THE SECRET TO A PERFECT FIT
with Clare
26 | good life, june -july 2007
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This highly sought knowledge has been
guarded for centuries. It has made
women feel beautiful and special in
ways that many of the designs of today
do not. Sometime in the 1900?s it was
lost and only today is it starting to
glimpse it?s way through the fibres and
fabrics which hide it and emerge into
the open again.
While it cannot be found in the words of that CD
doing the rounds ?The Secret?, I can tell you many
of the speakers on that CD do know the answer.
It was never lost to us only disguised and mostly
forgotten. The perfect fit does not require the
perfect body, as all of us have the most perfect
assets for our own personality and style. The
perfect fit requires discovering the clothing which
is and will make our body unique and beautiful in
the most perfect way.
Oscar Wilde knew what fashion was about
when he said ? ?Fashion is a form of ugliness
so intolerable that we have to alter it every six
months?. Now before the fashionista?s out there
throw up their hands in horror and start burning
crosses on my lawn I have to say I love fashion
but often it does not love me.
Have you discovered that one season everything
looks fabulous on you and the next; well you
wear it but can?t wait for what the following
season may bring?
Let?s turn back the clock and see how
everything has changed. I find the whole
cause and effect theories fascinating and ask
that you indulge me this month.
Early last century industrial advances made
it possible for clothing to be mass produced.
Rather than seeing this mass production as a
way of removing someone?s individuality it was
embraced as a convenient means to purchasing
clothing cheaper with the added advantage of
regularly updating your wardrobe.
Ready to wear took off like a storm and
boutiques and department stores started filling
their racks with clothing which would appeal
to the masses pockets and lifestyle. Women
were joining the workforce and did not have the
time to sew at home any longer nor was their
disposable income available to spend on the
luxuries they used to. The wars also reduced the
availability of specialty fabrics and trimmings they
used to readily seek.
While ready to wear was affordable it helped if you
were the same shape as the fit or house model the
clothing was designed for. Sizing had no laws and
design houses made up their own rules as to what
shape fitted which size. While rules changed in
the 1950?s and studies were made to standardise
clothing sizes we can still see evidence that this
is not so due to the numerous variations in sizes
from around the world and from within our own
Australian labels.
I often ask a group of women; whether they are
large or small for the two women with the identical
body shape to stand up. You guessed it no one will
stand up. We are not the same shape and thankgoodness for that; for how else could we all display
those assets which are individual to us and make
each and every one of us beautiful in our own way.
So what is the secret?
The answer is simple ? Forget
the labels. It is about fit not size,
ask the people in the places where
you shop to find the clothing which
will fit you and then, if necessary get
your self a great tailor to make the
finishing touches.
Boutiques can help you discover your ideal shape
but they may not be able to help you to discover
your own personal ideal shapes and line for you.
I have started running small group consultations
for women to discover their ideal shape and
personal body line. I must apologise to those of
you who called recently as I was working in New
Zealand and all messages I had saved on my lap
top crashed on my return. For more information on
having an ?Afternoon with the Girls? to discover your
own lines call Clare on 5979 7434 to discuss this
further. You may email me at clare@claremaxfield.
com.au
Whatever you are doing, listen out for those
three little words ?You Look Great? and you will
know you are on track.
-Cheers, Clare
aShop 5, 9 Blake Street Mornington.
p03 5973 6790
esportiva sbs@bigpond.com
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