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By FATIMA BHOLAH
YOU don’t need to fork out a fortune on Versace to get that skimpy style favoured by celebrities.
Armed with a roll of tape and the right outfit, you can achieve a daring, sexy look with star quality. Here’s our Sun Woman guide to taking the plunge.
Before taping up, use an exfoliating scrub on your chest for a smooth finish. Use a good body lotion to give your chest a healthy sheen and then apply bronzing powder with a big make-up brush for a tan-tastic finish.
Take a tip from Victoria Beckham. She uses tape to keep everything secure as well as to keep her boobs UP.
Take a 6inch strip of tape, hold one breast in place and stick the tape in a line straight down from about an inch above the cup to about an inch below.
Repeat on each side. It might take a bit of practice in front of the mirror to create the perfect cleavage but the results are an eye-opener.
Before peeling the tape off, avoid red marks by first rubbing petroleum jelly on to it and the surrounding skin.
Toupee tape costs £3.99 a roll from Trendco. Phone 020 7221 2646.
If you are blessed with a big chest, avoid skimpy frocks and opt for a suit jacket instead – like Kate Winslet. The look is sexy but sophisticated. Her Dolce & Gabbana jacket is beyond most budgets but you can find a cheaper alternative from M&S.
For small chests, try the celebrity-style slash-front tops in Topshop, New Look and Morgan.
Kookai wins the award for the most daring frock to flaunt in. Their long black dress, £89.99, not only has a deep plunging neckline down to the navel but also a thigh-high split.
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The stars are leaving their bras at home January 15, 2002
By ERICA DAVIES WHEN Kate Winslet stepped out at the premiere of her latest film on Sunday night, it was clear she had left one thing at home – her bra. The star’s gaping white Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo showed off her curves to the full — and even prompted guest Cherie Blair to joke about the revealing look. Since splitting from husband Jim Threapleton, Kate has transformed her figure, picked up a new man and been nominated for a Golden Globe award. And at the star-studded London screening of Iris, she became the latest in a long line of female celebs to abandon her bra in favour of a few strips of tape. It was Jennifer Lopez who introduced the world to the wonders of toupee tape when she wore her revealing tropical print Versace dress to last year’s Oscars. The singer’s outfit exposed her cleavage right down to her waistline and was designed to be worn without a bra. So J-Lo was firmly taped up at the sides to stop anything moving out of place. The clear, double-sided sticky tape is now a must-have accessory for fashion stylists. It means low-cut, backless and even slashed-to-the-navel outfits can be fastened securely to the skin without the risk of unplanned overexposure. And it can even work wonders on the size of your cleavage — just like a Wonderbra. Victoria Beckham’s chest seems to have increased dramatically in size in recent months. This prompted speculation that she had gone under the knife, but Posh denies having a breast enlargement. She claims it is all thanks to the securing benefits of the “boob tape” which she says gives her cleavage a sexy swell. Stars including Kylie Minogue and Hear’Say’s Kym Marsh have shown off a lot more front than usual recently with slashed-to-the-belly frocks that left little to the imagination. Others, such as Corrie’s Tracy Shaw, EastEnder Jessie Wallace and glamorous mum-to-be Liz Hurley, are also converts to the toupee tape, which offers them the perfect alternative to restrictive bras. It means their outfits can be saucier, sexier and a lot more suggestive — just the thing for those underexposed celebs. But why leave it to the rich and famous? If you fancy flaunting your assets, follow the tips in our Sun Woman guide, above right. Source: The Sun |
