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Don't let your clothes wear YOU: How to Flatter your Physique with Designer Clothing

It's a common misperception, among fans of fashion clothing that a person is instantly "in style" if she puts on a designer-label dress or slings the latest name-brand bag over her shoulder. While it's true that designer clothing is, in itself, an obvious staple among the fashion-conscious, the label itself is only a beginning. It's how YOU wear the fashion clothes that really speak to your style, as even superstars discover when they "fail" with fashion choices. Most people have the advantage of being less in the public eye as they develop a fashion style, but everyone can learn from the fashion faux pas (and successes) of those who are wearing their designer clothes under public scrutiny. A designer label becomes a success when you wear it in a way that flatters your figure and physique, and combine it with wardrobe pieces that speak to your personal style. Make it your own, wear it with confidence, and you'll be on your way to fashion success! With a few tips to keep in mind as you develop your own designer style, you'll be rocking your wardrobe on a daily basis.

Designer clothes that works for you

It's important to recognize the difference between what's "stylish" (on a mannequin or a magazine page) and what's a style that works for you. Although many designer clothes are versatile enough to work on many body-types, not every item of fashion clothing will work well on every individual body. Assess your own physical strong points, as well as the areas you're less comfortable about, and make your designer clothing work in your favor by choosing items that flatter the right features and minimize the areas you're less comfortable with. A shorter person, for example, should gravitate toward pieces that elongate the leg-line, giving the appearance of length and height. A person whose self-conscious about her waist can choose pieces of clothing that emphasize her narrowest point (generally directly beneath the bust) and float away from the body, providing a gentle camouflage for that area of concern. The key for every individual is to determine what lines and designs best flatter her figure, and gravitating toward the designer pieces that accomplish that flattering end.

Beginning to make these distinctions also helps to establish a personal style. Rather than simply buying designer clothes off the rack because they seem to be what's "in," a true fashion artist makes selective choices about her designer clothing, and those selections help to define her personal style. One way to ensure that you are the true focal point of people's attention (rather than the outfit you're wearing) is to develop that sense of personality that shows in your fashion choices. Narrowing the range of what types of pieces you buy and wear doesn't make you "less interesting" as a fashion artist; rather, it shows that you have a keen and developed sense of your own style and fashion personality. Within that range of fashion clothing that works for you, the next question is what you do with it to make any outfit intensely your own. Every outfit should be a showcase for you, rather than you being a showcase for an outfit. As you develop and hone your own sense of style, you'll find that shopping and dressing become even more fun as you challenge yourself to put your wardrobe to work for you. You may already have a firm sense of your own style, but there's always room to step it up a notch and take it to the next level, so why not challenge yourself to do exactly that? (After all, what woman doesn't love a shopping-and-fashion "mission" to tackle?)

If you're up to the challenge, the first step is to make an honest assessment of your own physical features. What are the features you'd like to play up, and what are the features you'd like to draw attention to? Don't be afraid to list your "differences" on the list of your attributes; many tall women, for example, are self-conscious about their height, but you can make the choice to play up that very feature and be an absolutely striking figure: a tall woman confidently wearing heels and looking stunning. Great features might include your eye color (do your eyes "pop" when you wear certain colors?), shapely legs, an enviable bust, or a curvy behind. Whatever your "ace" items may be, consider what types of clothing enhance and play up those features. Now consider the areas that make you self-conscious. For many women it's the tummy area, but the empire waistline (emphasizing the narrow area just below the bust) is a universally flattering solution to the tummy-dilemma. Whatever your assets and potential problem-areas are, the key to both is to recognize types of clothing, lines, and cuts that best flatter you.

How to chose right designer clothing

Once you've inventoried your body and determined what types of clothing to avoid and what types to employ, the next step is to inventory your existing wardrobe. You've made an objective assessment of what styles of fashion clothes are best suited to showcase your body, so with that in mind, it's time to assess the items currently in your closet. If you find you've been hanging onto some pieces which you liked (in "theory") but which don't really work on your body, take some time to consider how you might repurpose those pieces, accessorize or change them up so they do work for you. It may be time to let go of a few items, but don't give up on them without some creative thinking about how they might work differently. A great tool for a planned shopping expedition is to photograph the fashion clothing already gracing your closet. A digital camera or cell phone can be a great shopping tool, providing a hand-held quick glance at all the fashion clothes in your closet. When you get to the store you'll have a quick-and-easy reference to hold up next to the designer clothes in the store, helping you to think creatively about how any given item can be used with the pieces you already have, in a fashion statement that's unique to you.

You can also use your wardrobe-inventory (and its photo-inventory counterpart) to put together a shopping-list or wish list for yourself. Now that you're identifying the style and types of designer clothing that work for you, what items or pieces would tie it all together, or make a particularly "You" twist on your wardrobe of fashion clothes? Perhaps an investment in a "signature item" will tie together your various fashion items and cement the personal fashion statement you make when you wear them. You can update your existing wardrobe - and refocus it to attune with your developing sense of personal style - even with small additions or changes, such as new accessories or shoes, or a "signature" bag or scarf. You can turn to fashion clothing elements like vintage pieces to add a shot of your own personality to an existing outfit. Just keep your focus on that sense of style you're developing in your mind, and as you make each new purchase of designer clothes that fits within the parameters of your own identified style, you'll find that your closet becomes an increasingly comfortable place for you. When your clothes all fit and flatter you, when your individual fashion pieces have common elements (fitting with your own sense of style) so they're more interchangeable, you'll find the versatility of your closet increases immensely.

It will become increasingly easier to get dressed for any event or occasion, when all the options in your wardrobe are a "fit" for both your physique and your personality. Too many women burden themselves with a closet full of items they wish they could wear, but which don't actually work for one reason or another. Being faced daily with a closet-rack of wishes (rather than a closet full of actual possibilities) can make a person's daily fashion maintenance an emotionally draining chore rather than the enjoyable exercise of confidence-building which it could be. When you take steps to focus your fashion sense, and overhaul your closet to fit that developing plan with fashion clothing that truly works for you, it's a pleasure to get dressed every day. You can walk into any situation knowing that your designer clothes are a showcase for your personality and your looks, instead of your body being a mere vehicle for the designer clothing to walk around town.

Make your closet a fun place for you to be, an instrument of artistic self-expression, and a way for you to stand out in any assembly. Designer clothes are an amazing way for you to be seen, so long as you keep in mind the idea that it's YOU - not just the designer clothing - that's being seen and appreciated. Fashion clothing is a fantastic tool for self-expression, and there's practically no better way for you to express yourself so visibly to the people around you, so put that tool to work in your life. And don't forget to have fun with it!