How to Dress When You Have a Stomach? The Art of Illusion
How to show off your stomach while hiding your stomach? Whether your stomach is small or very plump, you have the impression that only you see it in your loose or tight outfits . Of course, you carefully avoid horizontal stripes and, even if you like black in small doses, fashion is more fun than a total black look! You come back annoyed and frustrated from your shopping sessions when, empty-handed, you realize that once again, your curves and your complexes prevent you from wearing that beautiful dress or those pretty pants that caught your eye. It's from the past ! Today, we're talking about 8 items of clothing and accessories to adopt to give the impression of a flat stomach. Yes Yes, it's possible ! Discover the art of illusion to dress yourself with modernity, elegance and femininity while camouflaging that little belly.
1. The thin, flowing sweater: the essential
Your best ally for all clothing items is undeniably the BLOUSE! Flowy blouse, blouse top, light shirt. all these options are open to you as long as the material is airy, vaporous and does not stick to the skin (and love handles).
Super feminine, full of elegance, the flowing blouse can be worn with a jacket or an oversized
Look ideas
For a touch of modernity, tuck part of the shirt or blouse (or the front of the top) into your pants and let go of everything else on the sides and back. This is particularly effective if you don't want to show off your waist.
It will be just as effective with a skirt (straight, flared to make you forget your hips or pencil to play up the sexy attitude) and pretty camel or black boots. Shorts easily replace the skirt too, especially if they are in the color of the blouse, which gives the illusion of a longer bust.
A great example, the Apolline ruffled shirt, slightly loose at the stomach, tucked into the high-waisted shorts for a modern touch -
A little special case that's super trendy at the moment: the striped shirt. Its major advantage: lengthening the bust with its verticals. You can tie the two sides together on the stomach (which will disappear under the volume of the knot) or one side tucked into pants for more modernity.
The extra tip
In terms of colors, choose the shade that best highlights your skin tone according to your colorimetry. Also think about floral and animal prints which are right on trend.
As for accessories, a pretty necklace to highlight your neckline, a scarf casually tied around your neck, beautiful earrings, etc.
And your stomach in all this? Neither seen nor known ! Successful bet!
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Your legs (bare in a skirt or shorts or shaped by beautiful tight pants) and your neckline.
2. The dress
Ah, the dress! This essential flagship piece of women's wardrobe is the ultimate charming asset. But what dress to wear when you have a belly? You will be surprised, but there is choice! To camouflage a small belly that is too plump, opt for:
1. The skator dress
Simple and fluid, the skater dress flares from the navel to fall in harmonious pleats on the thighs. The gaze is thus diverted from your stomach and your slightly wide hips. Pretty clever, the skater dress!
2. An empire dress
Its beautiful neckline flares out below the chest in a soft and light material which falls straight or flared and thus elegantly hides your little belly and your love handles.
3. The trapeze dress
Flared from the hips, ideal for accommodating the stomach, wide hips and somewhat strong thighs.
Double advantage for this red trapeze dress: a wrap-around bust and a flared petticoat -
4. A straight dress
Super chic and ultra trendy, the straight dress is ideal for H body types, but also for all other women who like comfortable outfits! Mark the waist with a belt if yours is marked.
With the Morgane straight sweater dress, the little belly is forgotten in style -
5. The long dress
Lengthening, the long dress noticeably refines your silhouette while hiding your small flaws. Equipped with a thin cord to mark the waist or a slightly thick belt on the hips, the floral patterned dress is ideal, combined with pretty trendy spring jewelry.
The light midi dress is ideal for combining femininity and a hidden belly -
The dress is therefore a precious ally for small, too-showy bosoms, provided you choose the cut and material carefully so as not to mold the bosom and the bulges.
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Draw the eye to your assets: elegant head carriage with beautiful earrings, sensual neck highlighted with a necklace, open neckline whose shape suits your body shape, goddess legs.
3. The empire or wrap cut
How to wear it to make you forget your stomach?
We have just touched on this idea with the empire dress: creating fullness around the chest will camouflage your little plump belly. Like the flowing blouse, tuck in the front of your top and loosen the rest of the garment around your waist to be right in the modern-chic-feminine trend.
This magnificent empire dress makes you forget your little belly with great elegance (Image: frenchpoetry.fr, Pinterest)
Look ideas
For example, how about a folk inspiration with an empire top with an ethnic pattern embroidered in black on white, combined with tight black pants and black pumps? All combined with a faux leather jacket or a perfecto to structure the bust and add a contemporary graphic touch.
Second example: the wrap dress (also called a wrap) which is suitable for all body types (except women who will follow their natural tendency with a straight dress). With boots, you get a look to die for!
The extra tip
Little underwear tip: the empire cut accentuates strong busts. To counter this slight inconvenience (if you wish of course), choose a minimizer bra, designed to flatten the chest a little.
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Your chest and legs (if the dress is short).
4. The long flowing jacket
How to wear it to give the illusion of a flat stomach?
