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Hello–thank you for the wonderful website. It made me think while reading your advice on Column of Color–could you address the fashion rule of thirds for everyone–research does not reveal that much and I’d like it specifically geared toward what constitutes 1/3 and 2/3 with our outfits. Thanking you in advance! rule of 3rds [...]
Straight shape, nude wedge Following on from my post on Where to End Your Skirts (universally flattering length) I thought I’d do a post about the current tricky trend – the midi-skirt. Full skirt either with low vamp peep toe or ankle length leggings I’ve been wearing this for sometime, but you need to tread [...]
..Yesterday’s post on using a column of colour had lots of comments and a few queries which I thought I’d answer today. Column of Colour by imogenl featuring Vivienne Westwood Anglomania dresses Pearlaceous said… I understand the principle behind this, Imogen, and this is what I actually do when I wear black jeans or trousers, but [...]
..If you want to look taller or slimmer, you need to use the unbroken line as your guide to dressing.What is the unbroken line? Every time you end a garment, and the hem of each garment creates horizontal lines (which break up your body), you are shortening and widening yourself.So creating an unbroken line by [...]
Recently I was having a conversation with someone who asked if leggings were still ‘in’ and if they were too old to wear them. My reply was that they are still around (looking at the Fall 2009 fashion shows they were everywhere on the runway) and are generally more flattering than a lot of the [...]
Further from my general explanation of body proportions the other day, let’s look specifically at some of the common issues for the longer body, shorter leg. One of the more common body proportions is the longer body and shorter legs. Now where you gain your length may not be the same as the next person, [...]
