How to hide figure flaws with clothes: 8 life hacks from a stylist

Each of us has our own strengths and weaknesses. How to underline the first and hide the second? 8 life hacks from a stylist will help you

The art of creating a slim appearance is learning to make the most of your advantages and hide those features of the figure that we find less attractive. Stylist Tatyana Shchukina (@tania_sh4ukina) told me how to do it.
How can we show our value?

open the area that we consider beautiful;
emphasizing with clothing that beautiful part that we cannot wear open;
Place the accent in the area that we like the most.
When working with deficiencies, we always take an integrated approach. Our task is to hide what we don't like and turn our attention to something else. We choose the most concise things for the area we want to hide and move the accent away. For example, a massive necklace will hog all the attention and distract attention from the lower part of the figure. If we want to hide the hips, this is a good technique completed with laconic pants or a skirt.

It is very important not only to criticize yourself but also to see your own merits. When we easily find dignity in our appearance, we also easily find clothes that adorn us. And any correction is to competently transfer attention to what we love about ourselves. Consider what are the ways to correct the figure.

8 PHOTOS

1. Working with verticals

This is one of the most famous and working tricks. We resort to it when we want to look taller, slimmer, lengthen our legs, or stretch out some area. Monochrome, a V-neckline, vertical lines (a row of buttons, unbuttoned jackets, color verticals, a pattern), floor-length trousers, a high waistline, and heels can serve as a vertical in the image.

2. Work with contour lines

It is the horizontal lines that will help to increase some zone or, in general, add volume to the figure. Where the horizontals are: wide horizontal stripes, pockets, hemlines, color blocks, wide collars, and sleeves. Horizontal lines help to balance the figure. For example, if we have broad shoulders and want to balance them out, we can add volume to the hip area with patch pockets. In this case, the pockets will work as a horizontal, expanding the line of the hip, and thus balancing the wide line of the shoulder.

3. Approximation

This technique is based on our perception of color. Light warm shades seem closer and larger to us. And such things visually increase our figure. Wearing yellow trousers visually adds volume and draws attention to the lower part of the figure, while the orange sweater brings emphasis to the upper part.

4. Distance

This technique is also based on our perception of color. Dark cold shades seem further and smaller to us, so the choice of such clothes visually reduces the figure. For example, by choosing a monochrome set of a blue tint, we easily get the effect of harmony.

5. Shifting attention

Many women succumb to the temptation to simply hide those extra pounds under shapeless, baggy clothes. And they make two mistakes. They add more pounds to themselves and hide all their virtues. It is very important to balance the shortcomings with your advantages and transfer your attention to them. For example, if we want to divert attention from the abdomen and hips, then we will open thin areas (neck, wrists, ankles), and place accents away from our problem areas (a deep neckline accentuates a beautiful neckline, while jewelry on the neck and long earrings will attract attention). to the face and neck).

6. Emphasis

With an accent, we create the focus of attention. What do we want to see, first of all, looking at us? A graceful neck, a beautiful back, a thin waist, slender legs, etc. We can have many advantages, but for each specific image, we choose one thing. We can accentuate the legs by wearing colorful mini-tights and supporting them with a colorful bag. So we will direct all attention to the legs. And you can highlight the refined ankles by wearing shoes and thin socks. This in itself is unusual and attracts attention. You can also focus on your merits with the help of a print, for example, pie de bullet, aka “houndstooth”, which is guaranteed to not leave you without attention.

7. Demo

One of the easiest ways to correct is to showcase the part of the figure that you like. We open those zones that we like and that it is permissible to open. And if this is the part that we cannot wear open, then we emphasize it with the help of clothing. We can choose form-fitting materials for this area, or we can accentuate it by adding accessories or choosing clothes with the decor in this area.

8. Maximize

This technique works on the principle of contrast: when there are objects nearby that are contrasting in size, a large one next to a small one seems even larger and vice versa. You can use massive watches, and bracelets to emphasize fragile wrists. Boots with a wide top to make the legs visually look thinner and slimmer. Against the background of huge bags, the figure will seem more miniature.