How To Choose T-Shirt
Women Health And Care - If there's one sure way to build variation to your wardrobe today, it's with T-shirts. In a way, the T-shirt is like the contemporary version of the blouse - just as much of a fashion staple, but easier to wear and more versatile. T-shirts present a great opportunity to experiment with color, and their reasonable cost makes it painless to replenish your selections each season. The various fabric contents and textures used today also work to create new silhouettes - from the classic shape to the cut of the moment, T-shirts have serious fashion flexibility. Wear a brightly colored T-shirt under a dark jacket or sweater and you have a fresh look. To find a T-shirt that will flatter your body, consider the following.
Neckline. Find the best neckline for your body type. Generally speaking:
• Chesty: Try a deep V-neck or scoop that takes your eye down. Avoid high necklines, which draw the eye up and make your breasts look as if they are hanging too low.
• Small Chest: Enhance a smaller chest with lines that draw the eye up or across, like jewel and boatnecks.
• Broad Shoulders: Wear necklines that sit close to the neck and do not extend too far out toward the shoulder to draw the eye into the neck. Don't wear boatnecks, which will accentuate the width of the shoulders.
• Short Neck: Plunging necklines (a deep V-neck) or open necklines (boatneck or scoop neck) will elongate the neck. Stay away from turtlenecks and high necklines that make the neck appear shorter.
Length. Season by season, fashion takes us from long to short, and layering with varying lengths can be fun. But the best wardrobe building block is a T-shirt that hits right at or just below the hip, a very flattering proportion for almost everyone. Side vents can be a nice finishing touch and make it possible to wear the shirt untucked without looking sloppy. If a shirt is too long, it will make your legs and lower body look shorter. Keep in mind that trendy styles are not always the most flattering.
Sleeves. Although sleeve length is a personal preference, there is an age when many women no longer feel comfortable exposing their arms. The three-quarter-length sleeve is probably the most universally flattering. A short sleeve can be tricky. Somewhere between the cap and the short sleeve is best - if it's too long, the sleeve can square you off and make you look blocky. If you have good arms, by all means, show them off by wearing tanks. I have found that tanks with cut-in shoulders are the most flattering - especially for those with broader shoulders. Always make sure that the tank covers that little pocket of fat that many of us have right under the armhole area - when you find one, buy it in every color!
Fit. A T-shirt should be fitted, but not so much that it reveals what you want to hide (bra fat is a major concern for many women). This doesn't always mean adding Lycra - I prefer an all-cotton shirt that drapes nicely against the body. A skintight tee will find flaws in even the most perfect body.
Fabric and Color. Since layering T-shirts is a good way to play with color in your wardrobe, choose a lighter-weight fabric that doesn't add bulk. Although it is trendy to layer offbeat color combinations (like purple over kelly green), you can also go tone on tone (like brown over black) for a more classic look.
What Lies Beneath. Lacy underpinnings don't work well with T-shirts, and regardless of skin tone, your best bra color is nude, not white. A nude-colored, smooth-contoured bra is the best investment you can make.
Neckline. Find the best neckline for your body type. Generally speaking:
• Chesty: Try a deep V-neck or scoop that takes your eye down. Avoid high necklines, which draw the eye up and make your breasts look as if they are hanging too low.
• Small Chest: Enhance a smaller chest with lines that draw the eye up or across, like jewel and boatnecks.
• Broad Shoulders: Wear necklines that sit close to the neck and do not extend too far out toward the shoulder to draw the eye into the neck. Don't wear boatnecks, which will accentuate the width of the shoulders.
• Short Neck: Plunging necklines (a deep V-neck) or open necklines (boatneck or scoop neck) will elongate the neck. Stay away from turtlenecks and high necklines that make the neck appear shorter.
Length. Season by season, fashion takes us from long to short, and layering with varying lengths can be fun. But the best wardrobe building block is a T-shirt that hits right at or just below the hip, a very flattering proportion for almost everyone. Side vents can be a nice finishing touch and make it possible to wear the shirt untucked without looking sloppy. If a shirt is too long, it will make your legs and lower body look shorter. Keep in mind that trendy styles are not always the most flattering.
Sleeves. Although sleeve length is a personal preference, there is an age when many women no longer feel comfortable exposing their arms. The three-quarter-length sleeve is probably the most universally flattering. A short sleeve can be tricky. Somewhere between the cap and the short sleeve is best - if it's too long, the sleeve can square you off and make you look blocky. If you have good arms, by all means, show them off by wearing tanks. I have found that tanks with cut-in shoulders are the most flattering - especially for those with broader shoulders. Always make sure that the tank covers that little pocket of fat that many of us have right under the armhole area - when you find one, buy it in every color!
Fit. A T-shirt should be fitted, but not so much that it reveals what you want to hide (bra fat is a major concern for many women). This doesn't always mean adding Lycra - I prefer an all-cotton shirt that drapes nicely against the body. A skintight tee will find flaws in even the most perfect body.
Fabric and Color. Since layering T-shirts is a good way to play with color in your wardrobe, choose a lighter-weight fabric that doesn't add bulk. Although it is trendy to layer offbeat color combinations (like purple over kelly green), you can also go tone on tone (like brown over black) for a more classic look.
What Lies Beneath. Lacy underpinnings don't work well with T-shirts, and regardless of skin tone, your best bra color is nude, not white. A nude-colored, smooth-contoured bra is the best investment you can make.
Great great article! Thank you so much for posting. I´ve got an hourglass body shape, BUT many recommendations weren´t good for me, because of other body parts like wide shoulders, long neck, smaller bust... this helped me a lot! :-)