Style guide

Looking good is all about making the most of yourself. If the mirror takes a step back when you look into it, don't make excuses. Learn to work your wardrobe to your advantage. Look better today with these basic style rules.

In this article

The style basics How to wear colours Your bra

Your knickers Making the most of accessories

Choosing the right pair of shoes Style tips for men

• Recognise your assets and choose clothes which flatter this part of your body.
• Show off your breasts OR your bum, never both in one outfit.
• If you have love handles or a round tummy, wear textured fabrics and wrap-around tops.
• If you have a short or wide neck, wear tops that are open at the neck, rather than high or round ones, to lengthen and slim your neck.
• If your clothes are too tight, you'll look fatter not thinner; straining fabric is a style no-no.

• Only wear shiny fabrics and bright colours on areas that you are sure can stand up to being in the limelight.
• If you have sallow skin, dark circles or bags, don't wear black near your face, it only draws attention to it.
• Combining black with bright colours makes the black look boring and the colours look cheap.
• If you're petite or of larger build, avoid a dramatic contrast between top and bottom as this will cut you in half.

• Always make sure your bra is lighter or the same colour as the clothes you're wearing.
• If you have big breasts - it's essential to wear a bra that fits you properly; a good bra will lift the boobs and give definition to the waist.
• Balcony bras look great on girls with large chests.
• Avoid thin back straps unless you are totally fatless or you will end up with unsightly back bulges under your clothes.
• If you have small breasts - spaghetti straps will offer enough support. it's all right to show the straps off under spaghetti strapped tops and dresses, as long as the bra is pretty.
• If you want to create cleavage, wear 'chicken fillets'.
• Small breasts look good in bras with 'chicken fillet padding' and a draw-string front.

• Wear flesh-coloured underwear under white, light or see-through clothes.
• If a skirt is see-through but not figure-hugging, opt for big, flesh-coloured knickers rather than a G-string.
• If you have obvious cellulite on your bum, avoid G-strings at all costs when wearing thin fabrics.

• If you've got a large chest and you're embarrassed to show off too much flesh in a v-necked top, wear a large necklace to cover the area.
• Never wear a scarf or necklace over the top of a roll-neck jumper.
• Don't wear long pendants that nestle in your cleavage if you have big boobs.
• If you have a double chin or your face is chubby, opt for longer earrings.
• If you have a short neck, avoid large, choker-style necklaces.
• Chunky costume jewellery is a stylish way to add colour and individuality to your outfit.

• If you have thick ankles, don't wear delicate, strappy heels, ballerina-style shoes or ankle straps which cut across the ankle.
• If you have skinny legs, avoid thin, teetering heels or they'll look like they're going to snap under the weight of your body.
• If you are pear-shaped, avoid dainty kitten heels.
• Trousers and jeans should fall to the bottom of the heel.
• Black shoes look best with darker colours - don't wear black shoes with light-coloured clothing unless they are extremely dainty.
• Don't wear black shoes with bright colours as they make your outfit look cheap.

Some style tips for men are available from the BBC Health website.

Compiled by Abbie Fereday based on BBC's What Not to Wear programmes.

Ballerinas and fairy tale innocence were strong influences - Ronit Zilkha. "We translated a feeling of young girlishness." says Louise Amos at Toni&Guy. "Working 60's style pleats around the back, with texture left looser and floaty to frame the face. To finish, thick black hairbands were placed over the top for that cute ballerina effect."

90s: Giles: the 90s theme shined as Linda Evangelista, Stella Tennant and Karen Elson strutted the catwalk with textured/messy ponytails in low ponytails. Preen: the innocence of Calvin Klein black & white ads were translated with polished, long center-parted hair.

Updos: Julien MacDonald: modern take on Bardot with height on the crown and movement by tonging the hair. Ghost: Edwardian-esque updos was seen with hair dramatically back-combed using straighteners - swept up and pinned into place.

Textured Hair: Allegra Hicks and FrostFrench used plaits to create texture. Allegra Hicks - 70s European-chic. Plaits brushed out, creating angel-hair with movement using a hairband secured on the hairline. Textured hairlines juxta- posed with poker straight at FrostFrench - conjuring up images from 1920s.

Jan Prezmyk, at Toni & Guy using label.m created, "an air of 1930's nostalgia, emulating glamorous ladies taking a cultural tour. Hair was divided top from bottom with a diagonal parting. The top half was pulled into an off-centre bun and tonged through the back - twisting from one ear to the opposite side and letting it hang loose".

