Slimming Secrets

Slimming Secrets (NAPSA)—Asa television personality for nearly 20 years, style expert Lisa Robertson knows what to wearfor a figure-flattering effect. Check out some of her slimmingstyle secrets: Go monochromatic: Wearing the same color headto toe creates a longer vertical line. Contrast draws the eye. With one color, there’s no contrast, so the eye keeps moving. ——= a Get more style secrets during “The Lisa Robertson Show” Fridays at 10 p.m. (ET) on QVC. Geometry of style: Emphasizing the shoulders makesthe waist look slimmer. (It’s all about these opticalillusions.) It’s all relative: An outfit that is tight head to toe requires a figure that most people don’t have. An outfit that is loose everywhere can make one appear heavier than she is. Instead, women can dress to create contrast by using loosefitting volume on top anda closer, tailored cut on the bottom. This makes the bottom half look smaller by comparison. Triangulate: Wearing a shorter top and pants that go narrow at the ankle can make hips look wider. Think of the hips as the top line of a triangle standing on its point (the feet). To make those hips look slimmer, womencan balance out the triangle with more volumeat the ankle. Mothersare right: Most people can remember their mothers advocating for good posture. There’s a reason. When someone stands up straight, she looks taller, slimmer and younger. Ms. Robertson has been a QVC program host for nearly 20 years. You can see her on “The Lisa Robertson Show”Fridays at 10 p.m. (ET) on QVC.