Sick of Breton tops? Here’s why you should be wearing vertical stripes… and the most flattering ways to rock the look
Fabulous Fashion Director Tracey Lea Sayer reveals how to rock a stripey look...
WORRIED that stripes don't suit you? It may be time to ditch horizontal for vertical.
Here's our "do's" and "don'ts"...
DO
1. Wear Pyjama stripes to work - The PJ trend is still going strong and looks effortlessly cool.
Vertical stripes will make you look taller and thinner, so what’s not to love?
2. Make a statement- Striped Palazzo pants are a total go to for a day to night look, make them your investment piece of the season
3. Play with proportions- High-waisted pants with a crop top will make your legs look six inches longer
4. Size matters- Thin vertical stripes will make you look thinner whilst wider vertical stripes will make you look wider
5. A can-do co-ord- Suit lovers should rock a matching jacket and trousers for a runway ready look
DON’T
1. Go a size too small - Nobody wants to see their stripes stretching out of shape or an unwanted camel toe framed by vertical stripes!
2. Go horizontal stripes – This will always make you look wider. If you want to slim an area always go horizontal
3. Let anything else fight for attention- Own your stripes, the bolder the better!
4. Do deckchair all over- Bigger stripes look better on a single item, just a shirt or a pair of pants not both, unless you are a six foot super model in which case go for it!
5. Stand too close to a zebra crossing- Just saying!
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