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Horizontal stripes slim bodies, study confirms Helmholtz illusion Study with real model finds pencil-thin horizontal bands ...

Here’s the skinny on looking slim — horizontal stripes are in! Fashionistas of varying physiques have long been force-fed the belief that wearing horizontal stripes makes the body look short and fat.

We've always been told that horizontal stripes are the *least *flattering way to go, but don't believe everything that you hear. I'm a stripes girl through and through (and totally not ashamed to ...

Q Is there any truth to the concept of not wearing horizontal stripes? I have always worn rugby shirts, but I also always hear they make you look fat. I'm not way overweight but I don't want to accent ...

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The only horizontal stripes Margaret Bekku can imagine wearing are on her gloves. "Hands can't look fat," says the 47-year-old homemaker from Westport, Conn. An increasing number of designers disagree ...