Plus Size Evening Dresses (2024)

FAQs

What clothes flatter a big tummy? ›

Making Good Clothing Choices

Avoid horizontal stripes and excessive patterns. These will draw unwanted attention to your body that you may be trying to avoid. Solid colors are a safer choice if you want to appear slimmer. The tried and true rule is that black is generally very slimming and flattering.

Wide Leg & Straight Leg Pants

Especially a pair that skims over the fuller part of your tummy. I often size up with wide leg pants just to ensure a flattering fit. Style Tip: If you want to look taller and elongated, then add a longline blazer with mid-rise jeans and tuck your top in.

#1: Dress in monochromatic colors

This trick works no matter what body part you're looking to disguise. If you want to look leaner or taller, it always helps to dress in one color from head to toe. It works even better if your monochromatic outfit is in a darker color, like black, navy or chocolate.

A-Line Dresses: A-line dresses are fitted at the hips and gradually widen towards the hem, creating a flattering "A" shape that can help hide your tummy. Shift Dresses: Shift dresses have a straight, loose fit that doesn't cling to the body, making them a comfortable and stylish choice.

Opt for darker colors like black, navy, or charcoal.

Darker colors are slimming because they hide wrinkles, bulges, and other indicators of fat. Colors like white or beige can make you look like you have more belly fat than you do because they actually highlight those lumps and wrinkles and draw attention to them.

Darker shades of colors like blue, purple and brown can also help to hide flaws and create a slimming illusion. On the other hand, lighter colors, like white and khaki, can add pounds and give the illusion of a larger frame. Don't wear a white blouse if you want to camouflage a large chest.

A-line evening dresses always flatter every body. This figure-friendly silhouette: Minimizes hips and bottoms for pear-shaped figures. Accentuates your waistline, especially if you're an Hourglass shape.

A V-neckline dress draws the eye up toward the face and away from the midsection. It also creates the illusion of a slimmer, longer body and equalizes your proportions. Choose a wide V-neck to balance out broad thighs and hips. Opt for maxi dresses to look long and lean.

Wear darker colors. Darker colors are more slimming and can help to hide problem areas. Try wearing black, navy blue, or dark gray.

What to wear to look 10 pounds lighter? ›

Line up. Vertical lines draw the eye up and down, rather than side to side, giving you a taller and narrower look. Think of vertical striped shirts and pinstriped business suits, though we wouldn't recommend wearing these together. As a rule, the closer the vertical lines are, the slimmer the look.

Choose Tops with a V-neck

Other elements of this outfit promote the idea of a slender body: the long V-neck attracts the eyes vertically, making the silhouette seem longer (and not wider). The long sleeves also give the illusion of a slimmer figure.