Start with your shape

The best piece of advice I can give you is KNOW YOUR BODY SHAPE. Then learn how to dress for your shape.

If you are one of the fortunate minority that has perfect 34-24-34 figure with pert breasts, a high round butt, silky skin and the legs of a racehorse then you don't really need to worry about this because you would look good in a sack and socks with sandals.

For everyone else, I cannot stress enough the importance of knowing your true body shape and learning how to dress accordingly. You need to realise that shape is the single most important factor in influencing how you dress and how good or bad you will look.

This does not matter if you are woman or a man, you need to know your shape. Once you know this you then need to find out what works for you and what doesn't.

As ladies we are familiar with the terms such as Hourglass, Pear and Athletic to describe our body shape. The problem is that these are too limited and don't adequately represent the uniqueness of each of our bodies. Furthermore, knowing these provides you with no insight into what to wear.

It is worth investing in professional advice because it is very difficult to be objective about yourself.