What to Wear? : Wedding in the West Indies

Question :
I'm going to St. Kitt's, W. Indies for a wedding. I'm wearing a gold dress. Simple, wide pleats on bottom. Nice sash around waist and top part of dress is simple v-neck. What color jewelry do I wear?

Answer :
Hi Evelyn,
I need a bit more information in order to answer your question properly.

First off, is the dress metallic gold? Or is is yellow gold? This will make a big difference in how I answer.

Next, please tell me when you will be in St. Kitts. I imagine it will be warm year round, but its important to know what goes on there culturally.

Lastly, is the wedding during the day? Evening or night?
Indoors or outdoors. Its hard to tell if the bride is going to
have a Caribbean theme or a typical traditional theme. It would help to know. Some brides wear white bikinis on the beach!

So get back when you can and I will try to answer the question better.

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The dress is a yellow gold. I w/be in St. Kitt's Nov 5th. Wedding is in the evening. The bride w/be traditonally dressed.

Thanks

Also dress is short and simple. But has a V neck shirt collar.

Answer
Hi Evelyn
I am including a picture so you can see my recommdation. Yellow gold is a lot of color and this necklace will keep it from looking like too much color. You can choose to wear the set (necklace and earrings or just one or the other)

 This lovely bib is on sale now too!

I would suggest that you wear shoes to match the pewter color of the second level of stones, very neutral, light gray-brown, aka champagne color.

GG Flower 

Any other thoughts / ideas from any one? 

What to Wear : Body Type

Hi There
I'd really appreciate you telling me what would suit my body shape. I mean, well, I'm small-busted but also broad-shouldered, and I have a fuller lower half (hips/bum/legs etc) with a short waist. What should someone like me be looking for?

 

Answer

Hi Elan,
Happy to help you!
For starters I want to let you know that there is a trend here in the US toward more structured dresses. My fav is the one Amy Adams wore at the Oscars...Amy is very small busted but she camouflages that by wearing more structured cuts in the bodice...her designer did this for her to help balance out her proportions...

This dress is also a good style to camouflage a heavier bottom half. It drapes nicely, rather than hug the hips and thighs.

These are good tips for you to follow also. Look for dresses or tops that have structure or extra details as part of the design. Avoid simple sleek tops.

Here are some additional slimming tips for formal wear.
When you are dressing up for any special occasion, whether, prom , homecoming or just dressing up for the Oscar Night Awards, you want to look and feel like a star. Follow these Oscar Winning tips to look sleek and elegant for your next night out!

Wear a prom dress that is:

Monochrome-a prom  dress  in one color elongates the body, making you look slimmer

Dark muted colors make you look thinner. Not everyone should wear black, so think deep gray, silver, wine, raisin, burgundy, forest green, russet, midnight blue, golden brown, cocoa, cranberry, eggplant.

Neutral colors, black, silver, gray, beige, taupe, gold, will make you appear taller and more slender.

Long straight skirts or dresses are great for prom -just  be sure the skirt is not too tight around your behind!

Vertical lines in fabric or pattern. Overall effect is up/down

Materials that skim along the contour of your body, not clingy.

Slight empire waist makes your lower body look longer.

Matching shoes - or shoes that are the same tone as your dress

Heels-give the illusion of length to the leg

Hosiery that is as dark as the dress and shoes=one long l i n e

Long necklace-or no necklace at all will make the neck look longer and slimmer

Hair that is pulled back or swept up off the neck, updo!

Slim long, simple sleeves or sleeveless

Fabrics that drape and move with the body, think: soft, fluid,

Body Type : Round

Question
i am a female 32 years old, 169cm / 78 kg. i cant find the right type of clothes which suits my weird body type. sometimes i see myself looking like a man. i have wide shoulders with busty arms and excess in skin, with extra weight around my tummy, while i have thin legs with no cellulite as if i am an athletic and a small flat butt. This weird combination makes me hide at home in all events. i cant go to the beach, i cant wear sleevless clothes nor move freely. and if i wear a jeans and a tshirt, i feel myslef like a guy with long blonde hair. what to do? what to wear? pls advise me in any way, any idea anything to feel myself like a sweet female.
thank you

Answer

Dress for Round Body
Hi Noor,From the way you describe your figure, it sounds like you have a round body type.

What you need to concentrate on is to de-emphasize the roundness and emphasize the feminine parts of your body.

For one thing, you need to avoid jeans and t-shirts! They are guy clothes, they make guys and slender girls like Cameron Diaz look good but do nothing for other figure types.

My suggestion to you would be to purchase or sew a dress that accents your legs and smooths and lengthens the upper body.

I am attaching an image of the type of dress I am talking about.
I would not recommend this fabric. Instead find a fabric in a plain color, preferable a darker color. By the way to find your best colors, go to http://www.shop4prom.com/prom_colors01.asp

A dress like this will do wonders for your body type and increase your feminine look. Make sure you wear makeup and earrings and do your hair really nice, too. This will do more to emphasize your femininity by accenting your beautiful eyes.

Please let me know if this helps you! And if you ever need more advice, feel free to ask another question!

Best wishes,
GG Flower