This may seem like an odd question from someone who is no longer a newby, but I'm trying to synthesize all the fabulous feedback I've received from you all over the next few months ahead of my final round of fall/winter shopping. I need to really target my purchases this time around, and I want to make smart buys that will flatter me and boost my sagging confidence all season long.
Some of your comments are slightly at variance with the guidelines for my hourglass body type, which I'm sure is to be expected given the fact that my size falls outside the norm. I'm just trying to figure out what I should be gunning for in an effort to pull together the most flattering possible wardrobe.
Below I'm going to summarize the info I'm working with. Please comment for each general category and let me know if I'm missing any crucial points.
Tops: I think I have this more or less under control: wrap tops and scoop/v-necks and finer-gauge fabrics. People seem to like me in jewel tones best. Are solids or patterns more flattering? And how do button-downs look on me? I tend to find them practical, but don't want to overload on them if they're not attractive.
Pants: Here's where I have the most confusion. I've always felt most confident in boot-cut, flared or wider-leg pants, especially in work/dressy settings. That seemed to jive with these guidelines:
• Choose flat-front, low-waist, boot-cut or flared pants and jeans.
• Stretch will always be most comfortable around your fullish bottom.
• Avoid straight, tight and tapered leg fits as they will make you look bottom heavy. You’ll be able to wear most denim and corduroy cuts well.
Following these rules got some approval from the forum in outfits like these, too:
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....nverse.jpg
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....outfit.jpg
And this was a pre-ylf pair of pants I wore a lot last season in which I always felt good:
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....CPT603.jpg
However, a lot of people said my best look was my most recent outfit for the video shoot with the straight-leg jeans.
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....8;newest=1
If I'm purchasing three new pants this fall (one of which will be denim), what should I be shooting for?
Skirts: Is a pencil skirt really best for my fuller figure, or should I go for a softer skirt like the one in this picture?
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....rskirt.jpg
If pencil skirts are slimming I'll try and find one in denim and one in a dressier fabric:
Dresses: I think I've got this more or less under control, as it's pretty easy to assess dress fit through touch. Would love to find another fall/winter day dress, but my hopes aren't high. Accepting suggestions for colours/styles to gun for.
Shoes: Are there any boot/shoe types I should avoid so as not to draw attention to my monster legs?
Thanks so much, ladies!
This may seem like an odd question from someone who is no longer a newby, but I'm trying to synthesize all the fabulous feedback I've received from you all over the next few months ahead of my final round of fall/winter shopping. I need to really target my purchases this time around, and I want to make smart buys that will flatter me and boost my sagging confidence all season long.
Some of your comments are slightly at variance with the guidelines for my hourglass body type, which I'm sure is to be expected. I'm just trying to figure out what I should be gunning for in an effort to pull together the most flattering possible wardrobe.
Below I'm going to summarize the info I'm working with. Please comment for each general category and let me know if I'm missing any crucial points.
Tops: I think I have this more or less under control: wrap tops and scoop/v-necks and finer-gauge fabrics. People seem to like me in jewel tones best. Are solids or patterns more flattering? And how do button-downs look on me? I tend to find them practical, but don't want to overload on them if they're not attractive.
Pants: Here's where I have the most confusion. I've always felt most confident in boot-cut or wider-leg pants, especially in work/dressy settings. That seemed to jive with these guidelines:
• Choose flat-front, low-waist, boot-cut or flared pants and jeans.
• Stretch will always be most comfortable around your fullish bottom.
• Avoid straight, tight and tapered leg fits as they will make you look bottom heavy. You’ll be able to wear most denim and corduroy cuts well.
It got some approval from the forum in outfits like these, too:
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....nverse.jpg
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....outfit.jpg
And this was a pre-ylf pair of pants I wore a lot last season in which I always felt good:
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....CPT603.jpg
However, a lot of people said my best look was my most recent outfit for the video shoot with the straight-leg jeans.
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....8;newest=1
If I'm purchasing three new bottoms this fall (one of which will be denim), what should I be shooting for? Tips welcome for both colour and style.
Skirts: Is a pencil skirt really best for my fuller figure, or should I go for a softer skirt like the one in this picture?
http://s709.photobucket.com/al.....rskirt.jpg
If pencil skirts are slimming I'll try and find one in denim and one in a dressier fabric, but will change the strategy if I'm on the wrong track.
Dresses: I think I've got this more or less under control, as it's pretty easy to assess dress fit through touch. Would love to find another fall/winter day dress, but my hopes aren't high. Accepting suggestions for colours/styles to gun for.
Shoes: Are there any boot/shoe types I should avoid so as not to draw attention to my monster legs?
Thanks so much, ladies!
