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>> "HOUSTON LIFE" STARTS RIGHT
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>> HI, EVERYBODY AND WELCOME TO
A BRAND-NEW WEEK OF "HOUSTON
LIFE."
I'M DERRICK SHORE.
>> AND I'M JENNIFER BROOME.
WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION, IT IS
NEVER ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
>> AND NO MATTER WHAT YOUR
SHAPE IS, YOU SHOULDN'T SETTLE
FOR FASHION THAT IS NOT
FLATTERING, SO IMAGE AND BRAND
CONSULTANT NATALIE WEEK SRI
HERE TO HELP US DRESS FOR OUR
BODY TYPE.
>> NATALIE IN THE HOUSE!
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE'VE HEARD OF DIFFERENT
BODY SHAPES, LIKE TRIANGLE,
SQUARE.
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS ACTUALLY
MEANS.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
SO WE'RE BASICALLY TALKING
ABOUT THE MEASUREMENTS OF YOUR
SHOULDERS, BUST, WAIST AND HIP
AND HOW THAT TRANSLATES TO YOUR
SHAPE.
THERE ARE FIVE MAIN SHAPES.
THAT RECTANGLE, HOUR GLASS,
OVAL, TRIANGLE AND INVERTED
TRIANGLE.
THAT GIVES US AN IDEA HOW TO
DRESS YOU AND BEST WAYS TO
FLATTER YOUR BODY.
>> SO LET'S START WITH THE
RECTANGLE.
>> I'M GOING TO DRAW YOU WHAT A
RECTANGLE.
>> AND BY THE WAY, WE SHOULD
POINT OUT THAT THERE IS NO
WRONG BODY SHAPE.
>> NO, THERE IS NOT.
>> SO YOU DON'T WANT TO FEEL
BAD ABOUT YOUR BODY; JUST DRESS
RIGHT FOR YOUR BODY TYPE.
>> AND THERE ARE A LOT OF BODY
STYLES.
SOME THINGS LOOK GOOD ON THEM
AND OTHERS DON'T.
>> THERE'S THE ATHLETIC TYPE,
BOYISH BODY TYPE.
>> THIS IS THE ATHLETIC BODY
TYPE, THE TYPE THAT YOU REALLY
DON'T SEE A LOT OF VARIATION
BETWEEN THE SHOULDERS AND THE
HIPS WHERE THE WAIST IS JUST A
LITTLE BIT WIDE
>> ARE THESE TYPICALLY THE
SUPER SLIM PEOPLE?
>> YES, BUT NOT ALWAYS.
A RECTANGLE CAN HAPPEN AT ANY
SIZE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL LIKE I'M
NOT A SIZE TWO SO I'M NOT A
RECTANGLE.
YOU CAN BE A RECTANGLE AND A
SIZE 1
>> SO SHOULDERS AND HIPS ABOUT
THE SAME WIDTH
SO SOME CELEBRITIES, IF YOU
LIKE IT LOOK AT THAT ON-LINE,
SO WE HAVE A PHOTO RIGHT THERE.
>> O-LOVE HER!
LOVE HER.
>> SO SHE IS A RECTANGLE AND
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S JUST NOT
WITH A LOT OF DEFINITION WITH
HER WAIST.
YOU'VE GOT SHOULDERS THAT ARE
ABOUT THE SAME WIDTH AS THE
HIPS AND WE CAN PLAY AROUND
WITH THAT.
YOU CAN DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT
STYLES, A LOT OF DIFFERENT
SHAPES AND THAT WILL HELP
FLATTER THE BODY.
>> GENERALLY THE EYE IS SORT OF
GOING FOR A BALANCED BODY,
WHICH THE BALANCE IS THIS
TRIANGLE UP HERE AND THIS
TRIANGLE HERE.
SO HOUR GLASS IS CONSIDERED THE
FULLY BALANCED, WHICH WE'LL
TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE, BUT
WHEN WE ARE STYLING, WE'RE
GENERALLY GOING FOR THAT.
>> TRYING TO CREATE THAT
ILLUSION.
>> EXACTLY.
>> LET'S BRING OUT OUR FIRST
MODEL.
WE HAVE STEFANI.
>> I THINK THIS IS SOMEONE YOU
MIGHT RECOGNIZE.
>> I THINK YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE
HER.
NATALIE, TELL US WHAT YOU PUT
STEFANI IN AND WHY.
>> SO I'VE DONE A COUPLE OF
THINGS.
STEFANI IS A RECTANGLE.
