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- Longer necklaces
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if bottom and top halves are exactly equal?
Then go with skirts that end around the knee and tops and jackets that end around the hip bone and sleeves whatever length you like
Hi Imogen. What would you recommend for very disproportionate proportions like me?!
I am short (5′) and VERY busty (36JJ). Very short rise (9.5″ is the max I can take before the waistband digs in to my upper stomach). I did the string measurements like in the video and I have shorter legs. However, my boobs seem to take up so much real estate on my upper body that the rules above seem to make me look even more disproportionate. I’m also V shaped.
I feel like there’s nothing to make me look more normal. Sometimes all one color works but that can get boring. Dresses are a nightmare to fit so I don’t bother with them.
Thank you, Imogen, for any advice you can offer.
Look for shapes that balance your upper body – so flared skirts rather than pencil. Make sure proportionately that nothing is too long – think about skirts ending around the knee, tops and jackets at the hip bone. Read up my tips on how to flatter a large bust (just type in large bust into the search bar) as there are lots of tips here on doing that. Yes large breasts will make your torso appear shorter. So in the end you actually probably look more balanced, just in a shorter package!
Thank you so much Imogen! I am off to do that search now.
I am an inverted triangle and long waisted. Which guidelines should I follow when making fashion choices?
You need to balance both – it may be that you need a belt to break up your long waist and then use the V shape information as far as styles go