Looking Up



Most of us want to look slimmer than we are. Can simple controlling of color, shape and fit of our clothes enhance our body shape? The answer is a resounding yes.


Do you want thinner-looking calves?

1. Stay with A-line skirts.
2. Wear darker stockings than the skirt, or get tanned legs, fast.
3. Stay with heels that are two to four inches high.
4. Avoid shoes with straps around the ankles.
5. Wear wider legged pants.

Do you want to look more balanced?

1. Wear dark colors that make you look taller and slimmer.
2. Stay with solids.
3. Match the stocking colors to the shoes. Matching the stockings to the color of a skirt is not as effective.
4. Slim, long boxy coats and skirts are slimming.
5. Stay away from soft flowing materials.

Do you want to look thinner?

1. Stay away from body conscious fabric like spandex.
2. Try wool, jersey, silk or gaberdine.
3. Narrower, but not tight, pants are ideal.
4. Stay away from cuffed pants.
5. Don't cover up. Showing more skin around the neck, for example, makes you look slimmer.

Are you busty?

1. Do not wear long strands of necklaces.
2. Bigger the prints, the worse.
3. V-neck sweaters and blouses are flattering.
4. Stay away from horizontal stripes.
5. Shirts with vertical designs or large breast pockets take the attention away from the chest.