Comments on: Apples & Pears Fashion Lesson #2 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/ Clueless about fashion? Meet your new Sensei. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:39:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Fashion Sensei http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-1550 Fashion Sensei Mon, 18 May 2009 16:15:59 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-1550 Hi Little Miss Stubborn, thanks for the visit and leaving a question. My first inclination when you told me that you have dark skin would be to wear color. Nothing looks better on coco skin than a pop of color. If you are looking to minimize a large bust, wear a supportive bra (if you haven't been measured this year, go to a professional) that will keep the girls high and happy. I would also recommend a v-neck or scoop neck top. If you have a bigger tummy, look for tops with a little less structure to them--maybe a little flowy. As for the pants, wide-leg trousers are usually for pear or hourglass shapes. Unless you have big thighs, stick with straight leg jeans. My guess is you have thin legs and arms--show them off! :) Hope this helps! Tanya Hi Little Miss Stubborn, thanks for the visit and leaving a question. My first inclination when you told me that you have dark skin would be to wear color. Nothing looks better on coco skin than a pop of color. If you are looking to minimize a large bust, wear a supportive bra (if you haven’t been measured this year, go to a professional) that will keep the girls high and happy. I would also recommend a v-neck or scoop neck top. If you have a bigger tummy, look for tops with a little less structure to them–maybe a little flowy.

As for the pants, wide-leg trousers are usually for pear or hourglass shapes. Unless you have big thighs, stick with straight leg jeans. My guess is you have thin legs and arms–show them off! :)

Hope this helps!
Tanya

]]> By: little miss stubborn http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-1546 little miss stubborn Sun, 17 May 2009 11:08:38 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-1546 hi fashion sensei(: i m an apple shape or inverted triangle, as sm call it:( n im indian so i naturally have a darker skin tone than others..n i noe tt apple shaped girls have to wear darker coloured tops bt if i m dark n i wear dark tops, wont i be camouflaged? lol((: n im a teen, 18 tis yr. as for the bottoms, i have read that it is better to wear wide-legged pants bt my cousin says wide-legged pants are more for working adults.. any advice? hi fashion sensei(:

i m an apple shape or inverted triangle, as sm call it:( n im indian so i naturally have a darker skin tone than others..n i noe tt apple shaped girls have to wear darker coloured tops bt if i m dark n i wear dark tops, wont i be camouflaged? lol((: n im a teen, 18 tis yr. as for the bottoms, i have read that it is better to wear wide-legged pants bt my cousin says wide-legged pants are more for working adults.. any advice?

]]> By: Fashion Sensei http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-1497 Fashion Sensei Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:22:10 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-1497 Hi Sophie, thanks for the comment. Lucky for you, you have the elusive proportinate figure--In which case I hate you. No I'm just kidding. That just means that you have the ideal body shape, which I don't write about very often, because few women have equal proportions. My suggestion while shopping is to always purchase something with a defined waist. Belts are so hot right now, you may want to buy a few. With your body shape, you could buy a wide or skinny one. You always want to show off the slender parts of your body, while bringing the other curvier parts in proportion. But because you are in proportion, you shouldn't have a problem. Just look for apparel that is made well. Stay away from cheap material, fabric that puckers or doesn't lay flat or seams with loose threads. Thanks for your question and I hope to see you back again soon! Hi Sophie, thanks for the comment. Lucky for you, you have the elusive proportinate figure–In which case I hate you. No I’m just kidding. That just means that you have the ideal body shape, which I don’t write about very often, because few women have equal proportions.

My suggestion while shopping is to always purchase something with a defined waist. Belts are so hot right now, you may want to buy a few. With your body shape, you could buy a wide or skinny one. You always want to show off the slender parts of your body, while bringing the other curvier parts in proportion. But because you are in proportion, you shouldn’t have a problem. Just look for apparel that is made well. Stay away from cheap material, fabric that puckers or doesn’t lay flat or seams with loose threads.

Thanks for your question and I hope to see you back again soon!

]]> By: Sophie http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-1496 Sophie Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:52:47 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-1496 Hiya, I get a little bamboozled by shape, because I'm never sure if I'm an hourglass or a pear. I think i fall somewhere between the middle. My boobs are not as big as the hourglass shape implies, I have a small waist, curvy hips and though my thighs aren't huge their probably big comparitvely. However unlike my sister and my mother I have shoulders that whilst not hugely broad seem to roughly balance out my hips. Not sure exactly where I fit between the two shapes? Any advice on figuring which one I am or dealing with this in terms of shopping? Hiya,

I get a little bamboozled by shape, because I’m never sure if I’m an hourglass or a pear. I think i fall somewhere between the middle. My boobs are not as big as the hourglass shape implies, I have a small waist, curvy hips and though my thighs aren’t huge their probably big comparitvely. However unlike my sister and my mother I have shoulders that whilst not hugely broad seem to roughly balance out my hips.

