Are you pear shaped? If you are, you are in good company. Research shows that pear shaped are actually in the majority in the UK. This may well suprise you, if you find that the UK high street does not really cater for your shape. Pear shape describes those that have wider hips and thighs and than bust. The key to looking great if you are pear shaped is balancing out the top and bottom  half of your body.

If you love wearing jeans, the best options for pears are either boot cut or wide legged both will help to create a balanced silhouette. Another good trick to use when getting dressed is to wear dark colours on your bottom half and brighter colours on top to draw the eyes upwards and away from your hips and thighs. Tops should fall at your waist as it draws attention to your narrowest part. There are many other tricks that you can try scoop neck tops widen your top half create balance as do horizontal stripes, ruffles and patterns.

These Seven For All Man Kind Boot Cut Jeans will look amazing on pear shaped ladies.

With all the fuss of  a recession, I have been reading up on credit crunch style this week and how to look great on a budget. Here are some of my favourite reads.

Holiday gift tips on a budget, The Budget Fashionista’s economic survival guide - The Budget Fashionista gives some great tips on how to survive Christmas with not much money. I just love this blog, it has so much great advice.

Save time and money with a checklist This great post fom Budget Babe has made me think carefully about how I aproach a shopping trip. Much better to research online and think carefully about it rather than just hitting the shops.

Christmas Party Season Dresses - The Rules - If you are looking to have a frugal christmas but still look great at your christmas parties, this post by cheap clothes rule is just what you need.

Are you addicted to bargain hunting? This post by Cute but Affordable will make you laugh - if you do it is probably because this is you. Take the test and find out.

A Closet Full of Wearable Clothes - this interesting article by Melissa Tossetti Editor/Publisher of  budgetsavvymag.com gives some great ideas on how to be a tight wad when it comes to new clothes but still look great.

 Frugal fashion: New Yorkers learn to look good for a lot less this article from the NY daily news shows how New Yorkers work that recessionista look.

My favourite frugal fashion  buy is this glamorous wrap dress in organic cotton. A wrap dress is a classic style that is really flattering and is unlikely to go out of fashion and the price is definitely frugal!

We all feel like this from time to time. Well I do any way. Nothing that you wear makes you feel great, you are bored with everything in your wardrobe, you need to develop your own style. You look into your wardrobe with a sense of dispair as all of your clothes are poor fitting, shrunk in the wash, faded and tired looking, dated or just plain don’t suit you and were a real mistake buy in the first place. This is probably the fashion equivalent of a bad hair day but if you feel like this everyday perhaps you are stuck in a fashion rut and need a little nudge to get you out.

Perhaps it is time to review and edit your wardrobe. Go through it ruthlessly and throw out anything that you have never worn or haven’t worn in the last year. Fling away anything that you know doesn’t suit you or that you don’t feel 100 percent in. Carefully sort through your old favourites and mend, dry clean and defluff as appropriate.

Now, you can start to think about the image that you want to create with your clothes. Buy some good quality basics in styles that you know suit you and accessories to really add some of your personality to your outfits.

 You are no longer in a fashion rut! Enjoy getting dressed every morning and enjoy how good your clothes make you feel. 

Red is one of my favourite colour and always makes me feel really happy. I love this red dress which will make me feel great.