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Style tips

By Stylebyclairelopez

Here you’ll find my style tips and tricks to help you make the most of your wardrobe

The petite dressing tips I use every day as someone who is 5ft 2… but I also use these many of these with my clients irrespective of stature

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🌸 Show off your wrists. Also makes your legs look longer - I’ve done reels on this previously if you don’t believe me!

🌸 If not wearing a full length trousers then show off those ankles. Wrists and ankles are the neatest part of you so it works well to have them on display.

🌸 Footwear - colour match to your trousers/tights/skin to avoid breaking up your silhouette. I also wear a flatform trainer for some extra inches!

🌸 Colour - the goal is not to break up your frame into lots of different blocks rather use colour strategically to lengthen. Wearing head to toe or dressing tonally is ideal for this. Or you can create a column of colour with a different colour jacket/coat

🌸 volume - wearing lots of volume can swamp you if you’re petite so be careful about how and wear you place it. I try to stick to keeping it one area only but do still play around with proportions and experiment to create different looks

🌸 Think vertical - vertical stripes/details/v necklines/buttons/jackets work open etc. as this will lengthen.

As ever these are guidelines and the main goal is to wear what you love and makes you feel good.

I’ve also re posted on stories a reel I did on petite dressing myths.

Printed blouses, indigo jeans and barrel jeans, slogan tee all @wardrobe44_shop Ad Quote CLAIRE10 for your 10% discount see stories for links

Trainers @marte.uk see stories for links
Black trs @elevenloves.co.uk
Blue button detail knits @bricksandstitches
Bags @ameliaroseaccessories
Belt @lovepinkroseuk
Necklace @clea_silk

For the rest see my LTK for links to current and alternatives as many pieces are old

#LTKuk #LTKstyletip #LTKpetite

Jeans and shoes …

The second part in my series on the footwear to pair with different jeans styles and hopefully a useful one that you can save to refer back to 📌📌

I’ve covered a range of denim along with a number of different footwear styles to see you through the spring. My boots and jeans post is also on my grid if you scroll back.

Footwear featured:

Flatform trainers and ballet pumps @marte.uk see stories for links which will also be saved in my March highlight. AD
Other trainers @tlmedit linked on stories
Loafers linked on LTK
Two tone flats old see LTK for alternative
Snakeskin flats old @topshop
Nude Strappy flats last season @johnlewis

Clothing see LTK for links to current /alternatives apart from
Barrel/carrot jeans @wardrobe44_shop link on stories
Short jacket @zara linked in Feb highlight
Bags @ameliaroseaccessories

#stylisttips #springfootwear #jeansandshoes

#LTKstyletip #LTKshoes #LTKspring

This styling trick works irrespective of shape…

If you want to draw the eye away from a particular area of your body then you need to create a focal point elsewhere that the eye is drawn to instead. It’s the art of distraction and it works 🙌🙌

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There are 3 main ways to do this:

1. Use your accessories to create the focal point - this can be necklaces/earrings/hairbands/scarves but a statement piece of footwear 👠works in a similar way.

2. Use the detail on your clothing to create that focal point - this could be embellishment, sleeve details, embroidery and more.

3. Print and colour work in the same way so be strategic about where you place these on your body - eg when wearing a print on your lower body, you’ll find the eye is drawn downwards but place it on your upper body and the eye can’t help but be drawn there.

It’s a simple and effective distraction technique

Those not on LTK
Jewellery @clea_silk
Blouse and blue knit @bricksandstitches
Red bag @ameliaroseaccessories
Footwear all old

#LTKeurope #LTKuk #LTKstyletip

Footwear and jeans 👖 …

What does and doesn’t work together is something that came up time and time again as one of your styling issues so here is the first instalment with a look at the boot styles that work with various denim shapes.

It’s often the case that it’s the footwear or the lack of the right footwear that can be the problem and the reason why your outfit doesn’t work. Variety is important because not all boots work with all jeans styles.

The boots in my life:

🥾 A chunky flat boot - I wear predominantly with skinnies but also other styles too.

🥾 A close fitting sock boot - ankle/knee high which I wear with cropped denim in the winter both straight and wide and also under my full length wide leg styles.

🥾 A relaxed knee high boot - great over skinnies

🥾 My old shorter ankle boots don’t get a huge amount of wear with my jeans at the moment but that’s ok. They do work with other pieces in my wardrobe like skirts.

Most of these boots are old as are many of the clothes on my reel but I have linked on LTK current and alternatives.

Flat boots old @esskashoes
Black sock boots old @boden
Black knee high old @zara
Leopard old @officeshoes
Cream boots old @mango
Others listed on Ltk

#bootsandjeans #stylisttips

#LTKwinter #LTKstyletip

Style formulas to simplify getting dressed …

1. Dress head to toe in the same colour or go tonal. This has the added benefit of making you appear taller.

2. Go head to toe or tonal but change one element of the outfit so there is a contrast. This works very well with an accessory but it could equally be a jumper.

3. Match your accessories

4. Use the sandwich rule where your footwear and top are the same colour. This really pulls the whole outfit together.

5. Adopt the 3 colour rule.

Keeping things simple is never a bad idea if you’re stuck with your style and need some easy formulas to follow. 👌

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Bags/scarves @ameliaroseaccessories
Belt @lovepinkroseuk
Burgundy knit @lawandcostores

For the rest see my LTK shop

#LTKeurope #LTKstyletip

Don’t leave those dresses hanging in your wardrobe for the next few months…

… there are so many ways to wear them throughout the year ❄️🍂even if you think it’s just a spring/summer style

🌼 Layers are key -thermals both on your top and bottom halves

🌼 layer sweaters over the top and use your belts to help create a waistband for tucking.

🌼 Knee high boots are ideal for warmth but an ankle boot also works well particularly if the dress is the right length - see stories for details

🌼 outerwear - go for short jackets or long coats. That in between knee length doesn’t work so well. Again head to stories for details.

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Dress throughout @wardrobe44_shop link on Instagram stories Ad
Bags @ameliaroseaccessories see stories
Belt @lovepinkroseuk see stories
Blue/coral knits @bricksandstitches ss24
Trainers @esskashoes

#stylisttips #wearthedress

#LTKstyletip #LTKwinter #LTKuk

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