Your Body. Your Shape. Your Style.
This gorgeous wrap top from Kiyonna is a great buy for those who are bigger on top, have large breasts or a little extra in the middle. the sweetheart neckline is a great choice for minimising breasts and opening up the chest the wrap top fastening acts as an empire line highlighting the slimmest part [...]
I’ve spent years and years hating the way I look. I’ve dieted and exercised and had some success in getting smaller, but, since I really view the whole procedure through a lens of massive resentment, it’s never really stuck with me. I end up gaining weight, I hate myself so much, I diet, and the [...]
One of my pet hates is plus size clothes that are shown on slender women. It’s just ridiculous and pretty much makes the clothes and the model look awful. Case in point this sweater from the Queen Latifah Collection on HSN: Don’t get me wrong here, I think its a pretty sweater, and I think [...]
If you’re me, the days are getting longer and warmer and that warm tropical breeze is blowing from the north. Summer is on it’s way. Unless of course you’re not in the southern hemisphere, which my stats tell me is most of you, in which case the opposite is happening. The days are getting shorter [...]
Saddlebags is a not very pleasant term used by Trinny and Susannah to describe a particular body shape. Specifically it’s talking about the shape of your hips and thighs. It’s true that approximately 1/2 of all women are pear shaped, which means simply that their bottom half is larger than their top half. Trinny and [...]
I have this pair of shoes, kind of like the one pictured, that I have never worn. I love these shoes and store them carefully in the hope that one day I might wear them. The thing is, they make my legs look fat. I know it’s fairly shallow but I just can’t seem to [...]
I had a request from Trish regarding feminine tops to wear if you have broad shoulders and wanted to give her some examples and doing a post on the subject seemed the best way to do it. So thanks for the question Trish and here’s my answer. (I should preface this all by saying if [...]
So, um… do I have a short waist or a long waist? And how do I tell? Good question. Thank you to Voodoo for asking it. I did a quick search online and there seems to be a lot of consensus that a short waist is matched with long legs and long waist with short [...]
If you have narrow shoulders generally you’re bottom half is bigger. Your goal is to widen your shoulders and bring balance back into your figure. OPT FOR Shoulder pads Horizontal stripes Boat neck tops Structured, tailored styles Tops with pockets and other embellishments Sleeveless dresses and tops AVOID Dark tops Tops with raglan sleeves Deep [...]
I get a lot of questions along the lines of what Trinny and Susannah body shape am I, usually accompanied by some measurements. Telling from a bunch of measurements is not particularly easy. But, there are a few easy steps that will help you categorise your body shape. And the best person qualified to name [...]
