The ” Knit Dresses” are the ideal clothing for the grey cold weather. They keep you warm, lift your spirit and are very versatile to wear. You can wear them with trousers, jeans, leggins, tights or printed tights for a creative look. It will give you an instant cool ooze effortless elegance.
Michaela
These sweaters are perfect for relaxed lunches and coffee dates with friends.
Michaela
It seems we are now living in a mixture of fashion from the 1950′s and 1960′s, where female curves are important. It is all about fitted shapes with attention on shoulders,waist and hips. You can wear a pencil or circle skirt- important is you show a corseted waist and cleavage. The full hourglass is the fashion heroine from yesterday like Marylin Monroe, Jessica Rabbitt and which is represented today by Christina Hendricks. It is a silhouette that we connect with pure elegance with their bold floral pattern and structured handbags.
This autumn the 1950s hourglass curve-celebrating designers include Michael Kors, Miuccia Prada, Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton, and Jason Wu. They all have revived Christian Dior’s postwar New Look when he introduced his .php-waist styles at his debut show in Paris in February 1947.
1960′s glamour:
In the 50s Christian Dior transformed the fashion world with a narrow waistline and wide skirt. In the early sixties the wide skirt was losing ground, but the hour glass figure was still in vogue.
The early 60′s, the Mad Men era, is often a neglected period in fashion history, sitting between the Rock’n'Roll fifties and the youth led 60s. The heroine of this time was none other than Jackie Kennedy, who’s signature wardrobe was based on A-line shift dresses, skirt suits ( who can forget her iconic pink Chanel suit!), quilted chanel bag 2.55 ( which became cult and is still one of the most popular bags until today!), mid heel pumps,pillbox hats,supersized sunnies and oversized black sunglasses ( a must accessory today for any celebrity). The excesses of the fifties had evolved into something more mature and stylish. Women looked like grown women, not young girls and men looked like men. It was an adult world, not a teenage one.
And that will explain why fashion and women are back in sharp tailoring clothes. In recession time we have to act like grown ups and deal with grown up problems that will get us through difficult times. Since it is not the time to play but to deal and get on with with grown up problems we are as well concerned about creating the right image. An image of a grown-up, lady like elegance that exudes sophistication, confidence and presence. Based on visual perfection as one can find in an hourglass body shape.
General style advice for the full hourglass shape:
You need to wear shaped and fitted lines in order to follow your body line, but avoid bulk and volume around your feminine curves
Best to avoid:
Click here from more style advice what to wear as a full hourglass
Find here some inspiration on how to get the fashion of the 1950′s and 1960′s into your day to day wardrobe and by making it your own and work for you by keeping it current.
Michaela
It is the time of year where we need our BF to wrap around us to keep us warm. There are so many styles available, so there is no shortage finding one that suits your colouring, body shape, occasion, personality or budget. In order make this a long lasting affair consider the following.phpects:
Choosing your individual neckline is an important decision since it sits so close to your face, as well to your bust. So, before choosing your preferred neckline you need to know which neckline style will suit your neck, bust and build. Rule of Thumb: The shorter and wider your neck is the more space you need to allow around your neck. The longer and thinner you neck is the more you can clutter it. So, it is not only down to what you want to highlight but also what you should highlight. Necklines are great features for adding personality or a signature so really have fun with it.
The bigger your bust is the lower your neckline for your cardigan should be as well as it should have no clutter or fashion details around the bust line such as layers, necktie or a high neckline.
Since there are so many styles are out there and one can be more tempted to choose what is the latest on the shop floor and/ or what one has seen a celebrity, girl-friend or colleague wearing it is important not to fall into this fashion. trap. Every body shape has its own characteristics and silhouette, which needs to be addressed when choosing your clothes and so as well your cardigan. Once you know what structure to apply for your body shape you can apply easily the current fashion trends and see if they fit your body shape and its guidelines. The aim of choosing the right cardigan is to balance your silhouette. You may not be able to follow all the fashion tends that are out there, but nowadays there are so many trends in fashion that there is something available for every body shape. So, don’t get sidetracked by falling in love with a style and look that doesn’t match your body shape:
In general:
The Neat Hourglass
You need to wear shaped and fitted lines in order to follow your body lines
The Full Hourglass
You need to wear shaped and fitted lines in order to follow your body line, but avoid bulk and volume around your feminine curves
The Apple
Follow your bodyline – avoid details around bust, tummy and hips. Keep detail in top and lower thirds.
The Pear
You need to balance your top half with your lower half by wearing clothes that make your shoulders look broader.
Inverted Triangle
On your bottom half you need to wear clothes that make your hips look broader.
The Rectangle
You need to create the illusion of a waist
The lean column
You need to create the illusion of curves around hips and bust and of a waist
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Michaela
Every year in spring we see the return of the Navy Trend, which goes as well by the names of the Marine or Riviera look or/and trend! This trend is so popular, because firstly it feels like a fresh brise after a long winter, secondly it reflects sun, summer and holidays and last but not least this trend is wearable by anyone no matter what the dominant colour, body shape or body size- or age! Obviously everyone has to pick the right colour combination for their dominant colour, the right style for their body shape and the correct proportions for their body size.
