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Clothing style ideas for short stocky woman in her 30's ???
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 611779" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>To cover her tattoos I would have her start at Sephora with some of their products. That woman with the tv show, Kat someone or other with the hairless cat, came out with a line that is supposed to do an excellent job at covering them. She can probably test the product there and if it is not up to what she needs then she can leave it there. I think there are few products that can completely cover a tattoo, but some makeup products might make it less obvious under a light colored shirt. I used to manage servers at a restaurant where the dress code included white shirts. It is darn hard to wear a white shirt and not have many tattoos show through it, or it was then. There were not many things other than heavy pancake makeup (the old Max Factor brand - yuck when it is all over you!) that would help some of the tattoos stay covered even under the heaviest white shirt Land's End made. </p><p></p><p>She NEEDS to shop only in petite departments. Clothes from reg departments will almost always make a short person look dumpy. If she shops the sales, she may want to try Talbot's petites. I have a LOT of short friends and we almost all feel that Talbots petites fit very very well. Few of us can afford them, but if we see they have a sale, or we find an outlet, we let each toher know. If we can afford it, we pick things up at thrift stores if we think another of us will like it. Liz Claiborne also has petites that tend to fit well on many body types of petite women. If your friend is plus sized, Liz Claiborne has some petites in her pllus size Elizabeth line that are well worth trying. </p><p></p><p>I would have her go to a very nice department store or store that specializes in petites. Tell her to try on everything she can. She should amke notes or even take photos of herself in the mirror so that she can see what looks good and what doesn't. She can then use those notes and photos to help her shop at sales and esp at thrift stores. TJ Maxx and Ross and Marshalls may have options for her, and if there is a store that specializes in close outs (buying merchandise that is on sale/out of season at other stores to sell at a discount) she can keep her eyes peeled for the petites when they have them.</p><p></p><p>Quality really matters in petites, esp for business clothes. At first she may need to rely on stores like Walmart, Kmart, etc... but over time she should focus on shopping at sales and thrift stores for better quality, classic clothing so that she can be more upwardly mobile by fitting in with the bosses. I was always told to dress at least as well as your boss and his/her peers, or their immediate boss if you would like to be promoted. </p><p></p><p>I hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 611779, member: 1233"] To cover her tattoos I would have her start at Sephora with some of their products. That woman with the tv show, Kat someone or other with the hairless cat, came out with a line that is supposed to do an excellent job at covering them. She can probably test the product there and if it is not up to what she needs then she can leave it there. I think there are few products that can completely cover a tattoo, but some makeup products might make it less obvious under a light colored shirt. I used to manage servers at a restaurant where the dress code included white shirts. It is darn hard to wear a white shirt and not have many tattoos show through it, or it was then. There were not many things other than heavy pancake makeup (the old Max Factor brand - yuck when it is all over you!) that would help some of the tattoos stay covered even under the heaviest white shirt Land's End made. She NEEDS to shop only in petite departments. Clothes from reg departments will almost always make a short person look dumpy. If she shops the sales, she may want to try Talbot's petites. I have a LOT of short friends and we almost all feel that Talbots petites fit very very well. Few of us can afford them, but if we see they have a sale, or we find an outlet, we let each toher know. If we can afford it, we pick things up at thrift stores if we think another of us will like it. Liz Claiborne also has petites that tend to fit well on many body types of petite women. If your friend is plus sized, Liz Claiborne has some petites in her pllus size Elizabeth line that are well worth trying. I would have her go to a very nice department store or store that specializes in petites. Tell her to try on everything she can. She should amke notes or even take photos of herself in the mirror so that she can see what looks good and what doesn't. She can then use those notes and photos to help her shop at sales and esp at thrift stores. TJ Maxx and Ross and Marshalls may have options for her, and if there is a store that specializes in close outs (buying merchandise that is on sale/out of season at other stores to sell at a discount) she can keep her eyes peeled for the petites when they have them. Quality really matters in petites, esp for business clothes. At first she may need to rely on stores like Walmart, Kmart, etc... but over time she should focus on shopping at sales and thrift stores for better quality, classic clothing so that she can be more upwardly mobile by fitting in with the bosses. I was always told to dress at least as well as your boss and his/her peers, or their immediate boss if you would like to be promoted. I hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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