|Belts can be a wonderful fashion accessory. Available in a wide array of fabrics and styles, belts offer endless opportunities to express your fashion style. Add a fluorescent, thin belt to your skinny jeans and be in fashion, or use a patent leather belt for a sophisticated look.

|Buy a lot of basics. Target items that are always in fashion, yet work with other styles as well. A basic black dress or blazer can be worn year after year.

}{When you want to look slimmer, avoid stripes which run horizontally. These stripes will give the illusion of widening and this is not the look you want to achieve. Instead, wear a vertical stripe pattern that will make you look tall instead of wide.

|There is no need to go along with every popular fashion trend. What may look great on that runway model may make you look like a carnival side show. Do what makes you comfortable. You should follow your natural instincts. Following your instincts will pay off in the long run.