Understanding Body Shape – The Waist
As I’ve discussed before when deciding upon your body shape, the waist is one of the three key defining points (along with shoulders and…
H shape
Real Life Body Shapes – X
X body shapes (hourglass figures) have defined waists, but their shoulders and hips are the same width (unlike the A who has wider hips…
How to Choose Boots for Your Body Shape
Reader Question: Also, is there any rules with shoes and body types? Particurarly thinking about boots, as it’s getting colder here in Europe 😉 Thanks…
Body Shapes Explained – O Shape (apple)
The O or apple shape is the least common. To be an O shape your mid section needs to be wider than hips and…
How to Choose a Wedding Dress
Do you have advice on choosing a wedding dress? Picking one is a struggle… colorwise, they are often icy white (not easy to wear). Shapewise,…
The Best Skirt For Your Body Shape
I often get asked about the best shape garments for each body shape. So I thought I’d create this infographic for you to give…
Best Tops to Balance Your Body – Pears
An A shape or Pear shape body has narrower shoulders than hips. If you’re not sure if this is your body shape, why not…
Real Life Body Shapes – 8
One of my lovely readers asked me recently what her body shape, she was having trouble figuring it out. I asked her to send…
Why Living with a 3D Body in a 2D Fashion World Makes Shopping Such a Nightmare
Say “Aye!” if you are frustrated by shopping because what looks great on a hanger doesn’t look great when you get it into…
How to Choose the Perfect Shape Neckline
I think about relationship between body shape and neckline shape (oval and round versus straight and sharp). Is there any dependence between this…
Tricky Trends – the Belted Blazer
One of the big trends I’ve noticed both in fashion shows and online is the belted blazer. When I was at a Melbourne Fashion…
Real Life Body Shapes – H
On to the next shape – today we have an H body shape (rectangle body shape). What you will notice is that there is…
Choosing Skirts – The Straight Skirt
If you like the look of a straight or pencil skirt, which shape should you choose for your body? This Premise skirt from Nordstrom…
Don’t Waste Your Money – V Shape
. . One commenter asked “who can wear a boyfriend jacket” that my friend is for the V shape. But what should a V…
How to Choose Earrings to Flatter Your Face Shape
earrings to suit your face shape by imogenl featuring diamond jewelry How to Choose Earrings to Flatter Your Face Shape Last week I made…
Why Personality is the Key to Style
Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I agree that personality is the key to finding and developing your style. Most of the TV…
Top 25 Posts of 2012
Firstly, I just want to say a sincere thank you to all my lovely readers, I appreciate each and every one of you. I…
Figuring Out Your Face Shape – Choosing Earrings
In this post I'll help you choose earrings according to your face shape. Hopefully after my last few posts you've now got more of...
Body Shapes Explained – Figure 8 Shape
What is the difference between an 8 shape and an X shape? Well they both have defined waists, and their hips and shoulders are…
What Body Shape am I? Body Shapes Explained
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…
Best Hairstyles for Your Face Shape – Heart Shape
A heart shape face is broader at the forehead (that’s the broadest point of it) and narrow and pointed at the chin (a longer…