11 Fashion Tricks to Look Slimmer Without Shapewear – AARP

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11. Go with the flow
The most radical dress-slim tip of all is to wear more generously cut clothes. Now that fashion is a mash-up of throwback looks from the ‘90s, ‘80s, ‘70s and ‘60s, wearing loose, wide-cut clothes might be your new solution! You might trade skinny jeans for wide cuts with loose legs, trim tees for boxy ones, and fitted tailored dresses for midis and maxis. The big essential here is attitude. You can’t pull this off without a willingness to let your shape finally do its own thing!