Photo courtesy of Getty Images Mackenzie Cammisuli, who owns the clothing brand Ivory Sheep, explains that while she creates some elaborate, over-the-top pieces for Renaissance fairs, she knows they are not for everyone
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Warm gold metallics add a gorgeous luminous quality to deep complexions
Responding to the times, designers like Claude Montana, Emanuel Ungaro, Theirry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Yves Saint Laurent crafted suits and skirt suits that wore like armorshoulders were exaggerated and padded, double-breasted silhouettes made a figure loom larger than it was, and peplums made the wearer even more imposing
Even though most of us eschew such traditional proportions on regular suits these days, this is the one time you really do want your trouser waistband right up above your belly button