Wondering what to wear this winter? Or how to feel good about yourself in the clothes you have? Want some tips on finding fashion at bargain prices? Maybe you fancy customising your old stuff for a new look? We're pleased to announce that John Scott, the resident fashion guru from ITV's This Morning (as well as costume designer to the Hollywood stars) will be right here on YCNet to answer your questions next week! Whatever you're wondering about, why not see what John can suggest?

Just post your questions up here or email them to youngcarers@carers.org and we'll get John to answer them for you!

Youngcarers.net Team

Our first question comes from Sian...

"hi i have just finished my a-levels and taken Business, Media and I.T, how do i become a celeb stylist? i know that many people say contacts but how do i get them???
 
please help john  xxxxxx"

Hiya, i see all the skinny people out and about look really good and trendy.  If i wear it then i looklike an efalump! i like boots and jeans and then im stuc what to wear on top any ideas?? Im not the thinnest girl in the world but want to look like the skinny girls.  id say im a pear shape.

fern britton is a bigger lady and looks fab all the time, how does she do it?!

oh yeah and i luv beat the stylist on This Morning!

 

luv helen

Another question has come in by email, from Sarah:

 " i want 2 look good like everyone else bt i cant afford that kind of thing. i get all my stuff from primark n asda!! what's the best way 2 look nice when u havent got much money?"

 We're looking forward to seeing all the answers to these - keep your questions coming!

 

Ok, some advice needed for the lads in our community!

"i really like the style of groups like The Killers and Editors but dont know how to get stuff like they wear and think it wld look relly stupid on somone like me.  what kind of things can i buy"

Posted in by Stu

Hello Sian

 Ok so you got your A levels now there are 2 routes you can go down....one is to get a job at a reputable company like Selfridges or Debenhams or Next in their personal styling/personal shopping department...this way you get hands on experience of dressing real people with real bodies and real body issues.....its all very well dressing a size 0 model but wait till you have to dress a size 16 lady who has 3 kids a dog and a busy lifestyle running from the school run to work to lunch and all the things you have to take into account...anyway if you work in a place like that you will meet people who will tell others about you....its a business that is based on word of mouth.......

 or you can go and do a fashion course...either a whopping one like the ones they do at London College of fashion for 3 years or any of the shorter courses that they do...if you dont want to come to london or are unable to then many local college do do a fashion course but instead of doing a full of fashion design course you want to do one that incorporates creativity with business skills too....

 oh i just thought of a 3rd way which is more the route i took .....apply to work on a long running soap or drama in TV.....like Emmerdale or Eastenders or the Bill...that way you learn about dressing people even though the decision making will be taken by someone else and that way you are working with the celebs and once they know what you are talking about fashion wise you could offer them styling advice and then eventually become their personal stylists

one thing i have to say is that you must get thick skinned ..its a dog eat dog world the fashion world!!

Hey thanks Helen

I love beat the stylist too but my goodness its tough doing it every single week!!!

 Right pear shaped is the BEST shape to be...what you have to do is celebrate your curves instead of trying to hide them as we sometimes make them look worse

rules.....dont wear narrow leg trousers...wear wide leg or boot cut.....tucking jeans into boots sometimes makes hips look wider and as you say you are a pear shaped so if you tuck narrow jeans into boots you are creating a more prominent hip and bum shape....its all about proportion.....I'm not saying you cant do it you just have to work out whats best for you...what we need to do is create an hour glass shape so we need to accentuate the top both shoulders and booby area so geometric prints bright colours wide necks then we need to show off the waist....belts are being worn ON the waists now and not slung over the hips....dark colous on the bottom half of your body...and dark boots Ugg or otherwise.....if you wear light boots with jeans they cut off your leg length and make your legs look shorter and you hips wider

get yourself down to New Look or Primark

wear lots of sparkle this season too and not just for night time day time sparkle is good

and also to keep the top looking focussed get one of those big square patterned scarves and tie it a la D and G you will look the business

go on girl you can do it......dont hide it flaunt it!!!

i forgot to add ....fern wears a lot of bias cut dresses...that is where the fabric has been cut on the diaganol....which means rather than clinging to her body it skims but then flares out at the hem....

Sarah who says you cant look good when dressing from Primark and Asda???? I also swear by New Look, Matalan, Select and Bay Trading.

its all baout the way you put things together...look at the mags and see how the celebs mix and match stuff.....this season its all to do with patents......you can get fab designeresque shoes at new look and matalan for as little as £6 right now and the most fab black patent bags

dress up a dull jeans and T shirt with a sparkly belt ot lots of indian bangles or a well tied wrap scarf......remember be individual too...wear coloured tights or leg warmers with both high and low shoes......just keep checking out what the celebs are doign.....

well stu

sadly i am too old and too boring to know who they are but the key to dressing like them is to tone it down slightly...remember what you see them wearing are their stage costumes so everything is heightened .......but you can look like your fave celebs.....just have a bit of gumption....sadly there are fewer cheaper outlets for boys than there are for girls,.....Primark is brilliant for on trend pieces for girlks but sadly lacking for men and boys.......you need to go to places like blue inc or some of the other high street discounred stores....

anyone for any more????? if not i am off for my pasta and to watch eastenders (after emmersale of course!!!!)

thank you for the advice! it was great, il defo take your advice from now on!

 dont foget to say hi to us all on tv! :-)

 luv helen