A Y e a r I n R e v i e w12 Months of Fashion

C O N T E N T SJANUARY: Way Out West

FEBRUARY: Bright Colour

MARCH: One World Style

APRIL: Minimalism

MAY: Light and White Fashion

JUNE: Back to the Beach

JULY: Natural Summer Style

AUGUST: Colour-Block Fashion

SEPTEMBER: Lady In Red

OCTOBER: Menswear

NOVEMBER: Lovely in lace

DECEMBER: Snow Princess

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January: way out west

• Turquoiseandsterlingsilverjewelrylookgreatwithbothcasualandmoreformaloccasions.

• LimitnativeAmericanpatterns,suchasNavajo-inspireddesigns,tojustoneitem,bothtoshowcasethepatternand,inthecaseofclothing,toavoidoverwhelm-

ingapetitefigure.• Denim,astapleofWesternwear,goeseverywherenowadays,sobreakoutthejeansanddenimjackets.

• WhenshoppingforWesternboots,lookforthosethathavepointedtoes,ratherthanroundedorsquare

toes,inordertolooktaller.

FEBRUARY: BRIGHT COLOUR

• Avoidwearingtoomanybrightcolorstogether.Althoughamulti-coloredensemblemaylookgreatontallrunwaymodels,itseldomworkswellforreal-worlddressing,especiallyforpetite

women.• Wearonepieceofbrightclothingoronefashionaccessoryinaboldcolortoshowcasethecolorandavoidoverwhelminga

petitefigure• Trywearingabrightjacketorcardiganwithadressina

neutralcolor.• Wearabrightdressandaccessorizewithmetallicsandneu-

trals.

mARCH: ONE-WORLD STYLE

• Avoidwearingtoomanypatternstogether.Althoughamulti-patternedensemblemaylookgreatontallrunwaymodels,itdoesn’tusuallyworksquitesowellforshort

womenwhoaredressingforworkorplay.• Wearonepieceofpatternedclothingoronefashionaccessoryinapatterntoshowcasethedesign,butkeeptosmallerpatterns,ratherthanhugemotifs,whichcouldbe

toomuchforapetitewoman.

April: Minimalism

• Keepitmonochromaticforthetallestlook.• Eventhoughlinesofbare-and-spareclothingaresimple,it’sOKtopunchupstylewithabitoftexture.• Trywearingshoesorahandbagwithaccentsofbrightcolorifyourclothingisinaneutralcolorpal-

ette.• Wearsimplemetallicjewelrytokeepthelookmini-

mal.

May: White & Light Fashion

• Allwhite,allivory,oracombinationofthetwoisap-propriateforanyoccasion.

• Addfashioninteresttoanall-whiteorall-ivoryensem-blewithdifferentfabrictextures.

• Trywearingshoesorahandbagwithaccentsofbrightcolorifyourclothingisinalightneutralcolorpalette.

• Mixyourjewelrymetalsforastylishstatementorwearboldcoloredjewelrywithawhitedaydress.

June: Back to the Beach

• Chooseaswimsuitinacolorthatmakesyouhappy.• Addfashioninteresttoanyswimsuitbywearingjewelrythatdoesn’ttakeitselftooseriously.Leaveyourfinejewelryathomewhen

youheadtothebeachandoptforcostumejewelryinstead.• Flatsandalsarefarmorepracticalforthebeachthanhigh-heeled

sandals.• Althoughabeachbagmaybelargerthanyournormaldaybag,it

tooispracticalforcarryingtowelsandotherextras.• Aswimsuitcoverupcandodoublefashionduty.Dependingonthestyleyouchoose,acoverupcouldalsobewornasacasualshirt,skirt,or

dress.

July: Natural Summer Style

• Chooseclothingthat’swhiteorlightincolortoreflectthesun’srays.

• Optforcottonorlinenfabricstokeepcool.• Tokeepwrinklesataminimum,choosecottonorlinen

blends.• Accessorizewithjewelry,shoes,andbagsmadefromnatu-ralmaterialsthatdon’tbreakthebankbecausethesetypesof

accessoriesareseasonal.

August: Colour-Block Fashion

• Chooseclothingthathasadarkerpaneloveranareayouwanttominimizetomakeitrecede.

• Experimentwithseveralneutralcolorsinacolorblockedfashionscheme.

• Don’tgooverboardoncolorblocking--justoneitemofclothingthat’scolorblockedoronecolorblockaccessorymaybeenough.

• Avoidwidehorizontalcolorblockstripesonclothingbecauseitwillmakeashortwomanlookevenshorter.Tallmodels,suchastheonepic-turedhereatleftfromtheMarcJacobs2011FallFashionShowcanget

awaywithit,butpetitewomencan’t.

September: Lady In Red

• Wearredclothingwhenyouwanttobenoticed,andavoiditwhenyou’dprefernottobenoticed.

• Monochromelookscanbeveryflatteringonpetitewomen,butIwouldn’tnormallychooseredasthemonochromecolor.However,forfall2011bold,all-outredfashionstatementsareactually“in,”soifyou’refeelingthedrama,don’tworryaboutbeingmatchy-matchy.

• Ifyouwanttowearred,butitisn’tanespeciallyflatteringcolorforyou,keeptheredclothingoraccessoriesawayfromyourface,and

trywearingaredskirtorpants.

October: Menswear

• Head-to-toemenswearreallydoesn’tworkwellformostpetitewomenbecauseit’sjusttoomuchofaseriousandmannishappearance,butIthinkastylishtwenty-somethingcanprobablylookquitecuteinitifshewantsto.• Forjustatinyinfusionofmenswear,tryashoe,suchastheoneshownabove,thatcombinesafeatureofmenswear--inthiscasetheOxfordstyle--withafeatureofwomen’swear,suchasthehighheelontheshoepictured

above.• Dressupamannishjacketwithanoutrageouslybold,colorful,andspar-klingbroochorafloralsilkscarftobringatouchoffemininitytowhatcould

otherwisebeastaidfashionstatement.• Wearacrispwhiteshirt,amenswearstaple,withjeans,apencilskirt,

orunderasuitjacket;it’sveryversatile

November: Lovely in Lace

• Whenchoosingalacedress,selectoneinaflatteringstylethatworkswellforyourpetitebodytype.

• Ifalacedressseemstoofussyforyourpersonalstyle,addjustatouchoflacewithalaceshoe,scarf,orclutch.

• Avoidverylargelacemotifsbecausetheymaylookoutofproportiononapetitewoman.

• Checktomakesurethatsheerlaceisproperlylinedoraddappropriateundergarmentstoavoidatotallybarelook.

December: Snow Princess

• Whenchoosingawhiteorwinterwhitedress,selectoneinaflatteringstylethatworkswellforyourpetitebodytype.

• Ifanall-whitelookisn’tyourcupoftea,mixitupandcre-ateaclassicblackandwhiteensembleinstead.

• Carryasmallclutch,ratherthananoversizedclutch,sothattheproportionisinkeepingtoyourpetitesize.

• Wearafauxfurtopper,suchasashortjacketoralittleshrug,toemphasizethewinterynatureofyouroutfit.

• Wearjewelryaccessoriesthatconveyanicylookandfeel.