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Category Archives: What to wear

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…

7 Tips You Need to Know to Choose The Right Sunglasses

7 Tips You Need to Know to Choose The Right Sunglasses

Accessories, Colour, face stylesBy Imogen LamportNovember 26, 20085 Comments

Do you find it hard to find a pair of sunglasses that suit you? Here are a few tips to help you choose a flattering frame 1. Undertone Choose an undertone that suits your complexion.  Warm browns and tortoiseshell suits warm colouring.  Cool greys, blues and blacks suit cool colouring. 2. Shape Pick a pair…

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…

Body Shapes Explained – O Shape (apple)

Body Shapes, O shape, slim your waistBy Imogen LamportNovember 3, 200815 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…

Fabric – How your Personality affects your choice of prints and patterns

Fabric, harmonyBy Imogen LamportOctober 22, 20084 Comments

So we’ve looked at all the physical aspects of fabric, but now lets take a look at your personality and how that may affect your choice of fabrics. Classic If you would describe your style as of the Classic variety, you will chose plain fabrics, or maybe a discreet pinstripe at most. You will like…

Fabric – How to Choose Patterns and Prints

Fabric, harmony, prints and patternsBy Imogen LamportOctober 19, 20087 Comments

Another element of fabric is the pattern or print. How to choose one that works for you? One of the main influencers on which patterns we may choose is based on our personality, which I won’t get into on this post. But what I will go into here is how to choose a physically flattering…

Fabric Choices - Should I Choose Matte, Sheen or Shine?

Fabric Choices – Should I Choose Matte, Sheen or Shine?

Fabric, Drape, texture and sheenBy Imogen LamportOctober 17, 20083 Comments

Along with texture and drape, another element of fabric is the sheen. Some fabrics are matte – they don’t reflect light and appear to absorb light – these fabrics are the most SLIMMING fabrics as they don’t draw attention to your body. Which Fabric to Choose – Matte – Sheen – Shine Matte fabrics work…

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Which Sort of Fabric Drape to Choose for My Body

Drape, texture and sheen, FabricBy Imogen LamportOctober 15, 200810 Comments

What is Fabric Drape? Which kinds of fabrics should you look for? Why is this question even important?  Doesn’t it just matter that the style suits your body shape? Sadly the answer is that you need to take into consideration both the drape of the fabric and the style – this is why people will…

How to choose textures to harmonise with your skin and hair

How to Choose Flattering Texture in Fabrics

Fabric, Drape, texture and sheen, hairBy Imogen LamportOctober 15, 200811 Comments

Textured fabrics can be anything from lace to cable knits, devore velvet to quilted fabrics.What is best to do is match your level of texture, in your hair and skin, to texture in fabrics. Tips on Choosing Textures So someone with straight smooth hair and fine smooth skin will look best in flat or fabrics…

All About Choosing Fabrics

FabricBy Imogen LamportOctober 15, 2008Leave a comment

I was just over at The Space Between My Peers and there was a post about texture and drape of fabrics, where everyone was confused about whether or not these kinds of fabrics suited them. So I thought I’d try and clarify the issues. There are a number of elements to fabric – texture, drape,…

Body Shapes Explained – I shape (boyish)

Body Variations, I shapeBy Imogen LamportOctober 5, 2008Leave a comment

This is the shape of models, very slim, which many would call boyish. 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 bust, waist, butt and thighs. Make sure your fabrics aren’t…

How to Choose Flattering Underwear (Bras and Briefs)

Bootylicious Babes, H shape, large bust, small bust, swimwear, V shapeBy Imogen LamportSeptember 30, 20086 Comments

Karen – Of a Certain Age – reminded me with her fantastic post, that your bra is your foundation, and clothing will only look great, if the foundations work for you (you don’t build a house on dodgy foundations, don’t wear clothes over dodgy undergarments). The correctly fitting and supportive bra will make you look…

Body Shapes Explained – V shape (Inverted Triangle)

Body Shapes, Hips and Bottom, Shoulders, V shape, WaistBy Imogen LamportSeptember 28, 200839 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,…

Body Shapes Explained – A Shape (pear)

Body Shapes, face styles, style tips, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportSeptember 25, 20086 Comments

Now to the classic womanly shape of the A, which has the healthiest distribution of fat and the least likely to have heart disease (you lucky things!).   The A shape woman has shoulders that are narrower than her hips/thighs, so you can check this by measuring both at their widest points and seeing if…

Body Shapes Explained – H Shape (rectangle)

Body Shapes, H shape, slim your waistBy Imogen LamportSeptember 23, 200856 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.…

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Body Shapes Explained – X Shape Hourglass

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportSeptember 22, 200820 Comments

Defining the X (Hourglass) Shape The X shape body has shoulders and hips relatively the same size, and a defined waist. The widest part of the body is the thighs, not the bottom, when viewed from the front.  This is a defining point in distinguishing between the two hourglass body shapes (8 and X) you can…

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What Body Shape am I? Body Shapes Explained

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportSeptember 21, 20084 Comments

People seem to be obsessed with understanding what their body shape is, they feel that if they just knew that then they’d know exactly how to dress, unfortunately, body shape is only 1 element of dressing your body, there are also other considerations, such as body proportions, body variations (ie. big bust, petite, luscious bottom…

How to Broaden Your Shoulders with a Jacket

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportSeptember 19, 20085 Comments

If you’re an A shape, 8 Shape or X shape and want to broaden your shoulders to make your hips look slimmer, here are a few styles to consider.  What we’re using here is the rules of horizontal lines (that you can read about here.)   If you want to make your hips look smaller,…

How to Enhance Your Calves

Body Image, Image Consulting, What to wearBy Imogen LamportSeptember 15, 2008Leave a comment

If you have a great set of pins and gorgeous calves, you can wear patterned tights like these, but if they’re on the more curvaceous side, avoid these kinds of tights as they’ll bulk up your calves and draw unnecessary attention. (Outfit from http://www.anntaylor.com/)         Alternatively, if you’d like to create the…

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