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help for determining your body type

help for determining your body type

After working with hundreds of women, I have discovered that most of us fall into one of four body type categories…and there are certain styles and designers that work for some and not others!
Last year, Wardrobe 911 conducted a body type survey in which over 100 women responded with their measurements and perceptions.  Combined with [...]

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what to wear: mom on the go – rectangles

what to wear: mom on the go – rectangles

A Reader Asks:
I’d love to see a “What to Wear” for the mom on the go with no waist, lol.  Seriously, after 3 kids, and 35 years of gravity tugging at me, I’m thin, but my waist is gone, and I feel like I look very rectangular (wide hips, boobs, square shoulders, long thin legs, [...]

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the right pant pockets for you

the right pant pockets for you

Please Lucky Magazine, for the love of God …
STOP
dishing
fashion
advice.
Don’t get me wrong — I do love their magazine because they show the most recent styles out there from the designers.  But the fact that they now think they can provide body-friendly tips for fashion styles is beyond me.
I’ve already made my notes on the left [...]

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the mighty shoulder

the mighty shoulder

Shoulders are great for lots of things:  standing on shoulders, holding shoulder bags, playing ‘head, shoulders, knees & toes’ with the little ones, even giving the big, cold shoulder.
But when it comes to style and your shoulder type, do you know what to wear?  There are 4 types of shoulder widths: average, broad, narrow and [...]

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inverted triangle: work wear

inverted triangle: work wear

So you have an important meeting coming up and you want to look good.  Here’s a suggestion for inverted triangles (where your shoulders are bigger than your hips) and even rectangles:

Eggshell white textured pencil skirt (the light color expands the bottom half ever so slightly)
Eggshell white cashmere turtleneck
Fitted black blazer (all gals should have one [...]

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your body image

your body image

A quick post today as I am out all day shopping and doing research.  Will have lots to report tomorrow!
In light of all the 16-year models that grace our fashion magazines and celebrities bowing to the plastic surgeons out there (eg Ashley Simpson’s nose!), I think we need a reminder about our body image . [...]

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they’re finally catching on

A recent article in one of the fashion trade magazines featured a fashion form company that is launching four standardized female silhouettes based on the “extensive” research they did.
This company supplies dress forms to designers and top fashion brands so what they create has a direct impact on if something is going to fit you [...]

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