Last time we hooked up, I was talking about legs and skirt length. Well, as a long time wearer of trousers and trouser suits I’ve only recently (last couple of years) begun to feel at home in skirt and heels. I think that has everything to do with getting older and feeling more comfortable in [...]

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I always get lots of questions about legs. Indignant ones about why they shouldn’t be on show if the owner, despite being well over fifty, has good ones. And timid ones, requiring guidance on appropriate skirt length despite being less than forty. So it’s a very personal thing for each woman I know.
But I don’t [...]

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Intelligent dressing is something we can all do when unhindered by the fashion rhetoric of young reporters under pressure to sell a new story. Yes the industry works as a never-ending cycle of ‘selling,’ dependent upon our continual consumption of the message. But you don’t have to ‘buy buy buy’ when you understand the power [...]

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Ah yes the pussy bow currently a favourite of mine for adding softness and femininity to an otherwise earnest blouse is back in our stores.
Your choice will be all about proportion and balance.
At size 8-10, whether you are a straight up and down or an altogether shorter more curvy shape, leave overblown voluminous designs [...]

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Effortless style not fashion slavery is what we’re about at howtolookgood.com – Have ten top style tips on us…
1. It doesn’t matter what you are wearing – accessories will draw it together and give your whole look a confident statement of intention. A pair of jeans with a good-looking belt or a large bright bag [...]

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