The leggings are a garment extremely comfortable to wear in the winter months, we would call it a must-have for every age, because it is an useful cloth for the wardrobe of young or older women that returns inevitably in fashion in every season. I have many models in my wardrobe: blacks, leather, patterned fabric, studded with lace / lace by a famous Italian lingerie company.. As image consultant I think that they should never be worn like normal pants and it’s important to know your body’s shape before buying them. Wear leggings as an additional cloth for your look, rather than for the basic one. You have always to be aware that their adherence highlights all your form from the waist to the ankles, leaving little to the imagination, they can make your legs to look really perfect as a fall of style too. On the catwalk fashion brands like Chanel have  combined them with elegant clothes  to become a comfortable dress to create   a suitable outfit for women over 40, the result can be the same if combined with no branded designers.

For what kind of body they would be suitable?

If you follow my advice’s guide as an image consultant, all body types can wear leggings.

If you are a circle / apple (you do not have a define waist and the weight tends to form on the stomach) so wear leggings with a long tunic that covers the stomach and shows the beautiful legs.

For the woman called triangle / pear (The sides are wider than the shoulder) it is important to choose a top and jacket that end below the point in which the hips are wider.

If you have big calves you can opt for models such as wide flared or however you can wear them with a pair of knee-high boots.

What shoes to wear with leggings?

A shoe to match your leggings scored more and more the legs. Flat or high boots, boots and ballerinas can be perfect with leggings. I would avoid, especially for women over 40, high pointed heels and high boots to avoid to slip-ups in the trash.

Teenagers can match well with almost everything, skirts, shorts, long sweaters, wool maxi sweaters, denim shirts etc ... I do not particularly like the combination of one color, it is better to break. If you opt for beautiful models with fancy prints, do not wear anything else then that has prints, but choose that references at least one of the colors of the leggings.

For women over 40 there are tips for their refined elegance, I recommend to avoid tops that end up on top of the goal thigh and anyone too tight. If you choose for the top fabrics like silk or cashmere, it will create a perfect set when paired with comfortable jersey leggings.

By following the fashion shows these days for the woman spring / summer 2016 seems that summer never has to end, but autumn is coming and the imminent reality of scarves and capes is getting closer. As an image consultant and personal shopper there 'is the season for professional obligation and pleasure that brings me to inform me of all the new trends and I want to share with you the 5 hottest trends for fall / winter 2015-16 by giving some style 's advice. As trends I want to choose the most interesting for the all women over 40.

1. Long skirts

Good news for all those women who suffer from feeling cold at their legs. So off pants for skirts almost to the ankles, sexy models like Pradal Gurung with transparent lace skirts and flowy good for all women shaped as inverted triangle because it helps to create attractive look down. To be worn with boots, loafers, sandals and court shoes with woolen sock in sight that is another trend on this season.

2. Poncho

More than ever is available in different cuts, fabrics, styles and costs. Call it what you want poncho, cape, shawl or big scarf is the ideal garment when temperatures begin to fall seriously.

3. Long Coats

The longer coats are the better is on this season. There is who defines them the "plush robes when you feel lazy" I consider long coat between the trends most appealing on this season. The most important thing as a personal shopper that I always recommend is the quality of the fabric that you choose to be of good wool, cashmere or cracks. There is a variety of options, from rounded shoulders, belted at the waist, masculine-cut coats with several options in the middle. Regardless of the color and the model selection, a great way to bring the trend is to wear the coat as a dress.

4. The fall in the face

I love to add to this trend because we enter the heart of my work as an image consultant, or whatever we wear just below the face. On the catwalks around the world we have seen beautiful necklines, necklaces and particularly appealing around the neckline. So the season is promising to showcase the best features of your face.

As an image consultant for the neckline I advise:

Woman with a silhouette as an Inverted Triangle: Wear V-necklines that create the illusion of narrow shoulders.

Woman with silhouettes circle: The V-neckline is ideal for drawing attention to your face.

5. Asymmetric Lines:

I really love this trend when the color is monocromatique by an important and flattering and walkways of wonderful colors if they are seen as the top Marsala wine, olive, white and burgundy. They can give a leaner look to your look.

