Useful clothing illusions in fashion

‘Style is very personal. It has nothing to do with fashion. Fashion is over quickly. Style is forever..’
– Ralph Lauren

You may be wondering what on earth do I mean by ‘fashion clothing illusions’. Well, in this article I will be explaining and giving you tips and tricks on how you can dress to appear taller, slimmer, shorter etc.

This is purely for fashion and styling purposes and you’re beautiful no matter what your appearance is, you should wear what you want to wear which is what I do half the time. This article isn’t telling you how you should dress, instead, my intention is to give you tips to expand your knowledge of fashion.

HOW TO LOOK TALLER :

Vertical stripes :

Having vertical striped/ patterned trousers will really elongate your legs as it has an optical illusion that makes you appears thinner and taller. This goes for any clothing item which has vertical stripes. You may think it’s hard to style striped trousers however the easiest option is to wear a solid colored top which doesn’t draw much attention as your statement piece are your trousers.

High waisted items :

This illusion is focused around your hips as it makes the middle part of your body look longer thus making you look taller. It’s also great when giving your figure some shape when you wear a long top as you can tuck it in and therefore not look ‘boxy’.

Shorter clothing items :

Show off some skin intelligently which will help you look taller. Opt for a skirt that’s a few inches shorter instead of a longer skirt that covers your knees, this also goes for dresses. You can also go for jeans that cut off above a few inches the ankle to look taller.

Crop tops :

Wear crop tops or tuck in your top at the front where the belt buckle is to once again add more shape to your figure and show your middle part of your body/ stomach. Like how the high waisted trick works, this will make your body look longer and taller.

This is rather obvious but wearing high heels or shoes that make you taller.

HOW TO LOOK SLIMMER :

Colour black :

Wear the color black, if you haven’t heard of this trick already, the color black makes things appear smaller like if you go into a room with walls painted black, you think it’s smaller than a same sized room with walls painted a lighter color.

Wear fitted clothes

This is really self-explanatory but wear clothes that fit you. Wearing clothes that are a size smaller doesn’t necessarily make you look smaller. A blouse is also a really good top to wear but make sure it’s well-fitted. If you wear oversized clothing it’ll make you look bigger (common sense as to why) but don’t wear super tight clothes as they are uncomfortable and might not flatter your figure.

Belts :

Cinch your waist to add an hourglass illusion to your outfit by using a belt. Belts can be styled with almost anything and everything, it’s especially good to incorporate if you have a rather shapeless dress. It will make your waist look smaller and is a really good accessorizing piece!

EXTRA TRICKS :

Oversized clothing: shorter

I touched on this briefly on the ‘wear fitted clothes’ point in the previous section but wearing oversized clothing will make you look shorter as well as long tops which go past your hips. Long straight jackets like longline coats will also make you appear shorter.

Mom jeans and skinny jeans: shorter and slimmer

Mom jeans will give a shorter appearance as they’re slightly looser and have a straight cut. Skinny jeans obviously make you slimmer hence the name but can also make you taller too, especially if you wear high waisted skinny jeans.

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Those are the tips and tricks I have for you today. I hope you learned some new things and thank you for reading my first ever article in 2019! I have previously posted a lot of fashion related articles which are linked below which you can check out.