The Way You Dress Can Make You Look Slim

I immediately noticed my recent photo with my dad where my bulging tummy is very visible. Yayks! No matter how I try to edit this photo, I still can't make it look flat. It looks so terrible! I look like 4 months pregnant here. I just can't hide the fact that I have this awful looking tummy.

However, as I was looking back some recent photos of mine, I noticed that the way I dress can make me look slim. In other words, it depends on the clothes I'm wearing. Take a look at this photo of mine taken a week ago.

You see? I look slimmer here. I am also trying to look my arms a little bit slimmer by placing hands on my hips. I have a huge and flabby arms that's why I am trying to avoid looking like a bouncer on photo. lol!

Most of us are always asking similar questions to ourselves and to people around us. But are there really some clothes that can make us look fatter or skinnier? The experts tend to believe so. There are many opinions about this. What makes you look fat and what can take 10 pounds and a few inches off your waist?

According to Lindisima, among the many recommendations that the experts keep repeating on TV programs and books, we believe that the following work the best:

Positive focus. If you are overweight, first of all, do not feel bad about your body. This does not mean that you get a license to eat unhealthy and not workout but your weight and your perception about yourself should not be related. You have to focus on the positive aspects of you: your smile, your eyes, your waist, your legs, etc. Accentuate the positive and disguise the negative.

Love color and do not be afraid to experiment with it. Black is not the only option to look slender. Color and variety can help you look thinner. If you select a monochromatic look that goes well with your skin tone, you will make people look at your glowing face. Do not be afraid of color; the secret is to use one color in many different tones and you have created a monochromatic look.

Do not use clothes that do not fit. Many women think that if the clothes are tight or loose they will look thinner. This is not true; they will only look fatter, instead. Your clothes have to fit your body; neither oversized nor undersized does the trick.

Not too tight. On the negative side, tight clothes only make us look like a sausage - so stuffed that some of the fat comes out and calls attention. That is precisely what we do not want: attention in the wrong places.

Do not loose clothes. Over sized clothes may hide the imperfections but it does not do justice to your positive points and you will look not only bigger, but also without any shape. You are highlighting the very things you want to hide. Forget big T-shirts and blouses without any fitting.

Now you know some things to watch out for when you are wondering if that great outfit makes you look fat.