Fashion
Wear to Where: Ask Your Stylist
07.06.11
After all my years in this business I get the most questions about “dressing my age” without “looking my age”. This week I’m highlighting some of the best of the best in the age appropriate category.
QUESTION: At 45 years old, I feel like a tart in five-inch stilettos or wedges, but like an old lady in kitten heels. What is the right height for my age?
ANSWER: There comes a time when super-stylish shoes in extreme heights are just too much for women of a certain age. At 45, you can still wear those sky-high heels that are so on trend, but once you hit 50, adjust your heel height. Three-inch heels feel more appropriate.
Q: I'm a 66 yr old woman and I have no idea where to look for the modern, but age appropriate clothing. Can you help?
A: J. Crew, Banana Republic and Ann Taylor are ageless brands. These three stores offer on-trend pieces that will make you feel pretty, stylish and appropriately dressed. The key is in the styling. Here's a good trick: Pay attention to how the mannequins are dressed in the store and steal the styling ideas that work for your body type. When in doubt, stick with classic items, like sheath dresses, straight-cut pants, fitted tops, cardigans and tailored jackets. Then add bold accessories, like a colored belt or a statement necklace, for a chic look that is modern, timeless and perfect for any age.
Q: Prints are my passion. Is mixing them for just the young or the young at heart?
A: Both! Great style is ageless. And pairing vivid prints like florals and ikat can be modern and ultimately age-appropriate. The trick here is to make sure the contrasting patterns are complementary in color. So if the floral is navy and pink, the ikat should be too. If the colors are too divergent, the look will turn to the chaotic.
Q: I'm in my thirties and just had my second baby. I'm working my butt off, literally. What's a quick fix in the mean time to make me look longer, leaner, taller and thinner than I am?
A: To look thinner, dress monochromatic, all in one color, top to bottom, no patterns. The visual illusion that a monochromatic outfit can create is a slimmer, longer body line by moving the eye down the body, from head to toe, featuring one color. Don’t think of an outfit all in one color as bland and boring, consider it a fashion challenge with the best benefits of making you look great and making you feel great in your clothes.
Leslie Christen writes "Wear to Where" for GreersOC.com each week. She is the owner of Leslie Christen | LifeStyling a business that does personal shopping, fashion styling, closet edits and organization. For tips on What to Wear and Where to Buy view her website at www.LeslieChristen.com and contact her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Wear to Where: Gal Pal
06.29.11
Say goodbye to fashion emergencies with the help of Gal Pal, the creators of the original Garment Deodorant Remover that’s in the kit of every stylist I know.
How many times have you thrown on a dark dress only to discover deodorant marks? Got a fallen hem and you’re about to run into a meeting or maybe you just realized your jacket is covered in lint? Fret no more because I’m about to let you in on three amazing products that will give your fashion foibles the permanent fix.
Let’s start with the originator; say goodbye to pesky white deodorant streaks on your favorite black pieces thanks to Gal Pal Garment Deodorant Remover. This ingenious sponge is specially designed to instantly remove deodorant residue, without the use of cleaners or chemicals. Simply wipe with the grain or texture of the garment and presto the stain is removed.
We’ve all heard of double stick tape right? Think of Jennifer Lopez in that plunging green Versace number. Luckily you don’t need to be walking the red carpet to justify products that help keep clothing in place. Gal Pal Everything Tape fixes and secures “everything” from wigs to scarves, apparel to lingerie, pant hems to shoe straps and everything in between. I call it my miracle tape!
Forget the lint sheets and rollers; instead try Gal Pal Original Lint Remover Mitts. Use these gems on: clothes, furniture, shoes, upholstery and anything else you can think of. Pre-cut to comfortably fit almost any hand size, these magic gloves remove the most troublesome lint. Genius by any standard, they don’t stick to themselves like a lot of products and their small size makes it extremely convenient to have them in your handbag at all times.
Now that you’re armed with the knowledge of how to combat fashion fiascos you should now feel confident to strut your stuff in a low cut black dress under a black light.
Leslie Christen writes "Wear to Where" for GreersOC.com each week. She is the owner of Leslie Christen | LifeStyling a business that does personal shopping, fashion styling, closet edits and organization. For tips on What to Wear and Where to Buy view her website at www.LeslieChristen.com and contact her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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