could become a business.

To show off Amelia’s skill in bringing out the vibrancy and underlying style preferences in mums, we introduced her to gorgeous mum Nikki. After two children (Dashiell, 8 months and James Dean, 4), Nikki had stopped caring about fashion, lost her sense of style and didn't have the time or the energy to go shopping. "My style is very casual and safe. I need practical clothes that I can wear when playing with my children. To be honest, I always wear black!" Amelia's brief was to create three different looks for Nikki – playground friendly; date night/girls’ night out; and a return to work look. We are thrilled to show you what they came up with together to enhance Nikki’s style and wardrobe.

A crisp white shirt with the sleeve slightly rolled up, collar buttoned all the way up and the scooped hemline peeping from underneath a pink textured cotton jumper with grey wash high waisted slim denim jeans, all from COS. Accessorised with sneakers from ZOMP and yellow bag from COS. This is an example of playing with layers and colours (pink and yellow) alongside a neutral white and grey base.

The fish print silk shirt from DOUGAL tucked into yellow satin skirt cut on the bias from COUNTRY ROAD. Grey suede pumps from ZOMP. This is an example of using a longer layer, in this case, a cardigan to make an outfit more flattering. Also using a patterned shirt to influence the other colours worn to create an overall stylish, playful well put together look. The grey heels make a great neutral shoe option working in beautifully with all the colours within the outfit.

Silk patterned SANDRO top with emerald green MARCS pants and purple suede shoes from ZOMP. This is an example of beautiful colour blocking.

Magenta silk dress from WITCHERY and animal print pumps from ZOMP, magenta stud earrings and colourful clutch both from MOORE DESIGN COLLECTIVE. This is an example of beautiful colour on Nikki, the bright clutch and animal print shoes add a playful element to Nikki's outfit and the earrings blend in the colour of the dress, not competing with the shoes and clutch.

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