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25 March 2022 · 7 Comments

How to dress to hide belly fat

Beauty· Fashion· Wellness

How to dress to hide belly fat?

Although it is not just a generational problem and not all women gain fat in the same way, it is true that many women – including myself – after the age of 40 experience fat gain, particularly in the abdomen area.

If to this quite generalized trend we add factors such as stress, insomnia, bad eating habits such as unbalanced and often hurried meals, lack of physical activity (both strength and aerobic), here we easily find ourselves with a silhouette a bit heavy in the belly area and consequent difficulties in dressing.

Sometimes, then, even the waist can become less defined and the physique begins to take on characteristics typical of the so-called “apple” shape.

This post wants to be more of a “cheat sheet”, a list of very practical solutions to dress to minimize this problem.

Because luckily there are many things you can do to hide your belly fat, so that it doesn’t get in the way of our chic and amazingly elegant style! 😉

Below you will therefore find a list with 10 clever and absolutely effective tips to hide your belly fat with the right clothes.

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1. Do not wear tight clothing on your belly, favouring “smart” draped tops instead

Avoid clothing that is tight on the critical area like the plague! At the same time, however, also avoid all those garments that go down wide right in the central area of the body, creating a “trunk” effect and eliminating any definition of the waist.

The solution, in many cases, is to adopt garments with small “strategic” drapes. If we want to dress to hide our bellies, they turn out to be precious allies. The perfect drapes and ruches are the lateral ones, at waist height (they also work well if asymmetrical, i.e. arranged on one side only) or central, creating a sense of verticality.

Here I found a lot of great new seasonal garments, of excellent quality and equipped with this kind of strategic draping:

 

 

2. Wear leggings or skinny jeans with longer tops, also draped or with asymmetric cuts

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Leggings or pants with a good percentage of spandex can also be good allies.

They will adapt comfortably to the lines of the body, making them slightly retract. The garments in dark colors and a slightly high waist, then, ideally, they will enhance the line of the leg.

Combined with tops and long tunics, they will slim the entire figure. The extra tip: experiment with asymmetric cuts, which create longer “tips” at the sides or centre of the body.

3. Create vertical lines with long cardigans, slim fit coats and long blazers

Dressing in layers can be very effective to disguise a belly, but also the use of long cardigans, long waistcoats like those seen in recent seasons, open mid-season coats and long blazers can have the same slimming effect when the goal is to dress to hide the belly.

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Where to find a wide selection of long cardigans: see HERE for a wonderful selection of trendy and high quality garments and then also HERE.

Long blazers: See here for a wide choice .

4. Don’t emphasize your belly by adding accessories that make it look bigger

When you choose a coat, top or cardigan, you don’t have to avoid belts altogether. Especially if the fat is concentrated on the lower abdomen, you may still have a well-defined and somewhat “high” waist.

In this case, simply make sure that the belt is not tight, but is knotted softly, and above all that it falls at the narrowest point of your bust (at the waist, in fact) and not at the widest.

Wrap dresses and tops also allow you to take advantage of this effect, especially if your waist is well defined in spite of the hateful belly fat (it often affects women with an hourglass and over 40 physique).

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Photo via Pinterest: the magical power of wrap dress

The extra idea: try knotting the belt a little to the side instead of in the middle. The slimming effect will be more evident and the look more casual and elegant.

Where to find fantastic wrap dresses:

 

5. Do not tuck tops and blouses into your trousers or your skirt (or at least not completely…)

Traditional tuck-in draws attention to a little muffin top or an undefined waistline, so it’s best avoided if you want to dress to hide belly fat.

This is because if you tuck the blouse completely, you will create a horizontal line right at the widest point of the belly.

But even leaving the top completely out, covering the waist, can be dangerous, because you risk an unpleasant “trunk” effect: the bust will seem as wide as your hips in every point.

For this reason, you prefer possibly:

  • slightly stretch tops that barely cover the edge of the trousers, while remaining quite close to the body
  • a partial tuck-in you see in this photograph:
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Photos via Pinterest

6. Wear pants that “control” your waistline

Often a pair of medium-high waist jeans is enough to tuck in your belly (try some to find the exact waist height you need, the ideal one for your proportions). perhaps in a dark color or wash, to recover almost entirely your old silhouette.

Avoid also really super high waist models, both because they don’t look good on many women, and because it is difficult to tuck in your top and define your waist.

But also because, if you also have wide shoulders and a short waist, you risk making your bust look bigger for no reason.

Be aware not to buy pants that end up in the middle of your belly and create a huge bulge.

