How to Dress Yourself Thin

Charla Krupp on How to Dress Thin
Timothy Hogan

The Hips, Before
"Stop shopping for trendy skirts," Krupp writes. If you have extra weight in your hips, the worst wardrobe option is one that makes people pay attention to your lower half. This skirt is too short and distracts people with its horizontal lines and fringe.

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