Grooming and Fashion Tips

By Esther Ku, the owner of Culture Couture

Smart dressing means making the most of your money by investing in pieces you can wear over and over again. Most importantly, a style that makes you look good and sexy. Girls, dress to kill! Kill who? The guys! What are the styles that are good to invest in?

1. 1.Layering – Create a flexible foundation, a dress or a basic top, and layer from there. Dress it up or down, throw a jacket over it or change accessories. The topper for this season is a vest (tailored or casual), it can be worn over tees, dresses, shirts, tanks.
   

2. 2.Leggings – Cotton versions can be read as too comfortable and worn, a leather or latex pair packs a powerfully sexy punch. It can be paired with a dress, a loose tank and jacket, mini skirt and gladiator heels.
   

3. 3.Shoes for all occasion – Boots (knee high or ankle), wedges, platform shoes, gladiator heels, pumps etc. Different shoes bring out different style in you. You don’t want to wear boots all the time or wear pumps only. Never buy the same style of shoes over and over again. To look slim, wear heels to bring out the shape of your legs and hips. Every girl needs  good pair of shoes that can go with any style.
   

4. 4.Classic black – Good for going glam or for layering. Black mini dress, black platform pumps, black skinny pants, black vest, black jacket (tailored or casual), black ruffled top, black waist belt, black mini skirt.
   

5. 5.Back to basic – tank top or long sleeves in basic white, or black or any other colours. Basic stripe shirt. Good for under jackets, vest, with a skirt, with legging or skinny.
   

6. 6.Ladies should wear skirts. How to wear your skirt? Mini skirt for nice legs to show off, with or without leggings, Aline or flare cut  skirt with no side pockets for big bottoms or big thighs, length just above knees, straight cut skirt for chunky thighs or flowy skirt with heels.
   
   Note: if you have problems with big bottoms or big thighs, keep it tailored and simple at the bottom with no particular details, but change the focus to your slim torso, arms and waist, wear pretty tops, stylish belts, accessories etc.
   
   Note: If you have a short body, don’t wear skirts that are too long, wear heels to add length to your body. If you have a broad torso and chunky arms, keep it simple at the top and accentuate your slim legs and bottom, with mini skirts.
   

7. 7.Own a good pair of jeans – not too tight or too loose. Depending on your body shape. How to wear your jeans? Skinnies for slim figures, straight cut if you have chucky thighs that don’t fit skinny,  for bigger bottoms/big thighs wear wide-leg pants with flare or boot cut to give it a alance look. Like the guys, do not fold jeans if too long, alter it.
   

8. 8.Basic Makeup – Prepare your face for makeup: shaped eyebrows, Face cream and eye cream. Lip balm. After makeup, proper cleansing and toning required.
   

9. 9.Hairstyle – If you have short fashion cuts, maintain it by trimming and styling. If you have long hair, keep it conditioned and learn to use tongs for styling and managing bad hair days.
   

10. 10.A good set of bra and undies that fit you. Push up bra maybe if you want to go one step further in enhancing your figure?