How to dress Pear Shapes?

This shape comprises of having a smaller bust  and shoulders with the hips being the widest part of your body (bottom-heavy). Therefore you must ACCENTUATE your TOP HALF.

Jeans and Trousers - Flare (draws attention away from your hips), Darker colour.

Skirts - Fitted with front pleats, A-Line.

Jackets - Shoulder pads, end past your hips, detailed neckline.

Dresses - Strapless prom dress. wrap dress , V necks.

Tops -Off the shoulder tops, spaghetti straps, detailed necklines, frills.

Accessorise  - Scarfs and long necklaces.

TIP -  Fun colours, prints and details on the neckline draws attention away from the hips.

Pear Shaped Celebrities

Beyonce

Red Carpet - V-neck and embellished shoulders really draws attention to the top half of her body. The fitted dress with the straight zip proportions her shape.

Street Style - Again V-neck opened shirt really helps with her shape. 

Christina Aguilera

Red Carpet - Again the V-neck draws the eye to her top half and the small straps really accentuate her shoulders. Fabric of the material just hangs beautifully over her shape.

Street Style - Adding a scarf really balances out your figure. 

J-Lo

Red Carpet - A-symmetrical shoulder dress really shows off your best asset, your small shoulders. The fitted ribbon fabric around the waist gives a nod to that hourglass figure.

Street Style - Flared jeans balances out J-Lo's famous booty. Fun printed top also draws attention to her top half.

Kim Kardashian

Dress - I know it's not red carpet style but was just such an amazing example of how to flatter a pear shape. The A-line pleated skirt ending just above the knee really covers up her bottom half. The strapless crop top beautifully highlights her small waist.               

             

Street Style - Flared darker jeans. Fitted waistcoat highlights her smallest part, the waist.

What To Buy?

                                           

                                  Chiffon Dress from Topshop - £36

Cowlneck Top From 
Kardashian Kollection - £25

     

 

Flared Jeans from Very - £22

                                              

                                   Maxi Dress from River Island - £49

Leopard print blouse from Boohoo - £20

Pussy Bow Blouse from Boohoo - £18

Fur Collar Textured Coat
from Miss Selfridge - £85

Jacquard Scarf from Dorothy Perkins - £12

Dress your body shape

Hi guys, 

Thought i'd start my posts on dressing body shapes, this first one is about those lovely hourglass figures. Stay tuned for others....

Dressing Curves - As everyone is different it can be hard choosing what clothes to buy when faced with so many in a shop. Remember just because it looks good on one person it may not be ideal for your shape. 

HOURGLASS SHAPE

Celeb Style

Scarlett Johansson
Photo by- Getty 

Dita Von Teese
Photo by - REX

Charlotte Church
Photo  by - Closer.com

Kate Winslet
Photo by  femalefirst.co.uk

This body shape is curvy with well-proportioned boobs and hips with a nipped-in waist.

Wear fitted clothing that will really show off your curves, but remember not too tight!

Jeans and Trousers - High Waisted, Dark Bootcut or Straight Cut.

Skirts - A-Line or Pencil.

Jackets - Anything fitted like Blazers or long buttoned up coats like Trench Coat. 

Dresses - Bodycon or Shift (ones with panels look great).

Tops - Scooped, V-Necks, Wrap tops and Belted.

Avoid - OTT frills and ruffles, turtlenecks and loose fitted clothes.

TIP - Scrunch up your sleeves to your elbows to align with your waist, very flattering!

What to buy?

Click on the link to go shopping

Motel - £42.00

New Look - £24.99

Boohoo - £30

Missguided - £26.99

Lipsy Dress at Republic - £50

Dorothy Perkins - SALE £7

Comment below on which piece is your favourite...

Accessory Trend - Jewellery Collar Necklaces

What key accessory should

you buy this winter?

Today I visited a popular jewellery store in Manchester to ask the owner what was her must buy for winter. Her answer was simple, "You HAVE to buy collar necklaces, they are just everywhere this season". Well if that wasn't clear fashion advice I don't know what is!

ASOS - SALE £20

House Of Fraser - Therapy  £25

For those of you who live in Manchester, i really do recommend this treasure trove, it really is accessories heaven! Check it out on the 2nd Floor of Afflecks Palace in the city centre - Enigmatic.

How To Embellish Clothes Yourself

Do It Yourself Embellishment

Save money on this winter's key style trend by adding beading to old clothes. Just take a needle & thread, and sew away, while watching TV. It really is THAT easy to do!

I was getting bored of this plain cardigan, so I decided to customise it myself having been inspired by the high street style. I decided to sew gold beads on the shoulders as it just adds that touch of glamour to any outfit.

Dress Your Curves - This style is perfect for women with small shoulders as this detailing will balance your silhouette out. For hourglass figures this shoulder embellishment is perfect too, just make sure you cinch in your waist (the smallest part of you) too! 

Perfect cardigan for covering up on a chilly night out, or to add that touch of fashion to daily office wear.    

                                                         

                                    

What's the greatest feeling ever?

Do you know the best feeling in the world? No not winning the lottery, silly! But finding a long lost dress in your wardrobe, that you COMPLETELY forgot about. Well this was the story of this dress, it lay unforgotten in a pile of clothes. One sunny day I decided to dig deep for an outfit and voila, the rest is history...well almost.

As you know I am not the skinniest of girls (think I was born being a size 14) and the closest time I've come to a size 8 is my shoe size! Therefore I try to wear clothes which flatter my shape, in this instance I wore a belt to cinch in my waist and a lovely black cardi to cover my arms. Going with the vintage theme of the dress I gave my hair a mini front quiff too. 

Dress: George at Asda

Belt: Primark 

Cardi: TKMaxx 

Bag: Topshop

First Day

Tuesday 13th November 2012

For my first blog I just wanted to wave and say "Hello". 

I love fashion and thought i'd give a blog a go. 

                                              How to Dress to Impress for Less?
I love reading fashion magazines (you know the ones which are so heavy you feel your arm will drop off!) but I always find that the clothes are just way too expensive for us average gals. Therefore I want to show everyone that you don't need to spend a £fortune to update your wardrobe to the latest fashion trends, its all about being the savvy shopper.

So stay tuned, and I'll show you how to style like those celebs but not have to break the bank.

Toodles