Your bone’s size gives you a clue to your ideal size of prints and accessories through your Body Frame Size. This is the last of the Five Body Elements. Have you heard the expression of being “big boned” or “small boned”? I’m small boned and through experimentation, figured out large scale prints and accessories just …
If you don’t understand your Body Proportions you might be feeling out of balance. Ask yourself these questions: Are some areas of your body seem longer and others seem shorter when you look in the mirror? Feel like some clothes emphasizes the longer and/or the shorter areas? Do you feel out of balance when wearing …
What Are The Colors of Your Skin, Hair and Eyes Telling You? Part 4 — Scale of Prints and Accessories Have you ever seen a woman wearing a print so big that it looks like the print is wearing her instead of her wearing it? All you see is the print. The problem is that …
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The Relative Lightness and Darkness of the Color Combinations In the last post you learned that color combinations are just like the “Three Bears.” Some are overpowering (too hard). Others are blah (too soft) and a few are just right. You learned there are two types of color combinations: Other colors on the color wheel …
What Are The Colors of Your Skin, Hair and Eyes Telling You? Part 2 Colors in prints are just like the three bears. Some color combinations are overpowering (too hard). Others are blah (too soft) and a few are just right. How can you determine which print colors are just right for you? Keep reading. …
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Have you ever had a day when people kept asking you if you were feeling well? Or a day when you were not feeling well yet everyone kept telling you how great you looked? Have you wondered what was going on? The answer lies in the color and color combinations of the clothes and accessories …
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Back in the day I wore pumps everyday to work. I noticed that whenever I wore rounded toe shoes I felt my feet looked like Olive Oyl’s feet (Popeye the Sailor Man’s girlfriend). Her feet always looked too big for her and it’s the first thing you saw. During this time I also wore a …
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The first body element of the 5 Body Element System is Body Shape. I have found that many women are familiar with this body element. However, surprisingly, I discovered many women don’t truly understand how one’s body shape gives the clues about how to dress impeccably. I grew up hearing about women’s shapes as compared …
Do you have that one outfit in your closet that you love to wear and when you wear it you get tons of complements and your confidence skyrockets? Most people do. The problem is you have no idea how to replicate it. Keep reading because I know a way for you to have a closet …
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Whenever I talk about vertical lines, people’s eyes light up because they think all vertical lines are their friends. This can be true when placed correctly; but at the same time, if vertical lines are placed in the wrong spots then they can become foes. Just like poorly placed horizontal lines, vertical lines can create …