Trinity’s Top Five Fashion Tips

• If you can afford only one investment item in your wardrobe, make it … a TRENCHCOAT. A classic belted trenchcoat never goes out of fashion, hides a myriad of figure flaws, and adds instant style to any outfit. Search charity shops for a vintage version, go for the chain store option, or buy designer if you can afford it. You’ll look and feel like a mysterious femme fatale!

• Contrary to popular myth, buying clothes too big or too small for you does not make you look thinner. You’re not fooling anyone by slouching around in baggy clothes, or else shoehorning yourself into a size 32. Well-cut, perfectly fitting garments that skim your body in all the right places are the answer. They actually do make you appear slimmer! So does standing up straight.

• Grooming, grooming, grooming. Don’t neglect your grooming! If your hair flatters your face, your nails are perfectly manicured, and your make-up looks natural and pretty, even a cheap outfit will look as though it has come straight off the catwalk.

• What’s hot right now? Huge sunglasses, trendy tights and ankle boots. It’s punk rock meets Breakfast at Tiffany’s…

• What will be hot in six months’ time? To stay ahead of the trend, start looking for single-shouldered, asymmetric tops; sheer, see-through fabrics, and anything with fringing.

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