When clothes shopping, you should focus on the size of the clothes you are buying, but also on the shape of the clothes and if they will complement your silhouette or less. Make it more of a shape question. For this reason, you should know what your body shape is. That way you can embraceContinueContinue reading “Body shape: why you should know it”
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The role of fabrics
There was a time in which practically every house had a sewing machine so everyone knew what role fabrics played in their lives. Some would use it to make clothes from scratch, others would use them to just fix the hem or shorten that sleeve that would be too long. With the advent of fastContinueContinue reading “The role of fabrics”
The importance of clothing colours
We have discussed a lot about the wonders of dressing within the same colour palette. In this post we will elaborate on this a little bit more by talking about the importance of clothing colours. You may also want to take a look at notes you have taken in your art lessons, if you haveContinueContinue reading “The importance of clothing colours”
How to choose prints
We all know what prints are. And some of us have their favourite ones as well. Here we’ll continue on the optical illusions in clothing theme, by talking about how to choose prints to use them to our advantage. We’ll actually start off by saying that they tend to make the figure more rounder thanContinueContinue reading “How to choose prints”
Optical illusions in dressing?
The short answer is: yes! If you know something about psychology, then you will also know about the Ebbinghaus illusion. In this, the same object surrounded by bigger ones seems smaller, and surrounded by smaller objects looks bigger. We can apply this conclusion to create optical illusions in dressing. How to create optical illusions withContinueContinue reading “Optical illusions in dressing?”