When you are creating an outfit and want to establish a certain style, it is imperative that you find clothes that fit and are flattering to your figure.

Whether your style is classic, bohemian, avant-garde or chic, you need casual outfit options that will complement your sense of style and are appropriate for work or weekend.

IF YOU WANT THE “IT GIRL” STYLE…

Fall’s sixties – mod shapes have it – and they flatter everyone.  Look for clean lines and boxy – shaped dresses.  Hemlines should be short.  Grids, checks, or plaids will complete this collection.

IF YOU LIVE IN YOUR JEANS…

Consider adding utilitarian, parka – esque gear, but with waists.

IF YOU WANT THE SPORTY LOOK…

For a casual look and sporty style, balance your shirts with a gray skinny jeans, a colorful cashmere cardigan sweater and silver ballet flats. For your next game sport your casual tees with your crisp khaki shorts and white and red athletic shoes.

IF YOU’RE CRAVING SOMETHING SEXY…

Snakeskin is invading stores now, and even fakes and prints look good.

IF YOU LOVE BLACK AND WHITE…

There are many ways to wear this color combination: ribbon details, polka dots, white on the  bottom and black on top.

IF YOU WANT TO DRESS LIKE A LADY…

Search for pretty prints and a girly silhouette.  This could be called the Princess Catherine effect.

From  khaki slacks to cable cardigans, there are plenty of casual combinations appropriate for a business meeting at work or a dinner date with friends.

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Need top-shelf fashion hints on how to dress sexy?

If you want a few fashion pointers to turn your closet from schoolmarm to sex kitten, but you don’t want to look like a streetwalker turning tricks for cash, add these five dress sexy tips to your style repertoire.

A well-dressed woman knows that dressing sexy involves a delicate balance of illusion and symmetry.

Follow these simple style rules and I promise that you will not only turn heads, but will take pleasure in being fabulously feminine and fashionably fearless.

Expose only your best body parts: But reveal no more than two areas of skin at a time.

If you have great legs, feature your gorgeous gams with a dress that falls a few inches above the knee. Is your genetically flat tummy the envy of your friends?

Wear a form fitting dress or any jacket that cinches the waist, to highlight your washboard abs.

Blessed with an ample bosom? Show a little cleavage, but not enough to distract innocent male bystanders or breast-feeding babies.

Proper underwear is essential.

Get a good fitting bra. Wear thongs and boy shorts to eliminate panty lines.

Wear spanx, girdles and any other type of control garment to suck in your flabby tummy and smooth out any wrinkling caused by cellulite or weight gain.

Proper undergarments can prevent unnecessary wardrobe malfunctions and enhance your curves in all the right places.

Your clothes will skim over your body, and ill-fitting clothes and bulges in all the wrong places will not distract the eye from your best features.

Leave something to the imagination.

Prostitutes, women on midnight booty calls, and video vixens, wear slutty attire to advertise what they are selling: sex.

In comparison, a well-dressed woman delights in the art of seduction and only exposes her best body parts to tantalize the viewer’s mind , and make him beg for more.

Strategically use your skin to bring your eye towards your best assets. If you truly want to dress sexy, emphasize cleavage, a flat-tummy, a round behind or great legs: but never reveal all four areas of your body simultaneously.

Stay away from notable slutty attire.

Remove all sheer blouses, spandex tube tops, underwear as outerwear and head-to-toe lace attire.

Low rise jeans that reveal butt cleavage, black leggings that are so tight they reveal the outline of your feminine parts to the world are strictly prohibited.

Big breasts stuffed into skimpy tank tops, and round rumps wrapped in too-tight dresses and painted on jeans leave nothing to the imagination, and raise your slut quotient into the stratosphere.

If you pick up a garment, and ask yourself, “Will this make me look like a tramp?” Immediately back away from the garment and purchase another more appropriate item.

Wear current trends only if they flatter your body perfectly.

If hip hugging bell-bottoms were sexy in the 70’s, they might be a fashion don’t in 2009. Either convert this trend of wide flares to a modern incarnation of sportswear or ditch the dynamite disco fashion for something more current and relevant.

