Style Makeovers - How to Find the Best Clothes to Suit Your Shape

Whether you're looking for celebrity glam or timeless elegance the first priority is to find the clothes that suit your shape. Style makeovers help you to do this with the help of a stylist who can simply look at your body and know exactly what will suit you as part of a style makeover. Many women don't even know their own shape so they find it difficult to find clothes that suit them or they buy a fabulous item of clothing they have seen on someone else or in a shop but don't feel comfortable when they're wearing it.

Body Shapes

With style makeovers, a style consultant will help you find the right clothes for your shape and advise you on what shape you are. Generally there are six body shapes, although some women may be a combination of two or three, so it's important to know exactly which shape you are with the help style makeovers.

• With a triangle shape you want to balance your hips by widening your shoulders and you need to choose the right clothing to do this
• Inverted triangle shapes, with wide shoulders and narrow hips means choosing the right outfits which will narrow your shoulders and widen your hips
• If you have a classic apple or oval shape, broader in the middle and upper body and no defined waist there are ways to elongate your body and create a waist
• A diamond body shape characteristically has narrow shoulders, small bust and back with weight around the midriff and waist area. To look more in proportion it is important to avoid anything tight fitting, or which draws attention to the waist but there are lots of clothes which will flatter your body shape
• The hourglass figure is the one everyone wants, but you must make sure that you don't choose clothes which look too brash or tarty
• Athletic figures tend to be straight up and down, so to look and feel more feminine, clothes which create curves are important.

It's not just a case of looking at your shape then heading to the shops, you need to know which clothes will accentuate your figure and which ones you should avoid altogether.

The Right Size

Style Makeovers will help you to do this as well as choose the right colours, patterns, shoes and accessories to suit your body and chosen style. It is also important to remember that buying the right size of clothes is a must or you can end up looking swamped or "poured" into an outfit. Learning what suits you will help you to choose the right clothes for the rest of your life as your style expert will point you in the right direction.

There's an Australian Aboriginal saying: "The more you know, the less you need." which is what a style makeover can do for you and your wardrobe, while making you feel great every day.

Leonarda Celiberti is a UK based fashion consultant who specialises in fashion makeovers. Her greatest desire is to make her clients feel confident in their clothes and to accentuate their own sense of style. Leonarda's fashion makeover services include: wardrobe consultancy, wardrobe maintenance and personal shopping.