Trench, coat, jacket or
Flat stomach look idea with an open flowing long jacket (Image: Pinterest)
Choose poorly belted and loosely fitted jackets to better elongate your silhouette with vertical lines. The belt ties in the back (if there is a belt). Do you have belly and hips? She is your ideal ally.
A very long jacket, knee-length is the most flattering.Otherwise, double-breasted suit-style jackets whose length falls on the hips are also very becoming. Above all, no short jacket (cropped, blazer or bomber) which falls precisely on the little belly that we try so hard to hide.
Look ideas
First suggestion: a beige coat or trench coat open over a flowing white top worn over a straight black skirt and camel or beige boots (to lengthen the leg), with small fancy accessories (scarf, jewelry, etc.).).
Another style: a simple white t-shirt over well-cut jeans and white sneakers for a casual look or pumps for a sophisticated silhouette.
The extra tip
Here is THE formula that works every time: open jacket + flowing top = double flat stomach effect!
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Your elongated silhouette, the graphic and structured or flexible top depending on the cut and color of your jacket.
5. High-waisted jeans/skirt/shorts
What model of high-waisted jeans, skirt or shorts to wear when you have a belly?
Jeans are one of the key pieces of the women's wardrobe, truly timeless, just like the skirt and more recently the shorts. High-waisted “bottoms” are particularly suitable to help hide a rounded stomach.
High-waisted jeans combined with the tucked-in top, and presto! the flat stomach illusion is perfect -
Thanks to their sheathing effect, they flatten the stomach which is hidden even better under the flowing top. This flattening effect lengthens your silhouette as long as you tuck the front of the top into jeans, shorts or a high-waisted skirt, especially if you have a thin, defined waist. Otherwise, wear the top outside in a loose, flowy way.
These pretty, lightweight, high-waisted linen effect shorts lengthen your silhouette with class and femininity -
Choose jeans in which you feel comfortable, including when sitting. It should not be too tight around the stomach, as this could interfere with digestion. If you're not comfortable with the high waist, stick to regular-rise jeans.
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Your legs sheathed in slim jeans or elongated with bootcut jeans that balance the generous hips.
6. A pretty neckline or bare shoulders
The fundamental idea in fashion is to divert attention from our flaws to help the eye focus on our strengths. In your case, you want to draw attention away from your stomach with a pretty neckline for example.
Yilin Bardot collar top, a charming neckline that draws attention away from small curves -
The V-neckline is a must-have for freeing the neck and the upper part of the bust, highlighting the posture of the head and creating a vertical that lengthens the upper body. Be careful not to fall into a plunging neckline at work at the risk of losing credibility.
A very feminine alternative that is not highlighted enough is to bare the shoulders, especially with a Bardot collar. This straight collar or "oops, my straps fell off" effect creates a horizontal line on the upper body (ideal for widening narrow shoulders) and elongates the neck.
Opt for a flowing top, with a V-neckline, bare shoulders or a Bardot collar to draw the eye to your natural assets.
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The chest, the top of the neckline and the sensual neck.
And at the beach? Discover our selection of the most beautiful one-piece swimsuits adapted to your body shape. Gaining, slimming or sculpting, you're sure to find what you're looking for to shine this summer.
7. High heels
Who says lengthening your silhouette, necessarily says high heels. But rest assured: there is something for everyone. You're probably wondering how heels will help hide your belly?
High heels, a strong asset for structuring the silhouette, shaping our legs and helping us tuck in our stomachs (Image: Pinterest)
High heels have no equal for rebalancing a silhouette, starting with the spine. Consequently, this little magical effect modifies the posture of the head which asserts itself, the chest stands out, the stomach draws in and the buttocks become curved.
Always respecting your proportions, choose thick heels if your shapes are generous.Conversely, opt for pumps, or even stilettos if you are thin.
8. The sculpting body
To finish with our last flat stomach ally, the sculpting bodysuit, the slimming sheath, the slip or the high flat stomach panties are essential for flattening the plump stomach.
The shaping black lace bodysuit and push up Mermaid: pretty sexy, right? -
Of course, all of these pieces require a little practice to get comfortable. But you should really try their shaping effect in the evening, from time to time, to go out to see friends, or go for a drink in town. You will quickly notice that that little tight dress that you fell for without ever being able to wear it, or that little top that shapes your chest are having their little effect.
Forgot grandma's horrible girdle. Today, slimming bodysuits and sculpting sheaths are alluring underwear that is adorned with lace, plumetis and plays with the effects of transparency in a sexy pin-up spirit to wear until the end of the night (or not! ).
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How to dress when you have a belly? The summary
Now you have mastered the ultimate art of illusion. This magical tool that allows you to accentuate your natural assets and make you forget your small flaws and complexes thanks to a careful choice of pieces in your wardrobe.
So you have several "flat stomach illusion" outfit ideas, 5 dresses to adopt as soon as possible, tops, bottoms, necklines, shoes and even sexy underwear to hide your curves, your handles love and your little bulges.
Who is going to heat up the credit card? :D
