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Barbour Country Moleskin Shirt - Long Sleeve (For Men)
Barbour Shirt - Classic Piqu, Short Sleeve (For Men)
Barbour Shirt - Country Check 1, Long Sleeve (For Men)
Barry Bricken Sport Shirt - Silk-Lyocell, Long Sleeves (For Men)
Browning Shirt - X-Static Midweight Base Layer (For Men)
C. C. Filson Co. Coburg Sweater (For Men)
C. C. Filson Co. Lewis Shirt - Cadboro Oxford, Long Sleeve (For Men)
C. C. Filson Co. Lewis Shirt - Redmond Twill, Long Sleeve (For Men)
Ex Officio Quilted Shirt Jacket 
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Slimming Fashion Tips For
Tops
The goal is to create balance between top and bottom and to draw a
vertical line (up and down) because vertical is slimming. Avoid
horizontal (side to side) lines, especially that draw attention to
problem areas. For example don't wear a top that has a wide band
that rests on the hips if you have large hips because the band will draw a
horizontal line and attention to exactly the area that you want to
minimize. Wearing a wide belt around your waist in a color that stands out
will draw attention to your waist.
Using the same color or color tone on the top as on the bottom is slimming
because it does not cut your body by drawing a horizontal line where the
colors between top and bottom meet. Darker colors are slimming.
Be careful when choosing fabrics. Thick or bulky fabrics should be
avoided for those who already have larger torso's or busts. Stiff fabrics
can have a life of their own and can make you look bigger. The same
for shiny fabrics or large prints. If not too clingy, fluid, softly draped fabrics can
be very slimming.
Armholes should fit fairly close to the body. The bigger the
armhole, the bigger you will look. Narrower sleeves are more
slimming than wide sleeves. Long sleeves should hit at the wrist bone
or close to it.
Jackets
Jackets are great tools for helping you cover up trouble spots if they are
chosen correctly. As with your outfit in general, balance between
top and bottom are important. Pay attention to style and how it
works with your figure type. Again, vertical lines (up and down) are
slimming so pay attention to details (pockets, lapel size etc.).
Narrow lapels are more slimming than wide lapels. Many large buttons
of a color that stand out are less slimming than a few smaller buttons of
the same color as your jacket. Large pockets of a different color
would draw a horizontal line and would be less slimming than small pockets
in the same color as the jacket. You get the idea, vertical lines
are slimming, horizontal lines draw the eye to the width of the body.
In general, shorter jackets are more slimming with fuller skirts and pants
and longer jackets work best with narrower skirts and pants. Short
fitted jackets make the torso look smaller so if you are smaller on top
than on the bottom already, choose something less fitted. Use or
avoid shoulder pads depending on your natural shape. For the man or
woman with large shoulders, shoulder pads that are too big can make you
look unbalanced. If you have narrow shoulders, larger pads can look very
slimming and can balance wider hips and bottom.
If layering, wear a more fitted camisole or shirt underneath so as not to
add extra bulk.
For more tips see
Slimming Fashion Tips Many tips are also
located in individual pages for the type of clothing that you are
interested in. For example, for pants, click in the pants link in
the left side panel box titled "Plus Size Clothes for Men and Women"
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