Your wardrobe should provide confidence and beauty. You should put on a stunning outfit and feel good about yourself. But everyone has areas of their body that cause insecurity.
Feeling confident and comfortable is difficult if you have stubborn belly fat.
Do you always have a belly — no matter how much you diet and exercise? Not all women have the perfect body. It’s normal to have a pronounced belly with certain lifestyle factors, such as genetics, kids and age.
But that extra bit of belly doesn’t mean you still look good while out and about. If you want to hide belly fat, follow these 10 tips.
1. Wear Tops That Flow Away From Your Stomach
Who would think wearing a blouse that’s bigger around the stomach will actually make you look slimmer? Well, this type of blouse actually takes away from a bigger bulge.
Tighter fitting shirts accentuate a larger stomach; the tops cling to your stomach, making it more pronounced. But flowing blouses take away from your stomach.
They end up making you look slimmer and will give you a more flattering appearance. These tops are also comfortable and are perfect to wear for any occasion.
These blouses are a great option for women who have larger bellies but skinnier legs. Wear a flowing blouse with some leggings. For hot days, flowing blouses also look great with shorts or a skirt.
2. High-Waisted Leggings
Leggings are in style and all women are rejoicing! Leggings are stylish, comfortable, and look amazing with a wide array of tops. There’s a legging variation that’s sweeping the fashion world: high-waisted leggings.
These leggings start at the middle of your waist rather than your hips. This means they camouflage your belly.
Some women wear these leggings with a shirt tucked in or paired with a crop top. But if you want to hide your belly, you can wear a top over the leggings to better hide your belly.
And don’t be afraid to wear tighter leggings. These do a better job at holding in that belly. When you wear a shirt over the leggings, your bulge won’t show. The tight leggings will also force you to suck in your stomach.
3. Wear Peplum Tops
Do you own any peplum tops? If not, then start shopping peplum! These are tops that fit tighter around your upper body and expand out from your stomach and hips.
Before moving outward, the shirt also clinches to the smallest part of your waist. This gives the appearance of sexy curves.
Peplum tops accentuate your natural figure; they either give the appearance you have curves or take away from your curves.
These tops are feminine, stylish, and look great on women of all body types. Especially girls with bigger bellies. The clinched waist will bring your waist in, giving you that classic hourglass look.
How should you wear a peplum shirt? You can match your peplum shirt with anything. But a peplum shirt looks best with skinny jeans or a pencil skirt.
4. Wear a Sweater
Sweaters are the perfect winter wardrobe piece. They’re comfy, cute, and look amazing with a pair of jeans or leggings. They’re also flexible; they’re perfect for the office and also work when you’re going out with friends.
But many women are wary about the sweater. Sweaters can easily be unflattering, especially when they’re oversized. And what if it’s hot outside?
Fortunately, sweaters have more flexibility today. You can wear fitted and fashionable sweaters and even sweaters that are ideal for warm weather — and they will all hide your bulge.
Try and find fitted sweaters — unless you’re cuddling up in your boyfriend’s sweater. Sweaters with a wider hemline will better hide your stomach.
5. What About Sexier Occasions?
Going out and hiding your belly for the public is one thing — but what about personal times with your man? Ideally, your guy will find you hot, regardless of your belly.
But if it’s an area you’re insecure about, there’s no shame in wanting to cover it up.
The best advice is choosing intimates and lingerie that will make you feel sexy.
High-rise panties will keep all of your extra bulges in while also flattering your butt and hips.
The right bra will also elongate your stomach. Make sure the bra isn’t push-up, fits correctly, and doesn’t sag.
This underwear advice shouldn’t only be limited to lingerie. This underwear is comfortable and will look flattering under any clothing. The underwear will keep your belly in while the bra will accentuate your breasts perfectly.
6. Don’t Wear Anything Too Tight
In case you haven’t noticed with this article — nothing tight should ever be worn around your stomach. And this goes for all clothes (except the clothing that’s tight to hide your stomach).
Anything tight will draw attention to your stomach. You should even stay away from tailored clothes; these will give you a better fit, but they will still accentuate your stomach.
Instead, wear clothes that either hide your stomach or flatter other areas of your body. A flowy sundress can easily hide your stomach. These flowy dresses and shirts are also comfortable and are perfect for any occasion.
If you’re confident about other areas of your body, such as your legs, wear slimmer clothes around those areas.
7. Wear Colors Well
Beyond the style of clothing you wear, the colors also have an impact. From patterns to the way you mix darks and lights, these little details can either cover up your belly or leave it sagging.
The old saying is true: black is slimming. Your top should always be black, or at least dark colors. Dark gray, navy and dark purple are all great variations when you’re spicing up your wardrobe.
But opposite to dark, lights accentuate. Use light colors around any areas you want to stand out.
For patterns, less is more. Go for vertical patterns rather than horizontal ones.
Big, blocky lines on a dark blouse work great when covering up the stomach.
Stay away from light-colored blouses or blouses with horizontal patterns.
8. Layers Are Your Friend
A great style tip that easily hides a bulging belly is layering. You can add a polo shirt under a t-shirt or wear a cute jacket over a spunky tank top. This will dramatically improve your style and will take away from your stomach.
Button down shirts is also your best friend. These are easy to layer and camouflage a big belly. You can wear a tank top or a t-shirt underneath a half-buttoned down top. The most stylish button downs are dark plaid tops.
You don’t only have to layer shirts. Dresses are perfect for layering. Take one of your flowy dresses and match it with a cardigan or some leggings.
Under the right circumstances, blazers can also work. Even though you should avoid shirts that are tailored, an open blazer can add an extra bit of oomph to your professional style.
9. Be Careful With Dresses
It’s important to mention again: skin-tight tops are a big no-no. So you should also be careful with skin-tight dresses.
The little clubbing dresses will accentuate all of the extra bits you want to hide. But this doesn’t mean you should avoid dresses.
Flowy sundresses were already mentioned and are perfect wardrobe staples.
Boxy or t-shirt dresses are also great when covering up a large stomach.
Dress length is also important. Knee-length is ideal. Even if you want to show off your legs, a dress that’s too short will make you look more rounded. Longer dresses will elongate your figure.
10. When in Doubt — Shapewear
If you try all of these tips and are still unsuccessful, shapewear can help hide your bulge. Shapewear helps smooth out your body and hides your tummy. Your clothes will fit better and you’ll look better.
You have a couple of different shapewear options: you can choose a full-body sleeve or the ones that cover up the lower half of your body.
If you only have a pouch on your lower tummy, the smaller sleeve will work better. But if you have a rounder belly all over, the full-body sleeve will help hide your belly better.
Because of the popularity, shapewear comes in many styles. You can either get skin-toned shapewear or shapewear in cute colors and patterns.
And the best course of action for a belly is to get rid of a bulge naturally. Diet and exercise will help trim some weight off. But sometimes, belly fat is too stubborn.
You’ll have to go through other measures to slim down, so view here for options.
Time to Hide Belly Fat
If you have a problem belly and you want to hide it, the way you dress matters.
Some clothes will accentuate your belly. Dressing the right way will not only hide belly fat, but it will also flatter your figure.
At the end of the day, you should love your body and feel comfortable in your own skin. Never let body standards or anyone tell you that you’re not all that.
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