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几乎每一个有轻度或者重度恋物癖的人，都有开一家店的梦想。喜欢买衣服的人，想开服装店，喜欢化妆品的人，最好有自己的化妆品专柜。书虫呢，梦想是一家“干净明亮的书店”，至于爱听音乐的，一定希望自己能有和唱片店一样满墙的CD。

说来说去，如果一个人对所有这些让人愉悦的东西都充满热爱，他的梦想加起来，就是一间自己的百货公司。

当然，如果这样爱好美好事物的人，有挑剔的口味和敏感的审美，她一定不能忍受大型百货公司的五味杂陈。

她要的是酷，要有值得玩味的内核，要所有这些东西是自己一样一样挑选。

开一家这样的selected shop，像是说梦话吧，而且开在巴黎最贵的地段之一。

二层服装卖的是独立设计师的新一季衣服或者大品牌的限量版，一层的是iD这样的街头时尚杂志或者Kawaii Story book这样的小怪书，化妆品柜上明眼处是可以喷的眼影，CD干脆是自己选的音乐的合辑。地下一层的吧卖的是琳琅满目的水，总有100多种。店里那只黑色的大狗在来人之间钻来钻去的，就长大了。

COLETTE，把一个超级杂货铺的梦想变成了现实，这里的一切是混合的、新鲜的，当然，也是价格不菲的。

Style Design Art Food——这是这家精选店铺为自己所做的解释。

无论这里的东西怎么庞杂多变，来这里的人始终是相似的，他们年轻而贪婪的脸上有对新鲜东西的好奇，他们的服饰中总是有些搞怪的小东小西。他们比大街上的时髦还要走得远些，至少在这里看到的人是不会穿着满身印有品牌LOGO的外套得意洋洋地走来走去的，他们看到奈良美智的邪气小女孩会更兴奋。

这里的员工也好像是从乐队或者摄影棚里跑出来的，和我说话的新闻官Guillaume Salmon一边说话一边眨眼睛，表情似乎是过于丰富了，虽然说来说去都是different, creative, selected这些单词，但总是充满热情。而CD架旁边的工作人员像个小朋克，对着镜头比我见到的很多专业模特还生动。

员工只有二十几个人的COLETTE，除了贩卖这些走在潮流前端的物品，也经常举办一些展览，摄影或者服装，他们不打算开第二家店铺，在巴黎的Saint-Honoré 街道上的这一家已经开了8年，以后也将独此一家地开下去。

不到30岁的Sarah是COLETTE店铺中的灵魂人物，作为这间selected shop的买手，她包办了几乎所有商品的来源，从电子乐、艺术书到服装。这里的物品有明显的雅皮和朋克混合的气质，在物与物购成的混合中，可以看到一群人的兴趣，这群人是摄影师、设计师、时装编辑或者别的什么对新东西嗅觉灵敏的人，3月在这家店里拍照片的时候，正赶上巴黎时装周，有好几组摄影师在地下的水吧里面看底片。

这里的唱片或者球鞋好像是人群接头的密码，将他们与更大众时尚做了甄别。

那些在各个城市最明显地段出现的大牌奢侈品，在这里也有他们的logo，不过很多时候是限量版的，要“与众不同”的代价是更昂贵的，比如独立设计师的东西，因为大多是在欧洲就地取材，加上人工和小批量的生产，最后看到的价格往往比通常的大牌子还要来的令人望而生畏。

但还好，这是在巴黎，全世界的恋物癖最热爱的城市，在这里多的是来赶时装周或者家居设计展览的各国时髦人物，他们带着准备刷爆的信用卡，来满足自己的好奇和虚荣。

在大型连锁百货公司主导零售业的今天，有几个城市能承受这样刁钻的精选店呢？

colette
213 rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris - France

Tel: +33 1 55 35 33 90

Open monday - saturday
from 11am to 7pm

 

GUY BOURDIN，法国著名摄影师，五十年代中期到八十年代一直为法国vogue工作。

对于这位摄影大师的评价有：

Numéro杂志: 你是否拥有盖伯丁的作品？ Elton John: 有的, 3年前我在Pace McGill买了12幅盖伯丁的作品(…)其中4幅我留在了Woodside(Elton在温莎的乡间住所), 8幅在亚特兰大。其中包括了那幅用私处去融化冰块以及那幅床上的大腿。他的作品太神奇了。我是时尚摄影的追随者, 大卫在亚特兰大的整个住所充斥了此类作品。我从Penn和Mapplethorpe开始收集，有一些Parkinsons的作品， 而后突然发疯地爱上了色彩。也就是看到了了盖伯丁的作品之后。 摘自 Numéro杂志, 2003年4月号     Numéro: Do you own any Guy Bourdin prints ? Elton John: Yes, I bought twelve Bourdins at Pace McGill three years ago.(...) there are four Bourdins at Woodside (Elton's country retreat in Windsor) and eight in Atlanta. I've got the pussy melting the ice block, and the legs in the bed. His work is incredible. I'm a sucker for fashion photography; David's whole area in Atlanta is brimming with it. I started off with odd Penn and Mapplethorpe, bought a couple of Parkinsons, and then suddenly went color crazy. That's when Bourdin came into the picture. From Numéro, april 2003.