Comments on: How to Wear Horizontal Stripes Without Looking Wide http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/10/14/how-to-wear-horizontal-stripes-without-looking-wide/ Real Style for Real People: An Intelligent Take on Fashion Trends Sun, 26 May 2013 06:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Trisha http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/10/14/how-to-wear-horizontal-stripes-without-looking-wide/comment-page-1/#comment-225806 Trisha Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:04:17 +0000 http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/10/14/how-to-wear-horizontal-stripes-without-looking-wide/#comment-225806 Interesting article, Miss Moneypenny. I'm curious about what causes this visual illusion - but if it works, I'm all for it. Thanks for sharing! Interesting article, Miss Moneypenny. I’m curious about what causes this visual illusion - but if it works, I’m all for it. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Mimi http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/10/14/how-to-wear-horizontal-stripes-without-looking-wide/comment-page-1/#comment-225674 Mimi Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:00:06 +0000 http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/10/14/how-to-wear-horizontal-stripes-without-looking-wide/#comment-225674 I think the top 2 picks would be very slimming. Interesting news article, too! I think the top 2 picks would be very slimming. Interesting news article, too!

]]> By: Miss Moneypenny http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/10/14/how-to-wear-horizontal-stripes-without-looking-wide/comment-page-1/#comment-225449 Miss Moneypenny Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:33:16 +0000 http://www.omiru.com/index.php/2008/10/14/how-to-wear-horizontal-stripes-without-looking-wide/#comment-225449 Ah-hah! Now, I must comment on this one as a UK researcher has actually studied the stripes problem and concluded that . . . drumroll please . . . HORIZONTAL stripes are more slimming and flattering than vertical ones. (Read the whole article here: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/Horizontal_stripes_not_vertical_make_you_look_thinner/articleshow/3478261.cms However,I very much agree about thinner and lower-contrast stripes; black and grey are also cool-looking. Ah-hah! Now, I must comment on this one as a UK researcher has actually studied the stripes problem and concluded that . . . drumroll please . . . HORIZONTAL stripes are more slimming and flattering than vertical ones. (Read the whole article here:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/Horizontal_stripes_not_vertical_make_you_look_thinner/articleshow/3478261.cms

However,I very much agree about thinner and lower-contrast stripes; black and grey are also cool-looking.

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