The rise here is the distance from the top of the waistband to the bottom of the crotch seam. High rise jeans and pants go up to your belly button, perfect for those with an apple body shape.

They tend to contain your rounder areas and even smooth them out.

Dressing in a column of color means wearing the same color from top to bottom. That creates a long vertical line that makes you look slimmer since it’s one unbroken line.

You can even match your pants with the top, while keeping the inner layer in a different color to make the look pop.

That little lift you get on the heel helps make you look taller and slimmer. Not to mention it gives you an extra inch, and who doesn’t want to look taller and leaner?

It’s simple. This won’t cut your leg off, making it look more like one long leg that flows from your hip down to your foot. Simple but really effective.

Here’s another really simple hack to elongate that figure and help make you look leaner and slimmer. Go easy on that pointy end though. Really pointy ones can be uncomfortable. Not unless you can walk for long periods of time in it.

Dark makes you look thinner, while light makes you look bigger. Go for a darker colored pair of pants to slim you down. The color of your top is up to you.

Ruching gathers around your midsection well without accentuating your rounder figure. Peplum can work too but it doesn’t work for everyone so see if it fits you well.

Believe it or not, wearing the correct bra size will help make you look thinner. The bra works as the foundation to your outfit, and a proper fitting one lifts your breasts up, which does make you look slimmer.

It creates the illusion of a smaller waist and eliminates the saggy breasts look.

Blouses, dresses, and pants that come with vertical lines look great and they further emphasize that vertical line from head to toe. It’s an easy way of making yourself look longer and leaner.

It’s not just about the clothes. The fabric you choose plays a big factor in how an outfit fits and makes you look.

Avoid fabrics that lack stretch like, spandex, satin, and chiffon. What you want are cotton, wool, and the like. Clingy fabric will draw attention to your problem areas instead of hiding them.

Structured clothes are when garments are carefully tailored and deliberately shaped to look like a blazer instead of one loose flowing piece.

Find a brand whose sizing is consistent and always looks good on you.

Find tops with smaller prints since they don’t make your entire top pop out. That just brings out your size more. Smaller ones are more flattering since it mixes up the eye. People won’t be staring as much.

Wearing a shorter cardigan tends to draw the eyes downward to your problem areas. A longer one makes you look thinner since it doesn’t cut your body in half as compared to a shorter one.

Watch where the cardigan falls by your leg, and see how it looks on you.

These are dresses with a “panel” on the side that’s a completely different color from the dress itself. It gives that optical illusion of being longer and leaner.

Pick and choose your own combination of colors and have fun.

Get creative with a belt or a top that accentuates your waist. That taper down the middle elongates the body and will make you look taller, especially when combined with some of the other tips on this list.

V-necks are very flattering for those with rounder faces and bigger bust sizes. It creates more space from the top of your head down to your neck, which makes people look from top to bottom.

It’s all about creating that vertical illusion.

Using accessories will automatically draw eyes to them. Necklaces and earrings can be flattering when worn right. Choose accessories that flatter you instead of the jewelry drawing attention to areas you want to hide.

Time to have fun with that brush. You know your face better than anyone else, so go ahead and contour your face and you will see a massive difference in the mirror.

Say goodbye to that round chin or those plump cheeks.

Standing up straight as compared to slouching over makes a world of difference not just with the way you look but your overall confidence as well.

And yes, it makes you look longer, stronger, and leaner.