Petite & pear - Caryn Franklin's How to Look Good

Step FourHorizontalsThis picture illustrates how horizontal lines can create width and aforeshortening effect. The look itself is exaggerated with manyhorizontal features in the clothing to make the point. See how the eyetravels across the body wherever there is a horizontal line.Horizontals are effectively used as visual punctuation on tall bodies butmust be used more sparingly on shorter and curvy bodies.They can, however, be great tools to create width at a certain part ofthe body to give balance.Horizontal lines are made by:• Creating a colour break (a change of colour)• Belts• Seaming• Print• Garment layering to create horizontal slabs of colour• Features on clothes like smocking, yokes, panelling ribbing, shirring,fabric bandsCaryn says...See your clothesin a different lightCaryn Franklin’s How to Look Good 36