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Do you have a petite figure? A style consultant offers advice on how to dress to impress
by admin on Mar.27, 2010, under Women's Health
As a style consultant, I know that scale is a combination of height and bone structure and may be petite, average or large.? Your body scale will determine the size of patterns, the weight of fabrics and how much texture you can wear, as well as the size of your accessories.? Petite figures are generally under 1.6m with small facial features, fine fingers and often have a shoe size under 37.? This is actually one of the hardest body shapes to dress to impress.
In dressing a petite figure your three main aims are firstly to wear clothes that don\’t swamp you, secondly to never to wear anything that cuts your body in half and thirdly to always try to draw attention away from your lower body and towards your face.
Neat fitting clothes with clean and uncluttered lines are ideal and a monochromatic head to toe look is excellent for creating the illusion of height.? Everything you wear, from clothes to accessories like belts and handbags must be in proportion to your small frame or you will look overpowered.? Accessories like scarves and earrings are a brilliant way to draw attention to your face and always having a neat hairstyle and fresh make-up will also draw the eye upwards.
Always look to buy fine to medium-weight fabrics with little texture since this can create too much bulk, particularly if you are layering.? Go for shorter length fitted jackets and high-waisted trousers
