Wear What Suits Your Face If No One Will Lend You an Ear
Ear Wigging: It’s a fact of life that only one pair of earrings in eight you see in a display case will look good on you. Unfortunately, most women don’t go with their gut instinct and end up buying a pair that look too big or too small.
The key to a great pair of earrings is how they complement your face. The next time you look through a selection at the jewelry counter, first, take a look at your face without earrings.
“If you have a small face with a small build, you can probably get away with a large earring so long as it’s long,” says Judy Curtis of Ear Abstracts in Yorba Linda. “People with full faces should be concerned about wearing wide earrings that add to the fullness of their face.”
Those with long faces should probably look for wider earrings that don’t pull their faces down any more than they are.
If you can’t seem to find the right shape or style, don’t give up. Custom-made earrings can be designed to perfectly match your face for a price not much more than you’d find at the department stores.
Shirt Shocked: There’s an alarming development occurring in Southern California, in restaurants and clubs where ties are required, and also at weddings where a bit of formality among the guests is considered necessary.
Men are being seen wearing ties around the necks of their polo shirts.
“Guys in Southern California wear polos everywhere,” says fashion designer Blaine Keil of Laguna Beach. “So naturally if they’re in a fancy situation, they think it’s OK to just wrap a tie in place, maybe slap a jacket on and go.”
You’re never supposed to say never, but it’s pretty safe to say that a polo should never be worn with a tie. Most restaurants that require jacket and tie keep a few white shirts on hand along with extra jackets and neckwear for those who show up too casual, but if they don’t, see if they’ll hold the reservation and high-tail it home for a broadcloth dress shirt.
Slacks Facts: Of course, dresses and skirts have always been appropriate wear for women in the office, and over the past quarter-century, slacks have also been accepted. But not just any slacks.
“Look for pleats,” says Doris Blake, who runs a personal shopping service in Fullerton. “Pleated slacks have a dressier appearance that looks more appropriate in a business environment.”
Although polyester and polyester blends are acceptable, stay away from slacks with too much stretch. With these pants, there’s a tendency to buy them a size too small, making them too tight in all the wrong places.
