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6. You can’t go wrong with a trench coat. Actually, you can. Epaulettes, flaps and lots of buttons swamp some women. Just because it's a classic, it doesn’t mean it’s right for you.
7. Black and navy blue will never do. Another one from the Ark, although I think periwinkle was the hot shade then. Black and navy can look very chic – black tights and certainly black patent shoes toughen up a navy outfit and stop it looking like a uniform.
8. High heels lengthen the legs. True, obviously. But while high is good, higher isn’t always better. When a short woman teeters on stilts, bottom and bosoms set off at weird angles, making her resemble a spiral staircase, the issue of whether her legs have technically become longer is irrelevant.
From Lisa Armstrong at the Times who knows what she's talking about
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My fav:
"Every woman needs a white shirt. Wrong. Only women who look good in a white shirt need one. Some look better in white T-shirts."
This one is the corresponding subtext to "every woman needs a little black dress". Depending on one's skin tone, black and white (they do seem to go together) will look ghastly. Another thing I have found: I looked great in black and white when I was young - but not now. Now, except for the fact that I still have all my teeth and eschew wearing scarves on my head, black makes me look like someone's Romanian grandmother and white is just too awful to contemplate.
I seem to have made it this far in life without a little black dress and have been able to put something together to feel appropriately attired in just about any situation. I suppose if I could find an LBD that works for me, I'd find occasions to wear it, but I've begun to question its "must have" reputation.
Stop it - I love it! Lisa is preaching to the choir but she's so right.
Trench coats - they swamp me like a dingy in a Nor'easter.
But I look great in white shirts and they are a staple for me; I have several, and so I don't feel so bad afterall.
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