Wonder why every celebrity is wearing the infamous Herve Leger bandage dress of 1980’s infamy? This form fitting sartorial wonder, is not only trendy and current, but hugs the curves in all of the right places.

Trendy done tastefully says I am sexy and sophisticated. Holding on to fashion from your childhood, teen or college years, says “ I live in the past,” “I am not sophisticated,” and “My mommy still dresses me.”

Dressing sexy is in the details.

Don’t forget to add a signature perfume, perfectly manicured hands and feet and an amazing hairstyle to your dress sexy style guide.

Ballet flats and sandals are sexy too.  Want to increase your sex appeal? Pair these low-heeled shoes with a flirty summer dress or opaque footless tights a la Audrey Hepburn.

You could wear the most amazing figure flattering clothes, but if your accessories, shoes and coat are wrong, and distracting, you run the risk of dressing dowdy or worse: becoming a fashion faux paus.

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If you want to dress 10 pounds thinner…

your instant-weight loss regimen is tucked away in your make-up bag and hanging nearby in your closet.

By selecting clothing that flatters your figure–and learning how to hide the pounds, instead of trying to lose them quickly–you can reveal your inner beauty queen and look gorgeous instantly.

Go ahead and postpone this week’s weight loss session or stop counting your Weight Watcher points.

Here’s how to add a few time-tested fashion and beauty tips to dress 10 pounds lighter and thinner.

Stand tall with proper posture to dress thin

According to an article posted on Stanford Wellsphere entitled, 8 Good Reasons to Have Good Posture, you can lose 3 to 5 pounds of weight just by standing straight and tall.

Want to increase your good posture potential? Achieve great posture by pushing your shoulders back and limiting the need to slouch.

Favor monochromatic dressing

Dressing in one color, from head-to-toe is a visual trick that stylists use to elongate their celebrity client’s body. In fact, by dressing in one color (the darker the better) or in varying shades of the same hue, you’ll whittle your waist and create a slenderizing wardrobe effect.

If you are afraid of looking morose in all black or too saintly in all white clothing, use your designer handbag, jewelry and scarves to break up the monotony of one color.

Follow proportion and balance rules to dress thin fast

If you want to dress 10 pounds thinner, you must adhere to any shape-shifting clothing touches that will help you look long and lean.

For example: if you are wearing a large flowing top, wear skinny jeans and high heels to balance your curves and make you look taller. Or select a top with bell sleeves. The extra fabric in your top will flatter full arms and hide any flab instantly.

Avoid anything that is too tight, too short, too big and adds bulk to your tummy, hips, breasts, shoulders and neck. Choose a flat-front, no pleat pair of pants without pockets to glide smoothly across your body.

A tailored jacket or a long body-skimming cardigan is your new best fashion friend

A jacket fitted at the waist gives the same effect of an empire dress; the jacket gives the illusion of a small waist, even if one does not exist.

A 3/4 length cardigan sweater creates a long and lean effect on your body.  Also, if you have a large bottom, refrain from selecting jackets that stop just above your hips.

 Choose the right handbag size

A petite woman should eliminate any large tote bags and bowling-ball carrying purses that overwhelm her small frame.

A large slouchy hobo—worn over the shoulder– can add pounds that my instant-weight loss tips can’t reduce. The best skinny-enhancing handbags are clutches, frame bags and small totes.

Suck in the extra pounds with form-fitting undergarments and shapewear

Girdles, Spanx and any other body-slimming undergarments can smooth away a lumpy midsection and flabby thighs instantly.

Use this magical secret underwear to dress 10 pounds thinner while minimizing tummy bulges and creating a smooth foundation for all of your clothing.

Select makeup and hair color that highlights your best features

Wonder why those TV show makeovers include beauty tricks and fashion transformations in the final reveal?

Because any well-dressed woman knows that the right makeup cannot only fight aging but: contour puffy cheeks, reduce the size of the nose and add definition to abs.

Who needs a diet as a quick fix when you know how to dress the fabulous body you’ve grown to love. Armed with these simple dress up tips, a woman can dress 10 pounds thinner immediately.

By refreshing your wardrobe and switching up your makeup routine, you can whittle your waist, dress 10 pounds thinner and give the illusion of your skinny twin…one piece of clothing at a time.

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