If you “dress thin,” you’ll look thin. Looking ten pounds lighter is as simple as being a bit choosy when shopping, and remembering a few key do’s and don’ts.
Don’t…
Wear anything with a thick elastic waist (read: sweatpants!). It’ll just add an extra roll to your middle, and possibly even make your flesh bulge over the top … not pretty.
Wear clothes that are too big for you in order to hide your bulk. It might cover the flesh, but you certainly won’t look any smaller.
Wear all white. Monochromatic dressing is great for looking thinner (see the “Do” section below), but not when it’s white – it isn’t slimming like darker colors. The same goes for any very light color, such as pastels. Use these as accent colors instead.
Wear cropped jackets. They’ll cut off right at your waist area and exaggerate your hips.
Wear cargo pants. The big, bulky pockets will just add … well, bulk.
Wear Bermuda shorts. Like cropped jackets do for the waist, these shorts will cut off at a very unflattering place on the thigh.
Wear anything with elastic at the arms, such as many peasant-style tops – the elastic will squeeze any extra arm flab and give you an unappealing sausage-like appearance.
Wear horizontal stripes, unless you want to look wider.
Wear patterns on top and bottom.
Wear two large or heavy items together. For example: if you’re wearing a full skirt, don’t wear a sweater with it – choose a more form-fitting top instead. Big shirt + big pants or skirt = big problem!
Allow any flab to hang over the tops of any clothing.