HOW TO LAYER FOR FALL IN 6 EASY STEPS

originally posted on Glam.com

As a stylist, I get a lot of questions on the topic of layering. It can sometimes be really difficult to figure out what looks good and what doesn’t. There is also that age old conundrum, how do I look cool, stylish, as opposed to bulky and overdone? Then there are the women who are afraid to layer their clothes for the fear of looking bigger than they actually are. The layering universe can be a scary place, I get it.

Here’s the good news, a perfectly layered look will compliment your curves and create the illusion of a proportional silhouette. Rocking lots of layers also helps manage falls tricky temperatures (wake up and its 45 degrees, come lunch time its 70) because you can strip down or add to depending on the weather.

I’ve got a few tips that will help you layer like a champ come fall. Not into instructions? Then check out some layered looks that are inspiring me this fall.

STEP 1: START WITH THE BASICS

For the first layer, stick to the basics. I suggest a solid neutral, lightweight top that can go with anything! Keep it somewhat fitted to keep your shape looking slim.

STEP 2: ADD A SWEATER

You’ve nailed step 1, now just throw on your favorite knit sweater or soft cardigan. Make sure its a fine knit, we still want to keep the silhouette nice and tight.

STEP 3: ADD JACKET … AND BELT IT

Now toss on a jacket or a blazer and belt it.The belt is a key ingredient here. It locks in the layers and shows off your fabulous waist.

STEP 4: PANTS, PLEASE!

Pick your poison when it comes to your bottoms but make sure you they flatter your figure. My favorite for fall is a pair of great leather leggings. Why? Well they are warm and a perfect for step 5 …

STEP 5: BOOTS UP

Tall boots scream fall and act as a layer over your pants. Tall boots work best with skinny jeans or leather leggings.

STEP 6: ACCESSORIZE 

Step 6 is where you can really have some fun. Fall will add some depth and visual interest to your look without making you too hot. Try cute beanie or a fedora, an interested scarf, or layered jewelry to give your look that always necessary finishing touch.

Marta Marques

by LAUREN MESSIAH

10 WAYS TO WEAR METALLICS

Last week I bought a pair of gold metallic J Brand skinny jeans, true story. They were only $50 at Marshalls and they were the exact cut/style that I like from J Brand. Those two reasons served as reason enough to buy a pair of gold metallic pants.

Then I got home and was like, “oh snap, how I am going to wear these pants!”

Lucky for my pants, I’m a stylist and I have already come up with a ton of different ways to wear them. In fact, I’ve already worn them once. They were a great way to add some visual interest into my fall/ winter wardrobe.

So spice up your fall wardrobe with some metallics! They are a shockingly easy and chic way to add a little flavor to your wardrobe. They might sound a little intimidating, but it’s a lot easier than you think. Here are 10 stylish ways to wear metallics …

1. ON YOUR FEET

Tip toe into this trend by wearing a pair of metallic shoes on your feet.

2. SHINY OUTERWEAR

For the extra bold, wear a metallic  jacket or coat. I had a gold metallic trench in college, I miss that coat …

3. DRESS IT UP

Go big or go home with a metallic shift dress.

4. TONE IT DOWN WITH NEUTRALS

Take the bling down a notch or two with a neutral like camel or beige.

5. WHITE OUT

Because silver + white = oh so nice!

6. ADD BLACK

This is exactly what I did with my gold pants. Can’t go wrong with black.

7. WITH A TEE

A graphic tee gets an instant upgrade when paired with a metallic.

8. SNEAK IT IN

If you are really scared, then try wearing a metallic belt. Keep it simple, subtle, and a bit sneaky.

9. BEYONCE-IFY IT

Just do whatever Beyonce does … But seriously, I like how she made her metallic pants super casual. Go, Bey!

10. KNIT IT

A cozy sweater paired with a cold-as-ice metallic makes for the most perfect pairing.

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marta Marques

by LAUREN MESSIAH

COLD-WEATHER COATS FOR YOUR BODY TYPE

Let me start by saying this, I am totally jealous of the people get to wear coats this fall. It is still summer here in LA and I am not happy about it. At all. Okay I’m through complaining, now on to the advice!

When its cold outside the first priority is to keep warm but would it kill you to do it in style and flatter your figure while you’re at it? Tall order, I know, but it can be done. I compiled a few simple guidelines to help you shop for the most perfect fitting fall/winter coat ever.

