Go Nude

Do you want to increase your perceived taste level in one easy step? 

Try nude-colored shoes. No single garment or accessory says more about you than your shoes. The story is always in the shoes.

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Wearing beige or skin tone shoes is a way to add color to an outfit without adding color.  It is a very sophisticated, polished look. Dancers have long known nude shoes increase the leg line in skirts and dresses. Just watch Dancing With the Stars. This neutral accessory matches and enhances virtually everything. Choose to shine.

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Soft Cups: To Wire or Not to Wire

Soft-cup bras (underwire-free) constitute only a small percentage of bra sales in the US, while other nations utilize this option with a much higher frequency. Why is that?

Here we discuss, with LInda the Bra Lady of Linda's in NYC, some of the features of soft-cup bras.  Might this option work for you on occasion?

Sheer Force

Have you considered wearing a sheer blouse? Sexy and demure at the same time. Fantastic look. Sheer fabrics have been around for centuries. They are simply woven of very thin threads (of a low denier for the garmentos).

Choose an appropriate bra knowing it will be on display

Try wearing a bra with an interesting silhouette like a balconette, low-cut or strapless -- keeping in mind what serves you best. Use a bra of a similar color to the blouse keeping it tone on tone, or try the ever-appropriate nude bra.

The daring can pair a black bra with a light blouse. Gorgeous look, but very dramatic and can easily go awry.  

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For the more modest, wear a camisole instead of a bra. Same gorgeous look with a little more coverage. There are camis in all styles, even some with shaping ability and cup sizes.

Do not strive to be invisible

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What's In Your Corset?

There's a broad spectrum of construction and structure in today's corsets. Some are authentic period pieces, others take a more modern approach. Watch the video below for a quick overview in what provides most of the structure in your corset.

​Click above for my video tutorial

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