Does This Make Me Look Fat?: The Definitive Rules for Dressing Thin for Every Height, Size, and Shape

by Leah Feldon

With a rousing “we’re all in this together” attitude, Leah Feldon proves that a well-chosen wardrobe can render any figure fabulous. “All we have to do,” writes Feldon, “is choose the right clothes—clothes that camouflage any real or imagined figure flaws rather than highlighting them—and learn how to do it with ultimate style and confidence.” Take five pounds off your look with a new hemline; disguise a bit of bulge with a cleverly designed blouse; highlight your best assets with the perfect accessories. The key to “camouflage chic” is dressing to suit your body type, comfort level, and lifestyle—all while maximizing your own personal flair.

Instead of spending another moment agonizing in front of the closet, you’ll learn how
* distinguish between “yes” and “no” colors
* lose the tummy without the tuck
* perk up your basic black
* create optical illusions for a long, lean look
* conquer the dreaded bathing-suit challenge
* follow timeless tenets of good taste

Packed with empowering, easy-to-implement tips, fun illustrations, and celebrity style secrets, Does This Make Me Look Fat? provides all the information you’ll need to create a slimmer, more stylish, and better-proportioned look (and to help your man do it, too!).

Genres: Fashion, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 2000

Reviews

[Karen Cockerill · Rating 4 out of 5]

A few great tips.

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this in 2014 and felt it was a little dated - the simple concepts are helpful and instructive, I just don't agree with all of her rules. For example, within the first pages of the book, the author suggests wearing monochromatic outfits only, and especially black. These would be considered the most slimming options for all body types. Hmm...little boring for me. And black is incredibly chic, but incredibly harsh.

Overall, there's a lot of worthwhile tips and tricks in here, just not the most modern tome on dressing.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book on how to dress to look great (instead of looking fat) and learning that runway models are not normal sized females.

Gives great tips, quotes, pictures, and explains the rules of looking better no matter what your body type.

Great reference book!

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun fashion book emphasizing the lines of clothing. Provides illustrations showing why one jacket-skirt combo would be flattering and why another would not.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great tips on fashion camouflage.

[Jenni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic book on fashion with good tips

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very insightful and informative! I actually look forward to shopping for clothes now!

[Tiare · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing I didn't already know...

[Cyndi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lot's of good tips. I will refer to her wisdom before I next go shopping.