Tips from an image consultant:

- Wear a shoulder bag cross.

- An asymmetric top or skirt, if you have an old boss who needs a "new life," ask your tailor to recreate your edge with the 'corner.

- You can wear a scarf diagonally as Michael Kors has proposed.

When it's hot outside, what could be more natural than to pull out of our wardrobe a pair of shorts and a shirt. Shorts …. and no matter if not for a fresh and enjoyable  day out, this is their season! During the time that I spend  for the personal shopping I do not miss to look at different styles and models and as an image consultant I enjoy creating my clients endless outfits for the  Street style ... the shorts are perfect in the summer wardrobe! I can say that the shorts are a reliable cloth in the summer wardrobe of many women, but I can not help to think that they deserve to be worn with style.

By the professional point of view I am an image consultant and it seems fair to advise shorts for women who fail to wear them. This dress is one of the coolest of the summer season, but it is something for women who do not have big thighs, knees and calves because the shorts create a focus on these parts of the body.

Two basic rules of personal branding:

a. Your look should be relaxed, chic and cool with nice legs.

b. Do not assume that because you have found out them in your size they will fit you

It’s always better to create attention only on your body's strengths and not weaknesses. As a personal shopper I like always to remember that the size is not enough to be fashionable. So you have to know your body's shape before dressing. Being a professional in fashion and not a fashion victim.

One of the plus that marks the time of personal shopping thanks to Silk Gift Milan in the shops of made in Italy shoes is to be followed in your choice according to the shape of your body, of course your good taste is always a certainty for Silk Gift Milan that only if combined with an image consulting will give a final result that can get to the top.

As image consultant and personal shopper by Silk Gift Milan I love to point out that wearing the wrong shoe your style can make you gain weight or reduce your legs. I see few women who actually think about the style and shape of their shoes on their type of body. Thanks to my job as an image consultant and personal shopper I always recommend how and where it is most right to wear flip-flops rather than a sandal or a flat rather than a  12 heel ... but others are the main things to consider when determining what and which are the styles of shoes to wear more suitable to our shape, namely:

• The size and shape of your body and feet.

• The color of the footwear and the height of their heel.

• The style of dress you want to wear.

STILETTOS

They are absolutely the must-have of all time. They are great  for every woman and never care if you're high or low because your feet seem nicely smaller and more feminine. Stilettos have always transform in image consulting even the clothes more "trivial" in a  particularly appeal flattering and heights hidden under maxi dresses or long pants.

There are women who tend to flee from high stilettos as this means that they often tower over their partners, but many would be willing to die for a pair of high heels by Giuseppe Zanotti , Duccio Venturi Quattrini , Mod' Antonio or other creations of Italian designers!

If you have big feet avoided the very high heels. Women with a body like the "inverted triangle", that it means with broader shoulders of crushed, preferably  have to opt for heels wide rather than needle so as to balance their silhouette.

For women of short heigh and short legs a heel colored is best for lengthening the legs and drawing the attention downwards.

If you are a woman hourglass heel from a nice neutral color it is right and not draw attention away from your enviable waistline.

FLAT SHOES

They are among the most popular shoes in the summer and there are many models that can surprise each season the female wardrobe with new models of the original applications of sequins and / or studs, prints ... In the image consultancing was initially founded as a shoe for casual outfits, but now it is so embellished that is ideal for both day and night! Short legs: Wear  them only with clothes that end above the knee, tight pants or capri pants type. Opt for them with pointed tip rather than rounded or squared.

Thick ankles: The ballerinas are not the type of shoe fits you because you would go to highlight even more around your ankle.

If you are an inverted triangle, experiment with bright colors to attract attention to your lower half and smaller than your body.

WEDGES

The much loved and hated wedges make you look taller and stretch the foot with the advantage of being more comfortable and easier to wear than stilettos. If you are a female triangle, you are pregnant and do not want to give up your heels or / and your ankles and / or your calves are big this is the shoe for you because they beautify your legs so as to balance the upper curvy body, during personal shopping you should choose types of wedges and avoid strong patterns where the fingers are closed.

GLADIATOR SANDALS

In image consulting by Silk Gift Milan do not ever recommend to those who have thin legs and thin ankles and long, no matter if you are a circle woman because these shoes are still suitable for you.

