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" As is often the case with celebrities, Christina Hendricks looks a lot smaller in person than she does on TV. Sans the bouffant hairdo, long-line-waist bra, girdle, stockings, and slip she dons as the smoldering Joan Holloway on Mad Men, it&amp;#039;s natural that she&amp;#039;d shrink a little. And yet, even off-duty, Hendricks is very much a womanly woman. &amp;quot;I can&amp;#039;t just throw on a backless dress or flimsy top with spaghetti straps,&amp;quot; the 34-year-old declares. &amp;quot;I need a bra!&amp;quot; As for that fiery red hair? &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve been dyeing it since I was about 10&amp;quot; \u2014 a result of an obsession with the Canadian TV series based on the Anne of Green Gables books. Here, she shares her tips for dressing a Hollywood figure that&amp;#039;s more Monroe than Moss. MC: Are you cool with people making such a fuss about your figure? CH: In the beginning, it was odd to have so much attention brought to my body type. I thought, &amp;quot;Uh-oh, brace yourself.&amp;quot; But everyone has been so positive. During the first season, a woman came up to me at dinner and said, &amp;quot;I just want to thank you \u2014 watching you has made me proud of my body.&amp;quot; I thought, What an amazing thing for someone to say! To make anyone feel good about themselves makes me feel good. MC: How has playing Joan Holloway affected your sense of style? CH: I&amp;#039;m definitely learning from Joan. My personal style is very romantic. I&amp;#039;m drawn to things that have a feminine flair, whether it&amp;#039;s a ruffle or an embellishment. Joan is much more streamlined, so I&amp;#039;m learning how that works on my figure. I&amp;#039;m a fan of the pencil skirt now. I used to think they were so conservative, but then I realized if you wear one that&amp;#039;s tight enough, it&amp;#039;s really sexy. MC: What is your mantra for dressing? CH: Highlight the things you like. I like my small waist, so whenever I wear a dress or blouse, I always make sure you can see my waistline. It gives me more of an hourglass shape.  MC: What would you say to women who want to minimize their curves? CH: Instead of trying to downplay your curves, find a designer or style that glorifies them. There are designers who simply don&amp;#039;t design for people with shape and there are those \u2014 like L&amp;#039;Wren Scott or Roland Mouret \u2014 who do exactly that. Once you find what looks best on you, stick with it. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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