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    Fake It 'Til You Make It: 5 Easy, Slimming Wardrobe Pieces To Wear Until You Get Back In Shape

    There are two Facebook statuses that rule my news feed these days. Those who announce to their friends each workout they complete and/or what healthy meal they consume, and those who want those people to just shut up about it. It doesn't matter to me which category you fall into (I'm the Queen of the overshare; follow me on Twitter!), by the way, because aren't we all just a group of people bound by our desire to look thinner?

    Until those pounds start melting off, however, you can PRETEND you're thinner! Below are five easy wardrobe essentials that will seemingly shave pounds off, and you probably already own a few of them since they've been in style for what seems like years already!


    1. T by Alexander Wang, about $78.A DRAPE-NECK CARDIGAN works wonders for virtually every frame and here's why: the wide neck and loose body conceals whatever damage your holiday eating did to your torso while the slim arms give the appearance that you're slim everywhere. It's an optical illusion! For bonus slim-down points, wear it with similarly-hued pants and boots for a monochromatic (read: slimming!) look.






    Asos.com, about $63.2. A FITTED-WAIST DRESS WITH RUCHING is essential for a woman's body because it reminds everyone (and yourself) that you have a waist at all, and the ruching does a magical job of concealing unsightly bulges. Choose one in a bright color because, who ever said you had to hide?






    Steve Madden, $129.95.3. SLOUCHY BOOTS are amazing in the winter when paired with tights, leggings or skinny jeans because they give the illusion that your calves are simply too svelte to hold them up, hence the bagginess around your ankles. Fooled ya!





    Nordstrom, $16.4. A LONG PENDANT NECKLACE is streamlining and it draws the eyes downward. It tricks our silly human eyes into thinking that since the jewelry is long and thin, so is the wearer!









     Urban Outfitters, $29.99.5. A BACKPACK! I know. Insane, right? Backpacks are back in a huge way this year and besides having utilitarian properties like evenly distributing the weight of your belongings while in transit and allowing for hands-free living, get this: they hide back fat! You know, the unsightly drooping you get under your bra line. They also force you to stand up straighter by pulling your shoulders back, and if our grandmothers taught us anything, it's that standing up straight makes you look thinner (and more confident).




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    Which slimming wardrobe item does wonders for YOU?

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    • Drape-neck cardigan
    • Dress w/ ruching
    • Slouchy boots
    • Long pendant necklace
     
    • Collette  •  New York, New York  •  3 months ago
      Still the stupid mini, it doesn't make anyone look slimmer and taller, it cuts the length across at a wide point -- only a longer, just below the knee straight skirt does that. But those years and years of mini brainwashing have "convinced" the average viewer that more raw flesh below the "dress" is what style is all about and they think that's what attracts men. Men these days are so bored anyway with stupid females, or else they are sleazebags who act like they've never seen naked female legs before.
    • GMJ  •  Dallas, Texas  •  3 months ago
      This is the second time that I have seen this list of what to wear to look thinner.
      None are really good.... Bulky Cardigans add Bulky. Backpack is a joke....
      boots add a sloppy look, which is not good for the curvy women.... wear sleek and trim shoes and boots........an overweight woman would love to wear that red dress, but this dress is not for an overweight woman.....the short skirt is not attractive for a woman who may have large thighs, calves, and ankles. Long skirts can cover a dozen sins and have a long sleek look... Nice slacks which are streamlined down to a smoothe boot or shoe offer a nice profile and is better in a more single darker color. I do believe necklaces can help distract away from a large woman, but if you put a lot of necklace up around the neck, you will find people's eyes go to the face and not the boobs.

      Panchos are nice and slimming if in a solid color. What is attractive is not all about weight. If a woman does her hair, puts on her makeup, dresses nice in and flatteringly in a few good clothes, and takes a bright happy face to the world with a giving spirit and loving heart, that is all she needs to do.

      Most women can look around, and figure out how to look her best every day she walks out the door.

      BEST OF ALL, IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN A CROWD OF PEOPLE/FRIENDS/AND EVEN SOME FAMILY AND ARE NOT APPRECIATED FOR YOU AS A SPECIAL PERSON, THEN YOU ARE NOT ASSOCIATING WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE. I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND GREAT FRIENDSHIPS IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT AT MY CHURCH HOME.

