Posts Tagged ‘balance’

Love the colour but be careful with the size of the print …

Spring has sprung and florals are blooming on tunics and tops in a mass of colour, which is fabulously refreshing after the dark of winter, but buyer beware.  Proportion is the key to having you wear the print instead of the print wearing you. 

Look respectfully at your body -

• if you are carrying weight and curvy then do not go for a little flower print (which will make your look like you are wearing a large amount of fabric resembling a table cloth) OR a very large print which will in turn just make you appear larger and heavier.  A good option is a medium print about the size of your palm.
• if you are short and petite, the larger the print, the more you will be lost and overpowered and have the appearance of a child playing dress-up.  A smaller print will give you balance and  enhance your shape.

Enjoy the injection of colour and find a colour that you love in a print that can be found in other pieces of clothing as you start to put your winter wardrobe away and look toward warmer weather and spring purchases.

enjoy the sunshine, Karen

is not about acheiving perfection …

Perfect is defined as being flawless or having nothing to improve on. Perfect however, is far from the reality of anything.  When you look at your face and body and feel that you are flawed ie too fat, too skinny, big nose, crooked teeth etc. you are comparing what you are focusing on to another ’image’ that you have in your mind of how you should look.  This image will have been generated in all likeliehood by a digitised picture or by comparing yourself to others and judging yourself  … others in turn are likely to be doing the same thing.  Not necessarily with you but with someone/thing else.

When you look at the whole picture (body or face) it’s about balance.  If the ‘parts’ are symetrical and in proportion or at least appear this way then you will be closer to acheiving ‘the perfect’ look. 

 To acheive this ‘appearance’  is relatively simple when you know  how to mix and match types and colours of clothes and incorporate a good dose of confidence as well.  Its about creating focus/drama where you want the attention to be focused and in turn drawing the eye/vision from the perceived flaw – finding a happy, smiling face will always attract attention!

Simple!  cheerz, karen

can you see me?

While walking in town the other afternoon, a woman was walking towards me in a dress that was a vivid red with a large check print – that dress was all i saw, it was so loud that she seemed to disappear.   Obviously i did see her -  She was a petite, curvy, blonde, very feminine.

That dress over-powered her!  Had she been a taller, darker version of herself, then the dress would have been balanced by other strong factors.  Had the dress been ‘smaller’ ie a tunic or a top or a skirt that required more items to finish the look then the balance would have happened there.

Do not shy away from wearing color, far from it.  However, if you are wearing a bold color then make sure it is balanced ie. that the amount of ‘space’ that one color takes up is in proportion/balanced by accents of size and color in other items, including you.

This can, of course apply to black too, particularly if garments are volumous and flowy.

cheerz, karen

go neutral …

i was in a store last week and saw a lady pull a piece of material from her bag and show it to the assistant in the hope of finding a shoe to match her dress, which she was to  wear as a guest at a wedding.  How many of you have done this and really got the result you were hoping for?  The assistant did her best and started down the rows of shoes holding the fabric to various shoes for a match.  Successful? hhmmm, not really.  The problem here is that the chances of finding the actual color match is really slim and even getting a color that is in the same tones is quite difficult and in fact if you can get that, well done!  The best option is to look for a shoe/sandle, that will go with everything.  This is a neutral, skin toned shoe that when worn will simply look like an extension of your own leg.  And the real joy is that your leg will look longer and slimmer for it!  So, to be clear if you can find a shoe that is color tonal, fantastic, but looking for and purchasing a neutral shoe/sandle that does wonders for your legs will also complete your outfit with the minimum of stress.  Simply add a nail varnish to your toes (if they are seen, even if they arn’t you will feel better … far more cost effective and much easier to matchor if in doubt a flesh tone with a clear top coat will polish of your look.

love and laughter, karen