Look for Structured Jackets
I suggest this item to just about every one of my clients.  It does so many jobs.  It pulls more casual looks of jeans and t-shirts into “outfits”, it provides camouflage to the midsection, it keeps the girls “locked and loaded” and it gives you amazing shape.  I gravitate towards these key pieces over and over because I just know they work for my body type and there is not really another piece that is so multi functional.  My structured jackets range in materials from corduroy, to denim, to cotton and even a few wool blends.  Now the rules for this multi tasker are that it generally should fit no lower than the hip bone, it must have excellent seaming and structure.  Rules for number of buttons, collar type and color are all based on the individual. 

Accentuate your best feature
In the assessment each of my clients fills out prior to our first appointment, one of the questions I ask is “Are there special areas about yourself that you would like to highlight?”  This of course means special body parts.  Now I would say that about a third of these that I receive have this question left blank.  The next question is “Are there any areas that you would like to camouflage?” and 100% of the clients have this portion filled out in great detail.  We all have at least once part of our physical body that we are happy with and *gasp* might even love.  It is not only is it healthy to have self love for your body but it gives others permission to celebrate themselves.

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