Lesson 1: Proportion is all about balance
If you enlist in a loose tunic to cover your tummy, wear it with cigarette pants. Hiding your lower body issues with a full skirt? Team it with a fitted top or a tucked-in shirt. NEVER go big all over or you'll end up in muumuu territory! It is important to even out your frame: If you are wider at the top, try going wider below. Offset a large bust with bootcut pants, or broad shoulders with an A-line.
Lesson 2: Color can trick the eye
There is no need to rely solely on black for minimizing duty. Any deep shade--gray, denim, plum, evergreen, navy--will do. Dressing monochromatic head to toe is another way to look taller and slimmer. Want to indulge in the pervasive colored jeans trend but not feeling so hot about your thighs? Top vibrant denim with a thigh-length jacket or cardigan, plus a top in a matching subdued tone.
Lesson 3: Structure is forgiving
Think of tailored garments (shifts, A-lines, nipped jackets) as your body armor. Try a sharp shouldered blazer to manufacture va-va-voom hips. Darts and seaming provide definition wherever you need it.
Lesson 4: Diagonal lines make it all better
Thank diagonals and their slimming--and curve creating--superpowers, which can also be found in bias-cut seams, chevron prints, asymmetrical necklines and hemlines, and any other form of slanted lines. Ever wonder why no woman can go wrong in a wrap dress? The secret: The area where you place that downward sloping angle is going to appear narrower.
Stay tuned for more tips on figure flattery!
Alison
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