Style for your colour:
Light Dominant Colour
Deep Dominant Colour:
Clear Dominant Colour:
Cool Dominant Colour:
Soft Dominant Colour:
Warm Dominant Colour:
Style for your Body shape:
Lean Column
Neat Hourglass
Full Hourglass
Apple
Rectangle
Pear
Inverted Triangle:
Style for your Size:
Petite
Short
Tall
Plus Size
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Have a nice day,
Michaela
When dressing for your shape, colour and occasion you need as well “to dress yourself” from the inside in order to ensure that you feel good about yourself. Both.phpects need to be addressed – none can co exist without the other. No clothes or make up will be able to cover up a lack of sleep, a bad diet that is lacking of the right nutrients to make you feel good and look energised. Also it will have the unpleasant side effect to add additional pounds to your shape and mostly when that happens you put it on where you don’t want it. It is not about wearing Size 0, which I do not support, but about feeling good about yourself- no matter the size- with no regrets. Looking and feeling as good from the outside as you feel on the inside can be influenced by the right diet for your shape but also by the right workout for your shape. Every shape has different criteria good and bad therefore it is only logical that when we workout we need to apply different sets of rules to address different parts of the body we like to keep build up, slim down or just keep in shape. Someone who is a for example a. pear- carrying the weight on hips, thighs and calves will need to choose a different regime in diet and work as someone who is e.g. an inverted triangle who have broader shoulders or/and upper body than in comparison to their bottom . So, it is natural that their diet and workout plan has to vary from each other.
Our guide will help you find the perfect regime for your shape choose the right diet for your body shape!
Inverted TriangleDoing a mixture of cardiovascular and resistance exercises will help. More resistance exercises on your lower body will be necessary, to obtain a balance between lower and upper.
Lean ColumnAn exercise routine should include exercises to enhance gluteus and shoulder muscles. This will help curve out the shape of the body. Also do whole body
RectangleShort fast bouts of cardiovascular exercises are recommended. High repetition resistance exercises may help tone and define shoulders, waist and hips.
AppleApples shapes should concentrate their exercise regimes on cardio activities to bring the body back to proportion by reducing upper body mass, while core- strengthening exercises will help to trim the waist further.
PearDoing cardiovascular exercises for quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteus for long durations will help. An example of this could be cycling or running. It would also help to do heavy resistance training on the upper body.
Doing moderate to high intensity cardiovascular exercise will help tone the whole body. Carrying out resistance training at high reps and low weight will also help.
Full HourglassTo help fat burning do interval training or circuit training. This will help burn excess fat around the body.
Have a nice day,
Michaela
P.S: Net- a- porter is now available on Joy of Clothes
“Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.”
Vivienne Westwood
You have your outfits for the occasions, but nothing that complements it with a perfect cover up! Masculine meets feminine in this glamorous season, so the focus is on the waist and shoulders. When choosing your cover up you have the choice from capelets to shrugs, cropped jackets, tuxedo, boyfriend jackets to faux – fur jacket.
But before choosing your cover up you have to decide whether it has a certain function to fulfil like covering big arms, tummy or deeper neckline, where it becomes automatically part of your outfit that you won’t take it off. If not, then you are more flexible in your choice, because its function is merely to cover you up when going from A to B.
Plus these cover ups are fantastic tools to bring out your personality, where you can create your own individual look and style. But before choosing know your body shape, so it follows your shape rather adding bulk to the wrong areas and giving an unflattering look.
Have a nice day,
Michaela
P.S:
Fashion is architecture: It is a matter of proportion
Coco Chanel
Make the most out of the new season’s knits. The big cardigan is the new cover up and the waist belts will give you an edgy layer look.
Some quick guidelines how to keep the look in the moment:
But here are some ideas how to enjoy your knits for any body shape. Keep your dominant colour as well in check for maximum impact!
Neat Hourglass
Full HourglassApple
Pear
Inverted Triangle
Rectangle
Lean Column
Have a nice day,
Michaela
Michaela has a unique range of experiences from the fashion , media and design industry in London , New York , Milan and Prague . She was the MD of Cosmopolitan in Prague where she deepened her passion for colour and style. In 2005 she founded one of the leading colour and style consultancies Joy of Colour www.joyofcolour.com . Joy of Clothes aims to share her experience with a wider audience.
Michaela believes that everyone is different and they should build on their own unique DNA rather than try to be a bad copy of someone elses. Nowadays there are so many fashion trends co-existing that there is something suitable for everyone. Michaela advises against following every single fashion trend . Dressing with style needs strategy and an understanding of your colouring and body shape . Joy of Clothes aims to make it easy for you to identify the fashion that works for you and your life style.