YOU CAN SEE HOW HER SHOULDERS
AND HER HIPS ARE ABOUT THE SAME
WIDTH.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DEFINITION
WITH HER WAIST HERE SO, WE'VE
DONE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH SOME TRENDS
THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
WITH THE GATHERED WAIST.
WE'RE GIVING THE ILLUSION OF A
HIP.
>> KIND OF THE POOFIER SKIRT
RESPECT HELPS TO GIVE YOU--
>> YES, WHICH IS VERY ON TREND
RIGHT NOW, AND YOU CAN DO A LOT
WITH THAT.
ANOTHER OPTION SHE MIGHT HAVE
IS IF YOU DID A DRAMATIC
SLEEVE, WHETHER IT'S A POOFY
SLEEVE OR ON YOUR JACKET OR IF
YOU HAVE A VERY STRUCTURED
JACKET, MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALWAYS
BRINGING IT IN AT THE WAIST.
>> ARE THERE THINGS THAT SHOULD
BE AVOIDED?
WHAT IF YOU WANTED TO WEAR A
SLEEK PENCIL DESIGN SKIRT?
IS THAT SOMETHING IF YOU HAVE
RECTANGULAR BODY SHAPE, SHOULD
YOU AVOID IT?
>> THE GOOD THING IS THE
KNOWING THE RULES, THEN YOU
KNOW HOW TO BREAK THEM.
BREAK THEM WITH PURPOSE AND
ATTENTION.
SO IN THIS CASE WE'RE CREATING
THE BALANCE BECAUSE WE'RE
COMING IN AT THE WAIST AND
WE'RE GOING OUT AT THE HIPS.
SO IF SHE WANTED TO WEAR A
SHIFT DRESS OR THAT STRAIGHT
STYLE, SHE KNOWS WITH A
RECTANGULAR BODY, MAYBE YOU CAN
ADD A NECKLACE OR BELT OR YOU
CAN DO SOMETHING TO MIX IT UP
OR JUST LEAVE IT STRAIGHT AND
DECIDE TODAY I'M GOING TO LOOK
LONG AND LEAN.
>> STEFANI, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HOUR GLASS
SHAPE.
YOU JU DREW A SMALLER HOUR
GLASS.
TALK ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD LOOK
FOR.
>> SO FOR THE HOUR GLASS, I
LOVE THAT I HAVE THIS THING
HERE, BY THE WAY.
OKAY.
SO EARNEST LOOK HERE.
HOUR GLASS IS JUST LIKE WHAT IT
SOUNDS LIKE, AN HOUR GLASS,
WHERE YOU'VE GOT YOUR SHOULDERS
AND YOUR HIPS ARE ROUGHLY THE
SAME SIZE.
IF YOU ARE MEASURING YOURSELF,
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR WAIST HAS
ABOUT 10 INCHES DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YOUR SHOULDERS AND
WAIST AND 10 INCHES BETWEEN
YOUR WAIST AND HIPS, SO IT IS A
VERY DEFINED CURVE.
>> THIS IS A SMALLER WAISTED
PERSON WITH BROADER SHOULDERS
AND BROADER HIPS.
>> THIS PERSON IS WELL
ACQUAINTED WITH THEIR TAILOR.
THEY ALWAYS HAVE TO GO IN AND
HAVE THINGS ALTERED.
>> THERE'S A PHOTO OF SOPHIA
VERGARA
>> THAT'S THE CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD
SHAPE.
>> AND THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT
KINDS OF HOUR GLASS.
THERE'S THE NEAT HOUR GLASS AND
CURVY HOUR GLASS.
IT'S NOT A PARTICULAR SIZE.
IT'S JUST THE WAY THAT YOUR
BODY IS SHAPED.
SO NEAT WOULD BE -- CURVY WOULD
BE AS YOU'D EXPECT, A MORE
CURVY VERSION AND NEAT WOULD BE
TRIMMER.
>> LET'S BRING OUT MICHELLE AND
SEE WHAT KIND OF CLOTHING WORKS
ON THE HOUR GLASS FIGURE.
MICHELLE, LOOKING VERY NICE.
>> THIS IS MICHELLE.
WE'VE DONE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE'VE GOT OUR SHOULDERS AND OUR
HIPS ARE ABOUT IN LINE AND
SHE'S GOT A FAIRLY DEFINED
WAIST AND THEN WE THREW A BELT
ON IT AS WELL TO MAKE IT MORE
ACCENTUATED, OR YOU CAN LEAVE
IT WITHOUT.
