{"id":154,"date":"2011-05-06T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.sarahshah.com\/index.php\/2011\/from-the-cover-to-the-closet-making-a-magazine-look-work-for-your-body\/"},"modified":"2011-10-29T13:44:07","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T13:44:07","slug":"from-the-cover-to-the-closet-making-a-magazine-look-work-for-your-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sarahshah.com\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/from-the-cover-to-the-closet-making-a-magazine-look-work-for-your-body\/","title":{"rendered":"From The Cover To The Closet: Making A Magazine Look Work For Your Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

This segment <\/a>aired in Great Day Houston<\/a> (KHOU, Channel 11, Houston) on May 4, 2011.<\/p>\n

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Every month thousands of women buy fashion magazines looking for fashion trends and outfits to inspire them. Most people try to recreate those magazine looks by wearing the exact same pieces they see on the models and get frustrated when the looks don\u2019t flatter their bodies. The worst part? Women think the problem is them and their bodies. The problem isn\u2019t their bodies, it\u2019s the CLOTHES.<\/p>\n

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Today, we chose a look and adjusted it for six different body types. We chose an outfit that would work for a date, crawfish boil or traveling and sightseeing. The main pieces are a boyfriend jacket, shorts and fitted top. Every one of our models loved the look in the magazine.<\/p>\n

Recreating this look for real bodies was REALLY hard!! The boyfriend jacket caused a major problem because it didn\u2019t look good on any one of the six models – was too straight, hid everyone\u2019s waist and made them all feel fatter. So if you\u2019re aggravated by fashion, you are not alone!<\/p>\n

We had to make adjustments to the outfit for each women to correct for body proportions and maintain a lean silhouette. The \u201cperfect\u201d woman\u2019s figure is an hourglass where shoulders, bust and hips have the same width and the waist about \u00be of that width. And the top of her body (head to crotch) is the same height as the bottom of her body (crotch to toes). The strategy in the styling is to make all the real proportions look like the ideal proportions. The jackets required major adjustments to make this look work.<\/p>\n

Model 1 (Estella, size 10) \u2013 Straight Body\/Banana (bust, hips and waist are about the same width)
\u00b7 Estella had the easiest time with this look.
\u00b7 Instead of a totally straight jacket, hers is slim fitting and comes in at her waist.
\u00b7 Shorts would have worked, but the short skirt was even more flattering, so we opted for a short skirt to show off her legs.
\u00b7 We chose an open neckline because it makes her look taller and leaner than the jewel neckline in the magazine look.<\/p>\n

Model 2 (Valerie, size 10 petite) \u2013 Apple Body (fuller in the waist and tummy)
\u00b7 The top in the magazine look was very fitted and would have been too tight for Valerie. We chose a top that was cut with more room in the waist and tummy area. It also has a pattern of ruching that provides some stretch and camouflages the tummy.
\u00b7 We chose a jacket with an open neckline to make her look taller direct attention away from her tummy. It also is very curved in the waist and flared at the hip, to make her waist look smaller.
\u00b7 Valerie\u2019s shoes are the same color as her skin to make her legs look longer.<\/p>\n

Model 3 (Lori, size 0) \u2013 Petite (less than 5\u20194\u201d)
\u00b7 She is a petite size zero and with a perfectly proportioned hourglass figure.
\u00b7 The jacket is shorter and very fitted in the waist and hips to show off her figure.
\u00b7 The color is similar to her skintone to elongates her legs.
\u00b7 The pink cami under the lace top brings color into the outfit and shows the detail of the lace.<\/p>\n

Model 4 (Tia, size 8) \u2013 Tall (over 5\u20197\u201d)
\u00b7 Tia is 6 feet tall. If we used the usual styling strategies, we would have made her look even taller.
\u00b7 The loose jacket works on a taller figure because it makes her look shorter.
\u00b7 We chose a short dress with horizontal stripes. These stripes break up her body and make her look shorter.
\u00b7 The shoes have the same effect \u2013 they also have horizontal lines and the color contrasted against her skin to make her look shorter.<\/p>\n

Model 5 (Dalita, size 16) \u2013 Upside Down Pear (full bust)
\u00b7 Her jacket is fitted just below the bustline, to show off her small waist. A straight jacket would have made her look 20 to 50 pounds heavier.
\u00b7 To minimize her the top half of her body, we chose a jacket in a darker color (darker colors make you look smaller).
\u00b7 Dalita\u2019s hips are more narrow than her bust, so we chose a lighter skirt to balance out her top.
\u00b7 The color of her shoes is similar to her skintone to make her legs look longer and her whole body look leaner.<\/p>\n

Model 6 (Julia, size 4) \u2013 Pear (full hips)
\u00b7 We chose a jacket with shoulder pads to make her shoulders wider and balance her fuller hips.
\u00b7 Her shorts are a darker color to minimize that area hips and make them appear to be the same width at her bust\/shoulders.
\u00b7 We added color in the shoes and jewelry<\/p>\n

The key to making a magazine look work for you is to remember that the look was designed for that model. Use the look for inspiration rather than a blue print. Adjust it to flatter your body.<\/p>\n

Thank you Dillard’s<\/a> for providing all the clothes and accessories for the segment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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