If you have a muffin top or a round lower abdomen, there are also very good models on the market with a shaping or slightly restraining effect:

 
 

Here you can find a wide selection of leggings with shaping effect.

 

7. Use the power of prints to dress to hide your belly FAT

 

Prints are very effective in hiding belly fat and you should definitely consider adding some in your wardrobe. In fact, if well chosen they have the power to “confuse” the eye.

Photo via Pinterest: fancy print top with central drapery and a longer back. One top, many slimming powers!

Just choose a printed top in one of the shapes suggested above (wrapped, asymmetric, draped on the side, crossbody etc.).
A patterned top can also be superimposed on a long solid-colored vest, preferably in a dark color that takes up one of the shades of the pattern, or even on a blazer or a top that has the same effect.

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8. Try shapewear, the secret of so many “skinny” stars!

Today you can find lots of top quality models in the shops. And, even if you don’t like the idea of wearing it all the time, you can always use it for special occasions when you want to appear at the top.

Here you will find a wide choice, suitable for all your needs.

 

9. Instead of hiding your belly, emphasize your strengths…

When you think about how to dress to hide belly fat, it’s easy to become obsessed with the problem, completely forgetting our many strengths and assets!

Which parts of your body do you love? How could you enhance them? We all have strengths and weaknesses, it’s all about maximizing the former and, if anything, minimizing the latter a little bit!

You could show a bit of cleavage, choose to uncover your beautiful shoulders or show a bit more of your beautiful long legs, for example.

Take a look at the new arrivals of the season and choose something that will make you feel top-notch, making the most of your merits!

 

10. Choose the right sleeves length

When you think about how to dress to hide belly fat, you often focus solely on this critical area.

However, it is essential not to forget to consider the length of the sleeves. If the sleeves end at the point where the belly is widest, the eye is drawn to this very area.

Therefore, look for clothes with sleeves that, when your arms are normally stretched along your body, end above your belly (ideally at waist height) or below your hips.

The right sleeve length depends on the length of your arms, of course, but also on where your belly is bulkiest!

 

To finish… select the most flattering fashion brands for your body type!

Perhaps you have already made this selection mentally, otherwise I invite you to reflect on this aspect: even women with the most perfect and proportionate physique, as well as perfectly in shape, have brands that dress them more or less well.

This problem exists among both expensive and low cost brands. For example, H&M has always perfectly dressed a physique like mine (although not always with the quality I want, so I let it go), while Mango or Zara are less suitable for my physicality. The same goes for medium or high end brands.

So avoid frustration (and returns, if you shop online!) due not to your physical flaws, but to the fact that each brand has its own fit!

Take note of the brands that dress you well, enhancing your uniqueness with their cuts. And try to focus your shopping on them: you will save time and disappointment!

 

Some brands to keep an eye out for ideal clothes to dress to hide belly fat:

Amazon offers by far the best selection of shapewear by top industry brands like Spanx and many others. Prices are often lower than in brick-and-mortar stores.

ASOS (both clothing and the well-stocked shapewear section)

Stradivarius (always trendy and fashionable, but also of excellent cuts to dress to hide belly fat. Not only for young girls, but also for their mothers and grandmothers!

Here are some fresh seasonal items that are ideal to hide belly fat:

 

If you liked these tips, have a look at this video (simply turn English subtitles on)

 

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Comments

  1. Brooke says

    25 February 2022 at 4:10

    All your photos are of thin women. How is that helpful to a heavier woman who is seeking help camouflaged her trouble areas? Answer: It isn’t!

    Reply
  2. Beth Gilbertsen Betts says

    8 April 2022 at 2:43

    Yes I think your article is good but your models are too thin.

    Reply
    • notime says

      8 April 2022 at 12:09

      Hi Beth, it’s really difficult to find examples of curvy women to underline the different points online, I’m sorry! I will try to finde some, though!

      Reply
      • Lu Ann says

        5 May 2022 at 19:32

        I don’t think it’s that hard. We’re every where. Find some, take them out, put them in clothes that are examples of what you mean and take pictures. You’re not going to be able to use photos taken with models.

        Reply
        • notime says

          6 May 2022 at 18:57

          Hi LuAnn, I’ll try !

          Reply
  3. [email protected] says

    28 May 2022 at 22:53

    Do agree with others ,slim models not good,need people with a fuller figure to model the clothes ..

    Reply
  4. J Daley says

    10 June 2022 at 13:40

    Before I read others comments I thought the same ….. all glam models, stick thin!

    Reply

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