FAB: Fabulously Fashionable

Ok, Girls!!!  Here are some fashion tips you can take to the bank!

• Pockets.  Here's the thing:  pockets matter.  Let's talk back pockets on pants.  The position, shape and size of your back pockets is extremely important...they can add or subtract size to that area.  No pockets is very rarely a good option unless you are wearing a dress trouser with some drape or a legging (which should be worn very wisely).  If you are sporting some junk in your trunk, make sure that you have a pocket to break that up and make it look smaller.  The placement is also key.  Look at your butt when you are trying on pants because other people will be looking when you aren't.  The pocket should hit mid-cheek!  If you have a tiny caboose, a pocket is still a good idea - just make sure it is proportionate.  You don't want a really large pocket because it will make your butt look even smaller.  If your rump is flat...try finding heart shaped pockets.  The curves will trick the eye.  Now let's talk about what you put in your pockets.  Some women don't like to carry a purse...I don't understand it, but I know it is true.  Unfortunately, that means keys, phones and wallets get put into pockets.  It's not attractive to have bulges in any area that you have pockets.  Find a purse you can live with...a small one, your favorite color, anything.  It's worth it.
• Color.  Colors are one of my favorite thing to play with because you can do a million things with color.  I know that black is slimming, but it is very rarely (maybe never) the best color for any given person to wear.  Back in the day, you could get your colors done.  I am not exactly sure what it was called, but you would go see someone who would tell you if you were a Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter based on your skin tone, eye color...or whatever.  Then they would give you a little book with color swatches that you could carry in your purse when you went shopping or something.  (My mom totally had one.  She is a summer, by the way.  I am a winter!)  I don't know if you need to go through all that but finding colors that look good on you will make a 100% difference in your wardrobe.  All of us have a shirt that we bought because the style was flattering, but we should never wear because the color is all wrong. The same style of shirt (or even a less flattering style) in the right color for you will get tons more compliments and look a thousand times better.  Color can make us look happy and gives us warmth.  It changes the way your face looks.  I also love to pair unexpected colors...it is a great way to make people look twice!  Jewelry can also be a great way to add an unexpected color to your outfit.
• Fit.  I know that this maybe a hard one for some people to take but dress the size you are...not the size you want to be or were.  Look fabulous and beautiful exactly like you are.  That means thinking about fit.  Too tight doesn't look good on anyone.  Ever.  I don't care what a man says.  Classy is always the way to go.  Conversely, oversized clothes are not flattering either.  We don't want to hide who we are...we want to enhance the good and minimize the bad.  Body skimming can be very flattering...pick things that hug parts that you love and float away from parts that you don't.  Experiment with size and take someone you trust with you when you go shopping.  If you have a friend that you love but can't pick out her own clothes properly, don't let her pick out yours - no matter how close you are or how much she wants to!  If you have a friend who agrees with everything you say, don't take her shopping with you - she won't tell you the truth.  Don't be afraid to try something new.  Claim the parts of yourself that you love and show them off.  You are beautiful.