LOAFERS

Typically craftsmanship of the Made in Italy for this shoe where the foot for the rectangle women have the absolute best for hugging with the more androgynous style. In summer, a good image consultant can advise them often accompanied with a shirt and a pair of skinny pants above the ankle.

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The Expo - or how it would be more correct to say, the Universal Exhibition, is one of the largest international events. It takes place every five years, lasts six months and develops a universal theme, of general interest to all humanity. Participants are divided into  officials the countries and the International organization who officially confirmed its membership, and unofficials, that are the institutions, companies and the civil society organizations. CONFIDENCE, SOLIDARITY, PROGRESS: Since the first edition of 1851 to that of 2010 in Shanghai, all exposures were based on three core values, declined from time to time according to the sensitivity and the theme chosen by the host country: confidence, solidarity and progress.

These values ​​have been promoted by the BIE (Bureau International des Expositions), the intergovernmental organization founded in 1928 in Paris which have the aim of adjusting the frequency, quality and conduct of the Exhibition. The HISTORY OF THE EXPO: The BIE during its nearly century-old history has changed several times and has changed the frequencies and the definitions of universal exhibitions while keeping intact the reference ' s values ​​and the development of the exhibits. The main attraction of these appointments are the national pavilions, which are designed and managed by the participating countries. Added to these are the theme pavilions' organization.

Historically each exposure has always been characterized by particular structures, which later became a symbol of that edition of the exhibition, and sometimes the host city or the country organizer itself.

At least once in your life you'll have or if you have not already done so you will give a glance  at the wardrobe of your partner, husband, friend ... I know that most of you have the romantic side, thoughts will fly by his fragrances still present  into the fabric of his favorite sweater, but as image consultant and personal shopper I add that this is rather an opportunity to borrow some of his clothes and "work it" on you as image consultant and personal shopper we can surely help you to enhance your style, but no one can help you to overcome his  "death stare".

The Smoking Jacket: There is no other dress in the wardrobe of a man, so sexy like a smoking jacket when worn by a woman. You can wear it in endless ways as much like with jeans or leather leggings. A great cloth that it is hard to give it up so that if the sleeves are a bit 'too long turn them up, it looks more trendy.

The White shirt: It is oversized in the right way to be left out of your ripped jeans, a pair of pumps and immediately you are ready and cool to make a day of shopping with us the personal shopper by Silk Gift Milan. For a timeless elegance white/black can be worn with a high wasted black pants and black decoltes.

Jeans: Among his jeans there is always the right model that can be worn with the aim of a very glamorous outfit. the so called "boyfriend jeans ". Although slim fit, it is always oversized for us women ... they look good because the ideal way to wear them is by turning up them, to put a belt or even they look original with a pair of braces and a t-shirt in the contrasted color . It is important the choice of the shoes: if you opt for a pair of heels they will give you a look more sexy.

The Sweatshirt: There is no man that does not have a nice sweatshirt among the   must have clothes in his wardrobe, so why not show it off to your next going out, it maybe for a happy hour. As an image consultant I can suggest you to give it a sexy outlook by combining it with a collar necklaces (statement collared necklaces), bracelets and a lace skirt or sequins. Full and surprise is your output with decorated heels

Watch: Golden or not it is his watch as an accessory to begin to stratify with  bracelets that you can put anywhere,  you should always avoid the seaside and swimming-pool. It became a precious accessory for your wrist that you can use as a bracelet with other bracelets, it is useful to differ in style and in the meantime it is perfect when the strap of the watch is a little 'big for you.

TWELVE INCHES ABOVE MILAN is an experience that Silk Gift Milan wants to share with you. It is a shopping experience that can be combined with all the other shopping tours' proposals by Silk Gift Milan.  There is no woman and men too who do like heels, but the time, the fear of falling, the embarrassment and often the choice of the brand refers to them avoid the privilege to enjoy centimeters of glamor.