THE HOUR GLAD IS ALREADY FAIRLY
BALANCED SO YOU DON'T HAVE A
LOT TO DO TO CREATE THAT
BALANCED FLATTERING SHAPE, BUT
YOU CAN.
HOUR GLASS ALWAYS TRY TO
ACCENTUATE THE WAIST.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, VERY BOXY
TOPS THAT ARE IN RIGHT NOW ARE
REALLY GOING TO BE A NO-GO.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE THE
MOST FLATTERING.
>> EVEN IF YOU TUCK IT IN?
>> THAT IS WHAT YOU CAN DO AND
THAT'S WHAT I SAID ABOUT IF YOU
KNOW THE RULE, YOU CAN BREAK IT.
WHEN WE WERE SHOPPING FOR THIS,
WE FOUND A GREAT BAGGY SWEATER
FOR HER, AND WE DID IT
OVERSIZED, WHICH IS USUALLY A
RULE THAT YOU WOULD AVOID FOR
THE HOUR GLASS.
WE DID NOT PUT A BELT ON IT,
BUT BECAUSE IT WAS OVERSIZED,
IT FELL IN ON THE WAIST ANYWAY,
SO YOU CAN WORK WITHIN THIS,
BUT YOU JUST VISUALLY WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS
GOING FOR THE BALANCE.
>> WITH THIS BODY TYPE,
ANYTHING THAT'S OVERSIZED AND
BOXY IS GOING TO MAKE YOU LOOK
BIGGER THAN YOU ARE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S THE BEST THING ABOUT
FOLLOWING THE RULES.
IT EASILY ADDS SEVEN TO 10
POUNDS IF YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING
THE RULES, SO WHO WANTS THAT?
SO ALWAYS ACCENTUATED THE WAIST.
>> OUR NEXT BODY SHAPE IS THE
OVAL.
>> SO OVAL IS THE GREAT PART
ABOUT THESE SHAPES, THEY ARE
PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, WHICH
I LOVE.
THE OVAL IS WHAT YOU WOULD
EXPECT, WHERE THESE A PERSON
WHO CARRIES THEIR WEIGHTED A
LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE MIDDLE,
WHERE THE SHOULDERS AND THE
HIPS MAY BE MATCHED, BUT THE
WAIST MEASUREMENT IS GOING TO
BE JUST A LITTLE BIT WIDER, AND
EACH BODY SHAPE HAS ITS OWN
CHALLENGE.
HOUR GLASS IS WELL ACQUAINTED
WITH THEIR TAILOR.
THEY'RE ALWAYS HAVING TO BRING
THINGS IN
THE OVAL NEEDS TO WEAR THINGS
HIGHER.
>> THERE'S MANDY MOORE, YOU ONE
OF HER ON THIS IS US.
SHE'S AN EXAMPLE OF AN OVAL
SHAPED BODY.
>> WE TEND TO THINK THAT OVAL
IS LARGER AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS
THE CASE.
IT CAN BE THE FULL GAMUT OF ALL
OF THESE BODY TYPES.
OUR NEXT MODEL IS BEVERLY.
>> I LOVE THE COLORS IN THIS.
>> SO THIS IS OUR CLASSIC OVAL,
WHERE YOU CAN SEE HER HIPS AND
HER SHOULDERS ARE ALIGNED AND
WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE
WIDTH HERE IN THE WAIST.
SO WE'VE DONE A COUPLE OF
THINGS HERE.
ONE, YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG
WITH SOMETHING THAT'S
ELONGATING.
MAXCY DRESSES ARE A GREAT
STYLE, AND SO WE'VE GOT THE
GREAT EH LONG GATING OF THE
MAXCY DRESS.
MAXCY DRESSES ARE SO PERFECT
FOR THE CLIMATE HERE
>> YES, THEY AR
SO AS WE TALKEABOUT THE OVAL
SHAPE -- THIS IS MY MOM,
EVERYONE.
[ Laughter ]
>> I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
>> OH, THEY'RE RELATED.
THIS IS REAL TRUST WHEN YOUR
MOM LETS YOU DRESS HER.
WE'VE ALSO DONE A CROPPED
CARDIGAN, AND THE CROPPED
CARDIGAN, I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE
A LOT OF STUFF OUT THERE FOR
OVALS THAT IS VERY LONG, AND
THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE
IF YOU DO THAT, YOU JUST NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE
SOMEHOW STILL CREATING A WAIST
IN SOME WAY.
GENERALLY THAT'S GOING TO BE
WITH AN EMPIRE WAIST, WHICH IS
WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE.