Not sure exactly where I fit between the two shapes? Any advice on figuring which one I am or dealing with this in terms of shopping?

]]> By: jessssss http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-1281 jessssss Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:57:13 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-1281 just thought i'd say, that im a pear shape and wear skinny jeans all the time and people say i can get away with them cos i have slim legs, so i dont think you can judge just by granding everyone with big hips "a pear shape", it really depends on the individual person. So pear shpae ladies may be missing out on something fanatastic! just thought i’d say, that im a pear shape and wear skinny jeans all the time and people say i can get away with them cos i have slim legs, so i dont think you can judge just by granding everyone with big hips “a pear shape”, it really depends on the individual person. So pear shpae ladies may be missing out on something fanatastic!

]]> By: Fashion Sensei http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-71 Fashion Sensei Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:28:22 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-71 LucyAndTheBeasts, thanks for visiting my blog. I will be sure to address your questions in two weeks when I cover the Petite woman. Please come back and visit again soon and keep warm! Meanwhile, I'll keep my eye out for a fashionable snow suit for your 25 min walk, yikes! :) I bet you are missing your old commute. LucyAndTheBeasts, thanks for visiting my blog. I will be sure to address your questions in two weeks when I cover the Petite woman. Please come back and visit again soon and keep warm!

Meanwhile, I’ll keep my eye out for a fashionable snow suit for your 25 min walk, yikes! :) I bet you are missing your old commute.

]]> By: LucyAndTheBeasts http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-70 LucyAndTheBeasts Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:25:31 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-70 Ahh, Fashion Sensei...I am looking forward to the petite segment as I am frustrated by the lack of modern, edgy clothing for we slightly less tall lasses. I need to punch up my look for both casual and work wear because I'm feeling (and looking like) an old lady! I also need to figure out how to be fashionable and yes, functional, in the Chicago cold. My jaunt to work is now about 25 minutes so fashion has gone out of the window. I see other people looking stylish so I have to figure something out. Hey, another thought on a segment - color selection. Given I'm so pale I've avoided black in the past but now embrace it. Any insight into what the very pale, dark haired ladies so consider colorwise would be great! Ahh, Fashion Sensei…I am looking forward to the petite segment as I am frustrated by the lack of modern, edgy clothing for we slightly less tall lasses. I need to punch up my look for both casual and work wear because I’m feeling (and looking like) an old lady! I also need to figure out how to be fashionable and yes, functional, in the Chicago cold. My jaunt to work is now about 25 minutes so fashion has gone out of the window. I see other people looking stylish so I have to figure something out. Hey, another thought on a segment – color selection. Given I’m so pale I’ve avoided black in the past but now embrace it. Any insight into what the very pale, dark haired ladies so consider colorwise would be great!

]]> By: Fashion Sensei http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-48 Fashion Sensei Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:16:21 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-48 Thanks for the future topics ladies. I will be sure to cover Petite and Hourglass figures after I cover Apple shapes next week. But to at least answer your question Indian Rose, you have the figure that many of us would like to have. :) Some of the advice of the Pear Shape will apply to you, with a special emphasis on keeping your waistline defined. I'll go into more detail when I do the Hourglass post. Thanks for the comments!! Thanks for the future topics ladies. I will be sure to cover Petite and Hourglass figures after I cover Apple shapes next week.

But to at least answer your question Indian Rose, you have the figure that many of us would like to have. :) Some of the advice of the Pear Shape will apply to you, with a special emphasis on keeping your waistline defined. I’ll go into more detail when I do the Hourglass post. Thanks for the comments!!

]]> By: indianrosefashionista http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-47 indianrosefashionista Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:04:31 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-47 Great post! The whole shape thing really confuses me :( I've been told that i have a hour-glass shape, so where do i fit in? *confused* Indian Rose x Great post!

The whole shape thing really confuses me :(
I’ve been told that i have a hour-glass shape, so where do i fit in?

*confused* Indian Rose x

]]> By: Miss Norty http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/apples-pears-fashion-lesson-2/#comment-46 Miss Norty Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:50:40 +0000 http://fashionsensei.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-46 Hey, I just found this! http://gettingdressed.com/2007/10/06/shapely/ Hey, I just found this!
http://gettingdressed.com/2007/10/06/shapely/

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