Adults love Halloween and they love to dress up. However, there’s the age-old problem for women: how do I find a cute costume that looks great and makes me look slim? Men can dress up in most costumes, even taking off their “This Is My Costume” T-shirt, but there’s a lot of pressure on women to find a cute or sexy Halloween costume and look the part. So how do you look skinny in a suit?
Don’t worry, if you follow these 3 simple tips you will find that you too can look slim in your Halloween costume.
1. Wear high heels with your costume. Heels have the advantage of tightening the calves, making them look firmer and smoother. Heels also give the visual effect of elongating the legs. This is especially good if your problem areas are on top. Pair the highest heels you can comfortably wear with a short skirt costume for maximum leg attention.
2. Wear a suit that fits you well. This sounds like a no-brainer, but many women will choose the wrong size costume in an effort to appear slimmer. If your costume is too tight, you’ll stick out in unsightly places and make you look like a stuffed sausage. Have you ever seen one of those fatter girls wearing a tank top? Imagine that in you.
On the other hand, if you choose a costume that is too big, it will hang down on you and create volume where it doesn’t belong. Baggy dresses, oversized tops, pants that gather around the ankle—all of these things make you look bigger than you really are. Avoid extra bulk and choose a costume that fits you well, isn’t too tight in any part, doesn’t bulge or sag, and is easy to move with.
3. Flaunt your good parts. The best way to look slim is to draw attention away from your problem areas, so flaunt the good parts. Do you have really toned arms? Try a sleeveless dress. Excellent cleavage? Show it off with a low-cut top or corset. Great legacy? Take a look at the heels suggestion above. Do you have great eyes? Do your eye makeup well and pull your hair up and away from your face which will also thin it out and draw attention to those beautiful eyes.
Using the simple tips above, you too can look skinny in a costume. All you need to do is keep them in mind while shopping for your outfit.