When I wrote about wearing larger scale necklaces to distract from a big bust, I had some comments asking how did I choose the necklace to wear. So to start with today – I will show you a few choices I make and why I do so. There is a concept called Relate Shapes…
Well I’ve made it to 200 posts! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank my readers for stopping by on their busy days. I love your comments – so please do comment. And also thank you to my loyal followers – if you’re not one and would like to become one please click the…
People often comment on my collection of larger scale necklaces and say that they’re ‘my thing’ as I always wear them. But they’ve only become ‘my thing’ since I discovered the power of a large necklace to make my bust look smaller. How does this work? It’s that old optical illusion – which centre…
I was asked to help find shapewear for one of my lovely readers. She has problems as she’s a 38DDD (or a 38E in some places), finds that many garments roll down and create unsightly bulges, and also that her breasts sometimes escape underneath the underwire of her bra. How to Find the Right Shapewear…
Did you know that we have a lateral body shape, as well as the regular “horizontal” body shape (what we call “body shape“) and also a vertical body shape (also called body proportions). Your lateral body shape is your body in profile or the side view. Along with our front view/body shape, we also tend…
Surfing around the net and I came across this article from The Times online about UK Vogue Editor Alexandra Shulman, who says she’s now retouching photos of models to make them look bigger as the sample clothes designers send to be featured in the magazine are tiny, too small to even fit models as slim…
The other day, as I was brushing my teeth, I thought to myself that I was becoming long in the teeth, and it made me think about all the other image related sayings that we hear from time to time. Here are just a few that came to mind: Long in the tooth – as…
You may have noticed that yesterday afternoon (my time anyway), my blog moved – it’s now hosted has a new url address https://insideoutstyleblog.com In the move we’ve lost some boxes – my blogroll for one, and I’ve got to find out how to put it back on (blogger works differently when you host yourself).…
Do you wash your hair every day? I used to wash my hair everyday – but the constant blowdrying and my greying hair (yes it’s pretty grey underneath that brown dye) was drying out my hair. My hairdresser suggested I try a dry shampoo to use every second day. I was pretty sceptical as I’d…
I want you to take a look today at Karen Of a Certain Age’s blog post today about Russia’s first lady, Svetlana Medvedev. Given her status, I’m guessing she’s dressed designer – so why doesn’t she pay to have her hems altered professionally to a length that suits her figure, buy a more uplifting bra,…
A lovely blogger asked how to store her collection of around 50 scarves. So I’m bringing you some options to consider. Here are a few ideas: 1.From Ikea you could try a Skubb (below) 2. A Komplement hanger 3. Alternatively from Amazon.com you could use the Whitmor Handbag File to store scarves –…
Here is a quick video of me showing a few ways of tying a pashmina style scarf. A large rectangular scarf in a soft fabric makes a great accessory and it can be tied in multiple ways. And here is a pic of Niamh who tied her own scarf.
Scarves seem to be the most wondered about accessory. So I thought I’d do a series on possible ways to wear them. Here is a small square chiffon scarf worn in two ways. Firstly, folded into a triangle then tied with the widest part of the triangle at the front, ends tied underneath…
The other day when I was asking how you all felt about accessories, one reader said that she was disappointed that accessories were as costly as an item of clothing. This can be true at times, particularly if you live somewhere that has deep discounting in sales and you take advantage of this opportunity. Why…
One of the measurements that is commonly long is the rise measurement – that is the distance from leg break to waist. Some people have a long body, but they are short-waisted and the length is in their rise which is long. 1. If you are proportionally like this, skirts can be your best friends…
One of my lovely readers asked that I post something to help her – she has a small bust but is proportionally long through her decollete and was wondering what she should wear. What’s a long decolletage? Well, it’s a long proportion between the base of your chin and the peak of your bust –…
For something so small, accessories seem to carry a surprising amount of emotional weight. I’ve worked with countless women – intelligent, capable women – who feel totally at ease making high-stakes decisions at work or navigating complex life events… but freeze when it comes to adding a necklace or choosing the “right” earrings. Many would…
I love this quote – and yesterday I heard someone on the radio say Architecture is a living being – it reflects the culture and mood of the times. We are not static beings and so our buildings are renovated and change over time. The renovations and changes to buildings relate to…
I was reminded on Tuesday evening, when I spent 3 hours doing some extra training with the Look Good Feel Better organisation for whom I volunteer, about what a fabulous program it is. What is Look Good Feel Better – it’s a charity that delivers programs to people with cancer, in hospitals all over the…
The length of your waist is one of your body proportion measurements (you can find out how to measure all your proportions here), and one of the ones many people want to know is if they have a short or long waist, or are one of the lucky balanced waisted ones! Why do we care…
Body Proportions There are body shapes (X, A, H, I, O, V, 8) which tell us where to add detail and where to use horizontals to balance or draw attention, and where to use verticals to elongate. Then there are body proportions, which tell us where to end hems of sleeves, tops, jackets, skirts and…
