If you are carrying a few extra pounds that just refuse to drop, despite your best efforts, you can still create the illusion of a slimmer figure by make the right fashion choices. Dressing slimmer is easy by following a few fashion tips that will make those few extra pounds disappear.
Wearing a dress or top with a V-neck and elbow length sleeves can be slimming for a woman with a big bust. Avoid wearing polo shirts, round and boat necklines as these serve to make your bust look heavier. Along with slimming the bust line, you should wear longer, mid-arm sleeves if you have flabby or heavy arms.
Color blocking can be slimming. You should match accessories to the colors of the outfit instead of wearing contrasting colors creating an all-in-one look that is slimming. Longer legs can make you look slimmer. You can give the illusion of a long lean look by matching the color of your hosiery with your shoe color, creating a continuous line. In the summer you can go with tan legs and nude color shoes, to get the same effect.
Proper skirt length can make your legs look slimmer and make you appear taller. Skirts hitting at or just above the knee is the most flattering length for women carrying a bit of extra weight. Calf length skirts can make you look dumpy, and short skirts aren’t flattering if you have heavy thighs.
Wearing jeans that are too small, can make you look bigger than you are, especially if they form a muffin top. Pants should fit comfortably, and a dark wash, straight-legged jean will flatter you no matter what your size. A professional bra fitting can do wonders for any woman’s figure. An estimated 85% of women are wearing the wrong size bra. The right bra can take off pounds as well as years from your figure.
