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Quick Tip Video: Style Is Not About Size

It's no news that what you wear says a lot about you... What you wear not only outlines your figure or size, it also tells a lot about your ambitions, emotions and spending habits. For some people, size is a big issue. The other day someone with a size 16 asked me, how can ‘that’ possibly fit into ‘this’? Huh? Style is not about the size you are. Style is about how you put things together to suit your figure. You should be asking yourself what things you do to make yourself look the best that you can? Besides, what are you gonna do if you gain more weight when you are at size 16? What are you going to

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It’s Black and White- Fashion for your size that’s age-appropriate too!

Alice + Olivia Constance Striped Coat at Shopbop
Whether you're a size 2, 12, or 22 there is no excuse not to look fabulous at any age! Knowing your body and what works isn't always easy, however. Then, when the latest trends are thrown into the mix, the result can be confusing.  High fashion magazines aren't always entirely helpful. They don't translate into the battlefield of life. So many of my design clients often ask me to incorporate fashion into their style makeovers. And, I say stay on trend and modern in both your home and wardrobe. One of the hottest fashion trends is the return of black and white. Just take a look at the many fab options out there. And, the best part is that color

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Mark Fast has models of all sizes on his London Fashion Week fall 2010 runway

Runway Review: Fast's decision to cast ‘normal-sized' models in his shows is surrounded by controversy, but it is a comforting reminder that we don't have to be super thin to enjoy the creations by this talented London-based designer Moments before Mark Fast's Fall 2010 London fashion Week show commenced there was only one question on everyone's lips – were we about to see ‘normal' sized models strut down the runway in the style of last season? We quickly became aware that the answer to this was yes, as we witnessed none other than famed plus-size model Crystal Renn modeling one of Fast's tightly knitted, body-con creations. British plus-size model, Hayley Morley who starred in the designer's controversial Spring 2010 had

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Super Thin Women and Vanity Sizing, finding your correct size

SUPER-THIN WOMEN DROP OFF THE SIZE SCALES Well, I guess that depends on where you are shopping. The angel of fashion sure knows I certainly grumble in my dreams every time I only see size 2 leather pants dramatically reduced on a sale rack. In case someone missed the column that you are referring to, it was about Vanity Sizing. That's when some companies feel it is psychologically better for the consumer to wear a smaller size, so they downsize their sizes. Typically, in this 'be thin' society, a designer garment will be cut larger than a chain store garment, career-type clothes are usually cut fuller than ones in the contemporary department.... when you spend mucho money on clothing, the

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