Women’s Figure Flattery Guide: Full Figured
Elongate your silhouette and enhance specific focal points.
Look for…
- When choosing an outfit, pick a focal point and play it up: neck and shoulders, back, cleavage, forearms, legs, etc.
- Monochromatic and tonal outfits.
- Items with drape and stretch.
- Garments with soft texture, vertical patterns, and prints.
- Jackets & Coats
- Straight cuts.
- Mid-hip lengths or longer.
- Single breasted styles.
- Tailored styles.
- Subtle A-line styles.
- High armholes and natural shoulders for a leaner look.
- Biker jackets.
- Boxy jackets.
- Tops
- Semifitted styles that can be tucked in.
- Wrap styles.
- Off-the-shoulder necklines.
- Styles with bust darts.
- Deep V-necks.
- Pants & Jeans
- Flat-front straight leg trousers with no pockets.
- Waistbands 1†or smaller.
- Jean styles that sit slightly below your natural waist.
- Skirts & Dresses
- Dresses with all-over patterns to keep the eyes moving.
- Dark colors and flat textures.
- Waistbands 1†or smaller.
- Styles without waistbands.
- A-line styles.
- Flat front skirts.
- Play up cleavage or legs as your focal point.
- Suits
- Vertical detailing.
- Semifitted styles.
- Simple styles.
- Swimsuits
- Diagonal lines.
- Chevron patterns.
- Verticals: necklines, piping, patterns, seams.
- Lower necklines.
- Side shirring.
- Dark side panels.
- High Lycra content.
Run from…
- Clingy or tight fitting items.
- Oversized clothing.
- Ill-fitting clothing.
- Stiff fabrics.
- Bulky pockets.
- Jackets & Coats
- Double breasted styles.
- Belted styles.
- Bulky flap or patch pockets.
- Tops
- Hems that end at the widest part of your hips.
- Overembellishment.
- Anything too tight.
- Pants & Jeans
- Pants tapered at the ankle.
- Baggy pants.
- Pants with pleated waists.
- Peg top pants with elastic waists.
- Skirts & Dresses
- Bulky, gathered styles.
- Boxy shapes.
- Horizontal detailing.
- Bias cuts.
- Wrap styles.
- Front darts.
- Pleats.
- Front pockets.
- Suits
- Anything too tight.
- Complicated cuts.
- Horizontal detailing.
- Swimsuits
- Anything that creates a horizontal line.
- Two piece suits that dig into your body.
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