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Out of My Closet: Jasmine Webster

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Jasmine Webster likes well-tailored, monochromatic pieces. Photos: Carmen Chan
"As a child I was obsessed with Barbie colouring-in books - drawing within the lines. Being detail-orientated and fashion obsessed has always been a thing of mine," says blogger Jasmine Webster.

Looking at her now, you wouldn't guess Barbie had a role in forming the 29-year-old New Zealander's love of fashion.

Webster describes herself as a classic dresser. "I like black and white clothes, especially if they'll take me through more than one season. I prefer clean lines and well-tailored shapes," she says, explaining that this also happens to be what suits her best. "I'm not a very out-there person. I aim to be well dressed - but not fashion forward, that's not me."

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Moving to Hong Kong was almost an accident for Webster, the result of a layover while moving from New Zealand to Britain to explore a career in fashion styling. "After three days here I decided to stay - there's entrepreneurial attitude, and the city's focus on fashion showed me an immense amount of scope that I wanted to be a part of."

Five years on, Webster has moved from styling to blogging as the face of Dress Me blog (dressmeblog.me) and the founder of the HK Fashion Bloggers Facebook community.
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She explains how that has developed her role in the fashion world. "Blogging has changed the way I interact with fashion. I am closer to it - I get the clothes, the launch invites, interviews and my relationship with my audience.

I still adore the visual elements of fashion like how different bodies wear various shapes and lines or how colour can play a huge role in persona. Fashion is a powerful way of expressing yourself. I love the intricacies that go into doing just that."

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