5 wardrobe mistakes most Indian women make

We’ve seen them work their magic on ‘What Not To Wear’ and now Trinny & Sussanah pinpoint the Indian woman’s wardrobe mistakes. Are you overdoing the jewellery or wearing the wrong lingerie? 
Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine of British television series What Not to Wear fame are now taking their critical eye to how Indian women and men dress for a new show on TLC called Trinny & Susannah's Makeover Mission India. This is their five-point checklist of wardrobe mistakes to ward off.

 

Sticking to a pallid palette in work wear

"[Don't] just do black with white," advises Constantine, "Especially when [you're] wearing a modern western dress." "You have such a great heritage of colours, introduce more of them into your work wardrobe," they both implore. And play with tonal hues -- mix pink with orange, wear red with orange or green with turquoise.

 

Wearing skinny jeans

"Everybody wears skinny jeans to enhance their shape because it's so fashionable right now," says Woodall, but they don't necessarily flatter everyone. "A lot of Indian woman are much bigger on their bums, so it'll be nicer for their body shape if they wore a boot leg or wide leg trouser which will balance out their thighs," she adds.

 

Hoarding clothes

Most people get comfortable in one particular style, says Constantine, "The clothes that you always wear are probably safe and repetitive." Her advice is to put your trust in a good friend who'll be honest and objective with you and critically evaluate your closet. "The stuff you never wear is probably because you're scared of it, or it's expensive or you bought it on sale. Maybe it doesn't fit well, then you're hoping when you lose weight it will," she says. "Put all your clothes into three piles -- clothes you never really wear, clothes you wear sometimes and clothes you always wear," she adds, and get rid of what you don't need in there.

 

Overdoing it with jewellery

Unlike with work wear, Indians are quite brazen with colour when they dress ethnic, which is a good thing. Where they go wrong, say the duo, is with the excessive jewellery."Sometimes you're so overwhelmed by the diamonds and make-up that you see on the woman," they say, "We're just saying have one amazing thing and leave out the rest."

 

Wearing the wrong bra size

This is a problem the duo have seen in most countries where they've hosted their shows, and India turned out to be no exception. "There is a need for a bra intervention," says Woodall, "I think many Indians in general may be wearing the wrong bra, wrong cup size -- too small on the cup or too big on the back." - See more at: http://www.bellemod.com/2013/09/5-wardrobe-mistakes-most-indian-women.html#sthash.jr4jLWj0.EezcqmaF.dpuf

5 wardrobe mistakes most Indian women make