Are you tired of clothes that are sabotaging your shape? With new trends introduced to us every season, it can be hard to determine which ones are going to fit and flatter your shape. All trends aren't for everyone, so you need to pick and choose what's right for your shape and of course, age!
Whether you're curvy, petite, boyish or full-figured, your body shape doesn't need to translate into boring, shapeless outfits for fall. So this season accentuate your best assets with figure-flattering trends plucked straight from the runways to help you nip, tuck and conceal with style!
This trend is not news! For a trick that works when it comes to slimming your silhouette, dressing in head-to-toe color is an ultra-flattering way to wear one shade. Monochromatic dressing creates a longer, leaner figure and lengthens the look of your body without chopping up your shape. In head-to-toe color, the eye tends to travel straight up and down without stopping, creating the illusion of mile-long legs and a lean torso. Instead of reaching for black (which, lets face it most of us do!), try this trend in a bold and bright hue like this gorgeous magenta.
Generally, dresses and clothing that skim your figure can be ultra-flattering but can also leave you without a defined waistline. By adding a belt around the natural waistline to cinch in your shape you will define your waist with a curve-enhancing effect. This slimming trick accentuates the waist and will work on any dress as long as the belt is darker than the color of the dress.
Show off your shape by exposing some skin and you'll instantly appear slimmer! Juxtaposing a plunging neckline, elongated V-neck with a wide collar is a surefire way to get you noticed this season while looking long and lean. The effect is dramatic and flattering, creating the look of a lengthened torso that'll make you stand out!
The art of dressing strategically for your shape starts with colorblocking. As you know I've been a huge fan of this trend since it first started (I call it the miracle trend!). Using contrasted darker shades in panels along the body works to de-emphasize parts of your shape you'd like to disguise. This creates the illusion of looking smaller, while playing up or establishing curves. A fitted tri-tone dress like this DKNY one has silhouette-extending vertical panels with a curved shape to trick the eye and make the waist look shapely.
Hiding a multiple of sins, the art of draping can be a simple, sexy way to add structure to your shape. Pliable fabrics like jersey can be your go-to material for disguising problem areas you don't want to show off (this is a great way to disguise that problem mid-section area). You can wrap, twist and gather a soft, stretchy fabric to highlight some parts and hide others.
To define your figure, frumpy fits are not going to do the trick. Instead, opt for finding clothes that fit you perfectly and when they don't, take them to a tailor to have them structured to your shape. Close-to-the-body cuts will be the most slimming for your shape as sack or boxy lines only add extra, unwanted pounds. Classic menswear-inspired suiting is going to skim the body and give your waist definition with sleek, streamlined and structured cuts that work with your shape and not against it with extra volume or bulk.
Strong, structured shoulders are ideal for strategically dressing your shape. Your clothing hangs off your shoulders and the more shaped and structured they are, the more tailored your outfit will be. Structured square shoulders also create the look of an equally proportioned shape and works to balance out your hip-to-shoulder ratio to perfect the hourglass silhouette.
Well-placed prints can enhance your curves and slim your shape all at the same time. Optical illusion prints will trick the eye into seeing a svelte figure that's perfectly proportioned. Find printed pieces with finer details around the smaller parts of your body like your natural waist and broader, bigger patterns for parts of your figure that you'd like to disguise.
As a must-have in every woman's wardrobe, the classic trench coat with its angular high collar and structured details is a flattering piece of staple outerwear. Pick up on the figure-flattery with a belt to cinch in your waist and give this traditionally tailored coat an even more slimming effect.
A well-placed peek of skin, like the sheer paneling on this dress (made famous by Gwyneth Paltrow on the red carpet), is another example of an optical illusion that can accentuate a strong shoulder-line and an hourglass figure. These sheer panels virtually cut away at the sides of your silhouette to make you appear narrower and that much slimmer.
Whether you're curvy, petite, boyish or full-figured, your body shape doesn't need to translate into boring, shapeless outfits for fall. So this season accentuate your best assets with figure-flattering trends plucked straight from the runways to help you nip, tuck and conceal with style!
This trend is not news! For a trick that works when it comes to slimming your silhouette, dressing in head-to-toe color is an ultra-flattering way to wear one shade. Monochromatic dressing creates a longer, leaner figure and lengthens the look of your body without chopping up your shape. In head-to-toe color, the eye tends to travel straight up and down without stopping, creating the illusion of mile-long legs and a lean torso. Instead of reaching for black (which, lets face it most of us do!), try this trend in a bold and bright hue like this gorgeous magenta.
Generally, dresses and clothing that skim your figure can be ultra-flattering but can also leave you without a defined waistline. By adding a belt around the natural waistline to cinch in your shape you will define your waist with a curve-enhancing effect. This slimming trick accentuates the waist and will work on any dress as long as the belt is darker than the color of the dress.
Show off your shape by exposing some skin and you'll instantly appear slimmer! Juxtaposing a plunging neckline, elongated V-neck with a wide collar is a surefire way to get you noticed this season while looking long and lean. The effect is dramatic and flattering, creating the look of a lengthened torso that'll make you stand out!
The art of dressing strategically for your shape starts with colorblocking. As you know I've been a huge fan of this trend since it first started (I call it the miracle trend!). Using contrasted darker shades in panels along the body works to de-emphasize parts of your shape you'd like to disguise. This creates the illusion of looking smaller, while playing up or establishing curves. A fitted tri-tone dress like this DKNY one has silhouette-extending vertical panels with a curved shape to trick the eye and make the waist look shapely.
Hiding a multiple of sins, the art of draping can be a simple, sexy way to add structure to your shape. Pliable fabrics like jersey can be your go-to material for disguising problem areas you don't want to show off (this is a great way to disguise that problem mid-section area). You can wrap, twist and gather a soft, stretchy fabric to highlight some parts and hide others.
To define your figure, frumpy fits are not going to do the trick. Instead, opt for finding clothes that fit you perfectly and when they don't, take them to a tailor to have them structured to your shape. Close-to-the-body cuts will be the most slimming for your shape as sack or boxy lines only add extra, unwanted pounds. Classic menswear-inspired suiting is going to skim the body and give your waist definition with sleek, streamlined and structured cuts that work with your shape and not against it with extra volume or bulk.
Strong, structured shoulders are ideal for strategically dressing your shape. Your clothing hangs off your shoulders and the more shaped and structured they are, the more tailored your outfit will be. Structured square shoulders also create the look of an equally proportioned shape and works to balance out your hip-to-shoulder ratio to perfect the hourglass silhouette.
Well-placed prints can enhance your curves and slim your shape all at the same time. Optical illusion prints will trick the eye into seeing a svelte figure that's perfectly proportioned. Find printed pieces with finer details around the smaller parts of your body like your natural waist and broader, bigger patterns for parts of your figure that you'd like to disguise.
As a must-have in every woman's wardrobe, the classic trench coat with its angular high collar and structured details is a flattering piece of staple outerwear. Pick up on the figure-flattery with a belt to cinch in your waist and give this traditionally tailored coat an even more slimming effect.
A well-placed peek of skin, like the sheer paneling on this dress (made famous by Gwyneth Paltrow on the red carpet), is another example of an optical illusion that can accentuate a strong shoulder-line and an hourglass figure. These sheer panels virtually cut away at the sides of your silhouette to make you appear narrower and that much slimmer.
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