WATCH NICKY'S CHALLENGE ON OUR EXCLUSIVE FABULOUS VIDEO: TO BALANCE OUT MARJO'S TOP-HEAVY FIGURE

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Some women would pay good money to be a 32GG bra size – but it makes clothes shopping a nightmare for Marjo Nivala, 31.

“I get all my bras from specialist store Bravissimo,” she explains.

“And I often have to buy size 16 tops and dresses to get them over my breasts.

"To avoid looking like I’m wearing a tent, I go for tight tops in stretchy fabrics.”

But Marjo, an employee benefit consultant from London, is tired of hiding her cleavage.

 

“I want to find a way to flatter my figure,” she says.

Luckily, stylist and 10 Years Younger presenter Nicky Hambleton-Jones has some clever ideas up her sleeve.

“The trick is to balance out Marjo’s shape by adding volume on her bottom half,” she says.

“By combining this with figure-hugging tops, you get to see her tiny waist and curves.”

 

MARGO'S VERDICT:

“Nicky’s inspired me to go shopping! I see that I need to make more of my waist to make less of my breasts.

"I thought that because my bottom half is slimmer I should wear tight skirts and trousers, but Nicky proved me wrong.

"I love my new look!”

For more great tips read Top To Toe by Nicky Hambleton-Jones (Hodder & Stoughton, £16.99).

 

Nicky says (LEFT OUTFIT): "The straight neckline on this dress creates the illusion of smaller breasts, while the belt avoids a ‘tent’ effect. The cardi and shoes add colour."

Cardigan, £60, Coast;
dress, £25, New Look;
necklace, £12, Diva at Miss Selfridge;
belt, £12, Tom Wolfe at Envy;
bangle, £8, Freedom at Topshop;
shoes, £60, Topshop

 

Nicky says (RIGHT OUTFIT): "This high-waisted skirt gives Marjo better proportions. The scoop-neck top and necklace draw the eye up from her cleavage."

Top, £15, Therapy at House of Fraser;
skirt, £34.99, River Island;
necklace, £10, Freedom at Topshop;
belt, £19.99, River Island

 

Nicky says (OUTFIT NOT PICTURED): "These wide-leg trousers add width to Marjo’s bottom half. The nipped-in blazer slims her waist too."
Blazer, £40, J by Jasper Conran at Debenhams;
top, £65, Coast; trousers, £30, Next;
necklace, £12, New Look;
shoes, £20, Inspired by Kate Kuba at Barratts

 

Stockists: Barratts (barratts.co.uk), Coast (coast-stores.com), Debenhams (Debenhams.com), Envy (envystores.co.uk), Freedom at Topshop (01277 844476), House of Fraser (houseoffraser.com), Miss Selfridge (Missselfridge.com), New Look (newlook.co.uk), Next (next.co.uk), River Island (riverisland.com), Topshop (topshop.com)

Words: Georgia Barlow. Photography: Lancton. Backstage Photography: Alicia Clarke. Hair: Mark Hill (www.markhill.com). Make-Up: Armand Beasley at www.armandinternationalltd.com assisted by Christiana Trigo for Clinique