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hi everybody welcome back to my channel
in today's video i want to talk about
dressing roles i think everyone should
know
now when i say rules i don't mean you
must follow these things or you'll never
be stylish
instead what i mean are some tips and
tricks these are helpful things that
many of us may not even consider every
day but when you do
they really transform how you look and
feel in your clothing
so these are things that are nice to
have in your back pocket when you are
kind of stuck
on what to wear and things that are just
helpful for
hopefully the rest of your life so let's
get started
when it comes to looking and feeling
your best in your clothing
i think undergarments are so important
and many of us don't give them a second
thought
so this first tip is all about finding
your perfect bra
now when i was in college i was a profit
specialist
i worked in a department store not
victoria's secret i don't recommend
going there to get sized because it's a
little
wonky um and instead i was trained in a
department store and i helped women find
their perfect bra and i was always
amazed at the
outcome it had they always felt better
they had better posture and
it was always unanimous across the board
that everyone felt better in their
clothing
as a result of having a proper fitting
bra so
it's pretty simple i'm going to walk you
through how to do it and insert some
examples you can follow along
but i recommend doing this a couple
times and kind of averaging out what you
get and that should give you your best
number basically and then if you're
still confused you can of course go to a
specialist most department stores have
someone on staff that can help you
and they're trained so it's really
beneficial i recommend doing it
so to get your bra size you're going to
take two measurements
you're going to take your band size and
your cup size and to do this you need a
flexible tape measure that can easily
mold to your body
and then you're going to want to stand
in front of the mirror so you can very
easily see the numbers
and then ideally wear nothing more than
just your bra
if you really have to or you want to do
this with a friend to get a better um
idea what's going on you can wear a very
thin t-shirt
nothing bulky and something that
definitely forms to your body
so you get the most accurate numbers so
to get your band size you're going to
take the tape measure and
take it along your rib cage underneath
your bust
as tightly as you can get it you don't
want it to be loose because you do want
your band to be not only an accurate
size
but also slightly snug i find that most
people when i was doing this would wear
too loose of a band
and that really can throw everything
else off so make sure you pull it
tightly
but don't suffocate yourself and then
jot that number down
so let's say for example's sake that
number was 34.
now you're going to take your cup size
measurement so to do that
you need to take the tape measure and
run it along the widest part of your
bust
and pull it tightly but not too too
tight you don't want your cups to
suffocate everything because that's very
uncomfortable
and most women i find wear too small of
a cup size
so be a little bit lacks in this but
obviously don't let it drape all over
the place
you'll get an inaccurate number so then
you're going to do that and take down
that number
so let's say for example say that number
was a 36
so now that you have both your band
measurement and your cup measurement
you can put them side by side and
decipher what it all means
so you always start with the band
measurement first so in our example that
was 34
and that means that 34 is your starting
point 34 would be
zero basically and so 34 is not only
your band size but also the starting
point to figure out your cup size
and to do that you take the bust
measurement and every
inch over 34 equals one cup
so a 34 35 would be a 34
a a 34 36 would be a 34
b and so on and so forth now if you were
kind of in between numbers
then you will round up or down and
that's kind of where you have to play
around actually trying on bras
it's not fun but when you find your
perfect one it makes all the difference
and then the other thing i will say in
this topic
is that if you want one bra and you want
something maybe
that's nice quality something that you
can wear for a long time
and something that's kind of a
no-brainer you can wear it with a lot of
things
my recommendation would be to find
something as close to your natural skin
color
and then something with seamless cups
typically marketed as a t-shirt bra
and something that has nice coverage
along the back
that will smooth you in all the nice
places lift everything where it needs to
be
and be virtually undetectable under most
tops
while we're on the topic of
undergarments my next rule
or tip would be to never wear white
undergarments underneath
white clothing now i've heard
contradictory opinions to this but i
will tell you from experience and from
working in the lingerie department that
white under white
will shine like a beacon and you will
see it from miles away
and you'll get that kind of broken up
look that a lot of us try to avoid
we want our undergarments to almost be
undetectable and by
wearing white under white you do the
opposite so
going along with my first tip my
recommendation is always to find
something as close to your natural skin
tone as possible
and with seamless cups and seamless
lines if it's undergarments
underwear and that makes all the
difference you can wear that under
everything
it's a no-brainer and it makes a really
big difference in how everything kind of
lays on your body
along those same lines my next dressing
rule is to size up in white garments
i'm sure you can relate we've all been
searching for the perfect white shirt
the perfect white pair of pants or white
skirt
and we're disappointed when we try it on
because it's see-through
and you can see everything very clearly
underneath
and i think that comes down to two
reasons the first
being what we just talked about you need
to ensure that you have proper fitting
undergarments that are the right color
and that are seamless
and then also the fit if something is
very skin tight and white
it's very obvious what's underneath it
and instead if you opt for something
slightly oversized and then
have it tailored so that it looks like
it fits you perfectly it makes a world
of difference
it's something that i've relied on for
many years and i don't think we utilize
enough so
i encourage you to do that the next time
you're searching for a white shirt
size up and then have it tailored where
it needs to and it might make a world of
difference in your own personal opinion
on white clothing
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if you've ever wanted to look a little
bit taller i know i have i'm 5'3 so i
like to play with proportions and trick
the eye when i can
then this next wrestling rule is for you
and it is a
two-step formula for looking taller the
first
part of this formula is to find a pair
of shoes in a color as close to your
natural skin color as possible
and then bonus points if it has a
pointed toe and then pair that with
something
high-waisted what that does is trick the
eye on both ends
so not only does your do your legs look
like they start a lot higher than they
actually do
but they look like they extend longer
than they actually do
the shoe and the color of your skin
combined with the pointed toe and then
with the high waist just creates a
beautiful effect
it is a fill proof combination it works
every time
and anytime i want to feel really really
fantastic
and i want to create that illusion it
always works for me
my next dressing rule is to keep colors
all within the same family
you know how much i love having a color
palette for your own personal wardrobe
and i think finding the colors that make
you feel amazing and then making sure
that they all go together
is a really great way to ensure that you
get the most out of your wardrobe
so to do that colors are broken
essentially into two main categories
we have warm colors or colors that are
yellow based
and then cool colors or colors that are
blue based
and typically to make things look nice
to the eye
cool will go with cool and warm will go
with warm
so keeping that in mind is a really
great way to not only pinpoint your own
color palette
but also help you get dressed so if you
put something on you're trying to figure
out why it's not quite right it very
likely could come down to the base of
the colors you're wearing
and maybe you're trying to pair cool
with warm and that clash is just not
working for you
so along the same lines i recommend
getting a color wheel
you can find these at most craft stores
and art supply stores or online and
they're very inexpensive
and keeping one with you while you're
shopping or as you're getting dressed is
really helpful
because they give you clues as to what
colors will go together
and what colors complement each other
and it really opens up the possibilities
for a lot of combinations that you may
not have considered before
so i have one i recommend you have one
as well but when in doubt remember cool
with cool warm with warm
and there you have it those are some of
my top dressing rules i think everyone
should know
these have been hugely beneficial to my
own personal style and i hope they were
helpful for you
and i would love to make this a series
if you're interested
i have a lot more i could have done um
on this topic
i had to narrow it down for the sake of
the video but if you want this to be
maybe a little mini series
please let me know in the comments down
below and i'd be happy to make more and
like always thank you so much for
watching and i'll see my next one have a
great day