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Pyjama Set H&M £59.99

M&S £65

The new look of love...

Valentines Day is here, along with a few small signs of spring - two sweet reasons to reassess one’s wardrobe, and explore the chemistry between your clothes again. On the new season catwalks, designers were besotted with teeny, tiny skirts, belly tops, low-rise jeans and corsets, urging Gen Z’s love of 2000s styling from fling status to full on affair across the highstreet. But before we all catch the millennium bug and indulge in a little skin-showing, we can concentrate on the sugary palette also coming our way. Spring greens, sweet pinks, and sorbet oranges are all shades to fall for now: clashing, ideally, in one outfit. At H&M, there’s a swirly twin set for your attention; at New Look, all kinds of pink, collared creations; while at Primark, a green tweed two-piece seeks to give Chanel a run for its money. If underwear or pajamas are more your style of suit? Head to Matalan or River Island, where romantic red and pink sets lie waiting. Just don’t leave the house without trying to reignite flames with the items already in your wardrobe. Saving money and the planet? So seductive. Should you buy new though, buy smart and consider your clothes as long term loves, as opposed to holiday romances you experience once then forget or regret…

Zara £59.99

New Look £27.99

M&S £39.50

New Look £15.99

River Island £50

Primark Jacket: £30 Skirt: £13

A new year resolution that you can keep... for yourself

Every January we have lots of new years resolutions and good intentions by the end of the month we often find those resolutions waning for one reason or another!

Loosing weight, toning up , looking/feeling confident, getting rid of all the clothes you never wear...

Are all common themes for many reading this article. Many of you promise yourself that when you have lost weight, toned up, etc then you will “treat yourself” to maybe a spa day, a haircut and colour or perhaps a colour analysis or a style consultation. Some are waiting years! One service that is not weight related is a colour analysis; it doesn’t matter where you are in your weight journey. Getting advice about colours which are going to make you look healthy and wearing them in the right way can make you look taller and slimmer has to be a win win! A colour analysis will also guide you to the correct colours to select when selecting makeup colours too.

When it comes to loosing weight many ladies have a number of wardrobe sizes on the go. Be honest with yourself, if you loose all the weight you are aiming for will you be able to maintain it? Finding a healthy, ”mid weight” which is easier to control and takes the pressure off psychologically helps you to relax and feel happier about your appearance rather than constantly beating yourself up about not being the “perfect” weight on the scales.

Discovering that actually your height and where your shoulders, hips and general proportions of your body doesn’t change while loosing weight is quite a revolutionary for many. Where you lay down inches depends on your body shape. Hour glass shapes tend to put weight on more evenly all over. In contrast rectangles tend to put it on around the middle of their bodies. Unless you have many stones to loose your overall proportions won’t change that much. For example, If you have always been short waisted, or longer in the body than the legs neither will change whatever your size. The fabrics selected might be different BUT it’s really important to find a few pieces you really like wearing and flatter your figure shape at that moment regardless of where you are in your weight journey. Giving you the confidence to continue, and help you feel better about yourself. It is very important in building self esteem which is fundamental to us all, especially as so many ladies and gentlemen have found the past couple of years challenging, with many finding it difficult to reconnect in social environments. We all need a boost to our self confidence.

Once you have the basics of colour and style for you at your figure tips then it is far easier to make sense of your wardrobe and discover why you have so many clothes that no longer work. This will allow you to make sensible wardrobe investment decisions rather than just buying more clothes without working out how they will add value to the wardrobe.

In my 25 years of experience it doesn’t matter what weight, height or shape women are NEVER happy with the way they look. So instead of chasing unrealistic goals ask your self what do you like about yourself? I know most of you will struggle badly with this question, acceptance is the key. It is entirely possible to look good and feel confident regardless of your size or shape, long will you wait to look and feel better about yourself?

Jane Sumner Image Matters 07779 585323 www.imagemattersuk.com

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