      IF YOU DO NOT KNOW YOU ARE SPECIAL, THEN YOU NEED TO LEARN THAT YOU ARE.
    • A. Medley  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      This article is a JOKE!
    • YahooUser  •  Baltimore, Maryland  •  3 months ago
      The alternate title of this article is "Whack#$%$ Fashion Tips". #$%$ to the eighth power. These "tips" make no sense at all...
    • beenthere  •  3 months ago
      Longer, slimmer legs: wear the same color shoes as to what your legs are covered (or not) in. For a thinner look in dresses, princess lines, those sewn-in lines that go from your boobies, round into the middle, and straight to the hem? You have the option of a belt, left alone, and its a classic, makes everyone look good. Long necklace, if you got a big bust like Christy mentioned, go as low as you can so it doesn't lasso one, just a little shorter. A shrug is by far more fashionable than a backpack and puts a look together better. You can pick a bolero type, that puts the attention towards the face rather than the middle. Always own a pair of high heels that matches your skin tone, my gramma's advice.
    • DIANE  •  3 months ago
      Once again "The Thread" are airheads. With the exception of the dress the other pieces of clothing are just "Slop"...fat or thin!
    • Captain Stabbing  •  3 months ago
      Fake it and you won't get pass the first night fatties.
    • Christy  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  4 months ago
      I like all of these, but I have to disagree with the long necklace one for women with big chests. If you're well endowed in that area, those long necklaces always wind up lassoing one of your boobs :-)
      • Rose 4 months ago
        Just about fell off my chair laughing with your comment! you're hilarious! Thank you.
      • RandomRed 4 months ago
        just about snorted water out my nose! Good one Christy!
      • Nancy 4 months ago
        Not only that but how bout when the thing is wrapped around that and you try to yank is loose and it tangles in your hair (on your head) and you practically rip your hair out and then have a total meltdown from embarassment??
    • geezpeeples  •  Seattle, Washington  •  4 months ago
      Backpacks have never been considered slimming. Especially the smaller ones...they can make you look bigger. I suppose if back fat is an issue it would cover that but it would add heft to you in other ways. Backpacks are for school kids not for fashionable, grown women.
    • Susan Slife  •  4 months ago
      i like the boots ,they would go good with my motorcycle.
      • JUANITAG 4 months ago
        Only if it was 1992 and you were wearing a black suede jacket with long fringe on it.
      • kayn761 4 months ago
        I have these boots. they are actually really awesome & I get compliments all the time. They are Steve Madden :)
      • Kelly 4 months ago
        I like them too but don't want to shell out that much money. If I was to do that they would say Harley Davidson on them
    • Gorilla  •  4 months ago
      If you really wanted to lose weight, you would.
    • Donna  •  Louisville, Kentucky  •  4 months ago
      I bought a swimsuit that said it would make you look ten punds thinner. When my guy friend saw that I had it, h said I should have bought three of them. It was actually pretty funny.
      • Nancy 4 months ago
        Funny? Your 'guy friend' just insulted you. How is that funny?
      • LaVonne 4 months ago
        kill him
    • OH, REALLY  •  Fort Lauderdale, Florida  •  4 months ago
      Thank god I am invisible! At 50 years old no one really cares what I wear and I can just be comfortable.
      • Ruffled Feathers 4 months ago
        It's even better at 65.
      • Ton 4 months ago
        Age is not excuse to look "sloopy", you should look your best at all times. So unless you're comfy clothe is stylish you shouldn't seen in public with it -_-'
      • A Yahoo! User 4 months ago
        honey you are still beautiful !!!don't give up on dressing good!!
    • so  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  4 months ago
      WOW! She really does look slim in that red dress! Amazing! Where can i get one of those? she would be invisible if it came in black!
    • Justy  •  Watervliet, New York  •  4 months ago
      first of all I'd rather look fat then wear any of these things. Slouchy boots really!! reminds me of the 80's just need leg warmers. dress is god awful another 80's flash back.I'm beyond school age so please keep the back packs for college kids and no one else beyond grammer school.That is one fudgly sweater, my mom might like it..Only thing that will make you look thin is the work it takes to lose it.. If a heavy busty women wears a long necklace it will get lost in her clevage. black is thinning but doesn't do much for a ladies ego to have to wear black all the time. BBW can dress just as beautiful in color and structured clothes as stick thin women. Except they cost more.
      • Jacob 4 months ago
        what goes around comes around. the 80's styles are making a comeback regardless of your likes and dislikes so be ready. skinny jeans....do you think they are new...and leg warmers are being sold everywhere.
      • Jim123 4 months ago
        Heyyyyyy, do I sense that somebody is not a fan of the Flashdance/Fame era?
    • Anastasia  •  Poway, California  •  4 months ago
      Dress with a waistline to accentuate curves? What about those of us with hips and a booty? What if we are trying to minimize said curves? Oh wait, I guess we hide in the black cardigan. Never mind.
    • Jenn  •  Zelienople, Pennsylvania  •  4 months ago
      That red dress I think would have the opposite effect-wouldnt the ruching, where it is located, give the illusion of having hips? That model is extremely thin and straight up and down. The gathered material makes it look she has at least somewhat of a hip.
    • FOX MULDER  •  Herndon, Virginia  •  4 months ago
      wearing baggy stuff only hides the fat.....everyone knows it's there.
    • VINCENT F JR  •  Memphis, Tennessee  •  4 months ago
      Just be youself for who you are, curves are always welcome with me and a bit more too!
    • PJ  •  4 months ago
      LoL. I don't care who you are or how much you weigh, a necklace, boots, backpack and a mu mu that's black is never going to shave any weight off. This is terrible advice! Whoever wrote this article needs to go back to high school.

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