Ladies Accessories Guide

Learning how to wear ladies accessories seems easy when you see them in fashion magazines and celebrity red carpet events.  Beautiful fashion necklaces, gorgeous designer shoes, artfully tied scarves – at the hands of a fashion stylist, anything seems easy.  Until you get home and try it yourself, that is. Fashion accessories can be tricky, because so much depends on the wearer.  If the earrings are too long, the belt too wide, or the heel too small for your size, the accessory looks weird.  Then there’s the whole color thing – how often should you repeat a color?  Do gold and silver go together?  What color of shoes look best with a red dress?

If you’re not sure which fashion pieces work best for you, take a look at some of these stories. For a more in-depth look, this tinystyle online store can help.

Ladies Accessories: Petites

When you’re “5’2” with eyes of black,” it sounds cute in a song — but it’s a lot less fun in real life when all the trendy clothing and accessories are geared to women 6 inches taller than you.  Oversized bags, gigantic belts, hats that make you look like you’re playing dress up – welcome to the world of accessorizing petites.
Here are a few of the things petites need to remember about ladies accessories:

1. Wear hats with small brims
2. Don’t wear chunky necklaces or earrings
3. Have straps shortened on shoulder bags
4. No belts over 2” wide (no belt at all if you’re plus size)
5. Shoes with ankle straps will make you look shorter

Now you may not like being told you “can’t” do something, but when it comes to ladies accessories and the petite body, you need to make some exceptions.  After all, your goal should be to look good every day, not look like you’re playing dress up in your mother’s closet.
The word you need to remember when shopping for clothes and accessories is proportion.  If you’re petite, you don’t have the same amount of vertical body space to cover as someone 4 or 6 inches taller than you.  So you gotta scale things to your size.  Otherwise you’ll look even shorter than you are.
Learning which ladies accessories work best for you can be tricky, but if you keep proportion in mind and use fashion magazines and clothing catalogs as a styling starting point instead of a destination, you’ll have a lot more luck finding the best clothing and accessories for you.

 

How to Accessorize: Plus Size

 

When your dress size is big, it means you need big accessories — earrings, bags, boots, etc. –  in order for things to look right.  If you wear dainty stuff like a pretty little gold necklaces or a watch, then small things on a big body just made it look bigger.  Not good. Here are some things to remember:

1. Keep accessories in the same mood as your clothing
2. Stay away from soft, floppy handbags; structured bags will make you seem smaller
3. DO go for bold color, especially around your face

Being plus size doesn’t mean you have to give up being fashionable.  It just means that you can’t wear everything just the same as those skinny little models they have in fashion magazines.  Once you learn the best shoes, belts, and other accessories to wear for the plus size gal, dressing became a whole lot easier.  It also starts turning some heads…whatever your size!
If you’re looking for good fashion accessory advice – whatever your size – check out this ladies accessories resource.  It’s chock full of big, helpful tips you’ll use every day.

 

Ladies Accessories for Tall Women

If you’re tall, you have the same problem as women who are short:  finding women’s clothing and accessories in your size.  Whether it’s finding pants (34”+ inseam) that fit, long sleeves that actually reach to your hand, or shoes that accommodate a larger-than-average length (12 or 13), you know what a challenge looking great can be.
But here’s one truism about ladies accessories for tall women: horizontals are your friend.
I know – fashionistas will tell you to never wear horizontals because they make you look shorter and wider, and they do.  Which, if you’re very tall and thin and tower over everyone you know, can be a GOOD thing.
Some of my favorite accessorizing tricks for tall women include:

• A wide, collared necklace
• Bangle bracelets
• A wide belt

There are others, but I think you get the idea.  When you learn which ladies accessories work best for tall women, you can unlock a bag of tricks that will help you dress more confidently every day.  Try is yourself and see!