Thursday, 29 September 2011

Get your winter scarf in your best colour ...

Some items never go out of fashion ... a trench, a blazer, a white shirt and, of course, the winter scarf (especially in Ireland)!  

A colourful scarf can really give new life to last winter's coat, but it is so important that it's in your right colour, as being so close to the face it can make you look completed washed out if it is too bright / too dark. 

The Colour Me Beautiful range of scarves guarantee that you will always look your best.  You'll see me wearing my orange scarf with my chocolate brown coat on really cold, wet days this winter and my yellow-green scarf when it's cold but sunny.  Contact me if you're not sure which is your best colour.

Monday, 5 September 2011

Choosing a Winter Coat

Sadly, winter is approaching and one of the items we will wear a lot over the next few months is our winter coat.  As well as choosing a coat which suits your colouring, it should also suit your bodyshape & style personality. 

The best buy is a coat in a neutral colour so you can revamp it each winter with coloured scarves / brooches.  A brightly coloured / patterned coat may get you lots of compliments on its' first outing but people tend to remember it. 

When it comes to bodyshape, most importantly, if you have a waist show it off in a fitted style.  Wearing the wrong shape can add 10lbs to the wearer.

(Green coat, Oasis, £76)

If you have a large bust, single-breasted will always look better on you:  
(Red coat, Coast, £195)

If you are petite, under 5ft3, a shorter coat will suit give the illusion of more height:

(Rust coat, Isme, £75)

Whereas a petite lady would look swamped in a long coat like this:
(Cream coat, Planet, £299)

The Herringbone trend is perfect for those with clear & cool colouring and Classic style personalities:


(Hugo, £349, stylebop.com)

Although Dramatic / Creative style personalities like to wear coats that are that little bit different, this style should be avoided for anyone with a short neck:

(Joe Browns, Debenhams, £85.95)

As your winter coat will hide all the other gorgeous clothes you are wearing underneath it must suit you 100%.  If you struggle finding a winter coat then it's time you booked a style consultation to help you find out what exactly suits you and where you can find it!