Low-fat dressing not just be restricted to your diets, but also extend to what and how you wear.
Here are some basic simple tips to look slimmer without loosing any weight. Accepting our body for what it is and what it will be and going ahead choosing the best for it, seems to be the right way out of this problem.
1. Avoid big printed fabrics/prefer small prints
Too loud prints can make you look bigger. A pattern less, print less fabric is best for a slimming look but if you definitely want print choose smaller prints or limit prints on problem areas of your body.
2. Always Dress According to Your Body Shape
Say no to puffed sleeves or cape sleeves – both will make your arms bigger than they are.Long straight sleeves and Raglan sleeves can have a slimming effect.
If you have a big bust and you want attention away from it, never choose sleeve ending near your bust line ; same way for the waist and the stomach. If you have a protruding stomach and your sleeve ends near it the eyes will be drawn to your stomach naturally.A long bell sleeve may look good on a girl with big bust and thin waist but not on someone with big waist; Short sleeves that end near bust level can look good on a pear shaped figure
3. Choose colours wisely
Choose same coloured fabric for the upper and lower part of the body. Different colours will divide the body and make it look stocky and big.
Choose to wear dark colours in your problem areas ; or wear different shades of the same colour layering them for some interest to the monochromatic look.
Avoid shiny fabric if you want to look slimmer. Shiny fabric brings attention to the problem area. Fine textured/ matt fabric is best for making you look thin.
Light coloured clothes are fattening and Dark colours are slimming – but that doesnot mean you should go full on monochrome in blacks, browns and navy blues only; there are more interesting dark colours like emerald green , maroon , indigo blue (Denim)
4. Choose the Right Fabrics
“Flat” materials don’t add volume. Pick cotton, denim, silk, or wool gabardine.
Some fabrics actually help slim and shape. Try jersey, cashmere, fine cotton, and anything with a touch of spandex.
Wear bulky materials sparingly, such as wide-wale corduroy, crushed velvet, metallic, leather, suede, mohair, angora, brocade, taffeta, boucle, satin, fringe and flannel.
Heavily embroidered fabric worn on the problem area ( like a mirror worked blouse for an apple body shape) is definitely out of question; If you really like that fabric choose to make a bag with it or stitch it as a patch which lies vertically in your dress.
5. Choose vertical stripes instead of horizontal
Choose vertical lines in the patterns of your fabric – they will elongate your body and make you look slimmer.Avoid horizontal lines like the breton stripes in the picture.
Princess line will work like a vertical line across your dress . This will elongate your silhouette
6. Find flattering accessories.
You can also carefully choose accessories that get the look you want. Certain accessories will change how a persons eye moves around your body, creating the illusion that you are taller and thinner than you really are. Long necklaces will easily create a long, slim look, for example. Bold accessories, like large, brightly colored bracelets will draw attention to your slim wrists, making your whole body smaller by comparison.
Earrings and headbands also make great distractions, drawing attention away from parts of your figure that you don’t like. These are especially useful if you feel like your head looks small when compared to the rest of your body.
7. Ensure well fitted clothes
Never wear too tight button-down tops. Button down tops which gape in the front because it is too tight can look fattening
Narrow standing collars, Narrow panels or gores, Narrow belts – all these create slender lines and thins you
A beltless fitting one-piece dress in a single colour can make you look slimmer.
Do not wear oversized sweaters/t-shirts/ dresses just because you are not thin. These shapeless clothes can make you look oversized and frumpy.
8. Stop Wearing Dress Too Short or Too Long
Furthermore, stop wearing too short dress or too long dress. Likewise, these two kinds of dresses can make you look bigger then your original size.