NO CURVES

If you have a boyish or a figure with little to no curves, then faking it is your best option. Look for belted coats with a flared hemline and a slight shoulder pad. Need further inspiration, check out Alexa Chung’s coat game because it’s on point.

BIGGER ON THE TOP

For all the busty gals out there there is hope when it comes to finding coats. Balance out your bust with a tailored coat. Look for accents such as belts (or add your own), peplums, flared skirt-like hemlines, or a printed bottom half. These details will accent your waist and draw attention away from your bust.

BIGGER ON THE BOTTOM

Big booty girls in the house! If you’d like to downplay your bottom half then look for coats with fur on top, a dramatic collar, or a v-neck.  Avoid double breasted coats, and they aren’t your friend in this particular situation. Another option would be a coat with an asymmetrical button line.

PROPORTIONAL

Hourglass girls need to be careful with their coat choices if they’d like to flatter their figures. Anything too boxy or over-sized will look dowdy. You simply can’t go wrong with a trench coat.  Belted and single-breasted coats are a sure bet as well.

BIGGER  IN THE MIDDLE

If you are bigger in the middle, create a diversion with a stylish blanket coat (so in style this season too). If a blanket coat isn’t your style, then try a style that you do like but one with an all over pattern. The pattern will distract and conceal your problem area.

Happy coat shopping!

by LAUREN MESSIAH

Witch style you identify with

There are 7 different "styles" which you can identify yourself. 
Witch one is yours? 

Sometimes we think that we look better on one style, but your life tell us different things.

Do you want to find out? Make the personality test with me and I will tell you.

1 - Sporty style 
2 - Elegant Style 
3 - Romantic Style 
4 - Sexy Style 
5 - Modern Style
6 - Traditional or Classic Style
7- Creative Style

What´s yours???

What Type of body do you have

Every body is different from the other....
We can even use the same clothe number that a friend of ours and the clothes do not fall in the same way..
This variation has to do with the kind of body we have.
To better know WHAT we use, we have to  to know HOW to use it!!!!!!
Risks and know what your body type and what favors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just asking to someone with experience it becomes easier!!!!

Ask me.

• Oval
• Rectangular
• Hourglass
• Triangle
• Inverted Triangle

What can I use with my body type?
What gets me better????

The Image Consulting's helps you!!!!!.....

It´s time to change!

MM

What do I do more????

PERSONAL SHOPPING

Following the wardrobe session I undertake pre shopping research and plan our session in advance so our time together is spent wisely. Where suitable, and if possible, I will book exclusive use of a personal shopping suite to make the session more relaxed.

YOU AND I WILL GO SHOPPING TOGETHER AND, DEPENDING ON YOUR PARTICULAR GOALS AND TIME ALLOCATED, YOU CAN:

Try new styles and accessories that you may have previously overlooked or disregarded.
Learn about and get clarity on how to dress in your own personal style.
Get new ideas on where to shop.
Learn tips and advice through demonstration using YOU!
Go home with some lovely, wearable items to begin building your new, stylish, wardrobe.
I aim to make the personal shopping and styling experience relaxed and fun – the objective is to get you new items that make you look and feel great. The usual stresses are taken care of. You will learn a lot, have fun and buy some fantastic new garments and accessories.

From here, the next step for those who struggle with pulling it all together, is an outfit building session. 

Gift vouchers are also available, so please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Marta Marques - Image and Health Consulting

Curtir

What do I realy do

What do I do?

Let´s start with:

WARDROBE & STYLE REVIEW

This session is where I really get to know you, and you me, enabling us to gain a very clear picture of what is required to get the best results from your shopping and styling session.

THE SESSION IS MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS, DEPENDING ON GOALS AND PRIORITIES:

Conduct a thorough initial assessment, style inquiry and review, discovering who you are, today and the image you currently portray, and what adjustments may be required.
Undertake a basic color analysis, teaching you what colors, shades and resonances best suit you, your skin tone and personality.
See what you already have - what works, what doesn't and what we need to add to a priority shopping list.
Look at possible alterations to existing garments - I can pin and prepare suitable items ready to be taken for alterations.
Understand you, your lifestyle, body shape and self-image and learn more about your current shopping habits, teaching you what works and why.
Using your existing wardrobe, begin educating you on how to dress in the most flattering way.
Advise you on the best way to organize your wardrobe and on specific items, such as hanger and boxes, to aid you.
Leave you with an uncluttered wardrobe ready to be refreshed with some lovely new things!
I promise to be honest but kind and tactful – my only objective is to get you looking great and to gain a clear understanding of where you are in your life, with your current style, and where we are going to take you.

