How To Dress 10 Pounds Thinner

The end of summer has wreaked havoc on most of us in two places - our
finances and our bodies. While I can't offer any solutions on paying
off your credit cards, I can help you look leaner, sleeker, and
trimmer by incorporating some fixes in your wardrobe to create an
illusion while you are dieting off the extra pounds from too many
Cosmopolitans and Crème Brulès.

The Rule of One

The most important tool you can use is one color dressing. Wear one
color, preferably something dark like navy, black or charcoal from
head to toe for a longer, thinner look. Wearing one color creates an
unbroken line and viola, a thinner, sleeker you. Two colors, by the
way, will cut you in half and give you a much wider profile. When I
said wear one color I meant just that. If you're wearing a black
blazer and black pants, wear a black blouse, shoes and belt. For some
punch you could add a colorful scarf or a fabulous pin.

The late Carrie Donovan (no relation), who was the voice of fashion
for the NY Times, always wore black. It was her signature.

The Body of Evidence

If you want to appear slimmer avoid pleats, flashy fabrics, busy
patterns and textures and avoid, like the plague, anything big or tent
like. A tent only belongs in the circus and on a heavy woman, it only
accentuates the body and makes her look even heavier. Flowing skirts
are another "no-no." They're great for period movies, but most women
cannot carry that much fabric. Now I'm not suggesting that you wear
anything tight and skimpy that will only blueprint all the flesh that
you are trying to disguise because, fit is everything. I cannot say
enough about fit when it comes to clothes. Whatever your body style,
the fit of your clothes is paramount. Fit is more important than cost.
Things that pull, sag, droop, and constrict, add pounds to everyone.
When you get

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