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Apr 06
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Footwear – The Best Value For Money

By The Accessories Advantage

The most basic shoe for a woman is a low-heeled closed- toe pump in your key neutral- typically a color closely related to your hair color. Black to be the universal neutral, it isn’t a great shoe choice if it isn’t part of your personal color fan. With a skirt, a lower vamp (top opening of the shoe) leaves more of your foot visible and elongates your legs. Peep-toe and sling-back styles expose more skin. With pants, a higher vamp brings the shoe color up to meet the pants hem. Avoid ankle strap styles unless you have very long, trim legs and can afford their shortening effect. Lighter weight styling and higher, thinner heels make a shoe dressier. Heavier material, thicker soles and shorter thicker heels move the styling in a more casual direction.

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Dec 14
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Your Silhouette – Shoulders & Bust

By Body Type & Clothing Connection
To Minimize Broad/Square Shoulders   DO: Create a vertical at the center of your torso with a V-neckline, placket detail, narrow lapels of a jacket worn open. DON’T: Choose puffed sleeves or wide ruffled collars To Broaden Narrow/Sloping Shoulders   DO: Make a good pair of shoulder pads your fashion “best friend” Select details like yokes, epaulets, bateau necklines, set-in-sleeves, or wide collars to maintain a horizontal shoulder emphasis DON’T: Choose raglan sleeve styles or halter tops Select tent or swing styles that flare out from the shoulder line To Enhance a Small Bust   DO: Invest in a maximizer...
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Nov 30
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Clothing Proportion – The Golden Mean

By Body Type & Clothing Connection

The relative proportion of color or design elements can make or break a look. A balanced 50:50 ratio is usually dull and uninspiring. Unbalanced proportions are more pleasing to the eye. For example, pair a shorter jacket with a longer skirt or trousers. A longer jacket works best over a short skirt, not a mid-calf one. The ideal is to create a 3:5 ratio – the so-called Golden Mean. But a simpler 1:2 ratio is almost equally effective. In evaluating proportion in an ensemble be aware that components other than the actual garment may need to be considered. For example, black tights appear as an extension of a black skirt. Dark brown hair extends the visual area of a dark brown jacket.

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Oct 20
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How to Achieve Your Desired Silhouette

By Body Type & Clothing Connection
To Lengthen a Short-Waisted Body… DO: Conceal the natural waist with dropped, raised or no waist line styles Choose jackets or blouses that cover or blouse over the waist Try skirt and pant styles with waist facings instead of bands Match a belt color to bodice rather than bottoms DON’T: Use horizontal bodice details (yokes, pockets) that visually shorten torso Select full skirts that balloon out form waist Create a strong color break at your waist by tucking shirts and sweaters into your waistband To Shorten a Long-Waisted Body… DO: Choose shorter jackets in bold, advancing colors, often with horizontal...
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Oct 05
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Making the Most of Your Body Type

By Body Type & Clothing Connection
To look taller DO: If you are under 5’3” consider shopping in the petite department Create a longer line with vertical design features like front plackets, V necklines, narrow jacket lapels, jackets worn open, creased pant legs Wear similar color values head to toe to create an unbroken lengthwise flow Color-blend shoes and hosiery to avoid distracting color break at the ankle Choose narrow body-skimming silhouettes. Wear fuller styles only in soft fabrics that fall close to the body Choose shoes with at least one-inch heels DON’T: Create widening horizontal lines with color contrast between top and bottom garments To...
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