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How to Look Thinner by selecting the right clothes

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While you are dieting some times it takes 10 to 15 pounds to have a different look. Here are tips to follow to look thinner by selecting the right clothes until you actually are thinner.

Difficulty: Moderate
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  1. Step 1

    Choosing the clothes that make us look thinner until we are successful in our weight loss plan take a little thought. These ways are to help choose clothes that make us look thinner. Consider your skin tone and wear clothes that compliment the natural coloring of your skin. The colors we like should make us look better and not bring too much negative attention to our appearance.

  2. Step 2

    Choose designs that bring out the thinner you. Lines that are vertical (go up and down) tend to be slenderizing until you have the weight loss you are working toward. Narrow lines, when further apart also make a thinner look. Thick lines with narrow lines in between the clothes make a thinner look also.

  3. Step 3

    Select correct size so the clothes you choose help to make you look thinner and more appealing. Baggy clothes sometimes bring a negative look and tend to make us look heavier than we really are in reality. Skin tight clothes will show all the bulges and therefore not make us look thinner.

  4. Step 4

    Colors of our clothing can help us look thinner or larger than we really are. Darker colored clothes tend to create a thinner look. the brighter the color, the larger a person looks. Mixing colors in your clothes selection can bring a thinner look too so all the dark colors are not always needed for the trimmer look.

  5. Step 5

    Style of clothes that we choose will make a thinner look. Slightly overlapping blouse or shirt, below the waist, will create a more slender look until we reach the weight loss goal we are striving to see. The closer the blouse or shirt is to the mid line the thinner a person looks. The contrast to that is to extend the blouse or shirt to cover the hip area. This longer look on the clothes creates a thinner look.

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on 12/11/2009 Thanks for these great tips on how to look thinner by choosing clothes wisely! I'll be using these. :) 5*

braintees said

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on 10/23/2009 Excellent Advice! Size is so important... too many people wear too big or too small clothes and it backfires! Great article 5* rec

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on 10/1/2009 Thanks for sharing tips on how to look thinner by selecting the right clothes. 5*

cajunc said

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on 9/28/2009 Good information for looking thinner with the right clothes. Thanks! Linda cajunC

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on 9/19/2009 this is great I think it should be a top how to. 5* !

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