I know that we all have moments
where we feel “fat,” moments where we wish we could drop a couple
pounds, and moments where we generally don’t feel like we look good.
And, as a plus sized diva, I know that there are tons of tips about how
you can fake it to look slimmer: like avoid horizontal stripes (not
true, the thinner the horizontal stripe, the thinner you’ll look), wear
all black (completely deceptive, black can make you look huge if it’s
bulky, unflattering and shapeless), or don’t wear prints (complete BS!
Much like horizontal stripes, it’s all about a properly sized print).
It always annoys me when I see the advice doled out, especially
for curvy girls, about how to dress yourself thin because a lot of it
is stupid, wrong or encouraging you to hide under your clothes. Well,
I’m not here to do that at all. I’m here to give you three tips that
are actually helpful in dressing to look smaller and accentuate your gorgeous curves.
1. Rock a BodyCon Dress and use Color to Your Advantage
Avenue, one of my fave shops (because of
it’s reasonable prices and cute, on-trend clothing), has a ton of dress
that hug your curves and use color to draw the eye vertically instead of
horizontally. By using the two black panels on the side to draw
attention up and down, anyone wearing the dress below will instantly
look 10 pounds lighter.
Mixed Color Block Sheath Dress
The second dress uses color to trace your
curves. So, instead of highlighting a potentially pudgy middle, it
draws the attention up to the face and neck and to womanly hips all
without making the hips look larger.
Swirl Color Block Sheath
2. Wear Clothes that Actually Fit
It is likely that the girls reading my
blog already know this, being the fashion divas that you are. But, it
bears repeating. Wear clothes that fit. I know that is feels natural
to think that wearing something bigger will make you look smaller. But
that just isn’t the case. It makes you look bigger, much bigger. And,
wearing something too tight will make you look like a stuffed sausage.
So, take the time to find clothes that fit you properly, especially in
your butt, thighs and bust. And, if you love something that is too then
by all means go ahead and have it taken in by a tailor!
3. Use Little Tricks to Elongate your Neck, Arms and Legs
There are a few simple tricks you can use
to elongate certain parts of your body which will trick us all into
thinking you are taller and leaner.
To elongate your neck, wear a v-neck. And yes, this trick works on men too!
In the same way that wearing a nude shoe
makes your leg look longer, a nude or flesh-toned nail polish makes your
hands and arms look longer, thus slimmer. The reason, the similar
color continues to draw the eye along the same line, so it looks like
you keep going. Which brings us to the final point . . .
To make your legs look longer keep your tights and shoes the same color.
I know that as the weather gets cooler we’ll be pulling out our tights
to keep us warm. This strategy employs the same idea as above. Keeping
your tights and shoes the same color continues the line of your legs.
So, rocking a black tight? Wear black shoes. Grey tights? Grey shoes.
Nude? Nude. You get the idea.
Do you guys employ any of these tips? What are the tricks that you use to dress to look lighter?
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