The lovely Karen asked me to write a post about Collar Flipping, Cuff Rolling and Shirt Tying – so here are my thoughts. To Flip or Not to Flip – that is the question! Collar flipping (that is standing up the collar of your shirt), can make your neck look longer (provided that the shirt [...]
Body Shapes Explained – O Shape (apple)
November 3, 2008 By 5 Comments
The O or apple shape is the least common. To be an O shape your mid section needs to be wider than hips and shoulders. It tends to appear in the post-menopausal woman, when oestroegen is no longer produced in the same quantitites, and many women thicken around their waists. An O is most likely [...]
Body Shapes Explained – H Shape (rectangle)
September 23, 2008 By 26 Comments
..Your hips and shoulders are pretty much the same width (you can measure them if you’d like to check), but your waist measurement is less than 9″ smaller than your hip/shoulder measurements. So you don’t have a waist, and no matter how much dieting you do, you’re never going to have one. Why? Because of [...]
How to Make Your Shoulders Look Broader – Which Will Make Your Hips Look Slimmer
September 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
If you want to broaden your shoulders to balance your hips, why not look for epaulette detail, such as in this cardigan from Gap. This detail helps to add width and fullness to the shoulders and draws attention up the body and away from the booty. This military inspired cardigan also from Gap will work [...]
How to Choose Flattering Swimwear
September 5, 2008 By 1 Comment
How to Layer Tops
September 1, 2008 By 7 Comments
Rebecca from The Space Between My Peers had this Reader Question which she was having difficulty answering and asked if I could help, so here goes:I was wondering whether you’d do a post of layering length of jackets/cardigans over tops. I was thinking about how to combine short/regular/long cover-ups over short/regular/tunic length tops. This is [...]
To Belt or Not To Belt?
August 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Just perusing some shopping websites and looking at the new fashions coming in, and I’ve noticed lots and lots of waist belting – the question is should you follow this trend or ignore it completely? For example in this outfit from Spiegel – the belt is at the waist. It’s only a good option if [...]
How to Choose a Slimming Fabric
August 19, 2008 By 5 Comments
