Lifestyle Choices

If you’re heavy, that doesn’t banish you from the realm of style and chic. You can still cultivate your good looks by following some key points:

• Look for separates in soft, fluid fabrics—silk, wool challis, rayon that gracefully drape, not hug, your figure. Avoid nubby textures that add bulk, clingy cotton or heavy cable knits, thick tweeds.

• Wear whatever colors suit your hair and skin, but stick to one or two colors at most and select the deepest variation of the shade: deep teal rather than pale seagreen; dusky rose rather than pastel pink. Avoid metallic fabrics, neon shades.

• Use bold accessory accents: big chunky earrings, bold pins and bracelets that might overpower a smaller girl will look great on you.

• Blazers, unconstructed jackets, and cardigans in below-the-hip lengths give you a longer, leaner line.

• Avoid at all costs: midriff-baring tops, puffed sleeves, boat necks, gathered skirts. Also: patch or horizontal pockets, jackets that end mid-hip or grab waist, narrow-front zip-style jeans and skirts, wide, boxy pleated skirts.

• Check fit at shoulders, underarms, across bust, tummy, and hips. Avoid clothes that pinch, grab, or pull. A good fit is essential for you.

• Three great pieces for you: V necks; blouson jackets, tops, dresses; skirts that end at least two inches below the knee.

Contrary to what you may have heard, you can wear prints if you’re overweight. Just keep in mind that dark-ground prints are better at disguising pounds than brights. Darks absorb light, make your shape recede; lights reflect, making you seem to “come out.” Small-scale designs are better at camouflaging than big, bold ones— especially in a dress. Pay attention to where the print falls on your body. If a large-scale design hits you where you’re heaviest—hips, bottom—don’t buy it. Good choices: prints that direct the eye upward toward a pretty face, nicely coiffed hair.

Good Things Come in Small Packages: Dressing Right for the Pint-Sized

You’re just a mere slip of a thing? Never fear; you can still look sophisticated and sensational—not just cute by paying attention to a few basic rules.

Look for whole-body fit, not just length; check shoulders, bust, arms, pockets. Don’t be afraid to have things fixed; Mom can help, or a professional tailor, or, if you’re handy with a needle, you can learn to do your own alterations.

Short girls can wear a number of hemlines successfully if they’re properly proportioned with jackets. For example, team a longer skirt with a short, fitted jacket (shows off a trim waistline!), or a short skirt with a long, lean jacket. Also look for modified versions of favorite styles: try a pleated skirt with narrow rather than huge, boxy pleats.

Feel free to mix colors, patterns, but stay away from prints on a very grand scale. Love bold colors, brights? Stick to one tonality—it gives a “taller,” longer look.

Look for your favorite accessories in a smaller scale; don’t overload, either.

Check out the new petite departments springing up as well as the juniors shops clothes are cut smaller to fit your proportions.

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