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Salt Lake City Fashion Stylist

Fitting Room Friday: Petite Lower Figure Body Type

With the recent close of 2011’s New York Fashion Week, fellow stylist Sarah Hosman joined Cardigan Empire to refresh her spring wardrobe with some freshy fresh pretties. 

(More tips and tactics to be revealed on specific Spring 2011 trends next week.)
What Failed:
Lady Hosman knew her body type well and didn’t fuss with many of the trends currently proliferating, knowing they would either draw a box around her top half or swallow her petite (under 5 foot) proportions. 
Below are examples of some of the items she walked promptly past (click the image to view her comments in larger dimensions):
What Sailed:
Pulling It Together Sweater: A pink puffy heart for this cardigan.  The fit closely hugs Sarah’s narrow torso and ends before unnecessarily stretching across her wider bottom half.
Sing Sweetly Party Dress: Flattery from neckline to hem.  The pleated bodice adds volume to her subtle bust, the mint sash highlights her tiny waist, and the a-line skirt skims cleanly over her upper gams.
AG Angelina Petite: AG’s famously soft fabric flexes beautifully into a derriere balancing bootcut.
Primula Corset Top: A proper peplum perfectly flaring from her mini midsection to her fertile southern hemisphere.
Eastpoint Garden Top: A ladylike neck tie and ruffled collar bring attention to her diminutive north.
Washi Wrap Skirt: Normally Sarah would have passed this skirt up because of the bright color, pleating, and pockets.  But the fit turned out to be quite flattering, the pleats pointed in the right direction, and the pockets didn’t poke.  And we agreed color should always be a secondary consideration. (But it does fit small, so size up).
Gathering Blossoms Top: Sarah’s favorite top.  The ruching draws eyes to a visually narrowed center and then flares to the perfect thigh skimming length.  Breaking up her flanks without truncating her already sparse leg inches.

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Swimwear Confidence: Lower Figure

Your swimwear phobia descends from your ankle ascensions.   Morbid fear abounds as you view bodies of water larger than a bathtub and imagine yourself exposing one or more of the following:

  • squat stems
  • lavishly fleshy hips
  • cellulite ushering saddlebags
  • a swimsuit munching bottom
Hyperventilation may be stopped by something far more attractive than a paper bag.  Below is a collection of swimwear to induce bathing bravery:

Boy shorts highlight the exquisitely curved shape of your hips, thighs, and end note without going into uncomfortable details.
The strong diagonal lines draw a shorter distance across your lower levels while the one shoulder ornamentation draws attention to your statuesque collar bones.

Higher cut leglines lengthen and lean leglets without compromising coverage in the rear.  Bright colorblocking emboldens your gentler half.
This bathing skirt flirts around your powerful flanks offering your super-limbs full anonymity.


Want more ideas, use your mouse to poke the link below and visit the
Cardigan Empire Recommended Lower Figure Swim Shop. 

Now all you need to worry about is your glossing up your slender arms and finding poses which accentuate the sinews running down your calves.
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