How to Reduce You Bum Tum and Thighs – Like Magic!

When we first hit television screens back in… (when was it? 2001!)… nobody wore magic knickers. But we soon changed that. We shouted out the virtues of shapewear (and good bras) on TV, in books and in the press. We cajoled, encouraged and sometimes prodded women to wear them, for the simple reason that

How to Wear Grey – Using One Colour to Elongate Your Body

When Trinny finds a colour that she loves, she really goes for it. Wearing all one colour requires a bit of skill in putting your look together. One way is to choose

How to Choose a Smart Dress to Hide Your Tummy and Flatter Your Big Boobs

 

There are some events in life that inevitably make us feel slightly ill-at-ease: job interviews; business meetings; lunch with the in-laws! It can be tempting to overdress and use our clothes as a form of battle armour. In our experience, this is a mistake. We only end up feeling uncomfortable and self-conscious, squirming around in a too-tight skirt or worrying about buttons popping open.

Susannah is a Vase body shape – she has big breasts, a small waist and a bit of a tummy. Here she talks us through how she chooses a dress that will allow her to feel confident and at ease in a nerve-wracking situation. “I always start with

Book of the Month – The Elegant Art of Falling Apart

(£20 hardback, £9.99 paperback, £5.14 Kindle)

Our first book of the month is The Elegant Art of Falling Apart by Jessica Jones.

This poignant and beautifully written memoir is a tale of addiction, breast cancer, relationship breakup and emotional breakdown. That said, it is hilariously funny!

The book starts with tales of Jones’ dissolute life as a clubber and fashionista on the London scene. She stumbles from crisis to crisis, grappling with

Tips for Big Boobs – How to Make Your Favourite Bra Go Strapless

Susannah says: ‘I love one-shouldered dresses (this one by Donna Karan is one of my faves) but I don’t love strapless bras. If, like me, you have a large bust they just don’t do enough. My solution?

How to Dress Your Body Shape – Ideal Coat for an Apple Body Shape

Photo courtesy of Rococo Vintage

Out of all our body shapes, the Apple tends to be the one with the least self-confidence. An Apple body shape is, by definition, round. You have a big tummy and a tendency to adopt baggy, tented tops and dresses in an attempt to cover it up. That is a strategy that will only serve to make your body look vast.  Swathing your torso in nondescript clobber will not make you disappear, rather it will turn you into a highly visible, shapeless blob. What your Apple shape needs is to be loved, celebrated and

Night Time Make Up the Easy Way

Applying makeup for a party can be scary. There is always the danger that you will go completely over-the-top and then spend the evening feeling self-consciously like a refugee from the cosmetics hall at Selfridges. Trinny says that hard eyeliners are not so flattering as we age so she has devised an easy-peasy way to accomplish that sexy, dirty, messy eye.

Start by applying a little shimmer to

How to Wear a Short Dress if You Have Ageing Knees

 

This season all the dresses seem to be cut about 10 centimetres above the knee, which is lovely – if you have legs like a racehorse! What do you do if, like Trinny, you love your short dress but hate your saggy knees? There is an incredibly inventive, yet simple, answer: 

How to Wear Stripes if You Have a Large Bust

Just about everybody has a stripy top lurking in their wardrobe. Unfortunately horizontal stripes can amplify a large bust in a way that may make you feel that your breasts are the latest feature on Google maps. The best way to mitigate this effect is

How to Wear Sequins – From Day to Night

Whenever we are feeling tired or a bit washed out we reach for the sequins. They provide an instant pick-you-up by reflecting light onto your face. A simple sequinned jacket is incredibly versatile and