Darlene and I are very excited to showcase how essential pieces like a white button down shirt and a little black dress (“LBD”) can add so much versatility to your wardrobe.
As a stylist, when I work with a client I always make sure she has the right foundations to build a stylish yet effective wardrobe. So we started by reviewing Gina’s white button down shirts and LBD. The shirts were too big, so we put her in a size 12L Campbell & Kate shirt that showcased her waist and fit her shoulders.
Her LBD was not very flattering as it did not enhance her small waist. Plus the sleeves and the neckline made her look matronly. Curvy women should prefer modern and stylish cuts to avoid looking matronly: V-neck, empire waist, cinched waist, wrap dresses create a nice shape.
One of Gina’s favorite looks that day. We used her existing pieces to create exciting and flattering combos!
The look below was not completely flattering because the sweater does not fit right: it was one size too big.
I used statement accessories, funky shoes and a classic blazer to dress up a casual look (white shirt and casual jeans).
At the end of the session, we identified a few great pieces to be included in the Styling Wardrobe Essentials photo shoot: the jeans, the animal print shoes, the black blazer, the grey cardigan, the brown belt, the pearls and the bronze flats.
Gina was very excited for the professional insight into her existing wardrobe, habits and beliefs, plus she discovered new flattering combos with her existing pieces.
Do you have all your wardrobe essentials? Is it difficult for you to find basics that are flattering! Please share your questions, concerns and tips. I will be happy to help!
This was a really cool post!!! It's amazing how the white button down can be incorporated into so many different looks.
Wait till you see what she does with the LBD tomorrow (and more white shirt looks on Thursday)!
Very interesting but all I ever hear and read about is the hourglass shaped women. Clothing made especially for your body type and that is the body type to strive for.
But I am an apple/lollipop whatnot shape, never going to get the wide hips and the thin waist.
But not one single company caters especially for my kind of figure, it is often hit and miss either at retailers as Bravissimo or the high street.
Finding pants is a night mare, very very slim legs but a big tummy left me trying on almost every jeans in a big department store and nothing fit. If it fitted over my tummy, rolls of extra fabric could be found on my thighs or I had a huge crotch.
Finding nice tops that fit my boobs but hides my tummy, not such an easy option.
It is all about celebrating your curves, but my curves are boobs and not hips.
For me it is extremely frustrating to see that there are blogs, shops and models celebrating the hourglass figure. But us apple shaped women are just looked down on, it is all about we might very much fall ill because genetically our fat is stored around the belly and not hips and butt.
I weigh less than many hourglass women I know that are of my hight, still they can wear often 2-3 sizes smaller in clothing then what I can.
Lindana, I can understand your frustration. In fact, I've been wanting to find women with your body shape to write for Hourglassy. Let me know if you're interested. Last year, I referred to this blogger: https://hourglassy.com/2010/08/never-say-never-or-what-ive-learned_04.html
Unfortunately, she had to discontinue her blog. I have one other friend with your body type, but she's too busy to commit.
I don't think your body shape is looked down upon. I just think that enough women with your shape haven't campaigned for attention and change. You should start a blog about it–or contribute to mine because I know there have to be other large-breasted women who are apple/lollipop and would like to find solutions on my blog.
I would love to write something for your blog about this, anything in particular you would like me to write about, or just general about clothing?
If it was up to to me I would write about how hard it is not having the body shape that even the media now is celebrating as well as issues finding clothing that covers my boobs and my tummy
Email me at darlenecee at gmail.com and we can coordinate the details. That's exactly what I was thinking for your first post, and I was hoping you would write about solutions you find in later posts. I'm looking forward to your email!!
I don’t know whether it’s just me or if perhaps everyone else encountering issues with your blog. It looks like some of the written text in your posts are running off the screen. Can someone else please comment and let me know if this is happening to them too? This may be a issue with my browser because I’ve had this happen before. Appreciate it
Thanks for letting me know. I knew this was a problem with some of the later posts immediately after the migration, but it seemed to be fixed. I haven’t had time to check the older posts, but your comment has let me know that I’d better.