How to Wear Leggings

June 8, 2009 By 19 Comments

I’ve had a few requests on how to wear leggings after my post the other week.  So here are some ideas if you’re no longer in your twenties or don’t want to show off too much leg. How to wear leggings by imogenl featuring Naturalizer shoes   From left to right: A skirt that is [...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Ageing, hoisery, illusion and distraction, long legs, Popular Posts, shoes

Bad Design

April 24, 2009 By 28 Comments

Is it me or the clothes?  Women, notoriously blame the garment when it doesn’t flatter them or fit them, but in fact, if we look closely at the design of the garment, we will soon realise that it is not us or our body (which is perfect) but a badly designed garment. What do I [...]

Filed Under: A shape, I shape, illusion and distraction, self esteem, slim hips, V shape, X shape

Size is only a Number on a Label

April 1, 2009 By 27 Comments

Given that there is no standard sizing, we all have garments in our wardrobes that range between 2-4 sizes (or at least have found when trying clothes on that in some stores we are one size and in another we are apparently ‘larger’ or ‘smaller’), so why are we so hung up on that number [...]

Filed Under: Body Image, illusion and distraction, looking slimmer, self esteem

How to Dress the A (Pear) Shaped Body

March 15, 2009 By 15 Comments

 Kelly, from I’ll Be Back requested some help working out how to dress her A shaped body, so I’ve put this polyvore together for her, and hppefully it will help some others too. How to Dress the A Shape Body – by imogenl on Polyvore.com Kelly works as a Legal Assistant and so wants to [...]

Filed Under: A shape, illusion and distraction, outfits, slim hips, small bust

How to Dress the Petite, Mature Body with Style

January 27, 2009 By 10 Comments

Deja Pseu of Une Femme d’un Certain Age asked for help. She is petite, and in her words, “I think the biggest issue is dressing my 5’1″ body, especially finding petite (short) styles that work for my shape and are flattering. I have broad shoulders, big bust (34DD) short-waisted. Currently size 10 US/14UK. I’ve settled [...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Curvy Petites, favourite blogs, H shape, illusion and distraction, Jewellery, large bust, Personal Style, petite, slim your waist, Wardrobe

Horizontal Stripes – the rules

January 19, 2009 By 13 Comments

Deja Pseu of Une femme d’un certain age recently asked if horizontal lines could ever be worn by a fuller figure. So what do you think? Horizontal lines – good or bad? Most of us just steer clear of horizontal stripes as they’re fattening – which they are in general, but there are ways you [...]

Filed Under: illusion and distraction, large bust, small bust

How to Distract from Asymmetrical Features

January 15, 2009 By 15 Comments

I was recently having a conversation with a bespoke tailor friend and colleague, and she mentioned that she has a friend with scoliosis who has difficulty buying clothes that camouflage her scapula, which sticks out her back at an odd angle. My friend (Leanne) mentioned she’d done sone web searching and could find nothing on [...]

Filed Under: face shapes, illusion and distraction, style tips
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