Dresses....... a girl's best friend
The beauty of a dress is that you
have one base from which to work your outfit. Whether it is patterned or plain,
one colour or more, it will be a central part of what you wear and can be
dressed up or down depending on your mood and what you are doing.
A fun and flowery dress can be
dressed up with a smart jacket and heels or dressed down with a soft cardigan
and flats. If you change to delicate sandals and a floaty wrap the outfit will
take you into evening.
On the other hand a smart work dress
can be worn with a jacket for business or dressed down with strappy heels and
chunky jewellery for going out.
A well fitting dress gives you
confidence. You can walk into a room and own it as you know you look amazing.
My favourite shape of dress is a
fitted mock wrap dress. They are perfect for my figure and hide a lot of sins
Wearing nice clothes makes you feel
good; it makes you feel feminine and more confident in your physical
appearance. I am the first to admit that a good dress can make an amazing
difference.
Dresses are my favourite item of
clothing and teamed with the right accessories, a simple dress can be a
brilliant statement piece. A dress can be a splash of colour teamed
with black tights, shoes or boots and a little cardigan or jacket. (my standard
for work). I have an hour glass figure and find that the right dress can
accentuate in all the right places.
Short dresses of the right style can
be teamed with leggings and this makes them far more accessible for people who
may be conscious of their legs. (Definitely me). Jumper dresses with leggings
and a pair of nice boots is always nice for autumn and winter when you need
more layers but don’t want to ditch the dresses. Putting a long sleeved
top under a dress with short sleeves can also make them far more versatile. I
find a plain, black long sleeved top and a pair of black leggings and boots can
really add mileage to your favourite dresses through the winter. Floaty
dresses, however, should be kept for summer and jumper dresses for winter unless
you are particularly inclined to be either hot or cold all year round.
The picture at the top of the page is
a selection of my dresses. They don't photo that well on hangers so I have
added some pics here of me in some of them. (apologies in advance for the
model)
There are a lot of blogs devoted
entirely to dresses and fashion in general and I love to do
an on-line search and sit and read through
them. Some are relevant to me and
some are not but it is very interesting to see other
people's points of view and it is a good way to get ideas for outfits and
styles.
Billie and Blossom at Dorothy Perkins has been a
source of some of favourite dresses and more recently Mela Loves London at New
Look, Next and House of Fraser.
