Legs

5 More Ways to Break the Style Rules

August 30, 2009 By Imogen 19 Comments

The other day I posted on breaking the style rules, and I thought that I’d post some more ways to do it. Breaking the Style Rules 2 by imogenl featuring Miss Selfridge 1. Don’t match shoes and handbags – different is interesting. 2. Don’t match earrings and necklaces – sets are dull, look for relevance [...]

Filed Under: Accessories, long legs, looking slimmer, Personal Style, style rules

What Colour Shoes to Choose?

July 30, 2009 By Imogen 29 Comments

Have you ever heard of the term Visual Grouping (we group like with like to make it easier for our brains to work through all the millions of bits of data it has to contend with second by second)? This principle can help you when deciding on a shoe colour to wear with your skirts [...]

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How to Add Shape and Curve to Your Long Slim Legs

June 19, 2009 By Imogen 14 Comments

Dressing Long Legs by imogenl featuring Vivienne Westwood shoes I’ve been asked by one of my lovely readers to do a post to help her make the most of her long slim legs, without looking Mutton Dressed as Lamb. 1. Wear shoes with detail and ankle straps – all those gladiator shoes will work for [...]

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8 Simple Ways to Make Your Legs Look Longer

June 18, 2009 By Imogen 21 Comments

Tips for Longer Legs by imogenl featuring Monsoon 1. Wear a nude shoe – yes I’ve gone on about this illusion trick before, but it’s worth repeating – a nude shoe, one that blends with the colour of your skin on your foot, will make your legs look longer by creating a seamless transition from [...]

Filed Under: long legs, look taller

To Tuck or Not To Tuck – That is the Question

April 20, 2009 By Imogen 15 Comments

Karen asked me to give some advice on tucking – who should and who shouldn’t. To Tuck or Not to Tuck by imogenl on Polyvore.com Basically, if you are short through the waist (and especially if you have a medium to large bust), don’t tuck, it will make you look even shorter through the waist. [...]

Filed Under: 8 shape, A shape, Body Proportions, Body Shapes, H shape, I shape, large bust, long legs, look taller, looking slimmer, O shape, V shape, X shape

Body Proprtions Explained – Long Body, Shorter Legs

April 13, 2009 By Imogen 15 Comments

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, [...]

Filed Under: Body Proportions, Body Shapes, long legs, look taller

Why You Shouldn’t Wear Ankle Length Pants

March 31, 2009 By Imogen 16 Comments

Tonight I spent a couple of hours with some lovely image consultant students of mine, and we were looking at each others outfits and working out what we might tweak to improve. One of my lovely students was wearing ankle length pants (which are a trend at the moment) and we played with the length to [...]

Filed Under: 8 shape, A shape, long legs, look taller, looking slimmer, X shape

How to Look Taller and Make Your Legs Look Longer

March 13, 2009 By Imogen 11 Comments

Shoe Vamp – what is is and why does it matter? I’m always going on about low vamp shoes to my clients, and most people have no idea about what a shoe vamp is until I explain to them what it is. So I thought, if my clients have no idea, then there are probably [...]

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How to Dress the Petite Curvy Body

February 4, 2009 By Imogen 11 Comments

The very lovely Jane from Work that Wardrobe sent me a plea to create a polyvore for her. Jane is petite and curvy (and a decent bust0, with a lovely defined waist (X shape) . And she sent me a list of words that define who she is, which is what I’ve worked from with [...]

Filed Under: Curvy Petites, Jewellery, large bust, long legs, look taller, Wardrobe, X shape