High-waisted jeans fit all
Dear Answer Angel Ellen:
What kind of body shape does a high-waisted jean look good on?
— Jill C.
Dear Jill: I never understood why high-waisted jeans went out of style, and I’m so glad they’re back. That’s because they work for every body type. High waisted, however is a bit of a misnomer. We’re talking about jeans that hit at your natural waistline or just above. Here’s what’s crucial: They’re not those low-rise ones that look good on virtually no one — creating a muffin top, blub spillover on every body type except the leanest among us. Who needs that?
High waists work on curvy women, those with no curves, hourglass figures and anything in between. They’re especially flattering on appleshaped bodies that carry their weight in the stomach because they define (or create) a waistline.They flatten the stomach and actually can be slimming by seeming to elongate the body, making your legs look longer.
They should be worn with a tucked-in top ever so slightly bloused. (Tuck your shirt in tightly, then lift your arms over your head to achieve the right amount of blousy-ness.) They look great with a blazer and a simple T-shirt, too.
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: What can a 50-something mom come up with that her 20-something daughter would want to borrow because it’s so cool?
— Melissa L.
Dear Melissa: That’s a
switch. The moms I know work hard to keep their daughters from raiding their closets. If you and your daughter wear the same size shoes, you already know the answer. She’s just doubled her shoe wardrobe.
A status purse that she likely couldn’t afford is another item she’ll want you to share with her. If you own expensive (designer) sunglasses, trust me, she’d be thrilled to wear them (and perhaps scratch them, so be sure to make her take the case, too).
Angelic Readers From Alice S.: “
Maybe this will help someone else. I was having a hard time with the small tab on a spring ring clasp on a necklace. Then I got the idea to take two paper clips, which are easier to handle. I looped one through the jump ring and one through the clasp part of the clasp, and then linked the two paper clips together. I swung the newly fastened clasp around to the back of my neck. My long hair
covers my clasp correction. If I were wearing something with a collar, the clasp could go under the collar.”
Reader Rant Janice M. writes:
“I absolutely agree with you regarding your leggings answer that they leave nothing at all to the imagination. I am shocked at the way especially young girls go out in public with leggings on and short tops. Everything is on display. If they wore longer tops, fine, and the same for men. Plain color leggings PLEASE — not those wild prints that do absolutely nothing for the female figure, especially those that are a bit overly endowed, like myself.
Now it’s your turn
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