From here, the next step is a personal shopping session... I will explain it later 

The Well Dressed Woman Workshop

The easiest way to gain a polished presence is in your dress! Have you ever... ...stood in front of your closet full of clothes with no idea what to put on, just knowing that you didn't want anything in front of you? ...walked into a department store only to want to run right out?   ...felt baffled by the ideas of "dressing your body type" or "picking out classic clothes"? Join our fist workshop. Wait and be attentive to news

We have to start somehow

                                         The first step for "THE CHANGE" is START

And DON´T STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beauty to you

The call "beauty" comes from what you see in others and you like.
Beauty comes from what we define like " Divas". What they wear, their hair, the colors they use... everything on them is perfect.
What we have to do in our life is just adapt that "diva" to our body, to our personality, to our way to live.
The biggest problem is the "courage" to start!!!! But doesn't have to be like that.
Everyone  can be helped :)
A personal stylist, a image consulting is someone that study for that. Someone that knows what to use in each occasion, what color is the best for you according your body characteristics, what hair makes you fell more confident , what clothes you should have in your closet to make it easier to dress every day, and most important what you CAN´T wear or have on your closet.

Start changing today!!!! CHANGE what you dont like in you. You can start with your weight, your closet, your hair... you chose. Changing is one of the most difficult thing that you can do in your life, but can be the most satisfactory one.

Start now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dress for a weding

If you have to chose, what of this dresses will you chose to go to a wedding. Has to be blue color :)

Some dresses are not done for some occasions. Here you have the proof. 
What would you chose????

How good is your body image?

The Body Shop once famously ran an advertising campaign which said that there were only seven people in the world that actually looked like supermodels. And that the average size for women in this country was 14. We know this, yet we all, both men and women alike, strive to look younger and more attractive. The source of these unrealistic feelings is obvious: the TV and the media have for so long bombarded us with images of good looking, perfectly honed, young people, that, now, we all feel a pressure to fit in to look the same.

What is clear is that none of us are able to live up to these expectations. The result of this is that many of us end up with a distorted body perception, ie we do not see ourselves how others see us. For some, this can lead to eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and compulsive eating - conditions which are dramatically increasing in society and which require serious attention.

To see what your body image is like, take our test with me. Make your appointment.

"Do I feel uncomfortable about my appearance?"

"Do I fell that I´m not dress like I should be?"

Find your self!!!! Come and make the personality test with me. Lets start to build the persons that you would like to be!!!!!!

This test is free!!!!!!

Macau (China) Fashion vs European Fashion

How can be so different the meaning of fashion, for us, Europeans, and for Chinese people, in this case, Macau people.
It´s so interesting to see the differences...
Culture means everything, even in fashion. Different cultures make different perceptions of fashion.
We all live in the same year, the same moment, but, in fashion, it´s like we live in different  worlds.
Even when we see Macau fashion shows, we notice the difference from the Portuguese designers and the Chinese ones.
This is one of the reasons why I love fashion. Fashion is what you use, in the place that you live, with the culture where you born.
What is fashion for me, can be totally unfashionable for other person.
So what make fashion a GLOBAL interest?! In My opinion, fashion is the same for everyone. The way people use it, or combined, or even look at it, is the thinks that make FASHION seems different in different cultures.

Here you have an example of different shows, different designer, different cultures:

"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Macau-Fashion-Link/198933996837282"

What is the meaning of fashion to you???
What is the importance of being fashion?
Do you feel that you need to change?

Here I am!!!!!
With a totally different life. I´m older, Have a New job, New home, more Friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From now on I will right in English. I moved to Macau and mostly of people here speak English. Is the only one that i could reach everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Here we will continue to talk about everything we want, and mostly, about what make us happy, pretty... FABULOUS!!!!!
Fashion tendencies, advises... everything we want.
I will give you Fit, Health care , Nutrition, Fashion and Shopping Tips.
You will ask me whatever you want :)

It´s so good to be back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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