The problem is that women try to dress like celebrities whose shape they just don't have. When you emulate someone else's dress sense with a different body shape it just doesn't work. And when you look bad, your confidence dips. Our advice is to go shopping armed with our body shape rules.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Copying celebrity styles without considering body shape leads to poor fit and lower confidence.
- In plain terms
- Wearing clothes for a different body type makes you look bad.
- What can you take from it?
- Dress for your actual body shape, not someone else's.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we chase celebrity looks?
- How does fit affect confidence?
Another view
It suggests body shape rules are universally applicable.
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