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Fashion advice for ladies
WHY do so many women squeeze themselves into ludicrous clobber for the sake of style?
Men may commit fashion faux pas, like the current trend of wearing three-quarter-length trousers that make them look like gawky 13-year-olds who have been made to keep wearing clothes despite a growth spurt of giraffish proportions. But at least it doesn't harm their health.
Women, by contrast, can be fashion fools. (All right, madam, there may be one or two exceptions.) Take the Gwyneth Paltrow effect. Last month the star graced a premiere in London, wobbling on ridiculous seven-inch heels that made her look as if she were perched on a pair of souvenir Eiffel Towers.
| Take the Gwyneth Paltrow effect. Last month the star graced a premiere in London, wobbling on ridiculous seven-inch heels that made her look as if she were perched on a pair of souvenir Eiffel Towers. | |
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Did other women have a good laugh at the silly duck?
No. High street stores reported a huge surge in the sale of high-heeled shoes that would give you vertigo just to look at them.
Some fashions - like those ladies' winklepickers that appeared to squeeze toots into shoes designed only to fit Mr Spock's ears and made their feet look the size of gondolas - defy male understanding.
But for all the physical health issues and financial absurdity of following fashion (here's a bit of advice, ladies - the return of the ra-ra skirt will make you look like a lost emu) there is, I'm reliably informed, a big plus about looking stylish. It boosts your confidence and mental well-being.
The sensible thing, according to TV style gurus like Gok Wan, Trinny and Susannah, is not to worry about your own imperfect body shape. Susannah describes hers as a vase and Trinny is a skinny pear.
I'm a bit of a doughnut... but I'm dieting.
And what's my tip, ladies, about what will be the next big fashion trend to follow?
How would I know? I can't see the future. I'm trying to be a Small... not a Medium.
7:00pm Friday 16th May 2008
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