The very fashionable mom over at The Space Between My Peers features "The O". She offers some tips on "reality dressing" and how to dress according to the shape of your body:
- Identifying your body lines: Look for soft, smooth curves (like Oprah's); harder, muscular curves; or the straighter lines of visible bones. Many people (like me) have predominantly straight lines above the waist and curved below; you could also be the other way around.
- Creating harmony with fabric: Drapey fabrics, such as smooth knits, flatter soft smoothness; crisper fabrics, such as cotton twill or linen, suit more skeletal bodies. In the case of the combination, my preference is to dress to match the top half (after all, the face is the natural focal point of every outfit).
- Creating harmony with tailoring: Among other considerations, line in the body contributes to preferences for straight or angled details vs. rounded lines in things like necklines and collar construction.
- Creating drama with contrast: Once you've assimilated this idea and feel comfortable working with it, you may want to try the opposite for dramatic effect.
I never gave much thought to creating an outfit that flatters my body and I know that I sometimes probably wear things that I shouldn't..I could learn a thing or two from Rebecca ;)
Hey, thanks so much for the nice write-up and linkage!
Keep up the good work!
(BTW, my "vintage" daily driver is an Audi, and you could have my car and my house for the price of that A-8. lol)
Posted by: Rebecca | June 9, 2006 5:30 PM | Permalink to Comment