Spring / Summer must haves

I posed the question "what should I blog about next" on facebook here's the responses I received:

"How women with 38DD's can find something to fit into... That shows some skin w/o looking so cheap!" "Or Women that owe sizes on their bra size, so they don't look like little boys!" "How about a few ideas of clothing or accessories that are "must have" for spring and will work to freshen up your current wardrobes staples?"

I will try to answer all three questions:

For the "Must Haves" I think tops & summer dresses are it. 

Tops = Fun, flirty, blousey tops in fun colors. No black. I couldn't find pictures of tops with jewelry, but a long gold or silver necklace with charms/tassels at the end look great (Forever 21 for $6). (Jewelry note: big necklace+small earrings OR Big hoop earrings+small necklace - for both, add a few bangle bracelets. )You can wear these tops with jeans and flats or dress it up with heels. Or go a little dressier and wear some hot black or if you dare white slacks and some heels and you're done! Also, bermuda shorts and heels or flats with these tops are CUTE! No big skirts - you will look too puffy.

Tip for tops & spending your money wisely: I've been at Nordstom now for 5 months. I've been exposed to designer clothing, trying it on, seeing it on stars in magazines and tv (which helps me get ideas of how to wear it).  So now, when I go to less expensive stores (Forever 21, H&M, etc) I know what I am looking for. Think about it, where do these cheap stores get their ideas?? But if you go to these stores and you don't know what you are looking for, you will come out looking cheap - we don't want that! Now, for staples (shoes, handbags, jeans, sweaters, slacks, suits and dressier items)  you must spend good money - or else it looks cheap and that's not the message you want to send out.

The other must have is a summer dress. I used to think I would look like I was wearing a schmatte (Yiddish for rag), but I was pleasantly surprised. If you don't like your arms, you can pair the dress with a cropped cardigan (old navy & H&M) make sure they only hit you under the "girls". Any longer and you'll look like a box. NOW if they are too long, have them hemmed. This look is not just for tall thin girls - believe me! Also, wear this dress with flats ONLY.

PS if you have giggle - jelly - IE, like most of us, your legs and butt are not rock hard - PAH-LEASE buy some spanx and wear them under ALL dresses and skirts. We don't want to see your butt eating your underwear.      These styles above for our girls with "big girls"

 

These styles above for our girls with "little girls"

Hope this helps !

Muffin Top

I've been working at Nordy's (that's what us veterans call it) now for almost 5 months and the biggest complaint from women (not girls) is this funky mid-section they grew between 30ish to 40ish years old, especially around the time when their hormones started to change.  When these bodies are in hip jeans it creates a mid-section roll which sits on top of the waist band of the jeans so lovingly referred to as the "Muffin Top". Everyone is trying to avoid the muffin top but they want to wear hip cute jeans. This is a problem!

The low rise jean has been an ongoing trend and I don't see this trend going away soon. Last year designers TRIED to re-introduce the high waist pants, even ones that were skinny.....oh they were so awful. Did you see the "Guess" ad in Vogue?  Even these beautiful thin models looked big in the mid section = which is almost impossible. You know, there's a brand of jeans called "not your daughters jeans" and they market a "tummy tuck jean" that have 90% spandex and are so high waisted, they look like they sit right under your boobies. Definitely NOT hip jeans. I remember Saturday Night Live did a spoof commercial for "mom-jeans" they were so awful! So these high waisted jeans are not an option.

Anyhoo - back to the subject of this post - the "Muffin Top" which will now for the rest of the post be referred to as MF.

There is a way to not starve yourself or have lipo, wear these cute low waisted jeans AND not show your muffin top. I have become an expert at this since it's the #1 request.  The secret is in what you choose to wear on the top half of your body. What not to wear = form fitting tops, hugging the mid-section, tops that narrow at the waist line, tight t-shirts and the worst of all - shirts that are too short exposing the MF.

What to wear - tops that "blouse" at the waist area, empire waist tops, and ones that gather right at the mid-section and blouse out. Also, bright colors which bring the eye up which will slim the hip/booty area.

Here are some tops I would recommend:

         

   

    

Please note - all photos are on skinny models - however I don't dress skinny models in real life and I know these tops work on real bodies. Also - the tighter the waist band of the jeans - the more the muffin is squeezed to the top. 

PS If you have big boobies - the empire waist tops are the best, they accentuate your "girls"  and hide the MF at the same time.