There is a lot that goes into looking your best from the right coloured outfit, its design and the correct fit.
Wearing clothes that fit is key to looking your best. Ever seen a person wearing a beautiful dress that just doesn’t fit right? It messes up the whole look right?
So how do you tell that the outfit you’re wearing fits right? Below are examples of what happens when clothes don’t fit right.
Depending on the style of the outfit, some common fitting problems are
· Bumps and creases at places where the fabric should lie smooth and flat on the body.
· If the fabric is pulling, this happens a lot in blouses where the fabric around the bust area pulls and sometimes reveals your bra. If this happens, then the blouse, dress or shirt is small around the bust area.
· If there is swelling around the armhole making the front and back parts protrude with excess fabric. This especially happens in coats, shirts, blouses and dresses that have sleeves.
· If you cannot slip a finger in between the waistband of a skirt/trouser and your body then the garment is probably too small.
· For jackets/coats, shirts and dresses with sleeves, you should be able to reach your hands over your head without feeling any strain on the garment. The sleeves of the outfit, depending on the style, should reach around the top of your hand or cover your wrist bone when your hands are down at your sides.
· For strapless dresses, when you have to keep pulling up the dress to hold it in place right above your bust. This means that the part of your dress which is above the bust is a few inches bigger.
· Depending on the style and design of the outfit, if you can pinch an inch on either side on a top, shirt or dress then it’s probably a few inches bigger.
· For jackets and coats including the ones that are part of your suit, the shoulders should be straight and not look strained. You should also be able to sit comfortably without the buttons pulling up when the jacket is fully buttoned.
· For trousers and skirts, the buttons or zipper area should not pull and you should be comfortable when sitted. The seams and additions on the trousers or skirt should not pull. Additions include pockets, pleats and many others. If these pull, then the garment is probably too small.
· For trousers, when there is bunching, wrinkling or sagging in the crotch area. The trouser should lie flat on your body.This is one of the most common misfits. A good tailor will be able to correct this by adjusting the crotch measurement.
· Another misfit issue is when there is a large gap in the back of the trouser especially in jeans. Even if the trouser is a low rise aka low rider, it should not reveal too much when you are sitted.
· The other misfit issue is when your trousers, jeans included create a muffin top. This occurs when the waist is too tight and this presses onto your body, making your tummy ‘swell’ at the top of the trousers. If this happens, the trousers are too small.
· Do not wear baggy clothes because this will only exaggerate your figure, do not wear very tight clothes either because they do not flatter your figure unless you are very slim.
These are the general misfit problems and they are many more that you can detect by looking at the outfit. The point though is to look good and feel comfortable in what you are wearing. Confidence will help you get away with almost anything.
Remember that looking good is not just about the design of the outfit, the fit has a lot to do with it and this will determine your overall look in the end.
Clothes bought out of a shop may not always fit right and hence the need to have alterations done once you buy an outfit. Or you could simply come to us and we will design and tailor make an outfit that will fit you just right J Errmmm….I think that is what they call not very subtle marketing J hehehehe……
Follow us on twitter @inzovu
Like us on facebook www.facebook.com/inzovu
No comments:
Post a Comment