September always equals back to school. The first truly chilly morning and the kids at the local Primary school are giving their new coats their first outing. Sleeves are rolled up, everything’s a little long, but that’s OK, because you know they’ll grow into it. But what about when you’ve done all your growing up, and the only way you’re likely to grow now is outwards?
“It looks like it was made for you”
That’s a compliment, right? But unless you can afford made to measure, or are one of the lucky tall skinny ones, it’s not going to happen. Almost no-one’s a stock-size, and most of us are nowhere close. In the world of shop mannequins and models, size 14 is a ‘plus size’, and 5’8” is short, and pretty much anything looks good. Certainly all the off-the rack clothes do. For the rest of us, sleeves might be too long, if trousers fit at the hip, they gape at the waist. Waists sag, backs look baggy, and even with the advent of trousers available in Short/Medium/Long they may hit at the wrong point at the ankle. It all looks a bit ‘not quite’.
There are styling tricks – a belt works wonders on a skirt, a dress, or a blazer. High heels stop your trouser hems dragging on the floor. But there are other things you can do to make your clothes fit better, and look so much more expensive.
