5 Modern, Figure Flattering Ways to Wear Stripes
You don’t have to read between the lines to see that gals our age love stripes. They’re classic, sporty, and youthful. So here are 5 ways to look Age-Amazing™ in Stripes.
1. Wear Stripes Strategically
We all have thinner or heavier body parts, so the trilines stripes is to know wthe vertical to wear and how to position them. Wear vertical stripes over the parts you want to look thinner. Horizontal stripes will widen you across the bust if you are big busted. Wide hips? Why widen them by wearing a striped skirt? On the other hand, if you have a straight-up and own boyish figure, you are beautiful with horizontal stripes to widen you out.
2. Buy Striped Clothing in Modern Shapes and Colors
One way to look updated in Spring stripes is to choose new styles and cuts of clothing with stripes. This pretty wrap top with the gorgeous bow tie front is new and trending. Also, the colors of the stripes are different too- lavender, green, navy, and white. It’s a fresh, feminine way to do stripes.
3. Match Stripes to Body Size and Shape
If you are tall or big-boned, you can wear bigger, bolder stripes. However, petite gals need to wear thin stripes, which are closer together to look balanced.
4. Try Stripes + a Jacket
If you are on the heavy side and worry about looking hea,vier in horizontal stripes, then layer your outfit, so you have just a hint of stripes showing through. For example, you will look slim and modern if you wear a striped top underneath a cute nautical utility jacket instead of wearing the striped tee on its own.
5. Choose the Right Stripes for Your Personality
The bold candy stripes we are seeing are so much fun but will draw more attention to you than traditional colored stripes, so keep that in mind. Also, if you are wearing bright stripes in one place, it’s best to go neutral elsewhere.
For example, wear a candy-colored striped top with white pants. Also, contrasting stripes like black and white ( high contrast) make a bolder statement than a striped top in alternating black and gray ( lower contrast).
Have you bought anything with spring stripes?
An interesting fact about striped clothes; in the medieval period, any surface with a background that was hard to distinguish from the foreground was disturbing to the theatre. As a result, only people on the fringes of society, such as entertainers and prostitutes, wore stripes.
There are loads of striped tops at the moment – they all made me look dumpy – except for a waterfall stripey ‘cardi and camisole set – it is slimming – probably because, as one poster said – the stripes end up going in a lot of directions – so it camouflages any bulges. I wear it with skinny jeans and boots for now, as it is still pretty cold here. Big thank you to you. You have been an enormous inspiration!!!
Well done, Deb! This is THE best article I’ve read on how to wear stripes, and I will share it if that’s okay. The most figure-flattering bars for many women are diagonals, especially those near the waist. Multi-directional lines also disguise what lies beneath as ‘eyes don’t know where to focus. A:)
Stripes are my trademark: skinny ones, wide ones, thick ones, all colors. Because I’m not skinny, I tend to wear mine under a cardi or blazer with dark pants. But in the summer, I’ll pull out my white jeans and wear them all together with pride!
Fantastic review of stripes! A striped bag or shoe delivers the look without any risk.
Why o why o why can’t anyone make anything with VERTICAL stripes?! Horizontal stripes can make women look fatter and shorter if those are their first challenges.
Any clothier who can give me VERTICAL stripes will have a CUSTOMER with $$ to spend!
Can somebody give me a good answer about this? I guess that, somehow, vertical stripes are more expensive to produce & that’s why it’s not done.
Thanks for posting this; I’m ready to make a striped dress today.
I LOVE stripes! They seem just right for Florida. I posted myself wearing a striped top a week ago. I don’t think it’s the best photo of myself…but I am wearing it with dark jeans, sandals, and some pretty shell jewelry!
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