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Category Archives: Body

How to spot bad design so you don't buy it

How to Spot a Badly Designed Garment for Your Body

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 24, 200931 Comments

Is it me or the clothes?  Women, notoriously blame their bodies when it doesn’t flatter them or fit them, but in fact, if you look closely at the design of the garment, you will soon realise that it is not your body (which is perfect) that is wrong, instead, it’s a badly designed garment. How…

To Tuck or Not To Tuck – That is the Question

Body Proportions, Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 20, 200922 Comments

Karen asked me to give some advice on tucking – who should and who shouldn’t.     Basically, if you are short through the waist (and especially if you have a medium to large bust), don’t tuck, it will make you look even shorter through the waist.  This applies to H shapes, O shapes and…

How to dress your shorter body and longer legs

Body Proportions Explained – Short Body, Longer Legs

Body ProportionsBy Imogen LamportApril 15, 200934 Comments

Following on my series on Body Proportions – today we’re looking at the dressing challenges of those with a shorter body and longer legs.  Not sure of your proportions?  Then watch the video here on how to measure them. If you have a shorter body and longer legs, you may often have slimmer legs and…

How to dress the longer body with shorter legs proportioned body

Body Proportions Explained – Long Body, Shorter Legs

Body ProportionsBy Imogen LamportApril 13, 200918 Comments

Discover How to Flatter the Longer Torso Shorter Legs Proportional Body Further, from my general explanation of body proportions, and the other two common body proportions – Long legs, Short Body, and Balanced with a Short Mid-Body,  let’s look specifically at some of the common issues for the longer body, shorter leg.  You can figure out…

Body Proportions Explained

Body Proportions, Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 10, 200956 Comments

Not only do we have body shapes (which can also be called our Horizontal Body Shape) we also have to take into consideration our Body Proportions (or Vertical Body Shape). Proportions are important as they tell us where to end our clothes, such as hems on skirts, hems on tops and jackets.  Should you end…

Who is your celebrity body shape doppleganger?

Celebrity Body Shapes – Body Shapes Explained

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportApril 4, 200918 Comments

  Many of you have asked me to share with you some celebrities who have similar body shapes to yours (so you can get some style inspiration).  Now in Hollywood ‘very thin’ is common due to the pressures put on celebrities so there is less variety in body shapes.  But here are some celebrities who…

Body Shapes Explained – Figure 8 Shape

Body Shapes, MakeupBy Imogen LamportApril 4, 200959 Comments

What is the difference between an 8 shape and an X shape?  Well they both have defined waists, and their hips and shoulders are both fairly proportioned, (though sometimes you can have an 8 shape that has narrower shoulders, more like the A shape, but their hips are a different shape to a traditional A/pear).…

Size is only a Number on a Label

Body Image, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportApril 1, 200928 Comments

Given that there is no standard sizing, we all have garments in our wardrobes that range between 2-4 sizes (or at least have found when trying clothes on that in some stores we are one size and in another we are apparently ‘larger’ or ‘smaller’), so why are we so hung up on that number…

Why You Shouldn’t Wear Ankle Length Pants

Body Proportions, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportMarch 31, 200918 Comments

  Tonight I spent a couple of hours with some lovely image consultant students of mine, and we were looking at each others outfits and working out what we might tweak to improve.  One of my lovely students was wearing ankle length pants (which are a trend at the moment) and we played with the length…

How to Dress the A (Pear) Shaped Body

Body Variations, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportMarch 15, 200923 Comments

 Kelly, from I’ll Be Back requested some help working out how to dress her A shaped body, so I’ve put this polyvore together for her, and hppefully it will help some others too.     Kelly works as a Legal Assistant and so wants to look approachable yet professional at work, and at the weekends…

Do You Prefer Fashion or Style?

Body Variations, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportMarch 5, 20098 Comments

I found this post over at The Blue Kimono – and love it so much I’m republishing it (I hope you dont mind Sallymandy!   Fashion is in the clothes. Style is in the wearer. Fashion stuns. Style delights. Fashion costs. Style is priceless. Fashion is mindless. Style is intelligent. Fashion is fascistic. Style is…

What’s My Style? Dressing my H shape (no waist) busty body

About Imogen, Accessories, Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportFebruary 6, 200921 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 make your upper arms look slimmer

How to Make Your Upper Arms Look Slim

Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportJanuary 31, 200910 Comments

Cybill  asked how the woman who doesn’t want to show off her upper arms can look stylish and hide this asset.  Options to Make Your Upper Arms Look Slimmer 3/4 sleeves – they cut off the arms at a slim point and make the whole arm look slimmer. Alternatively, try a slightly shorter sleeve, that…

how to find the right dress for your body shape

How to Find the Right Dress For Your Body Shape

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportJanuary 29, 200922 Comments

I know that many of my readers are in the northern hemisphere where it’s currently winter, but here in Melbourne, we’re sweltering – or in the words of Cole Porter “It’s too darn hot!”. The heat from my laptop feels extreme, something I normally don’t notice. My hands are sweating on the keyboard as I…

New Years Image Resolutions

Body Shapes, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportJanuary 4, 20098 Comments

Wear sunscreen – every day of the year – no matter where you live –even if you don’t think you’re going to go outside. 80% of wrinkles come from environmental damage. Just look of pictures of Brigitte Bardot today and compare her to her 20 year old self … not a good advertisement for baking…

Patterned Skirt – What Colour Top?

Body Shapes, Body Variations, Colour, Prints and PatternsBy Imogen LamportNovember 25, 20085 Comments

Do you like to wear a patterned skirt but are unsure what colour you should choose for your top? If you are an X, A, 8 or H shape, choose a lighter or brigher colour from the top to draw attention away from the hips/thighs and up to your face. If you’re an H, O,…

Flippin’ the Collar

Body Proportions, Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportNovember 16, 200812 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…

How to Make Your Small Bust Fuller

Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportNovember 6, 20089 Comments

If you are more petite in the bust region, and would rather it was a little curvier, here are a few tips on how to make your small bust look fuller.   Look for curved lines – as they say “round adds pounds” so if you want to make something bigger, put some curved lines…

How to Flatter an O shape or Apple Shape body

Body Shapes Explained – O Shape (apple)

Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportNovember 3, 200815 Comments

The O or apple shape fairly 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 to…

Body Shapes Explained – I shape (boyish)

Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportOctober 5, 2008Leave a comment

This is the shape of models, very slim, which many would call boyish. Here are some ways to flatter your I shape body 1.For many, you may wish to add some curve to your body, to make it look more feminine. To do this, think about adding detail where the feminine normally curves – so…

Body Shapes Explained – V shape (Inverted Triangle)

Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 28, 200840 Comments

To be a V shape, your shoulders need to be wider than your hips, by a good couple of inches. You may or may not have a waist, many V shapes have a shorter waist, if so, then use the tips from the H shape through your waist area – that is – no tucking,…

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