Department stores are missing the boat – and designers, too. As an image consultant, I have plenty of size 16s and 18s and I sometimes have to take my executive female clients to Washington, DC to shop. All I find in my local stores (in SE Virginia) are dreadful Daddy Jackets that are too long and too shapeless. And when a blazer jacket happens to fit your upper body, the pants are usually too billowy.
1. Here’s a tip: take the pants to a dressmaker and have them make the legs as straight as possible. It will make you look two sizes smaller.
2. No matter whether you are a 2 or a 22, you need to wear garments that respect your hourglass shape. I would suggest that you look for jackets without collars or pockets. Try to find jackets that have simple lines, and ones with “built in” shape by way of styling. It won’t be easy to find one of these “perfect” jackets from my experience.
3. Don’t be afraid of color. If you dress in one color from head to toe, you will elongate yourself visually, so you’ll look thinner. You can wear all white and red, colors that most sales people will tell you to avoid. Size doesn’t matter. Shape matters, and color matters. We are talking about respecting your hourglass shape and dressing strategically with the use of solid colors from head to toe. Patterns make you look bigger, so avoid them.
4. Kaspar often does lovely jackets and suits in good styles, and this designer makes garments in women’s sizes, not just misses.
5. For casual attire, stick to pants and a top in one color; you’ll look taller and thinner.
6. Tunic tops with a built in hourglass shape are wonderful with pants.
7. Avoid garments that cling too much, but don’t wear baggy garments either. Show off your figure with tailored garments that flatter. Via Vibrant Nation
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