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Women’s Figure Flattery Guide: Long Waisted

Visually raise your waistline and create the illusion of longer legs.

Look for…
  • Anything that visually raises your waistline.
  • Short tops over long bottoms.
  • Jackets & Coats
    • High-belted styles.
    • Empire-waisted styles.
    • Cropped styles.
    • Medium length semi-fitted styles.
    • Styles that taper above your natural waistline.
    • Cropped jean jackets.
    • Cropped biker jackets.
    • Snug-fitting bomber jackets.
  • Tops
    • High-waisted styles.
    • Empire-waist styles.
    • Off-the-shoulder styles.
    • Tucked-in styles with a raised waistline.
    • Horizontal detailing: yokes, wide collars, square necklines.
  • Pants & Jeans
    • High-waisted bottoms.
    • Slim legged pants.
    • Pants without cuffs.
    • Straight-leg jeans that hit near your natural waist.
  • Skirts & Dresses
    • Empire-waist styles.
    • Straight styles.
    • Off-center slits make legs look longer.
    • Vertical detailing.
    • Single pleats in soft, fluid fabrics.
    • Empire waist styles.
    • Coat dresses.
    • Semifitted sheath dresses.
    • A-line dresses.
    • Fitted styles that nip in above your natural waistline.
    • Detailing above the waist.
    • Horizontals on the torso.
  • Suits
    • Pick skirts over pants, as they help obscure the exact point where your torso ends and legs begin.
    • Narrow bottoms.
    • Cropped jackets.
  • Swimsuits
    • Two-piece suits or one-piece suits made for long torsos.
    • Tankinis.
    • Horizontal detailing on the torso.
    • Higher leg cuts.
  • Accessories
    • Belts placed above waist level.
    • Belts that match your bottoms.
    • Slim, elevating shoes that match bottoms.
    • Pantyhose that matches shoes and bottoms.
Run from…
  • Anything that visually shortens your legs.
  • Bottoms with loud patterns.
  • Jackets & Coats
    • Long jackets and coats.
    • Coats that belt at your natural waist.
  • Tops
    • Long shirts.
    • Excessively fitted styles.
    • Long, narrow lapels.
    • Princess seams.
    • Vertical detailing.
  • Pants & Jeans
    • Cropped pants.
    • Cuffed pants.
    • Low-waisted bottoms.
    • Tight pants.
    • Flared jeans.
    • Wide-legged styles.
    • Baggy styles.
  • Skirts & Dresses
    • Anything that calls attention to your natural waistline.
    • Horizontal patterns.
    • Hem detailing.
    • Belted styles.
    • Stiff fabrics.
  • Suits
    • Long jackets.
    • Bottoms with hem detailing.
  • Swimsuits
    • One piece suits that are too short in the torso.
    • Boy-cut shorts.
  • Accessories
    • Belts placed below waist level.

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