Picking a Women's Business Suit

Series Summary

Let's face it- life can be arduous for women in today's high fashion, sleek, and sexy world. It is hard to keep up with the latest trends. We could all use information about what is in this season. Plus, everyone likes to discover new makeup techniques and hairstyles. This is the amusing world of makeovers. With a helping hand, you can learn how to transform your look into something different and stunning. Though we all know that image does not mean everything, being presentable and personable can help you score that date, land that job, and build up confidence.

If you have gracefully entered into your 30s, it can be difficult to know age appropriate fashion. There are obvious dos and donts in the fashion world. The best thing to do is build a classic wardrobe. This way you can mix and match outfits and accessories. In this free video series, our expert, Terri Turco, gives you some fashion advice. Learn how to find business suits with skirts and pants. She gives you tips for the perfect fit. Also, learn how to pick blouses and t-shirts for your outfits. With Terri's help, you can learn how to use sweaters, coats, and dresses to complement your style. So, what are you waiting for? Learn about 30s fashion today!

Video Transcript

"Ok, this is wardrobe basic numero uno, number one. Ok, what every woman should have in her closet is a basic, usually black suit, but if black is not your color, just go to brown or navy. But, for simplicities sake we are going to start with just a simple black suit. Now, you always want a suit that of course has a jacket, and a pant that preferably fit and if it has a skirt as well all the better, buy all three pieces. Now, I want to give you a couple tips on what to look for when you are purchasing that suit. First of all you want a fabric that is really seasonless and by that I mean something that does not wrinkle. Now, this is like a crape Polly blend, ok, that does not wrinkle as you see it just stays a really nice line. Fabrication is so, so important because you are professional women and you always want to look crisp. Second thing is, what is really good about a suit is; and this is where you are going to spend your money, you want the suit to be lined. Really important that this suit is lined and that it has really good detailing and by that I mean make sure that it is very crisp lines and that they have nice buttons, they usually have extra buttons. In the pant I highly recommend a flat front pant but pants are later so hold onto your hats. So as you see this is a really nice basic black suit, you will wear it forever, now their is an addendum to the black suit, if you want to look thinner and what women does not? I always say that the pin stripe hides a number of sins now if you want to go to a basic black suit and have a second little alternative, always look for the pin stripe as you see the pin stripe suit is very slimming because of course the lines but what you also want to look at with the suit is look at the lapel the lapel should lay completely flat and have a bit of a roll to it. And what I mean by roll is that it literally as you see here that?s the roll of the collar, which means that it is much better made. Another thing with suits is that you always want to make sure that it hits you in the right place. And, by that I mean when you hem your pants it should break just like men?s pants down at your heal and your sleeve should hit you exactly mid-length right here on your arm. Now of course the jacket I am wearing does not hit me their but it is a three quarter length sleeve. Ok, that?s all for fashion, so when we come back we are going to talk about how to really build on this suit and build your wardrobe ok, so do come back."