We all know them: those amazing women who manage to look great all the time. How do they do it? Personal style starts with the right attitude, requires some discipline, and ends up being easier than it looks at first. Maybe it’s a frazzled day, a humid day, the day after an all-nighter, a nothing kind of day, a casual Friday. No matter what kind of day presents itself, some women spend it looking effortlessly pulled together. So chic, so serene, so fabulous. What have they got that the rest of us don’t, and can we have some, please? It begins with a particular attitude. These constantly chic women don’t wake up and think, Today I’ll just throw something on. They treat every day as an opportunity to express themselves, maximizing what’s attractive and minimizing what’s marginal about their bodies. They know that what you wear is one of the few things in this life you can control, and that if you wear something that looks terrific, you’ll feel terrific too. Want to be one of these women? 1. Review your closet. Be brutal. Charge right in there and weed out the ill-fitting, outdated, pilled, stained, stretched, wrong-colored stuff. If …show more content…
If you’re small, you look overwhelmed. If you’re not so small, you look bigger than you are. No matter your size, the only impression a too-big-in-the-sleeves jacket, shirt or sweater gives is that the item was borrowed from someone more important. Are you 5 foot 4 inches or less? Embrace your petiteness and shop in the petite department, choosing items with stretch and structure. Curvy? Then don’t obliterate your shape under clothes that drop straight from bust to hip. Many an hourglass figure has gone matronly before its time. If you have a waistline of any kind, buy clothes that nip slightly at the waist, or have a tailor take them in for you. Subtle tucks under the arms and at the waist can make even knit sweaters conform to the curves of your
In the article, “The Fashion Industry: Free to Be an Individual” by Hanna Berry, Berry discusses how for decades women have been told to use certain products and that if they used those products they would be beautiful. Women over the years have believed this idea and would purchase items that promised to make them prettier, thinner, smarter and even more loved. However, in reality it was never what they wore on their bodies that helped them be any of those things; but what it did help with was to empower women to become fearless and bold by what they chose to wear on their bodies as a form of expression.
understand the kind of “messages” that they send out when they wear makeup and tight skirts,
where women feel beautiful even if they don’t fit the societal ideal, it will allow us to open
As Entwistle eloquently claims, " it is through our bodies that we see and come to be seen in the world." By using the phrase "come to be seen in the world," Entwistle introduces how dress serves not only as an expedient for individual expression, but also as a mediator between our internal identity and social rules. Our performance of gender is coherent with what societal conventions define as the appropriate set of characteristics of a woman. This dual purpose of dress is manifest in the manner in which Jenner dresses her body: all attempts are made to exaggerate the feminine aspects of her body. For example, her satin corset drapes alluringly around her hips, accentuating the curvature of her hips. She employs significant cosmetics to further beautify her face in order to create a sensual aura. The emphasis on her Jenner 's aesthetics is in concurrence with the importance placed on a female 's looks. The aesthetic appeal is often one of the defining characteristics of a female. And thus, Jenner 's body is dressed in the way a female 's body should be dressed. In conclusion, Jenner 's dressed body plays a salient role in Jenner 's articulation and expression of her new feminine
‘Your coat’s a little shabby, but who cares? It doesn’t keep people from asking you to dine. If I were shabby no one would have me: a woman is asked out as much for her clothes as for herself. The clothes are background, the frame, if you like: they don’t make success, but they are a part of it. Who wants a dingy woman? We are expected to be pretty and well-dressed till we drop – and if we can’t keep it up alone, we have to go into partnership.” (Wharton,
Fashion is a constantly changing industry; what is trendy one day is outdated the next. The 21st century has been a catalyst for a large movement in fashion. Paris, New York, and London are some of the main contributors to the fashion industry (“Fashion Capitals”). Along with being the main influences in fashion, they have significantly connected the world on a global level. Even on a local level, students and young adults indulge in fashion as a way to express themselves. Some people may argue that fashion helps express one’s imagination; however, fashion has become one of the major influences that promotes an unrealistic image of women that is detrimental to their bodies. This unrealistic image can lead to health problems, a negative body image, and a society based on appearances which is disadvantageous to our culture as a whole.
