Salt Lake City Fashion Stylist
Dear Empress,
How do you style your hair? Do you curl it? Or is it natural? I live in Alabama, and please believe me when I say, the South Really needs some style!
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Deep twilight infomercials, a dark and guilty pleasure that doesn’t usually involve my credit card. But this televised endorsement is my tress coiling secret.
Dear Empress,
“The Mommy Tummy” issue, aka muffin top, aka middle figure, aka apple. Do I really have to wear spanx every day? . . .
ps I do exercise but the skin well it just does not behave!
Mommy Julie
(Adventures with Gigi)
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Mummy Julie,
Following are a quartet of ensembles cut to flatter a middle figure, no spandex shapers required:
ensemble one. empire waist & mid rise. Tie your waist a handful of inches above the mark and achieve the same narrowing effect. Then match the rise on your denim to your widest breadth. The waistband will act as a corset ensuring your soft delicious center isn’t squished above into a muffin top or below into a mommy pouch.
ensemble two. ruffles & layers. Tiered ruffles shadow fleshy folds as do a-line sweaters and structured jackets.
ensemble three. gathered hems & boyfriend. If your body narrows as it descends, a gathered hem blousing across the hips will showcase it. Pairing the look with a straight cut boyfriend will ensure your ensemble doesn’t fall out of balance.
ensemble four. tunic style hems & wide waistbands. Never, never tuck additional items into your mommy pouch. Instead of expanding the bulge, find a tunic style top with a finished hem that can lay flat against your corseting wide waistband
In summary my delicious mummy tummies, find a mid rise pant and pair it with a top that falls flat over the waistband.
Thinking pretty,
Your Empress
