For your best look:

• Wear vertical details on top, like dividing seams, vertical stripes, etc.
• Choose pants that sit on your hips.
• Choose long collar styles.

Avoid these mistakes for your body type:

• Horizontal details on top.

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Long torso:

For your best look:

• Wear horizontal details on top, like dividing seams, horizontal stripes, etc.
• Choose pants that sit very high on your waist.
• Wear high sitting belts.

Avoid these mistakes for your body type:

• Pants that sit on your hips or lower.

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Tummy:

For your best look:

• Wear a waistcoat to cover your tummy.
• Choose vertical details, like stripes and dividing seams.
• Choose long lapel collars.

Avoid these mistakes for your body type:

• Horizontal details or short jacket styles.

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Short, heavy body:

For your best look:

• Choose long collar styles
• Choose tight cut pant styles without cuffs.
• Choose braces or suspenders to help to stretch the appearance of your body.

Avoid these mistakes for your body type:

• Horizontal details or shoulder pads.

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Tall, heavy body:

For your best look:

• Wear slender shaped suits and jackets.
• Choose long collar styles.
• Choose jackets with a length that extends past your hips.
• Try slender, straight shaped, flat front pants (without pleats).
• Use vertical details, like stripes and seams, to elongate your body.

Avoid these mistakes for your body type:

• Shoulder pads, double breasted styles, and any horizontal details.

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