Recently the VMA’s were held and in true completely superficial fashion (pun intended) I’ve been checking out what all the stars wore and, just as interesting, what people have to say about that. Everyone has a different viewpoint. One thing all the commentators seem to agree on is that highlight your tits, or highlight your […]
Are You A Pervert?
The other day I read an article about a piece published in the Observer, a British paper. They’d taken a couple of size 16 women, models, and done a photo shoot. The idea being that size 16 is the average size of British women. They were shocked by the results feeling that the women were […]
The 12 Shapes Of Trinny and Susannah
The more I learn about body shape the more resistant I am to actually defining a shape. One of the things that I, personally, have gained from writing this website is a greater measure of understanding of my own body and the shape that it is. How that translates into choosing clothing is still somewhat […]
Site Review: myShape.com – Clothes To Fit Your Shape
One of the things I really want to achieve with this site is a resource where you can find good information, for free, on how to dress for your shape, so that other people like me, who didn’t know an empire line from a kitten heel, can, from scratch, develop their own style. Some people […]
Should Someone Pear Shaped Wear A Pencil Skirt?
Susana Monaco skirt – $47.40 from JBandme.com I’ve had quite a few queries about pencil skirts and pear shapes so wanted to address that. I love this awesome pencil skirt and it’s definitely something that I might wear and I’m a pear shape. But then not all pear shapes are created equal. Technically I am […]
6 Things That Will Instantly Make You Look Bigger
This is a list of things that will make you look bigger. I’ve tried to concentrate of things that we unintentionally wear not realizing the effect they will have, so I haven’t mentioned the obvious things like a downy parka or a thick knit sweater – because, well, duh! Weed these things that will make […]
Outfit Idea – Petite, Curvy
One of the things that I’ve found to be really important is to keep an eye on what other people are wearing and when I see something that I like I steal it. One of my favorite casual outfits to wear was inspired by a picture I once saw of Uma Thurman. Not that I […]
Book Review: “What Not To Wear” by Trinny and Susannah
Whilst cleaning out my computer I found this review that I wrote of What Not To Wear by Trinny and Susannah. I decided to post it because it’s quite funny but also because this was the first book I read when I began this journey and its interesting to see where I was then. 13/2/2008: […]
5 Things Over 40’s Must Do To Look Sexy
So now that we know what to avoid if over 40 what should we be doing? I’m 39 and until quite recently I used to borrow clothes out of my teenage daughters wardrobe. I’ve always loved clothes but was ‘too fat’ to have them myself so bought for my baby instead. It never occured to […]
7 Oufits That Will Instantly Age You
I’ve been doing a little research and here is a list of seven things any women over the age of 40 should keep in mind when selecting a wardrobe. 1. Covering Up Nothing says past-her-use-by-date better than being swathed head to toe in baggy shapeless clothes. So, no baggy cardigans allowed, no shapeless polyester frocks […]