Dress cleverly — in shades, cuts and styles to suit you. It's the simplest way to a slimmer and more shapely you. Dark colours certa...
Dress cleverly — in shades, cuts and styles to suit you. It's the simplest way to a slimmer and more shapely you.
Dark colours certainly can minimise the bulges, but its not the only sartorial route to a more slender you. Instead. be inventive and follow these guidelines.
■ Create the illusion of being longer and leaner by dressing head to foot m the same shade, even white
■ Don't buy the snug size ten just because that's your usual size. You can lose pounds by wearing slightly looser clothes that skim over bumps and hang flatteringly
■ Lined clothes won't hug you so unforgivingly. Lined Mamas are a godsend, particularly in summer, as they drop crisply. lower hot and sweaty you am beneath.
■ A4Mc skirts flatter almost everyone because they do") cling to YoUl curves and don minimise your bottom The best length is on or just below the knee and if you team it with knee-length boots you can disguise thick legs and hefty unfeminine thighs. In the summer. a light-coloured skirt can look great with suede toots.
■ I tipster jeans can be really flattering as they create the illusion of having smaller hips. Kopp a close eye on the flesh overhang. however. which can rum the effect. and slick to the boa-leg au, which is flattering as it makes your legs look longer and slimmer.
■ Always wear a heel. however tall you arc. The extra inch or two will add length and can make you mote aware of your pasture

■ Disguise a big bust with V-necks and low scoop necks. Slash necks and halter necks will make you look bulky
■ Always choose trousers with hems long enough to skim the tip of a boot or shoe. This will immediately draw the eye down. giving the impression of a longer, leant" kg. Avoid tapered uouscrs, clam diggers and pedal pushers, which make almost everyone's thighs look bigger and legs look shone, and squatter than they arc.
■ Go for well-fitting bras with uplift and knickers that flatten in the right places. With bras. aim to banish scams. puckcnng and surplus flesh bursting out of cups .
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Colour experts say white. silver and mother of pearl arc 'eternally feminine% Investing in striking silver or pearl jeweller:9 is the easiest way to wear these colours. A son shell-pink wrap and mother-of-pearl make-up will look parlictdarly great against a tan. Light colours close to your thee can reflect light and take years off you. too.
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