How To Dress To Look Thinner
Certain clothes add bulk while others float, drape, and fall; some cling, some skim, some stand away from the body. Knowing how clothes, fabrics, and certain cuts work for or against you will help you make good fashion choices suited to your body and lifestyle. You have to dress in such a way that you not only slim down your shape in the middle part of the body, but also to create the illusion of having an hour glass shape.
For every young woman with a slender waist, there’s an older one lamenting her spare tyre. But new research shows there’s a physical reason women lose their hourglass figure as they age and it’s not just too much fatty food or a lack of exercise.
How to Dress When You’re Thick Around the Middle
Research has found that falling levels of oestrogen in menopausal women can cause a shift in fat storage from the hips to the waist. It is this hormonal change that can create the more matronly, straight up and down figure typically seen in older women.
Having a thick middle is when your waist, hips, and bust are about the same size.
- Make your shoulders and hips look wider so that your middle area of the body would look smaller than it actually is. You could wear a jacket or blazer that comes with shoulder pads. A peplum top creates an illusion of wider hips because of the fabric on the edge of the top.
- Some clothes have details that create a visual illusion of shape, which should make your waist area look smaller than it actually is.
- Empire style tops or dresses take away the eyes from the midsection while the fabric that goes down from the empire cut towards your hips is looser so you see no visible signs of the wider waist.