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Sexy and so very now!

June 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Imagine a garment that gives you absolute coverage from head to toe, flattering and voluminous drapery around hips and thighs and…top ‘on-trendness’.
Bet you didn’t think it would be the jumpsuit!
Frankly I can’t see why this plucky garment might hang around on the rails of M&S a moment longer as it ticks all my boxes. Great [...]

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Tags: Body Shapes · Forty plus · Fuller · Tall

We test drive jeans with your help…thanks Ali

May 29th, 2010 · No Comments

While you’ve been baring it all to the hot sun, Ali our intrepid Wizard Jeans tester has refused to be parted from her new black full rise, straight leg jeans…even when the temperatures soared to boiling…and all so she could report back to us…what a woman. here’s what she has to [...]

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Tags: Body Shapes · Forty plus · Jeans

Clothing features – the tunic top

May 11th, 2010 · No Comments

So the Wizard jeans will be tested over the next week, thank you for all your messages, now on to other figure fixing clothes.
Just came across this suede tunic top by Wallis and thought it would be good to discuss features on this…Yes it’s plain but look harder… the cut around arms is great for [...]

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Tags: Body Shapes · Intelligent Dressing

Clothing Features – the Trench

April 20th, 2010 · No Comments

OK time for part two of your body shape awareness guide as promised on Facebook, Have a look at this New Look Trench and let’s start with the body shape tips for today.
Apart from giving you a nice dash of military on trend-ness to add to your jeans and being the perfect outer-layer [...]

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Tags: Body Shapes · Intelligent Dressing

Clothing Features – the jacket

April 8th, 2010 · No Comments

After promising on Facebook that I would go over the rudiments of understanding how to recognise the features on clothes, I feel duty bound to post within the hour, to make up for my Easter chocolate sabbatical.
So let’s talk  jackets…a necessary outer layer for this time of year. Yours might be suede and pale heather [...]

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Tags: Body Shapes · Forty plus · Intelligent Dressing