Your Body. Your Shape. Your Style.
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 [...]
If you have large thighs you may or may not be very conscious of them. Your goal will be to draw attention upwards and away and minimise your uncomfortableness. OPT FOR: Darker colours on the lower half Wide leg or straight leg pants and jeans that fall from the hips A-line skirts AVOID Boot cut [...]
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 [...]
Accessories are the icing on the cake, the fudge sauce on the ice cream, the cherry on top. Which is not to suggest that they’re sugary substances that whilst yummy will inevitably make you fat. Accessories are the finishing touches to an outfit. From the little extra bling that makes a simple outfit rock to [...]
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 [...]
Someone left a comment the other day describing her body and asking for my advice about her body shape. This is not at all unusal for this site and I’m delighted to help in any way I can. What annoyed me was that she said “…I can pretty much wear whatever i want, but I [...]
The The Body Shape Bibleby Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine is exactly what is says: A bible for those looking to dress to suit their shape. If you’re in the market for a book on dressing for your body shape this is the one to get, study and take shopping with you. I have to [...]
