Giovanna's Style Makeover

" Hi! I'm Argy Koutsothanasis, I'm the fashion director at FITNESS magazine and we're here shooting Giovanna who's been here working with us for three months doing a makeover. And this time around we're doing her wardrobe consultation which we're very excited about -- I'm very excited about wardrobe consultation. Giovanna brought in some of her stuff, which I didn't think worked. For instance, these jeans; she's a classic apple shape which means that she's got really slim, shapely legs. And the worst kind of jean that she can wear is this wide-leg trouser because basically what it does is it picks up on the volume of her middle and continues it forward. And it just makes her look wider."

" So what it does is it de-emphasizes the volume from her middle and it really draws attention to her shapely, shapely legs. Which is the exacty opposite of what something like this would do. Like, if you can imagine, if you were wearing these jeans with this top, it would just be like all this volume. But, instead we've got this really beautiful vibrant color with an empire waist. So it gives you a little bit of definition, but it's loose enough that it's not making you feel like you're sucked in. yeah. And then we draw attention to your legs. So, really, she looks fantastic. We're going to take some more pictures. The other thing that we do want to talk about briefly is these jeans that you're going to say goodbye to. This wash -- I don't know why they keep it in stores. This does nobody any favors. Maybe if you're like 15 in high This wash -- I don't know why they keep it in stores. This does nobody any favors. Maybe if you're like 15 in school and you roll up the bottom, but you don't wanna look like a 15 year old. You wanna look chic and sophisticated. Giovanna: Yeah. Argy: So we're gonna say bye to this light colored wash because it makes you look wider. That's the bottom line. And, it's got the flare leg which is not good for you. You look good with a tight leg or a skinny jean."

" Okay, so you know you look super sexy and super hot, right? Giovanna: Thank you. Argy: Okay, this is what I love about this top for you. First of all, there's color and you look really nice in these like hot colors, like the oranges and the reds and the hot pinks, which you already know that. I know that. And the thing that makes this top really great is that it's loose, but form fitting a little bit like just under your breasts. Which is really nice because it gives you shape, but it doesn't like squeeze you in and make you feel like a stuffed sausage, right? Is it comfortable?"

" Giovanna: I love it, I think it's great. Argy: And we put a little tank top there to give you a little bit more coverage, right? Because you don't want a plunging neckline like that. Because you will definitely get attention walking down the street, but not necessarily the kind you want. Giovanna: That's right. Right! Okay, and let's talk about these fabulous jeans. These are the jeans that we were talking about before. They're from Ann Taylor Loft petite section, right? So they're a 12, which fits you really well. And the thing that's really great is they're maybe a little bit snug in the waist, right? Gives you something to keep working towards. Giovanna: Yeah. Argy: You're not gonna get lazy and be like, These keep you on your toes. They hug her legs and she looks really incredible. And again, we kept a little bit of a lift. But if she wanted to -- the hemming of them -- you don't even have to change it, it's like already done for you, right? -- because these are from the petite section. And, she could do it with a flat. It'll bunch up a little bit more, which is still very stylish. Giovanna: Yeah. Argy: Or you can do it with, like, a little bit of a lift like this which makes it very comfortable. But again, they hug your legs, showing off your best assets. We create the illusion of a little bit more waist definition here. And, the thing that's also really great is that it's a 3/4 sleeve. Because if it was a full sleeve, it would cover up too much skin and you always want to show some skin. Right? You want to show some skin here, draw attention up to your sexy, sexy face. You want to show some skin and make your arms look a little bit leaner. So, uh, I think you look hot. Let's go take some pictures, lady. Giovanna: Thank you. I feel great, I love it! Thank you so much. Argy: Okay, cool."

" Giovanna: Okay, so with the guidance and support of the FITNESS team, I am now down 30 pounds. And with Argy's help -- she's a stylist here -- I will now be kind of, um, re-organizing my wardrobe. So I'm going to start to get some more form-fitting leggings and pants. And, of course, jeans -- I think I'm going to shop in the petite section now -- that fall down to my ankle or below. And I'm going to get some more form-fitting tops and things to show off my new, shapely physique that's only going to be getting better. So, please stay tuned on fitnessmagazine.com -- I will be having a blog there and I'll let you know how my progress is going. And I'm going to lose those last 20 pounds and I'm going to reach my goal. And I just thank FITNESS magazine so much for all their guidance and support. So, keep up with me!"