Silk Gift Milan thanks to "Twelve inches above Milan" wants  to combine a wonderful shopping experience with valuable advice and where there is needed real lessons, how to walk on it, how to avoid damaging them, and more. Silk Gift Milan gives you the opportunity to do this outside of classrooms or the lobby of the hotel, but directly where you SHOP YOUR FAVORITE SHOES. Outside anonymous environments to give the protagonist a deserved space without losing the touch with their own hands and eyes for the perfect heel to you.

Milan is the capital of the made in Italy and boasts the best Italian shoes brands here have home where as the first window shop is only here that you can find out a preview of all the news!

Alberto Guardiani, Rene Caovilla, Sergio Rossi, Giuseppe Zanotti, Luciano Padovan, Casadei, Fratelli Rossetti …to name a few, and often when traveling abroad in the temples of shopping I stop to see the windows of many shoes shops and the good taste always comes from the Italian tradition, but not before having satisfied the feet of  the Milanese customers.

The choice of TWELVE INCHES ABOVE MILAN is a shopping experience  by Silk Gift Milan that has no limits of time, can be consumed in your lunch break, during the waiting time for a transfer during a trip or if you're staying in Milan for one day .

After the success of the previous post " How to wear High Heels without pain", I keep on speaking about heels. Anyone can wear them, if you are woman or man this is the post for you so that you may know how to wear them, it takes just a little and you are up to!

The right shoe: Do not assume that because even if the first rule is to look for a comfortable pair of heels it is also true that it is difficult to find out. Many people wearing high heels feel more sensual but it is not enough.The heels should never exceed 12 cm except for the dress code; my advice is for low heels for the day and a bit higher in the evening.

How to wear heels: It is an elegant art that thanks to the right manners should always be considered, then it will all be very natural.

a. Point the fingers.

b. Arch the foot.

c. Slip into the shoe with the heel.

d. Roll out and put the foot inside the shoe.

Position: Now you are ready to stand up, but before starting to show off your beautiful heels you should stand properly up. Put the shoulders back, hands behind the seam of your pants / skirt, while the chin must be parallel to the floor. Tighten your side B, aim slightly the pelvis and let you bring your hips forward, while The waist remains straight and still, as it has no role. It is much easier than you think and then you will get a good work on your appeal at the end.

First Steps: Push the weight through the pelvis. The ankle is raised, the knees are bent and then straightened on the floor. The walk on heels is traditional heel-toe, although not as pronounced with flat shoes.

The right way: What I always say it is not to think about it on a catwalk. In Milan, as well as everywhere, I see so many girls walking in heels putting one foot before the other, when the right way with heels is to imagine yourself walking along the tramlines. The heel on the line, the tips pointing towards the outside.

The key to succeed in wearing high heels is never hurry, many learn to wear them walking around the house with shoes of mom or worse wearing them at the first glamourous opportunity, but as personal shopper and image consultant I find that it is the best way to learn a bad and inelegant way that it is  then hard to "shake off".

The experience of living my private and professional life with high heels led me to build up a certain spirit of survival that I like to share with you. I love high heels like many women do even to go to sleep. I like the famous sentence that I would share that is the one  said by Donatella Versace: “I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them”.

The heels are a pleasure with pain but in every woman's wardrobe are the first among the must-have. Their work in the glamorous women is very important and often crucial to make always look from their height the fashion world and the trends that come and go without yielding. In my job as image consultant and personal shopper I find  very often girls struggling for the first time with a few inches of heel, blocked by the panic of falling while walking so that it is very useful the advice of a personal shopper in heels ,even in those occasions they never miss a shot giving them a few more inches of femininity and style. To wear shoes with heels flatter everybody because it makes us look more slender, sexy and to be able to get the attention of those who love us and make us feel more safe. It is no longer just a thing of women and many men don't resist to the charm of wearing heels. A dear friend of mine has been having a wonderful shop for years in Milan and his shoes have the distinction of being beautiful, trendy with heels, made in Italy (also to be ordered) and not expensive. During a  personal shopping section I go there with my clients either  men or women , it is never a foregone stage even for the sake of trying to walk on it, then there is always a pair of shoes that I find out that is the reason for me to go back to try and buy one out of my working hours. There are such heights that make you lift off the ground for a few hours of the day; I would challenge the woman who would be able to manage them the whole day during work, home and shopping with twelve inches heels.

