The full article is here:

http://women.timesonline.co.uk.....187674.ece

but here are his ten suggestions for dressing. You'll recognize #8 as my favorite rule, and you'll notice Angie in #9.

What do you think -- do you agree with him?

Michael's ten top tips

1. Always look at the shape of clothes. Often you can tell on the hanger if they will work. If you have a large waist, you might think that you need a peplum and curves but they are the last things you need. You need a jacket that’s cut straight and narrow, like you.

2. English and American women always ask why women look better in France and Italy. What do we do wrong? It’s all about the fittings. They get things altered all the time. American men buy clothes that are too big. A guy thinks that if an item can contain his body, it’s fine. Women are almost at the other extreme — they think that if they can do it up, it fits. Invest in a tailor, even if you buy only on the high street. Those immaculate ladies had four or five fittings; they didn’t just run into a store at 5pm and say “I have a party at 5.20”.

3. If you’re small at the waist and bigger on the bottom and you see a dress that has a fitted little waist and bodice, then go for it.

4. Buy less, buy better. Then you know that you have something on which you can depend.

5. Go shopping on your fat day, not your thin day. Stop thinking “if I could only lose five pounds”.

6. Don’t buy cheap black trousers. That’s ridiculous. People always think that they can get black pants on the high street. Spend all your money on great pants. If your bottom looks fine, everything else works.

7. If you’re questioning whether something is worth it, ask yourself: in how many different ways can I wear it? With closed shoes and tights? With a sandal? Can I dress it up or down?

8. Seventy per cent of the clothes you own should be meat and potatoes. Thirty per cent should be icing and fluff — that’s colour, pattern, shine, accessories. Too many women get the proportions the other way round, then can’t figure out why they can’t get dressed.

9. People fall back on black trousers and white shirts too much. It worked in the Eighties but if you wear it now, don’t be surprised if someone mistakes you for a waiter and asks for cheese on his hamburger. It’s much more modern to have white trousers and a dark top. Even if you’re pear-shaped, it all depends on the cut of the trousers.

10. Bonded jersey is truly the wonder fabric of our times. You can wear it year-round, scrunch it up in a ball and it never creases. It is what we used to make the black coat that Michelle Obama wore when she landed in London.