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No matter how much you practice self-love and body positivity, all of us have days when we just need a quick style fix to make us feel a little more comfortable and confident. Sometimes that means finding ways to smooth out your tummy, while others, which may mean finding ways to cover your arms.

1. Don’t wear tight or clingy garments over your belly and choose tops with rushing or drape.
2. If you want to look stylish and highlight your strengths, it is best not to wear tight tops, rather choose tops that have some draping or rushing, they will accentuate every fat bubble you have and draw attention away from you and your fabulous clothes.
3. A cinch waist blouse to hide your belly, this could be a good option if you are looking to hide a belly as a V-neck is flattering and the waistband is just below the bust rather than on the waist itself.
4. A crossover top is very effective and this one creates asymmetrical vertical lines which are an extra bonus, plus you can choose a top which comes in lovely autumnal shades.
5. Use size guides. To get fit, you need to figure out your measurements. Doing this can save you a lot of time and energy.
6. Wear leggings or skinnies with longer, draped or asymmetrical tops. Leggings or stretchy pants that tuck in the tummy will be your best friend, they will fit comfortably around your belly and tuck it in a bit.
7. Also, with so many wonderful tunics and long tops to choose from, you will look fabulous.
8. If you are wanting to hide a belly you could draw attention to other areas, like wearing leggings underneath can let your hero pieces, like this longer asymmetrical top, stand out. This piece can easily be layered with a longer cardigan or shorter jacket and is the perfect canvas for a statement necklace (which further distracts from your belly. Leggings can work as part of outfits designed to hide your belly during any season.
9. Create vertical lines to hide your belly with long cardigans, jackets, and ponchos.
10. Layering is very effective to disguise a belly and is much easier to do during fall and winter when you will want to use layers to stay warm.
11. Waterfall or straight designs can both work and will create a nice vertical line which will create the illusion of length and distract the eye from your belly.
12. The longer your cardigan, the longer and leaner you will appear, although you usually don’t want to go longer than 2/3 from the height of your shoulders to the bottom.
13. Short straight cardigans will hide your belly too but will have an overall boxier silhouette.
14. Instead of a cardigan, you can choose a vest. A long vest is perfect for creating long, lean vertical lines, but you can opt for a shorter waterfall vest too. Layer your (sleeveless) top with a sleeveless vest. It has the benefit of being asymmetrical too which makes it even more flattering.
15. Wearing clothes in similar shades is also a good tip for how to dress if you are petite.
16. The right clothes to disguise a tummy: blue knit vest – utility shirt – stretch crepe slim ankle pants – crossbody bag – charm pendant necklace – rookie bootie.
17. Choosing a top in a darker color will help to hide your belly, while the sleeveless cardigan on top will help to create lean lines.
18. A scarf or statement necklace will draw attention up to your face and away from your tummy area.
19. Sleeveless vests work well for all seasons. For winter, you can wear over a sweater while you could look for a lightweight version for summer.
20. Don’t emphasize your tummy by adding accessories like belts right on top of them, rather belt higher.
21. When choosing a coat, top or cardigan, you don’t have to avoid belts altogether. Simply make sure that the belt sits a bit higher, so you aren’t drawing attention to your belly at its widest point.
22. Dresses that hide belly bulge – choose dresses that don’t cling and/or have a draping element. Make sure that your dresses don’t cling around the tummy area. Dresses with a draping element around the tummy area often work.
23. Asymmetrical dresses work well too as they draw attention away from the belly and create a vertical line.
24. Dresses that don’t cling and which also have patterns are also great to hide the tummy area. If you add a statement necklace at the top, you will further distract the eye from the belly area as the eye will be drawn upwards.
25. Wear tops over your skirts and pants and don’t tuck them. Tucking draws attention to your (non-existing waist again) so better to avoid that. This is because if you tuck in your shirt, you will create a line across your tummy at its widest part. Wear tops over your skirts and pants without tucking them in instead, leave your top outside of your skirt or pants. However, pay attention to overall balance and don’t let your top end at the widest point of your hips, as that may also be unflattering.
26. You can also layer your untucked top with either a long straight cardigan or jacket or even with a shorter top.
27. A short blouse that loosely falls on your tummy will work really well for many women.
28. Flattering clothes for big stomach – don’t wear garments that are bulky around the tummy area, you don’t want to make that area even bigger with pockets or other embellishments. However, a vertical loose drape like the below sleeveless vest could work as it elongates and does a good job at hiding.
29. Choose asymmetrical tops to hide your belly. Asymmetrical tops create vertical and diagonal lines and break up your silhouette so they are great for disguising tummies.
30. Use pants that tuck the tummy in, the pants you wear can make a huge difference to how big your belly will appear. Be mindful of not buying pants that end in the middle of your belly and create a huge bulge. Instead, you want to wear pants that have a higher rise and hat are capable of tucking your tummy in.
31. Use tops with prints. Prints are very effective in hiding bellies and you should definitely consider adding a few in your wardrobe. If you combine a printed top with one of our belly hiding tips above, no-one will notice your tummy!
32. Use shapewear, shapewear like the short that tucks the tummy in above is very effective too in hiding the belly.
33. Highlight something else. When you think about how to hide your belly, it’s easy to become so focused on doing that you forget about everything else. You may not be confident about your tummy, but what about the parts of your body that you do like? That doesn’t mean wearing a mini skirt, but you could wear some lovely printed jeans to show your legs and a plain top so that the eye is drawn to your legs rather than your belly. It’s all about hiding what you don’t like and drawing attention to what you do like.
34. Think about where your sleeves end. When you are thinking about hiding a tummy, you are probably focused on whether you’re top or dress drapes over your belly area or whether it clings. However, don’t forget about your sleeves. If your sleeves end right at the point where your belly is at its widest, you will only draw attention to this area. Look instead for sleeves that end above your belly or below at your hips. The right sleeve length for you will depend on your arm length and where your belly is biggest.
35. Choose flattering brands. It goes without saying that some stores and brands are more focused on women with supermodel-type figures, while others are better at designing for women who want to skim over certain parts of the body.