Large Brown Hobo Purse
We can’t decide what we love more about this purse: the quiet elegance of the chocolatey brown bag…or the lovely price.
$36.99 at Ruche.
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How to Wear Horizontal Stripes Without Looking Wide
Q: I’ve noticed that a lot of your postings have striped shirts, which I think look so chic. When I wear mine, I feel like they don’t really flatter me. (I’m a bit broad-shouldered.) Are there some style rules about wearing stripes?
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A: The eye is drawn in the direction of the stripe - that is, if you’re wearing horizontal stripes, the eye is drawn from side to side, and if you’re wearing vertical stripes, the eye tends to go up and down. The effect? Horizontal stripes tend to make you look wider, and vertical stripes tend to be more slimming.
Since you’re a bit broad shouldered, I would avoid thick horizontal stripes at your shoulder line. The stripes will only visually widen your shoulders. Since you love these horizontal striped shirts, you could try three things that will lessen the widening effect of horizontal stripes:
Thin Horizontal Stripes: The widening effect is a lot less pronounced with thin, widely spaced stripes than it would be for thicker stripes.
Stripes with Low Contrast: Horizontal stripes are less likely to widen your figure if they’re in colors without a lot of contrast. Instead of high-contrast black and white stripes, for instance, try lower-contrast grey and white stripes.
Strategic Stripe Placement: If you can find a shirt that has horizontal stripes on your torso - but not on your shoulder, this can also work for your figure.
How do you wear horizontal stripes? Share your style with us in the comments!
3 comments October 14th, 2008