05.10.07
Classic OC Women’s Fashion Blunders
We all make mistakes when it comes to our images. Here are a some of the classic fashion faux pas that many women do daily. Take note. What is your image saying about you?
Wearing the wrong size bra – this not only makes you look fat by creating unnessesary lumps on your back, but it can make your boobs look saggy. Spend the time and money getting fitted and finding a few great bras. Your silhouette and the way your clothes fit will be greatly improved.
Buying clothes that are too small just because they are “your size.” Every designer has their own sizing strategy. Just because you most often wear a size 8 doesn’t mean that you will fit in to every size 8. I have things in my closet that range from a size 2 to a size 8…and believe me, if I lay them out, they are all almost exactly the same size. It’s not you, it’s the clothes. Buy the ones that fit. Your silhouette will thank you!!
Skirts that are too short. Unless you are Tina Turner or are under 25, miniskirts are really not that attractive. A hem that hits you right below the knee is ideal for most women, as that is usually the thinnest part of the leg. When the hem hits you there, the eye is drawn to that thin part of the leg.
Uneven hems. If you have a larger bottom and find that skirts and dresses tend to be shorter in the back than in the front when you put them on, get the front hemmed. It doens’t matter if it is uneven when you take it off, as long as it is even when you are wearing it. An uneven hem, just makes you look bigger and draws attention to your rear.
Ok, that’s it for today. Tune in tomorrow for some more simple tips.
05.07.07
Quick Tips for Short Waisted Women in Orange County
The waist should lie half way between the underarms and the top of the thighs. If your waist is closer to your underarms, you are considered short waisted. Here are a few suggestions for how to compensate for this irregularity and help create the illusion of a longer waist:
§ Jackets and vests extending to below the hip bone
§ Jackets matched to the skirt or pants to eliminate horizontal lines at the waist
§ Tunic sweaters and tops
§ Waist-less garments
§ Narrow belts in a color matching your top
§ Stitched down pleated skirts
§ Slim skirts with minimal gathers at the waist
04.30.07
Style Secrets for Diamond Body Types
Today is the last of the six major body types, the Diamond.
Diamond
Figure Descriptions
You have narrow shoulders and a small bust and back, with most of your weight distributed through the midriff and waist area.
Sometimes the waist is the largest measurement around a diamond’s body.
You have a flat derriere, with a natural overall wedge shape.
Style Suggestions
Balance your narrow shoulders with softly squared off shoulder pads and horizontal, broadening necklines.
Bring attention up to face, shoulder, and neck areas.
Make sure over-blouses taper in from your bust and tummy to avoid “maternity look.”
Taper skirts, pant legs, jacket hems, even your sleeve hems.
Remember: you are only as wide as your widest line.
Try short flippy skirts, unconstructed yet tapered jackets, scarves and accessories around the shoulder.
Avoid anything overly fitted, patterned, contrasting or tailored through the waist.
04.26.07
Style Secrets for Oval Body Types
Oval
Figure Descriptions
You are broader through the middle and upper torso, with no waist indentation, and often have a full bust and sloping shoulders.
You have proportionately slim legs and arms, with an overall rounded shape, prominent tummy, and flat derriere.
Style Suggestions
De-emphasize the waist and emphasize the shoulder/neck/face area or thigh/leg area, your narrowest aspects.
Create the illusion of height and long verticals with V-necks, elongated, tapering tunic tops, hip wraps, straight or narrow tapered skirts, and pant legs.
Remember: you can’t create a waist where non exists, and trying to do so only emphasizes it more.
