Wardrobe Basics

Wardrobe Basics: Does the label make the clothes? The answer is only if you feel like you have to be a name Dropper or if you are on a red carpet revealing who designed your gown. There are some in certain social sets who would disagree with this, but the reality is that if you are an average person, it is much more important that you look your best in a style that is appropriate for your lifestyle and body type than it is to have the latest label. Know Your Body Type: None of us is perfect, so it`s good to know your measurements and shape. Think about arm, leg and torso length and shoulder, hip, waist and thigh shape and width. Evaluate your overall body shape. Finally think about the areas you want to hide or accentuate. Be Realistic: This works for all Body Types. Wear clothing that fit properly. Squeezing into a smaller size does not make you smaller. It makes you look like you have gained weight and didn`t buy clothing that are the right size. On the flip side, wearing baggy, bigger clothing in an Attempt to hide things does not work either. You just make yourself look sloppy and larger. Don`t buy what you wish you looked good in, but what really does compliment you. Just because they make it in your size... ...does not mean you should buy it and wear it. Fashion is only fashionable if you look attractive in it, not because a celebrity is wearing it or it was in all of fashion magazines. Low-rise pants brought this point home more than any fashion trend in recent History. Low-rise pants make long torsos look longer. The smallest amount of excess weight or flab in the middle is emphasized. Someone with no obvious waistline looks even straighter and less shapely. Large bums look larger as do wide hips. However, everyone rushed out to buy them and we have been subjected to rolls of fat, thongs sticking out the back and worse ever since. Moral of the story - wear a style that flatters, not fattens and you will receive many more Compliments.