Written by Wendy Mak

Hola my wonderful readers! Happy New Year!

With the festive season behind us, I am well aware that I am now carrying a few extra kilos on my tummy and thighs, and one rather saggy looking bottom (yes, I said it - no one likes to admit it but it's true).

So I thought it timely to look at the best skirts to camouflage the main problem spots being hips, bum and thigh.

One of the biggest myths I see many of my clients fall prey to is the notion that an A-line style skirt will help to cover hips and thighs.

While it is true to a degree, not all skirts are the same - especially when it comes to A-lines. There are good A-lines and then there are bad A-lines (sort of more like an F for Fail A-lines).

The bad: - are usually stiff and pouff out in to a wide, distinct A-line - often made in a thick fabric that doesn't "drop" from the hips - can have pleats that look great on the hanger but don't sit well in real life

The good: - is usually made of a soft, floaty fabric that feels "weighty" but is not stiff - is not very wide - has no gathers or lots of excess fabric - usually drops flatteringly from the hip

All items with thanks from Diana Ferrari

A second mis-conception is that someone who doesn't have a rake thin model-esque body shouldn't wear fitted pencil skirts as it may reveal too much. However, a well selected fitted skirt can actually look slimming as it creates a lovely elongated silhouette without any additional volume in the bottom half. In fact, it can create a very sexy silhouette!!

All items with thanks from Diana Ferrari

So don't be scared of a skirt and embrace your curves this Summer!

Once again a big thank you to our Curve-tastic model Tanya for helping us with this Masterclass, and see you at the next class soon!

Happy Styling xx