Illusion Dressing, How to Instantly Look Better In Your Clothes
Nancy, Wardrobe Wizard
Whether you are fighting the battle of the bulge or have chronic problem areas these 4 simple tips will help you to look instantly better in your clothes.
Even if you are not overweight, you probably have some challenging body parts you would like to de-emphasize
The goal of illusion dressing is to re-direct the eye.
By effectively using proportion and vertical details in clothing you can re-direct the eye so the focus is on your face and not the challenging areas of your body.
4 simple visual techniques to instantly looking better.
1. Show some skin, but not too much. Make sure your neckline is low enough so your collarbone is showing.
too much skin!
Focus is on her breasts, not her face
much better
The neckline is higher up, but you can still see her collar-bone. Focus is now on her face
2. Roll or push you long sleeves up so that they are just below your elbow.
Push or roll sleeves on an angle
Push or roll up your sleeves, to eliminate horizontal lines where your sleeve ends.
3. Wear an open jacket, cardigan or vest layered over a shell to create vertical lines.
wrong way to wear a vest
Instead of focusing on the face, the eye stops at the button over the belly area.
right way
The open vest creates vertical lines so the eye skims over the belly area
4. Wear shoulder pads. Your clothing will hang better on your body with shoulder pads. (They never go out of fashion) Avoid the football player shoulder pads from the 1970’s
Soft foam shoulder pads available at JoAnn Fabric or online.
Try these 4 simple tips to look better (more visually pleasing) in your clothes.
Feel free to comment or ask questions.
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Nancy Goldblatt, “Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a professionally trained personal image consultant. She can teach you lots more illusion dressing techniques.
She can also give you a wallet of 40 to 50 of your best shades of color, line drawings of your best styles and she will teach you to shop your closet.
“I was trained in 1991 by Joanna Nicholson of Color 1 Associates, an International Image and Styling Company. I specialize in working with mid-life women whose size or shape has changed and who have lots of clothes and nothing to wear.”
Say goodbye to those “Nothing to wear moments.”
e-mail to set up a complimentary 20-minute telephone session where you will discover your “Fashion Personality,” and receive a free “Wardrobe Needs,” assessment.
Contact “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore”at Nancy@wardrobewiz.com or call 410-513-9496
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