DON'T FORGETTING THE VALUE OF A
GOOD PRINT AND PATTERN.
HERE, THE PATTERN PUTS ALL OF
THE ATTENTION BELOW AND AGAIN
UP ABOVE.
WE'VE DONE SOME TASSEL EARRINGS
THAT ARE ALSO ON TREND AS WELL.
>> BEVERLY, YOU LOOK GREAT.
>> WE'VE GOT JUST A COUPLE OF
MINUTES.
>> YES, TRIANGLES.
SO TRIANGLE IS A PERSON THAT
CARRIES THEIR DEFINED SECTION
ON THEIR SHOULDERS, WHERE THEY
HAVE GOT A FAIRLY STRAIGHT
WAIST AND HIPS BUT THEY'VE GOT--
>> YOU'RE GOING INVERTED
TRIANGLE.
>> I AM GOING AN INVERTED
TRIANGLE ON YOU.
BY TRIANGLE, I MEAN ACTUAL
TRIANGLE.
>> SO DOES IT MEAN VERY NARROW
SHOULDER BUT BROADER HIPS?
>> EXACTLY.
>> BY THE WAY, BEYONCE IS AN
EXAMPLE OF A TRIANGLE BODY
SHAPE.
I THINK WE HAVE A PHOTO OF HER.
>> DEFINITE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, VERY DEFINED
WAIST BUT DEFINITELY CARRY MORE
IN THE HIPS AND BACK THAN IN
THE SHOULDERS.
>> TAMMI, OUR MODEL, IS GOING
TO SHOW US HOW YOU WOULD DRESS
HER.
COME ON OUT.
>> SO ACCENTUATING THE WAIST
AGAIN.
>> ALWAYS REMEMBERING THE WAIST.
TAMMI IS A TRIANGLE.
HER SHOULDERS AND WAIST ARE A
BIT SMALLER THAN HER HIMSELF,
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE
COMMON BODY SHAPES.
LADIES, WE ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE
HIPS.
IT'S OKAY THAT YOU HAVE HIPS.
SO HERE'S WHAT WE'VE DONE.
WE'VE DONE THE OFF THE SHOULDER
TREND.
THAT'S HUGE RIGHT NOW AND
WONDERFUL FOR SUMMER.
AND WE'VE DONE A HUGE RUFFLE
HERE, WHICH REALLY BALANCES OUT
THE HIPS SO, IT MAKES THE HIP
LOOK SMALLER.
WE HAVE THE EMPIRE WAIST, NOT
AS MUCH OF AN EMPIRE, BUT STILL
PULLING IN AT THE WAIST.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A
PATTERN
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ILLUSION.
>> OH, SO COOL.
>> MEET US FOR COCKTAILS AFTER
THE SHOW, TAMMY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND BRING OUT
OUR LAST MODEL, JORDAN
SO JORDAN IS THE INVERTED
TRIANGLE
>> YES, SO INVERTED TRIANGLE,
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE OF THE
STRUCTURE HERE AT THE SHOULDER.
IT'S GOING TO COME IN AT THE
WAIST AND THEN BE A LITTLE BIT
MORE STRAIGHT ON THE HIPS.
>> AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT
KIND OF CELEBRITY, YOU WANT TO
THINK CINDY CRAWFORD.
>> YES.
SO A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU CAN
DO HERE, SHIRT DRESSES ARE
COMING BACK, YAY, THEY'RE SOME
OF MY FAVORITES
WITH THIS SHIRT DRESS, WE HAVE,
AGAIN, ALWAYS DEFINING THAT
WAIST, BUT WE'VE ADDED A WHOLE
BUNCH OF STUFF DOWN HERE.
WE'VE GOT THE PRINTS, WE'VE GOT
SOME RUFFLES AND SOME VISUAL
INTEREST, SOME FLOW GOING ON,
SO IT BALANCES HER OUT NICELY
SO, WE'RE GOING RIGHT BACK TO
THAT HOUR GLASS SHAPE, WHERE
WE'VE GOT SHOULDERS DEFINED,
COMES IN AT THE WAIST AND THEN
GOES BACK OUT.
AND YOU CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS
WITH AN INVERTED TRIANGLE.
YOU CAN DO SOME OF THOSE BAGGY
OUTFITS, YOU CAN DO STRAIGHT,
YOU CAN DO A TON OF STUFF.
>> JORDAN, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NATALIE, WE'RE NOT DONE WITH
YOU.
THANK YOU FOR AWESOME THAT.
LATER ON IN THE SHOW, YOU'RE