Throwback Thursday: Colorful Accessories, Cropped Pants and Skirts for Pear Shape Figures

By Bridgetteraes @BridgetteRaes

Welcome to another week of Throwback Thursday. Check out a highlight of posts from a year ago this week.

One of the greatest challenges women face with their wardrobe is combining color. It's why most women gravitate towards black and often feel bland and boring in their clothing. It isn't that women dislike color, it's simply that few trust their skills with color enough to combine it. It is just better to play safe than sorry, right? Well, I am going to show you one of the easiest ways to play with color in your wardrobe. It's through colorful accessories and using them as a guide on color combining. Learn how!

Cropped pants are like the shorts equivalent for women who hate baring their legs. For some reason, those few inches of skin that shows seems more summery. I am one of those people who refuses to wear shorts and you would have to basically threaten me with a hot branding iron while listening to Justin Bieber on a continuous loop and getting root canal, to actually wear a pair (unless they are denim Bermudas). In this One Item, Five Fashionable Ways I am giving my tips on how to wear cropped pants. Read more.

A reader emailed me asking for help on choosing the best skirt styles for pear shaped bodies. With summer here, and this particular reader having large hips and thighs, along with heavier legs, answering this question seemed timely. Watch the video below for my advice.