Welcome back to the Diva Dressing blog and many thanks to all my readers and for all your feedback.
This time I’m back to provide the final installment of the ‘Diva’s Tricks of the Trade’ series.
Before you get started, dig out your piece of paper with your body shape on it…or read the previous blog posts on ‘Diva’s Tricks of the Trade’.
Short Legs and Long Torso
Choose:
Attention at or above the waist
Belts (if your waist is trim) as you have room on your top area
Interesting buttons on jackets, keeping the trouser simple
Short jackets, Bolero to hip length
Shorter skirts just above knee to mini, depending on age and muscle tone
Hosiery to tone with skirt and shoes
Higher shoes
Hem to the ground when wearing trousers with high heels
Dresses over trousers cover up where the legs begin, but only with high heels
Palazzo pants
Wide flares with heels
Probably have long back, so layer t-shirts
Three-quarter length jacket worn with trousers and heels
Long skirts have to have heels
Calf length skirt with high boots in the same colour
Keep colour flowing – same on shoe, sock and trouser
Things to avoid:
Light or patterned hosiery
Long Jackets, especially if teamed with long skirt
Flat shoes
Cropped trousers will only accentuate your lack of leg
Second dropped waistband
Drainpipe jeans unless tucking in to jeans and keep boots well below knee
High-waisted trousers – accentuate a low-slung bum
Bias cut skirt ending mid calf
Long skirt and flat shoes
Now if you have Long legs and a Short body – aren’t you lucky, but here are few guide lines for you – but believe you me you have it so much easier
Long Legs and Short Torso
Choose:
Long skirts
Skirts on the bias
Kick pleats
Knife pleats
Long sarongs
Detailed hemlines
Longer jackets
Unstructured jackets ending mid-thigh/knee (if hips not too broad)
Drop-waisted dresses
Low slung hip belts
Things to avoid:
Short skirts too far from the knee
Deep belts
Fuss at the waistline
There you have the final installment…
Start (and keep) using my ‘Diva tricks of the trade’ and I’ll be back soon with more advice to share.
Bye for now
Sal x
