a year in review 2011: fashion
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A year in review of 2011's monthly trends.TRANSCRIPT
A Y e a r I n R e v i e w12 Months of Fashion
C O N T E N T SJANUARY: Way Out West
FEBRUARY: Bright Colour
MARCH: One World Style
APRIL: Minimalism
MAY: Light and White Fashion
JUNE: Back to the Beach
JULY: Natural Summer Style
AUGUST: Colour-Block Fashion
SEPTEMBER: Lady In Red
OCTOBER: Menswear
NOVEMBER: Lovely in lace
DECEMBER: Snow Princess
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January: way out west
• Turquoiseandsterlingsilverjewelrylookgreatwithbothcasualandmoreformaloccasions.
• LimitnativeAmericanpatterns,suchasNavajo-inspireddesigns,tojustoneitem,bothtoshowcasethepatternand,inthecaseofclothing,toavoidoverwhelm-
ingapetitefigure.• Denim,astapleofWesternwear,goeseverywherenowadays,sobreakoutthejeansanddenimjackets.
• WhenshoppingforWesternboots,lookforthosethathavepointedtoes,ratherthanroundedorsquare
toes,inordertolooktaller.
FEBRUARY: BRIGHT COLOUR
• Avoidwearingtoomanybrightcolorstogether.Althoughamulti-coloredensemblemaylookgreatontallrunwaymodels,itseldomworkswellforreal-worlddressing,especiallyforpetite
women.• Wearonepieceofbrightclothingoronefashionaccessoryinaboldcolortoshowcasethecolorandavoidoverwhelminga
petitefigure• Trywearingabrightjacketorcardiganwithadressina
neutralcolor.• Wearabrightdressandaccessorizewithmetallicsandneu-
trals.
mARCH: ONE-WORLD STYLE
• Avoidwearingtoomanypatternstogether.Althoughamulti-patternedensemblemaylookgreatontallrunwaymodels,itdoesn’tusuallyworksquitesowellforshort
womenwhoaredressingforworkorplay.• Wearonepieceofpatternedclothingoronefashionaccessoryinapatterntoshowcasethedesign,butkeeptosmallerpatterns,ratherthanhugemotifs,whichcouldbe
toomuchforapetitewoman.
April: Minimalism
• Keepitmonochromaticforthetallestlook.• Eventhoughlinesofbare-and-spareclothingaresimple,it’sOKtopunchupstylewithabitoftexture.• Trywearingshoesorahandbagwithaccentsofbrightcolorifyourclothingisinaneutralcolorpal-
ette.• Wearsimplemetallicjewelrytokeepthelookmini-
mal.
May: White & Light Fashion
• Allwhite,allivory,oracombinationofthetwoisap-propriateforanyoccasion.
• Addfashioninteresttoanall-whiteorall-ivoryensem-blewithdifferentfabrictextures.
• Trywearingshoesorahandbagwithaccentsofbrightcolorifyourclothingisinalightneutralcolorpalette.
• Mixyourjewelrymetalsforastylishstatementorwearboldcoloredjewelrywithawhitedaydress.
June: Back to the Beach
• Chooseaswimsuitinacolorthatmakesyouhappy.• Addfashioninteresttoanyswimsuitbywearingjewelrythatdoesn’ttakeitselftooseriously.Leaveyourfinejewelryathomewhen
youheadtothebeachandoptforcostumejewelryinstead.• Flatsandalsarefarmorepracticalforthebeachthanhigh-heeled
sandals.• Althoughabeachbagmaybelargerthanyournormaldaybag,it
tooispracticalforcarryingtowelsandotherextras.• Aswimsuitcoverupcandodoublefashionduty.Dependingonthestyleyouchoose,acoverupcouldalsobewornasacasualshirt,skirt,or
dress.
July: Natural Summer Style
• Chooseclothingthat’swhiteorlightincolortoreflectthesun’srays.
• Optforcottonorlinenfabricstokeepcool.• Tokeepwrinklesataminimum,choosecottonorlinen
blends.• Accessorizewithjewelry,shoes,andbagsmadefromnatu-ralmaterialsthatdon’tbreakthebankbecausethesetypesof
accessoriesareseasonal.
August: Colour-Block Fashion
• Chooseclothingthathasadarkerpaneloveranareayouwanttominimizetomakeitrecede.
• Experimentwithseveralneutralcolorsinacolorblockedfashionscheme.
• Don’tgooverboardoncolorblocking--justoneitemofclothingthat’scolorblockedoronecolorblockaccessorymaybeenough.
• Avoidwidehorizontalcolorblockstripesonclothingbecauseitwillmakeashortwomanlookevenshorter.Tallmodels,suchastheonepic-turedhereatleftfromtheMarcJacobs2011FallFashionShowcanget
awaywithit,butpetitewomencan’t.
September: Lady In Red
• Wearredclothingwhenyouwanttobenoticed,andavoiditwhenyou’dprefernottobenoticed.
• Monochromelookscanbeveryflatteringonpetitewomen,butIwouldn’tnormallychooseredasthemonochromecolor.However,forfall2011bold,all-outredfashionstatementsareactually“in,”soifyou’refeelingthedrama,don’tworryaboutbeingmatchy-matchy.
• Ifyouwanttowearred,butitisn’tanespeciallyflatteringcolorforyou,keeptheredclothingoraccessoriesawayfromyourface,and
trywearingaredskirtorpants.
October: Menswear
• Head-to-toemenswearreallydoesn’tworkwellformostpetitewomenbecauseit’sjusttoomuchofaseriousandmannishappearance,butIthinkastylishtwenty-somethingcanprobablylookquitecuteinitifshewantsto.• Forjustatinyinfusionofmenswear,tryashoe,suchastheoneshownabove,thatcombinesafeatureofmenswear--inthiscasetheOxfordstyle--withafeatureofwomen’swear,suchasthehighheelontheshoepictured
above.• Dressupamannishjacketwithanoutrageouslybold,colorful,andspar-klingbroochorafloralsilkscarftobringatouchoffemininitytowhatcould
otherwisebeastaidfashionstatement.• Wearacrispwhiteshirt,amenswearstaple,withjeans,apencilskirt,
orunderasuitjacket;it’sveryversatile
November: Lovely in Lace
• Whenchoosingalacedress,selectoneinaflatteringstylethatworkswellforyourpetitebodytype.
• Ifalacedressseemstoofussyforyourpersonalstyle,addjustatouchoflacewithalaceshoe,scarf,orclutch.
• Avoidverylargelacemotifsbecausetheymaylookoutofproportiononapetitewoman.
• Checktomakesurethatsheerlaceisproperlylinedoraddappropriateundergarmentstoavoidatotallybarelook.
December: Snow Princess
• Whenchoosingawhiteorwinterwhitedress,selectoneinaflatteringstylethatworkswellforyourpetitebodytype.
• Ifanall-whitelookisn’tyourcupoftea,mixitupandcre-ateaclassicblackandwhiteensembleinstead.
• Carryasmallclutch,ratherthananoversizedclutch,sothattheproportionisinkeepingtoyourpetitesize.
• Wearafauxfurtopper,suchasashortjacketoralittleshrug,toemphasizethewinterynatureofyouroutfit.
• Wearjewelryaccessoriesthatconveyanicylookandfeel.