Flatter Your Figure

  Late August is a good time of year to visit a grape-laden vineyard. It's also when to start thinking about transitional pieces, a category to which wide-leg jeans can belong. Wide-leg jeans made of thin denim fabric can be worn right now with sandals (such as my fisherman sandals) and with ankle boots a month or two later, given the baggy jeans trend that will certainly continue at least for the rest of this year, perhaps beyond. To make wide-leg jeans flatter your legs, I recommend those with side slits, which will open in case the jean legs are just a tad too long (but not long enough to justify to cost of hemming). Then there won't be any slouchy extra fabric around your ankles. Please keep in mind that straight lines are more elongating than zigzag ones. So, it's in your best interest to keep your wide jean legs straight. In addition, since wide-leg jeans are generally loose around the hips, you can tuck your shirt. In this case, you should go for a high rise when sel...

  Back-to-school sales are not just for kids. Adult women may be able to get good bargains from the junior department during this time of year. Stetchable junior T-shirts in particular can work for adult women. If you are looking for T-shirts from back-to-school sales, I would highly recommend those with a V-shaped hem, which will have an elongating and slimming effect on your waist. Especially because low-rise pants are in, but not all of us dare to bare the midriff, a V-hem top will provide desirable coverage. A V-hem top goes very well with cargo pants, which are currently trendy and will remain fashionable this fall. If you are thinking about picking a pair of cargo pants from end-of-summer sales, go for a colorblocking design. Cargo pants with pockets in a different color, like mine, can make your legs look thinner by dividing the horizontal view.  Better yet, the V-hem top + cargo pants combo can be incorporated into your fall wardrobe. Simply add on a cardigan or trench...