Style Autumn/Winter 2006 - Poor News for the Petite Lady?

If, like me, you're petite, (that is 5'4" tall or much less for the uninitiated), you'll understand that dressing fashionably may be additional challenging. Designers have a tendency to make clothes that appear fabulous on a 5'10" stick-thin model, which indicates they frequently do not suit regular shaped ladies. The clothes can appear even worse if you're really petite.

The poor news is the fact that this season designers have presented us having a quantity appears that do not do us any favours. The very first appear to prevent is really a 1980's retro appear that was large around the catwalks for this season. The large baggy sweater more than tight leggings or skinny jeans appear will merely swamp anybody having a little frame. Trust me this appear requirements large shoulders to carry off effectively; I ought to know I wore it initial time round and it did not function then!

The subsequent appear that the petite lady ought to give a broad berth to is this season's hot silhouette, referred to as the 'cocoon' or the 'egg', which might be a coat or tulip shaped dress or skirt. From the shoulders or waist the garment balloons out then is pulled back in in the bottom. Once more the smaller lady will probably be swamped by this kind of style. With out lengthy legs to balance the proportions you'll merely appear like an egg.

You might wish to wrap up warm because the climate gets colder, but you need to also believe difficult prior to purchasing into this season's chunky knits and voluminous parkas. Cosy they might be, but you might discover you merely disappear below all these thick layers.

The catwalks had been also awash with big checks, a style assured to overpower anybody not blessed with supermodel proportions.

Is there any great news? Yes, just a little. There had been some slimmer fitting, much more sophisticated trends on display. There was an abundance of intelligent tailored suits, neat blouses, shift dresses and pencils skirts that are all much more flattering to get a petite lady. In the event you can display your legs there had been lots of mini dresses and skirts, and waists had been cinched-in with belts of all widths to provide a a lot neater silhouette.