Top Ten Tips for Accessorizing for the Meath Style Award

The fabulous team at Prepys, sponsors of the Best in Accessories catgeory at this year's Meath Style Awards, have given us their top ten tips for accessorizing your outfit for this year's awards!

After listening to questions and talking to their customers these are Prepys top 10 tips and myths about accessorizing:

1. CONTRAST-  Accessorize your outfit with a contrasting colour or texture.  Its like having a statement wall in your house it will make your outfit stand out more!  Dont be to matchy-matchy.
2. CHOOSING SHOES- Nude shoes will make your legs look longer.  If wearing trousers or a jump-suit wear the same colour shoes, it will make you look taller and slimmer!! If you have larger legs, wear an ankle strap, it will actually make your ankle and leg look slimmer and more shapely. 
3. BELTS- Belts are great. Adding one will give you more shape and emphasize your curves.  TIP- put your hands around your waist just under your bust and tie your OBI belt just below your hands HEY PRESTO instant tiny waist!
4. FASINATORS- When wearing a fasinator we advise if you have a parting, wear it on the side you have LESS hair. If its a pillbox style, pull the pillbox forward to rest about an inch above your eyebrow. THINK Kate Middleton!!
5. WEDDING/RACES. You do not have to have the headpiece, bag and shoes matching!! Two out of the three is good.  If you want to be safe stick with the bag and shoes and match the headpiece to the dress.  If you are confident in your own style well.....go big or go home we say!!!
6. EMPHASIZE- and show your personality with your choice of accessories.  Textured and matt are earthy and organic, smooth and shiny are more classic and sophisticated.  Bling Bling, well we know who you are!! 
7. MYTH- "I cant wear my Gold and Silver jewellery together they do not mix".  THEY DO! They look great together. In fact its a trend right now!
8. ANOTHER myth- "My hair is too short, I cant wear a long earring" Long earring actually look better with short hair or an upstyle, because you can see them properly and they elongate the neck!!
9. NECKLACES- A short necklace will draw the eye up to the face and neck, depending on the length to the cleevage too.  So choose carefully where you position it depending on what attention your after!! A long pendant style necklace can help take attention away from the bust and make you look slimmer in the process. WIN WIN 
10.  ACCESSORIZING can expand your wardrobe instantly!!  Have you a sea of black and dark clothes in your wardrobe?  Pull out a black dress, put a short coloured top or cardie over it with a slim belt. Or add a statement necklace and a jacket or wrap a large scarf around it. LOOK Three new outfits!! 

SO.....GO FORTH AND ACCESSORIZE!!

The 2020 Meath Style Awards will take place in the Headfort Arms Hotel on March 27th. Entries and Nominations are now open and you can enter your own business or nominate your favourite local business by clicking here.