If you want to really dress your best, it’s best to keep your body type in mind while shopping. You can have the best outfit in the world on but if it doesn’t make YOU look amazing then, “Houston, we have a problem.” This week’s “5 No-Fail Looks For Your Figure” post is all about…
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posted on Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type
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Dressing for your body type is probably the most important element when it comes to putting together a solid/ flattering look. Unfortunately it’s also the most difficult part. With fashion magazines and style bloggers force-feeding the latest trends down our throats, it’s easy to get caught under the style spell. That shapeless dress that Olivia…
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posted on Tuesday, November 11th, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type
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Let me start by saying this, I am totally jealous of the people get to wear coats this fall. It is still summer here in LA and I am not happy about it. At all. Okay I’m through complaining, now on to the advice! When its cold outside the first priority is to keep warm…
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posted on Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type
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I’ve yet to meet a woman who wants to look heavier than they actually are. Now I’ve worked with clients who want to look curvier or who perhaps wants to fill out certain area of a garment – but heavier? No, I haven’t come across that one yet. The thing is, a lot of women…
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posted on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type, Style How-To's
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According to Shakira, “hips don’t lie” but I say they do if you dress them right. You can actually minimize the look of your hips with a few simple fashion tricks. Emphasize upper half If you aren’t a huge fan of your bottom half then draw the attention to your top half instead. Bold colors,…
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posted on Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type
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I must, I must, I must increase my bust! I can’t be the only one who did the ‘I must, I must, I must increase my bust’ exercise from “Are You There God? It’s Me Marget” by Judy Blume! Well you don’t have to admit it if you don’t want to but for all of…
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posted on Thursday, February 27th, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type
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I’d rank this body issue #3 amongst my clients (tummy being #1 and booty being #2) – thunder thighs! Truth be told, most men actually love a meatier thigh, but women? We could live without them. For some reason women long for the elusive “thigh gap”. I’ll admit, I have fallen victim to this crazy…
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posted on Friday, January 31st, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin Ever have your own arms ruin a perfectly good photograph? I have. As a woman who wasn’t born with thin limbs, I have had that experience. If you have non-spindly arms you probably know how to fake it in a photo by now (the old hand on the hip trick)…
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posted on Sunday, January 19th, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type
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So you’ve got some extra junk in the trunk? I get it. No I mean I really get it because I’m a girl with booty to spare. Though I’m never one to hide such an amazing asset, balance is key. I’ve got 8 great tips for keeping your bottom half in proportion with your top…
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posted on Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type
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One of the questions I always ask my clients is this, what area of your body would you like to play down? 9 times out of 1o it’s their midsection (whether they are a size 2 or size 22). Unless you are Britney Spears circa 1999, you are probably less than confident about your tummy….
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posted on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014
by Lauren Messiah Posted in Dressing Your Body Type
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