Long Waisted

Dress for your body type

When your Long Waisted you should wear clothing that shortens your torso. Your goal is to visually raise your waistline and elongate your legs

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What To Wear:

• High-waisted pants or any high-waisted styles


• Wide waistbands


• Dresses with waistline details


• Empire line or A-line styles will draw attention away from your waist


• Wider rather than deeper necklines


• Crop tops or shorter jackets


• Wide belts or contrasting colors and patterns


• Layered or asymmetrical tops to visually break up your torso


• Horizontal lines at natural waistline or above


• Belts that match your pants or skirt, not your top


• Tops tucked into pants and skirts with mid to high rises to raise the waistline


• Wear pants extra long and with heels


• Tops or jackets with wider necklines


• High belted style jackets

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What Not To Wear:

• Vertical lines above the waist

• Low-waisted pants, hipsters and low-slung skirts

• Pants with cuffs. They shorten the leg line and draw the eye downwards

• Cropped trousers

• Skirts or dresses that stop mid-calf

• Monochromatic or tonal outfits

• Narrow belts at the hipline

• Belts that match the color of your top

• High necklines

• Straight shapes with a dropped waistline

• Long jackets that finish at or just below the hipline

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