S, here are inspirations I take from Michelle O.
Boleros, tight fitted but embellished dress shirts, embellished and blinged out cardigans with belts, shift dresses with sleeves, pencil skirts with intricate patterns. The key is colors and strategic use of accessories to emphasize what you want to highlight and hide what you don’t. You want a streamlined, graceful, long line which slims, and also looks most professional–clean lines like those of an attorney’s office. But you also want to show a bit more flare and personality, because it’s on TV. The use of cardigans or shift dresses with sleeves will hide your arms as you said you wanted to. If you have a nipped in waist with a belted, fitted dress, or a cardigan on top, you will also create a feminine figure and hide any areas in the middle you don’t feel so confident about. Top it off with a knock-out necklace or scarf for extra flare for TV.
Mrs. O always has a killer accessories, and she loves COLOR, COLOR, COLOR. Too much color might not be appropriate for TV, since you are representing yourself as a corporate attorney, but you can take some style cues and infuse a little bit of color into your outfit. She goes for jewel tones, and bright, saturated hues and floral prints. If that’s too much, try doing 1 thing, like a scarf, or a bright brooch.
See how she emphasizes the smallest part of her body? Cinch the waist. It’s the best thing most women can do. Try to find a fancy leather belt no thicker than 2″. For a more polished, professional look, you’re safer with a 1.5″ or 1″ belt. If you’re wearing plain black, get a zebra or leopard print 1″ skinny belt. Then accessorize with a slightly edgy, multi-chain necklace. The ferocity of the leopard would look weird with pearls.
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Boleros, tight fitted but embellished dress shirts, embellished and blinged out cardigans with belts, shift dresses with sleeves, pencil skirts with intricate patterns. The key is colors and strategic use of accessories to emphasize what you want to highlight and hide what you don’t. You want a streamlined, graceful, long line which slims, and also looks most professional–clean lines like those of an attorney’s office. But you also want to show a bit more flare and personality, because it’s on TV. The use of cardigans or shift dresses with sleeves will hide your arms as you said you wanted to. If you have a nipped in waist with a belted, fitted dress, or a cardigan on top, you will also create a feminine figure and hide any areas in the middle you don’t feel so confident about. Top it off with a knock-out necklace or scarf for extra flare for TV.
Mrs. O always has a killer accessories, and she loves COLOR, COLOR, COLOR. Too much color might not be appropriate for TV, since you are representing yourself as a corporate attorney, but you can take some style cues and infuse a little bit of color into your outfit. She goes for jewel tones, and bright, saturated hues and floral prints. If that’s too much, try doing 1 thing, like a scarf, or a bright brooch.
See how she emphasizes the smallest part of her body? Cinch the waist. It’s the best thing most women can do. Try to find a fancy leather belt no thicker than 2″. For a more polished, professional look, you’re safer with a 1.5″ or 1″ belt. If you’re wearing plain black, get a zebra or leopard print 1″ skinny belt. Then accessorize with a slightly edgy, multi-chain necklace. The ferocity of the leopard would look weird with pearls.
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