These days, nearly everyone wants to look tall and thin like the fashion models seen in magazines. One of the best tricks for looking taller, and consequently thinner, is to avoid chopping yourself into different colored 'sections.' This occurs when you wear a black skirt, red belt and black & red blouse, for example. Every time you introduce a new color or a new pattern, the bodyline is interrupted, and you automatically cut yourself into two (or more) sections.
Wearing suits, skirts & blouses, or pants & tops in one uninterrupted flow of color automatically lengthens the body's appearance. Even a multi colored dress or pantsuit interrupts the eye due to its 'busyness,' so that you will not appear as tall nor as slim as when you are in a solid color garment. Remember, large prints and patterns say "large person" and they should be avoided.
Try this test for yourself: put on a pair of white or beige pants or skirt, along with a white or beige blouse top, beige or other pale shoes, and ivory-toned stockings if you have chosen to wear a skirt. Take a look in the mirror, or take a Polaroid picture. Next, replace your ivory stockings with flesh-colored ones and put on a pair of black or brown shoes. You will not look as tall nor as slim with the darker legs and shoes. The dark shoes/legs bring the eye down. With one solid color from head to, the eyes perform a sweeping glance as they head for your face, giving you a taller or sweeping appearance.
You can do this test with all black from cheap monster beats by dre studio head to toe, and then replace your black stockings with flesh-colored ones and find a similar result.
Some women need to camouflage only one part of their body. However, when you have gained weight overall, resist the tendency to wear "cover-ups." For example, billowy or baggy trousers and a loose-fitting top that covers your thighs. Try instead a pair of pencil-slim or stretch pants with the billowy top. Most people will assume you are as thin overall as the slim legs they see. If the bulk of your weight is below the waist, wear wide-legged and fairly full pants along with a form-fitting shell top or jacket.
To camouflage hips, wear dark skirts or pants with light-colored tops. Consider "line" dre by beats studio in clothing when you purchase skirts or pants. When choosing skirts, remember that a skirt with a seam or line down the center will appear to cut you in half. Seamless skirts are neutral in effect. Multiple vertical stripes are NOT sliming, however. They DO make you look taller, but they beats by dre cheap actually make you appear broader at the beam. where can i get cheap beats by dre
The most slimming pants are those with a long deep pleat, because it creates the same effect as having a line or seam down the middle of each hip and leg, so that you're cut in half on both sides. Fabrics are important also, and gabardine is quite slimming. Wool flannel pants are not as slenderizing, and furthermore, they look much more sporty than gabardine, so they are less versatile. Avoid corduroy, since it adds inches.
Safari jackets or dresses, with their wide belts and pockets at the bosom and hips, should be avoided. The most slimming dresses are those with buttons or a seam down the center. In general, avoid jackets that have outside pockets, since they add bulk
If you have a full bust line, a Chanel-type jacket is the best camouflage for you. This jacket has no collar, no pockets monster outlet beats and a simple straight line at the jacket closing. Straight lines give the illusion of flatness, while rounded lines (think of a bolero jacket) suggest protrusion. Sleeveless vests with the same straight line as a Chanel jacket are also slimming for the bosom. However, avoid vests, blouses or jackets with short sleeves that end at the bosom, since they call attention to this area. Avoid chunky necklaces that suggest bulk as well as long necklaces that will ultimately hang suspended below the bosom.
If you have heavy legs, you definitely need to re-think those old wives' tales about black or white stockings. Unless your legs are disproportionately obese, you CAN wear off-white or pale stockings if you do so strategically. That is, you must match your shoes, stockings and skirt. If you are wearing a beige skirt with black stockings and shoes, your legs will be the center of attention due to the high contrast between your legs and skirt. They will very likely be judged to be both prominent and heavy. However, with ivory stockings and beige pumps, your legs will appear slimmer due to the sweeping effect of having on one color from your toes to your skirt top. In general, try to match your stocking and shoes (and skirt studio dr dre beats if possible!) when wearing skirts.
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Sandy Dumont is a Total Image Consultant with over 30 years experience. For a free eBook on image, visit www.theimagearchitect.com
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