Personal profile for Megan D.
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Style keywords
Balance of hard and soft
Strong
Powerful
Clean Lines
Feminine
Silhouette
Petite short-waisted hourglass.
Celebrities with your silhouette: Emma Watson, Nicole Richie, Olivia Palermo, Lea Michele & Kelly Rippa, Kristen Bell.
Style approach
You can wear almost anything as long as it doesn't overwhelm your size. Keep it simple and chic. Pieces that show off your waist highlight your naturally balanced figure. Implement strategies to elongate your torso when desired.
Colors
Pieces
Tops
Should fall to the widest part of your hips or shorter.
Wearing a top that is the same color as your pants or skirt elongates your frame and is especially flattering.
For patterns- stick with vertical stripes or prints that are proportional to your frame and don't overwhelm.
Tailored shirts or blazers
Form fitted tops
Cinched, banded or belted blouses
Three quarter length sleeves
Avoid: Anything this is too large and not tailored to your frame. Extra large prints that overwhelm.
To elongate your torso:
End tops at your hip bone or longer
Layer shirts and sweaters
Don't tuck in tops or add waist detail
Tunics
Wear monochromatic outfits/column of each color or color palette
Avoid detailing around the waist
*This is a choice. Highlighting your waist shows off your naturally balanced figure. In order to elongate your torso, you choose to give the illusion that your waist is lower than its natural location.
Pants
Skinny pants
Slim fit bootleg cuts
Wide leg is fine as long as you balance out your frame with heels and a slim fitting top
Prints that are proportional to your frame
Vertical stripes elongate you
Wearing the same color pant as your top makes you appear taller, as well.
Avoid: Capris, baggy pants or anything that is not tailored to fit you. Ensure the length is correct and have jeans hemmed with the original bottom. In general, low rise pants aren't great for a petite frame. however, because you are short waisted, you may choose to rock them to give the illusion of a longer torso.
To elongate your torso:
Wear low rise pants and jeans
Longer city shorts
Wear monochromatic outfits/column of each color or color palette
Skirts
Hemlines above the knee are especially flattering.
Mini skirts
Shorter shorts
Above the knee
Pencil skirts
Tulip skirts
Avoid: Anything that overwhelms your frame like large prints or skirts that are below the knee.
To elongate your torso:
Wear skirts lower or purchase low rise skirts
Wear monochromatic outfits/column of each color or color palette
Dresses
Sheath and tailored cuts
Hemlines above the knee
Vertical patterns or monochromatic to elongate
Prints are great, just keep them in proportion to your frame.
Dresses in petite sizes and/or tailored to fit your frame
Fit and flare styles including A-line
Belted options
Avoid: Baggy or oversized options. Especially low cut dresses with a shorter skirt. Maxi dresses or anything with a hemline below the knee.
To elongate your torso:
Look for dresses without a waist
With an empire waist or a drop waist
Jackets
Tailored blazers
Keep it proportional. Your jackets should fall to the widest part of your hips or shorter.
Prints are great, as long as the size of the print is proportional to your frame
Avoid: Baggy, untailored jackets or jackets with an overwhelmingly large print.
To elongate your torso:
Wear jackets that end at the hips or longer or have a low slung belt
To elongate your frame:
Color blend
Jackets and pants/skirts
Shoes
Heels are great on you as they elongate your frame.
Try wedges or shoes with an ankle strap.
T-strap shoes elongate you.
As long as you are maintaining balance with your top half, you can wear most shoes.
Avoid: Heels that are extremely high.
To elongate your frame:
Go a shade darker on your shoes than your pants
Wear colors of similar intensity
Match your boots to your skirt hem
Match shoes to tights
Wear knee high boots
Accessories
Accessories (handbags, jewelry, sunglasses, etc.) that are proportional to your frame. Oversized options make you appear smaller.
Wear thin belts in contrasting colors. If you choose to wear a thick belt, it should be the same color as your bottoms.
To elongate your waist:
Wear hip hugging belts
Avoid: Accessories that throw off your natural balance or overwhelm your frame. If wearing a bulky scarf, wear bold (attention-getting) shoes. Same with necklaces and earrings, etc. Ideally, you'll highlight your waist with accessories (belts at the waist), handbag that falls at your waist or a clutch. However, if you'd like to elongate your torso, a hip hugging belt can accomplish that.
Outfits
Once we've updated your wardrobe, this is where you'll find images of a whole range of outfits you can make from your new closet.
Wishlist recommendations
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