Gentlemen, our clothing is not just a bunch of fabric sewn together to cover our bodies. Clothing is a tool that we can use to show the world we are, allowing us to showcase our unique personalities, preferences, and panache.
Clothing is amazing, and it can be used to highlight our positive attributes and even camouflage our perceived negatives.
Today we’re gonna share with you 9 style tips to make you look skinny and thinner instantly.
#Tip no. 1 – Don’t wear too many layers
Wearing multiple layers is a great way to add depth and dimension to an outfit. But the problem is that, if you’re trying to look slimmer, layers can have an opposite effect. By putting multiple pieces of clothing on top of each other, can make you look larger than you actually are.
But if you have to go into layering, make sure that the fabric is lightweight, and the clothes are fitted.
#Tip no. 2 – Taper your pants leg
What does that mean, you say? It’s simple: a trusted tailor will open the legs of the pants and remove the fabric, tapering down to the bottom. Before this, the tailor will pin them to the taper you want and measure your total inseam from the crotch to the bottom.
With this simple trick, you can have the visual illusion of longer, skinnier legs. Try this with your dress pants and even your jeans.
Another simple trick to make you look skinny is to get trouser pleats with a slightly high waist, or natural waist.
#Tip no. 3 – Wear the right kind of jacket
Choose jackets and sports coats that look as if they could be tailored.
There are some details that you should pay attention to. Your jacket and sport coat should have a lower stand. The point is to pay attention to how your suit coat hangs beneath your abdomen.
While ready-to-wear larger jackets aren’t held to the same standard as a handmade garment, the coat hanging from the mid-section can vary from brand to brand. Bottom line: you don’t want your sports jacket or suit coat to hang like a skirt beneath your belly, so a little attention to the matter can make a big difference.
Also, notice the shoulder fit on your jacket. Usually, the jacket’s shoulder should not extend past your natural shoulder as a good fit.
Make sure the back of your collar (against the back of your neck) on your jacket is flush against the neck with no possibility of slipping a finger or two between the back of the collar and your neck when you are in a neutral-standing position.
Another good trick to look skinnier is to find your button stance. Decide where you want your belly button to be positioned through the use of your waist button on your jackets or suit coats.
And regarding the buttons, when you have two on your jacket, never button the one on the button. It’s kinda just there for the looks. Just button the one above, the space from the top to that button will make your torso look thinner.
#Tip no. 4 – Keep it solid
Vibrant prints and patterns add volume to a body. Keep it solid with the fabrics. Don’t go with trends. Patterns will make you look wider, not skinnier. Solid fabrics will make you look skinny.
Bulky fabrics make you look thicker…gravitate towards “four-season weight cloths” to lighten up your look.
If you must wear patterns, try vertical thin lines, which will elongate your whole physique. Keep it tight, keep it simple, keep it all solid if possible.
#Tip no. 5 – Go dark
… with your fabric color. Everybody’s heard that black is slimming. Well, it’s absolutely true!
And it’s a big guy’s best friend. Buy it, wear it, own it. But other dark colors are great as well, so make sure to try charcoal, dark brown, and you can never go wrong with navy. Also, opt for block-color pieces in neutral shades like black, grey, khaki green.
Avoid “color blocking” yourself with extreme color differences between trousers, jackets, and vests. Instead, try the same, similar or complementary colors to keep the vertical silhouette flowing without interruptions.
You have so many options that’ll instantly make you look skinny and slimmer.
#Tip no. 6 – Wear the right shoes
Which should be clean, simple and they should have an elongated toe box.
By wearing big, bulky shoes, you’re going to look shorter and heavier than you actually are. So keep it simple with the shoes as well, and they’ll complete your whole skinny outfit.
A good pair of shoes can make everything look better. Pay what you can for quality shoes since beautiful shoes are an easy way to up your elegance factor.
#Tip no. 7 – Don’t tuck your shirts
But if you’re not tucking your shirt, that means you’ll leave it out. And if you leave it out, that means it needs to be the proper length, because a longer than necessary shirt, can actually make you look shorter, not slimmer.
So be careful to choose the right length to your shirt which you’ll not tuck in your pants. The right length usually means midway down your fly. Try measuring like this the next time, and you’ll get it right.
#Tip no. 8 – Stop wearing baggy clothes
Last but not least, the simplest trick of all. It’s worth reiterating: baggy clothes make big people look bigger. Period.
So get rid of all your baggy clothes and renew your wardrobe with fitted (not tight) clothes that create a better silhouette, no matter what your size is.
#Tip no. 9 – Take care of your posture
You may have heard this before, and it’s true!
Many claims standing up tall, with your back straight, can remove five to ten “perceived pounds” from the body and make you look skinnier.
Whenever you can remember, try to do so! This includes when you are driving in your car, tighten your abdominal muscles, and imagine balancing a book on your head. After a while, you will feel and notice the difference, but you’ll see the difference it brings on your physique.
The fact is that the majority of men are not as skinny as they would have wanted. But there are these few tricks that can make you look like that.
Yes, changing how we dress takes some real effort. But once you decide to do it, you’ll see the differences, and you’ll be happy that you did ☺
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