Style guide
How to dress for your body
Forget rules about what you’re ‘allowed’ to wear. Fit, proportion and comfort are what make clothes look good on any body.
By Style Finder · Updated 26 October 2026
AI illustrationIn short
- Fit matters more than size: clothes should follow your shape without pulling.
- Proportion: balance a loose piece with a fitted one.
- Define a waist where you want one, with belts, tucks or cut.
- Wear what you feel good in.
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Fit first
- Shoulders: seams should sit at the edge of your shoulders.
- Buttons shouldn’t pull, and trousers shouldn’t crease across the hips.
- Hems should end where you want them to, not where they happen to fall.
- A tailor can adjust lengths and waists inexpensively.
Proportion
Outfits look balanced when volume is in one place: wide trousers with a fitted top, a loose jumper with slim trousers. Volume everywhere can look shapeless; tight everywhere can feel restrictive.
Lines and lengths
- V-necks and open collars lengthen the neck.
- Same-colour outfits make a long, unbroken line.
- Cropped and tucked tops show the waist; longer tops skim it.
- Shoes with a little height or a low vamp lengthen the leg.
Questions
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