Step1 Choose clothing all in one color to give yourself a long, lean look.
Step2 Wear black. It gives a look that is especially slimming.
Step3 Try to avoid shapeless clothing. No one is fooled, and loose clothes often make you appear wider or heavier.
Step4 Avoid tight clothing that will emphasize your heavy areas.
Step5 Choose softly tailored pieces that define but don't constrain.
Step6 Steer clear of horizontal stripes, which make you appear wider, but consider vertical stripes, which make you look longer and leaner.
Step7 Wear blocks of color that draw the eye away from less-than-perfect areas. Wear a red shell or royal blue jacket, for example, to draw attention away from your legs.
Step8 Wear shoulder pads and wide necklines to balance wide hips.
Step9 Choose pants that have narrow or tapered legs to hide a large midsection. Flat-front pants and side or back zippers will flatter your figure, while pockets, pleats and tight pants will only draw attention to your midsection
