This week was my birthday, and in honour of this site I invested in a little tablet laptop. Hopefully this will give me the chance to blog on a regular basis, i.e. on the commute to and from London.

No matter what sex we are born, our bodies all vary. Most people have at least one, and more likely three, aspects of their body that they would like to disguise. For me that is my bingo wings, my belly and my knees. For each of these we have to hone our style to draw attention from the parts we don’t like towards those that we do. For me that’s my bust, eyes and (according to my other half) bottom. How do we do that?

Dealing first with the disguising; for flabby arms, avoid capped sleeves where the material ends in line with the largest part of the arm. I attempt to wear slightly longer sleeves, be they floaty, three quarter or full length. When going strapless, a shrug, scarf or jacket are your friends.

The belly: wear tops or dresses that cinch under the bust and which then skim over the tummy to the hips. Those with a large bust should avoid loose fitting tops at all costs, they disguise the silhouette and make the tummy appear larger than it might be. Now, depending on your waist and shoulders, the clothing you place on top will vary more than I’ve loosely described, but we will return to that in another post.

Hiding the knees is again, fairly basic. Dark tights, three quarter length leggings, high heels, skirts that rest ON or below the knee, not just above and of course, trousers, all hide or minimise a podgy knee with ease.

But you don’t want to walk around hiding every aspect of your body. You are a woman and you should celebrate your assets.

Use soft makeup and choose a hair colour to bring out the colour of your eyes. My eyes are quite small but they have a bright green colouring which are brought out best by using browns and golds in my makeup. Alternatively you can avoid eye shadow all together and use some simple eyeliner paired with a deep, strong lip colour to reflect the intensity of the iris.

The bust we’ve already mentioned, wear clothes that cinch under the bust to raise them, making your breasts look larger and other aspects of your figure, smaller. A good bra is essential. Whether you’ve had a breast augmentation or have naturally developed ones, a bra keeps them in the right place for the top or dress you have on. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve had them…if you don’t wear a bra you will quickly go from perky to floor. If you want to show off a cleavage then picking the right neckline, one that keeps you balanced without emphasising broad shoulders, is another trick to learn – and will be another post on this site.

Finally, for now, there’s the bottom. As a person ages, the arse falls. The only answer, aside from 100 squats per day, is shaper underwear. Now, Bridget Jones’ knickers have come on a long way in recent years. In fact, they don’t even have to be knickers anymore, you can get slips and skirts as well as shorts, all of which tighten, flatten and lift different parts of the body. Kim Kardashian is a huge fan of body shaping undergarments, and for the only time in my life I would advise others follow her lead. Going against what every fashion magazine will tell you, you don’t have to spend a fortune on shaper-wear – Primark actually do a good and wide range of styles, many of which have as staples in my wardrobe.

So now you know a bit more about me, my saggy arms and supposedly pert bottom, it’s time to move on to you. If there are any pieces of advice, top ten lists or topics you’d like to see covered on this site – drop me a line on dressgender@gmail.com