It seems if a woman does not follow what the television or magazines do, they will be considered a ‘disgrace’ to society. “By the 1930’s, mass advertisements on radio and in magazines persuaded women to purchase cosmetic products by appealing to her fear of growing old or being rejected by social acquaintances,” (Gourley 56). The beauty industry specifically targeted women, using the ideas of an often highly feminine related idea of vanity. This also talked about women’s apparel in clothing and how they weren’t able to dress casually since they would be titled, slob. As looks represent a lot in a woman, the body type of a woman has always struggled with maintaining since the ‘perfect’ body types are not what everyone has. “In the 1890’s women had full bosoms, round hips. In actual measurements they were probably no rounder than Miss Cox but they seemed so because they were shorter, tightened their waists into an hour-glass effect … Now, though, the ideal figure must have a round, high bosom, a slim but not wasp-like waist, and gently rounded hips” (“This is What…”). Ideals women that society has pushed onto women to be for them to have any chance in romance. Though many women can drift away from this the women, though they won’t admit to it, had struggled to meet the ‘set standard’ for women. This shows how after women have gained the rights of voting, gender roles
There are a lot of movies where women play the role as being “sexy”. Women in Hollywood movies are always dressed sexy and they always try to seduce the man by the way they dress. There was a clip shown in the film where Megan Fox was wearing a booty short and a tank top just to impress her man. This can also be seen in reality tv shows such as Keeping Up With The Kardashians. I have never seen an episode of this show but one can already tell that the women are always dressed as being sexy. The news is also a great example of what they should be wearing. In the film, they addressed the issue of women dressing inappropriately. The women reporters are wearing low cut shirts, skirts that are too low to show their long legged bodies, lots of makeup, and their hair looking perfect. An analyzer mentioned how they tend to look like waitresses instead of newscasters because of the way they are
Freeman S. (2004). In Style: Femininity and Fashion since the Victorian Era. Journal of Women's History; 16(4): 191–206
Women used to dress very conservatively and strict before the turn of the decade. Clothing consisted of fitted dresses, long skirts, and corsets in lady like manners. Since the 1920’s brought women’s rights along, young women decided that they were not willing to waste away their young lives anymore being held down to the rules; they were going to enjoy life. The younger generations of women were breaking away from their old habits and their fashion statements changed their roles in society completely. Women were modeling their lives after popular icons...
As Miuccia Prada said: "What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is instant language "(Lindig, 2014). People can be judged based on the clothes they wear. Clothes reveal more about us than we think, all our fears that we kept as the secret, our wishes and spending habits. Clinical psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner claims that choosing clothes and behavior come from internal motivations such as emotions, experience, and culture. Moreover, there are five different personality types based on people's choices of clothing (Forbes.com, 2016).
First, women spend huge amounts of money to improve their looks. So here we are unable to escape the reality that we can never be flawless or blemish free; moreover, as long as women have the belief that all greatness de...
I opened the door to my walk-in closet today, but I couldn’t walk in. Clothes on hangers were jammed together so tightly wrinkles were being pressed into my clothes. Shoes not only hung in a bag on the back of the closet door, but cardboard and plastic boxes of shoes cluttered the floor of the closet. Bags of God only knows what littered the rest of the closet floor making it impossible for me to find spaces to place my feet. I’m a clean neat person. How did my closet get so cluttered that it appeared to belong to a well-established hoarder?
In exploring my behaviors that have an effect on my life, it was surprising to hear what my family and peers noticed that I would have never thought about. I mentioned the time spent on social media, my phone, and how my constant need to keep everything clean and organized are behaviors that play a significant role in my life. My family and peers mentioned they see patterns of perfectionism in almost every aspect of my life. Some mentioned how I am picky about cleanliness but more surprisingly was my sister’s answer, where she explains how I am always in a hurry. She described it as living a fast-paced life where I cannot stop because there is too much to do.
Fashion is supposed to be fun and the clothes we wear should make you feel fantastic. But the fashion world changes fast and you are constantly bombarded with new styles, designs and trends. How can you stay in vogue in this ever-changing world? To help make getting dresses stress-free and fun, we’ve compiled a list of the fashion tips you should live-by every day. When you put these tips into action, you’ll stay stylish no matter what the occasion.