“I’m skinny and short but I have fat around my waist and belly,” writes What To Wear Reader Lalalala. “What clothes do you think I should wear, and which ones should I avoid?” Well…
our best fashion friends? Empire-style dresses and tops—the flowiness will camouflage your tummy, but because the nipped in waist defines curves, you won’t look like you’re trying to hide in a sack, like you would in an all-over baggy top. OK, that was easy, but here’s where you can run into trouble: pants. Most women tend to go for lower-rise ones because they want to avoid the dreaded mom-pants look. But here’s what I learned after I had my first daughter, when my stomach was carrying a little more jiggle than normal. Mid to high-rise pants that hit just below to right above your belly button are miracle workers. That extra bit of fabric helps control and hide a little pooch quite nicely, plus the long line (the pants should go to your ankle if they’re skinny and cover everything but the toe of your shoe if wider) will make your legs look a mile long. Go for a sleek straight silhouette or classic sailor style and you’ll look nowhere near mumsy.
Do you have a little pooch? What’s your best slimming style trick?
Source: Glamour
September 29th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
By definition, Empire-waist dresses and tops don’t have nipped-in definition anywhere except under the bust. Real women everywhere complain that those kinds of tops invariably make them look pregnant, even if their tummy fat is minimal. I found that instead of flowiness, structure works better.