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Tag Archives: V shape

The Belting Dilemma for an H Shape to Keep Up Your Jeans

Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportMay 19, 201415 Comments

Dear Imogen, I recently discovered your blog and enjoy reading it. I hope you could help me with a belt dilemma. I’m a petite H, however, I find it necessary to wear a belt with my jeans and pants, otherwise they move down to my hips and my tummy pops out. Sometimes my underwear also…

Tips for belting when you don't have a defined waist

Tips for Belting When You Don’t Have a Defined Waist

Accessories, Style Tips, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportDecember 18, 20136 Comments

If you don’t have a defined waist, but find dresses or cardigans that you like that come with a tie belt, this short video will show you how to do it best to flatter your figure. Tips for Belting an Undefined Waist Get more belting tips here.

How to Choose Swimwear for Your Body Type

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportJuly 16, 201213 Comments

It’s summer in the Northern hemisphere and if it’s actually hot (sadly summer isn’t always so hot everywhere), but if you need a new swimsuit and want some tips to flatter your body shape, as they are the most unforgiving of garments, then read on. Swimwear to Flatter Your Body Shape I shape – horizontal…

body shapes explained defining points

Body Shapes Explained – Defining Points

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportNovember 2, 201045 Comments

I was asked the other day by a reader where are the defining points to figure out body shape. How to Define Your Body Shape Is it bust, waist and hips, shoulders waist and hips and where are the hips defined from – the thigh or up on the buttock area? For me (and I’m sure there…

Where to End Your Tops

Body Shapes, Style Tips, VideosBy Imogen LamportOctober 19, 201016 Comments

People always ask me where the best point is to end their tops and jackets. As the hem of a top creates a horizontal line, the best place is on a narrow point, rather than a wide point. If you are a body shape that has wider hips/thighs than waist, A, X, H, 8 (or…

How to Minimize Wide or Square Shoulders

Body Shapes, Body VariationsBy Imogen LamportSeptember 6, 20109 Comments

I was recently asked by a reader how to minimize her broad square shoulders. Now this is a problem I’d love to have, but this is not about me. This post is for the women who feel their shoulders are too broad and make them feel masculine. Look for narrower necklines, so narrow V necks,…

How to Choose a Flattering Cardigan

Body Shapes, Personal StyleBy Imogen LamportJuly 27, 201015 Comments

If you’re like me and like to wear a cardi when it’s a little nippy, how to choose one to flatter your figure? How to Choose a Flattering Cardigan Clockwise from top left The stripy cardigan is great for I shapes, the wide stripes will add curves as will the pocket detail which will add…

Do Certain Body Shapes Work Better With Different Clothing Styles?

Body Shapes, Personal Style, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportJuly 2, 201027 Comments

“Do you think certain body types/faces look better in certain styles of clothes – and what I mean here is either casual, classic, sporty, etc.I have an X shape (hourglass) and with it being spring going into summer here in Canada, everyone wears t-shirts and capris/shorts a lot, but I find I look dumpy/matronly in…

More on How to Figure Out Your Body Shape

Body Shapes, Reader QuestionsBy Imogen LamportMay 31, 201038 Comments

Yes, body shapes can be confusing, we are all unique, so there is no exact standard for body shapes, but these are guidelines. You can be a mix of body shapes, though you will probably find that you fall more into one shape than another. If you have the top half of an A and…

Real life body shapes V shape - how to dress and flatter

Real Life Body Shapes – V

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportMay 25, 201037 Comments

Here we have one version of a V body shape (inverted triangle) body. You will notice that her shoulders are broader than hips, but there is not a lot of curve through the body either. Some Vs are significantly wider than their hips, others are just a bit wider (like this example). How to dress…

Don’t Waste Your Money – V Shape

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportMay 6, 201020 Comments

One commenter asked “who can wear a boyfriend jacket” ;that my friend is for the V shape. But what should a V shape avoid? Puffed sleeves Lots of shoulder detail Boat necks Wide lapels Straight skirts (if you are very broad shouldered) Shoestring straps Too much waist shaping if you don’t have a defined or…

Patterned Skirt, What Colour Top?

OutfitsBy Imogen LamportMarch 8, 201010 Comments

If you want to wear a patterned skirt how do you choose what colour from the pattern to go with the top? It’s as easy as this.  If you want to draw attention up, and distract from your lower half (A shape, X shape), wear a lighter or brighter colour from the skirt in your…

Where to Carry Your Handbag

AccessoriesBy Imogen LamportNovember 26, 200917 Comments

Yesterday I did a post on What Size Handbag to Choose – one of the commenter’s asked about handbag placement,  should you wear it at your hips or under your arm,  down the side of your body and what happens when you wear it across your body?   The answer lies in knowing your body shape and…

Empire waist to suit your body shape

Empire Waist Dresses and Tops – Do’s and Don’ts

Body ShapesBy Imogen LamportJune 8, 200920 Comments

How to Choose an Empire Waist to Suit Your Body Shape An Empire Waist garment has a high cut waist seam that sits directly under the breasts (above your natural waistline).  It’s flattering on so many body shapes because it doesn’t require a defined natural waist to work.  For petites it works because it raises…

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…

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…

How to Hide your Tummy

7 Easy Ways to Hide Your Tummy

Personal Style, Style Tips, WardrobeBy Imogen LamportDecember 21, 200822 Comments

So many women feel that their stomach is a region that they’d rather people didn’t notice. Whether it’s expanded due to childbirth, was never there to start with, or just age and those extra glasses of wine and chocolates have taken their toll. So here are 7 easy ways to hide your tummy. 1. Shapewear …

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,…

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,…

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,…

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