The advice of the personal shopper is that heels are worth trying for those who love them and do not want to give it up for no reason and who have always worn shoes flat depriving them of the pleasure of looking at the world around from a different height.

1. Make sure you are wearing the right size's shoe.

The first mistake that women or men make is that they probably not have the right shoe's size for their foot. Your foot's size changes over the years, even as much as one full size. Have your feet sized once a year, and do it if you’ve never had it done. Have your feet measured when you’re buying shoes, for width and for length as well. A lot of people think they’re a wide or small and they’re not so I advice to do that before you shop.

2. Educate yourself on your own personal foot's type.

You should know your foot’s type. In my opinion a personal stylist would be the best way to know your foot’s type and what’s going on. If you can’t run out choose the image consultant that gives you, two ways; if you have a flat foot or a high-arch foot. Wet your foot and step onto a piece of paper. When you make a foot's print, it will show you how much your foot is flattening or how high of an arch you have. As an image consultant I can help in that.

3. The thicker the heel, the better is.

As image consultant, I advise to avoid thin heels, the  so called stilettos. They are not steady for the foot. Sometimes as a fashion advice, I should suggest the stilettos to match with the dress, as long as it is something on that occasion. Instead If you’re wearing stilettos every day I advise a chunkier heel style and change it up a bit.

4. Avoid thin soles for opting instead for soles with a platform.

The thin soles are a major cause of pain on the bottom of the foot, a thicker shoes' soles allow you to partially offset the pressure when you walk. A rubbery material under your heels absorbs the pressure.

5. Sometimes take breaks.

In the toilet break, under the desk in your office, taxi, metro or whenever the bon ton requires it take just the enough time to arrange stretching of the feet for a few minutes. Strech ankles and feet to have a feeling of relax and not just for your feet!

6. Never forget Stretching without heels.

Stretching always avoid you serious problems to your feet. Walking barefoot is the right time to take care of the front of the foot and ankle like pointing your toes down, and pulling your toes up with a strap to get the Achilles’ tendon and the calf muscles and  then side to side to get to the inside  and the outside of the foot.

7. The shoes with bigger coverage on the top.

The bigger is the coverage on the top (neck) of the foot the better is .During winter I prefer boots with high heels because they are really something that you can wear all day and you can not care about standing up for hours. In summer you can try shoes with an ankle strap or a big wide strap at the top. If you are submitted to blisters and friction, it is a good choice to try other styles, something that covers more the top of the foot.

Everyone has different tastes and styles, we can not all agree with the trends, the purpose of the trends and fashion is to look at them with confidence. Trends come and go .... Trends every season advice us on what to wear to be cool and fashion. The great Gianni Versace said: "The key of this collection, is being yourself.  Do not be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live. "

There are celebrities who know they are judged whenever they go in public, they all need an image consultant who tells them how to dress to avoid slips. A good image consultant can bring a celebrity to achieve what are her/his  trends and styles, we gain in fame and success.

The image consulting by  Silk Gift Milan is also for anyone who is not a celebrity, helping everyone to find out which suits you better fit  in order to exploit the best image of each of you, the success that can be given by an image consultant of Silk Gift Milan starts by a greater awareness of the beauty and confidence of everyone regardless of being rich and famous!

Trends in our work of image consultant are often served to help many women/men to discover their own style, watching you to wear it as something that helps the mood. The image consultant by Silk Gift Milan has always believed that a dress can be leaked cheer or show your sexy side without ever being vulgar or geese.

Remember that the fashion trend is the guideline of what you can wear on any occasion.

As March is just around the corner, it is time to refresh your wardrobe thanks to the floral prints, the bohemian vibes and the warm colour palette, so these are some of the top trends you must wear on this Spring/Summer.

The stylish Italian woman has once again provides to be present in the vortex of the trends and I would say so elegant thanks to the good taste that has always characterized the made in Italy. It happens that where there is not the Italian brand there is behind a detail that brings us to Italian style. Anyway there are also trends among non-Italian brands. 

From Roberto Cavalli's fringe maxi gowns to Valentino's ethereal, fairytale silhouettes, the Spring/Summer 2015 season is full of feminine looks that can take you from a day to night with chic sense of ease and youthfulness.