As you know, when working with live television things happen, and we need to explain the mannequins that were on the set with us.  Forgive us, we wanted to give you so much body type information, and then realized that we were a bit overzealous in our attempt. We only had 5 minutes to explain the body types and had to cut the mannequins.  But here is the story…

When we were tasked with dressing the mannequins, I gave Kimberly and Jamie (our wonderful style makers) the assignment of making the clothes that we put on the mannequins interesting.  We brainstormed about how we could make the mannequins relevant for Charlotte women, and we came up with the Capri angle.

Every day we see Charlotte women dressed in a uniform of sorts that consists of: a top with a bit of a design, a necklace, Capris and sandals and we thought it would be interesting to take this “uniform”, show ways to update it,  and show the way that each body type would wear it.   Kimberly and Jamie then set about pulling clothes to match this vision and I must say that they did a bang up job!

L to R:

Body Type: Pear

In order to minimize attention to hips, a pear girls’ master uniform should consist of: dark bottoms and light tops.

Hugo Boss white top (Taylor, Richards & Conger Women) Trina Turk navy capris (Sloan) Gillian Julias bangle bracelet (TRCW) Cordani beige suede heel (Step by Sloan)

Body Type: Hourglass

The hourglass girls’ top and bottom are pretty proportionate.  Keep this proportion visual by adding elements that bring attention to the waist.

Rivamonti tank top (TRCW), GOLDISGN denim capris, (TRCW)Gunex leather belt, (TRCW) suede shoes Bruno Cucinelli (TRCW)

Body Type: Inverted Triangle

Tame those linebacker shoulders!  (I know, I have them!) The master uniform that allows you to do this?  Dark tops and light or printed bottoms.

Rivamonti black shirt (TRCW),  Peserico tan/white print capris (TRCW),  Caytamer black wedge espadrilles (TRCW)

*Stylists note:  Get in the mirror and play with these rules and watch what happens! (don’t forget to let us know whether this works for you or not) Oh, ho, ho it’s magic, you knoooooow!