CELEBRITY LOOKS : JENNIFER FINNIGAN

       Jennifer Finnigan here is shown attending a fundraising party for Toys for Tots, sponsored by Motorola. She looks stylish and smart in her sweater/skirt/boots. The look brings to mind a brisk stroll across a campus commons while colorful leaves swirl in the air. The look is lovely, classy and fits in many situations. Let’s break it down.

The Hair:

       Tawny, blonde locks in a long-layered cut with soft razor texture – Jennifer’s hair is a crown of glory. The color looks natural with lots and lots of subtle variation in shade and tone. The length is flattering and the long, gentle curves help to soften and elongate a squared face. The length also makes sure that the style is versatile, allowing for up-styling, braiding and numerous variations and combinations thereof. As seen, the look is casual, sexy and free. It’s a perfect look for an afternoon function, or any daytime wear when you want to look carefree and stylish. Just make sure if you’re going to try to emulate the style that you treat the hair like a valued accessory. Keep it well-trimmed, conditioned and healthy.

The Make-Up:

       Ms. Finnigan’s make-up as seen here is soft, and dewy and is a good match for her complexion and for daytime wear. The soft pink blusher is great compliment for the cheeks. The shimmer of the lip color for the lips leaves her lips looking plump and full. If I were to alter anything in the look overall, I would have gone with a slightly less bold eyeliner application and a shade of eye color that was less “orange”. Even so, the look is solid and flattering.

The Clothes and Accessories:

       You can rarely go wrong with a black and white ensemble – and the same is true for black and cream. The cream-colored turtleneck sweater-blouse is great for showing off the figure and hiding slight flaws (such as less than perfect muscle tone, etc.). The knee-length straight skirt in the satin finish keeps the lines vertical, emphasizing height and providing a nice hint of “glamour”. The calf-length, high-heeled boots are not only very sexy, but again, add to the height and lengthen the look (not to mention making the legs look fantastic).

       If there are any flaws in this ensemble as I see them, they fall under the accessories category. There are a couple of conflicting effects here. The cummerbund-style belt in the shiny fabric is meant to accent and emphasize the waist, but the color and finish tend to create a larger, not smaller, impression. Plus, the strip of cream-colored fabric created by the hem of the sweater-blouse gives a strong horizontal line at the waist as well, further breaking the hourglass silhouette. A better choice would have been a looser, thinner belt, such as a cord-type belt with ends that dangle off center to continue the emphasis on the vertical line.

       Then, you add in the handbag. It’s a great bag, but I’ve always hated it when women wear a bag with an elbow-strap over the shoulder. Doing this means that the widest portion of the bag (generally the bottom of the bag) usually falls at the waistline. This has the detrimental effect of widening the silhouette at the middle of the body, which is usually never desirable. The other tendency is to push the body of the bag back and create the impression of a “hump” or a hunchbacked appearance (depending on the size of the bag itself). A better option would be a long-handled bag designed to be worn over the shoulder and to continue the theme of vertical lines, in black to blend in to the skirt and if any width is added to the silhouette, then it will add to the hips, enforcing an hourglass appearance.

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