Following on my series on Body Proportions – today we’re looking at the dressing challenges of those with a shorter body and longer legs. You may still have a balanced chin to mid-bust point proportion, if you do, or even have a longer proportion here, add detail with interesting necklines and jewellery above the bust. [...]
What’s My Style? Dressing my H shape (no waist) busty body
February 6, 2009 by 21 Comments
If I had to describe my personal style in 3 words it would be creative, dramatic, feminine. When I discovered my personal style preferences when I was undertaking my image consultant training (though it has developed and morphed some in the past few years), I finally understood why I can’t wear sneakers if I’m not [...]
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 [...]
How to Hide Your Tummy
December 21, 2008 by 15 Comments
So many women feel that their stomach is a region that they’d rather people didn’t notice. Whether it’s expanded due to childbirth, was never there to start with, or just age and those extra glasses of wine and chocolates have taken their toll. So here are some ways of combatting this as an issue. 1. [...]
Flippin’ the Collar
November 16, 2008 by 12 Comments
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 29 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
I was in the shops yesterday and noticed that suddenly racks of swimwear has appeared – so for all of us in the Southern Hemisphere who are heading toward summer or around the equator where it’s always warm, I thought I’d put in some tips on choosing a new swimming costume (or togs as we [...]
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 [...]
