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Seasonal Color Analysis and Color Palette Advice - Q&A's on How to Wear Your Best Colors  starstarstarstarstar
How to wear your color palette from the seasonal color analysis. Questions and answers on what colors to wear for your coloring.

Pear Body Shape Questions and Fashion Advice - Q&A's on Dress Your Pear Shape Body Figure  starstarstarstarstar
How to dress your pear body shape. Questions and answers on what to wear for your bottom heavy body figure

What Style Suits My Petite Body Shape?  starstarstarstarstar
Any advice on what styles I should wear? For short/petite and curvy women? Because I always see advice for petite and small women which doesn't match ...

A Wardrobe Full Of Clothes But Nothing To Wear  starstarstarstarstar
No matter how full my closet is with clothes, there's still nothing to wear!

That's always been my dilemma since I started my teen years!

What ...

I Am a Deep Autumn: What Is My Flow Season?   starstarstarstarstar
I have dark brown hair with red and gold highlights, olive green eyes, and warm-toned peachy fair skin. I know this makes me a deep autumn, but what ...

How Do I Objectively Clean Out My Closet?  starstarstarstarstar
Do you have any tips on how I can get myself to be strict... Like a list of questions I can ask myself? Or criteria to guide me...? I threw out anything ...

How to Dress Fashionable During Pregnancy  starstarstarstarstar
I would love to hear your thoughts on how to dress fashionably during pregnancy, especially on how to:

1) Cover the bump at work before telling colleagues ...

How Do I Define My Personal Style?  starstarstarstarstar
I'm still struggling to try and define my style, and although I've read several books on the topic as well as blogs and websites, I still have a problem ...

I Dress Conservative: How Can I Update My Look from Scratch?  starstarstarstarstar
What basic pieces should I start with?


You have a lovely smile! And I believe you can bring out the best in your appearance by updating your look....

How To Tell If Your Jacket Fits  starstarstarstarstar
How can I tell if something fits right or not? I just bought the Nils' Amelia jacket in XL and now I think I should have bought it in Large - but really ...

Rules for Mixing Patterns and Textures  starstarstarstarstar
What are the rules for mixing different textures, and also how do I mix patterns?


Mixing different textures and patterns is a fabulous way to ...

Seasonal Color Analysis Misplaces Redheads  starstarstarstarstar
I'm a natural redhead (slightly more brown than red, actually, but still very much red) with fair and cool skin, and dark brown (almost black) eyes....

I'm over 40: What to Avoid and How Do I Dress for My Age?   starstarstarstarstar
Okay I'm 43 but all of my life I've been told I look younger than my actual age (drove me crazy as a teen but not so bad now). Most people think I look ...

Body Shape Question: What Shape Am I If I Have High Hips?  starstarstarstarstar
I have been trying to decide what body shape I am for a while now - but I just cannot seem to find out whether I'm this or that. I always end up not ...

Seasonal Color Analysis Troubleshooting: Cool Despite Warm Freckles?  starstarstarstarstar
I have dark blonde hair and gray-blue-green eyes and light skin with a slightly pink undertone. My veins are blue-green, gradiating to blue and blue-...

Inverted Triangle Body Shape Questions and Fashion Advice - Q&A's to How on How to Dress If You Have Wide, Broad Shoulders  starstarstarstarstar
How to dress your inverted triangle body shape. Questions and answers to how to flatter wide, broad shoulders

Hourglass Body Shape Questions and Fashion Advice - Q&A's on How to Dress Your Proportional Hourglass Body Shape  starstarstarstarstar
How to dress your hourglass body shape - How to figure out If you're an hourglass - Questions and answers to what to wear with your proportional body figure

New Me, New Wardrobe for Pear Body Shape?  starstarstarstarstar
I have made some excellent progress style-wise with your help and have one more hurdle to leap. However,I need more of your specialized help. I sincerely ...

What Items Should I Include In a Spring Summer Capsule Wardrobe for Work?  starstarstarstar
I have huge boobs – I’m a size 32HH bra (UK size). It’s impossible to get tops, blouses, or dresses off the rail to fit me properly. A size 14 fits my ...

Kim Kardashian's Seasonal Color Group: Personal Color Palette  starstarstarstar
I absolutely agree with your point of view that sometimes the 12 seasonal color analysis won't work on women of color. For example, Kim Kardashian is ...

How Do I Find My Personal Style  starstarstar
I am trying to find a style that represent me, but I'm confused and I need help to find the best style that fits to me.

Can you help me?

Thank ...

How to Wear Shorts When You Have Short and Stumpy Legs?  Not rated yet
Just wondering what kind of shorts I can wear which create longer looking legs?

I've steered away from wearing shorts all my life as I've got short ...

I Have High Hips And I Dont Know What To Wear  Not rated yet
Is there anything you can do to lower your hips? I have high hips. The top of my hips is about an inch over my belly button.

I'm 5'3"/5'4" extremely ...

I Have Warm Skin With Summer Blue Eyes  Not rated yet
Can I be a warm season if I have summer-like eyes? I have light skin with definite yellow/gold undertones (ranging from slightly sallow in winter to ...

What About Long Skirts  Not rated yet
All the skirts shown are in the shorter range. Are ankle length skirts or skirts just a few inches above the ankle still being worn; especially for evening ...

Womens Hairstyles and Hair Color Tips - Q&A's to What Hair Color and Womens Haircuts to Choose  starstarstarstarstar
How to select the best womens hairstyles and haircuts. Questions and answers to hair styling for your coloring, face shape and personal style

Seasonal Color Analysis and Graying Hair Questions - How Does Graying Hair Affect Your Seasonal Group  Not rated yet
How does graying hair affect your seasonal color analysis group. Questions and answers to gray hair and your seasonal colors.

Color Coordination Questions and Fashion Advice - Q&A's on How to Mix and Match Colors in an Outfit. Tips on Using the Color Wheel in Fashion.  starstarstarstarstar
Color coordination tips - Questions and answers to putting together stylish color combos. Color wheel coordination fashion tips.

Seasonal Color Analysis Questions and Advice - Q&A's on How to Identify Your Seasonal Group and Your Best Color Palette  starstarstarstarstar
How to find your color palette in the seasonal color analysis. Questions and answers to figuring out your coloring

Petite Clothing and Fashion Advice - Q&A's to How to Dress Your Petite Body Frame and How to Look Taller  starstarstarstarstar
Petite fashion tips - Questions and answers to what to wear and how to look taller

Fashion Advice for a Rectangle Body Shape on Minimizing Lower Waist  Not rated yet
I believe that I am a rectangle body shape because I have a balanced top and bottom according to the numbers, but I could be wrong.

I think I would ...

Seasonal Color Analysis Contradictions: Finding your personal colors  Not rated yet
I am confused with what group I belong to in the seasonal color analysis.

My wrist veins are a green-blue mix. However, I seem to look better in ...



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