How To Dress Yourself Skinny

All sizes and shapes are beautiful. This video gives you some tips and inspiration on how to flatter and highlight your best features.

Plenty of people feel self-conscious about their weight, and many may even feel insecure about how heavy they think they look. With a few simple fashion tricks, however, you can help yourself look a little skinnier.

Here are some tips:

1. Try body-slimming undergarments to give you extra help creating a shapely figure and keeping your excess weight in check. Body shapers slip over your stomach and thigh, preventing these areas from jiggling around too much. You may find this option a little excessive for daily wear, but it is especially helpful for special occasions.
2. Black has a slimming effect and can look especially nice on trousers, skirts, and dresses. But do not overdo it as too much black can easily create a drab, depressing look, so you should pair it with other colours.
3. Try monochromatic colour schemes. use large blocks of solid colour to draw the eye up and down rather than side to side. That way, the eye takes in more height than width, causing you to appear thinner and taller.
4. Look for A-line, knee-length skirts. A-line skirts are fitted at the hip and upper thigh, but flare out toward the knee, creating a balanced look that prevents your legs from looking thick and top heavy. Knee-length skirts are the most universally flattering, but many mid-calf styles may also work well depending on your height.
5. Accentuate your positive features. If you have nice, firm legs, show them off by raising your skirt’s hemline a few inches. If you have a well-defined waist, look for nipped waistlines and belts that call attention to it. By drawing attention to the most slender parts of your body, you create the illusion of overall slenderness.
6. In general, look for clothing and details that force the eye to look up and down rather than side to side. This reduces the amount of width a person sees, making you look skinnier in the process.