Fashion tips for fat or short people

So, if you are rotund or short, your goal is to project a more elongated figure. Here are a few general principles:

• Don't break lines, like contrasting belt in the middle of your torso or distressed jeans with patches and holes (those things break up the straight line and shortens you).
• Wear clothes that are not tight but skims the body. Don't wear baggy clothes.
• Don't wear clothes that are square in shape (think muumuus).
• Accentuate your assets (for example a V-cut to highlight your neckline or gentle horizontal lines or creases right under the bust to balance a big butt). 
• Create a sense of proportion. Don't wear baggy tops with tight pants like leggings.
• Wear dark (black or deep blue) straight-cut pants. Don't wear pants that have patterns or designs that will break up the lines.  
• Don't wear pastel colors. Wear dark pants and rich (for example, deep red) tops.