#AskFarrah: Dressing According to Your Body Type

Going to a formal event can be nerve-wracking. Aside from looking for a dress (which there could be too many or too little choices of), you'd also want to look good in the said dress. I mean, formal events come only so often for people who don't work in the PR or event organizing circuit so it'd be terrible if you messed up that once in a lifetime chance. As a fashion enthusiast, I guess the easiest and best tip I could give you to look good in whatever you wear is to dress according to your body type.

#AskFarrah: Decoding the Dress Code

Casual, smart casual, semi-formal, formal, black tie, white tie--these are some dress codes you see on invitations to certain occasions. Knowing the dress code can spell a huge difference. For the host, it lets him/her know that you put thought into what to wear for the occasion, meaning you respect the host enough to dress appropriately for the event. Can you imagine having someone come in smart casual clothing for a FORMAL wedding cause they thought it was semi-formal (and semi-formal = almost formal anyway)? If it were my wedding, I wouldn't be mildly insulted; I'd be flat out insulted.

While a lot of people disregard dress codes, I do know some that want to follow through but get confused about these kinds of things--like aren't smart casual and semi-formal almost the same thing? Well, I am here to help you out.

#AskFarrah: Who Pays for the Bridesmaids' Dresses?

When a bride asks you to be part of an entourage, it is usually expected that they pay for your bridesmaid dress. I guess that is partly why there's a running joke that some bridesmaid dresses that the brides choose are hideous; it could be that the bride really doesn't want to pay too much for a dress that she ends up choosing an ugly one that's within her budget, or maybe she just wants to be the star of the show. After all, it is her wedding. :))
Kidding aside though, let's face it. Usually, most brides can't afford to pay for the bridesmaids' dresses and bridesmaids are expected to pay for their own. But, just because she isn't paying for the dress, the bride-to-be shouldn't also abuse her "power" by picking a dress that's well out of the average price range since bridesmaids' dresses are only usually worn once. Well, I have a solution to fix all of that: weddingshe.com