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Hello. Okay, that's clear. You know
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what? I'm just going to say it. Ain't
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even that bad. All you All you got to do
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is Okay, listen. This video is going to
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be very informative. So, I made a
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slideshow like the good little
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consultant that I am, and I want to
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break this down for you in a very
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concise and clear manner. So, you have
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no questions. Although, if there are any
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questions, please leave them in the
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comments and I'll try to answer them to
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the best of my styling capabilities. The
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topic that I'll be touching on today is
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in these three orders. How applicable is
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this advice? Number two, what looks good
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on fat people and what doesn't? And
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number three, we'll be going through
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some styling examples. Now, before I get
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into all that, every time I do styling
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for chubby people, I get the question,
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how could you possibly even understand
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you were never fat? Well, on the
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contrary, I was actually the fattest kid
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in school. Okay? In fact, this wasn't
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the only time that I was fat. I was fat
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2 years ago. That's some recent
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credentials, isn't it? Yeah, I had to
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figure it all out. But that's enough
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yapping. Let's get into it for real.
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Okay, so topic one, how adaptable is
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this styling advice? Now, the reason why
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I want to include this short disclaimer
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is because if you came into this video
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thinking this video is not going to
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apply to me because I'm a little too
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fat. Well, unless you're morbidly obese,
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then in that case, the only thing I can
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provide to you is my condolences. But if
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you are chubby or even overweight, this
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can still apply to you, okay? Because
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the intended purpose of this video is to
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address proportions and the overall
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suitability of the look on your
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body. I'll also be keeping this video
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fairly androgynous and unisex. So, the
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advice should really apply to like 99%
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of the population. Okay, with that in
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mind, let's move on to topic two. What
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looks good on fat people? Okay, number
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one we have on the list is loose bottom
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silhouettes. Wait, wait, just hear me
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out. I know this is very basic advice,
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but listen, there's more. I'm talking
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about loose bottom silhouettes with
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structure and the correct length. Okay,
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so loose bottoms are fairly easy to
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understand because there's only so many
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variations of loose fits and no matter
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which one of the following you choose,
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they will work to decrease your thigh
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and overall leg volume. And if not that,
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at least they will make your legs look a
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little more straighter, a little bit
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more proportionate, which addresses this
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key problem. Now, when it comes to
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structure, however, the way I mean it is
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how well it holds. I want you to think
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of a graph with two extremes, right? On
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the most left, we have pants that hold
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no structure, something like linen or
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satin or visco. And then on the right,
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we have 100% raw denim, leather or heavy
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polyester and cotton and so on. Ideally,
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it's the more you want to hide your
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natural shape, the more you want to lean
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towards the right because thick fabric
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and structured pants are used to create
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silhouettes that are more pleasing to
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your proportions. If it's not naturally
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proportionate, that is. Now, with that
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being said, if I was to rank the
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importance of width, structure, and
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length when it comes to overweight
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fashion, I would put length first, and
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then I'll put structure second, a very
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close second, and then width at the end,
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very close third. They're all very
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important, but some things here are a
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little bit more important than the
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others. Okay? Think about sweatpants,
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for example. They don't have as much
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structure as denim, right? But a good
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chunky pair of sweatpants at the right
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length will do so much better than a
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structured and wide pair of raw denims
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that make your legs look way too short
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and therefore too topheavy. Now, when it
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comes to length of the pants, you want
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it to fit at a comfortable length just
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above your shoe. And this is a half
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break. Either that or slightly built up
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stacked on top of the shoe. As you can
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see, the effect is that your legs will
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appear longer and more proportionate,
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hence giving you a nicer overall
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outline. Right. Number two is long and
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boxy tops. If you think your belly
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sticks out, this will solve it. Now, for
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a person with larger torsos, the width
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and length is a pretty crucial factor
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when it comes to blurring body shapes,
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as it doesn't cling to your torso, and
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they're really designed to fall straight
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down from the shoulders. This basically
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just means the slimmer torso look, but
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it also adds a bit of intentional volume
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to your upper body. And what that means
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is it gives the impression of more space
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between your body and the garment. Now,
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some really nice garments that achieve
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this effect are things like knitwear or
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polos because usually, and I say
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usually, no thanks to fast fashion,
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usually they're made with thicker
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fabrics. Now, I'm actually going to
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dedicate a little bit of time to talk
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about knitwear because you need to be
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careful with this, right? And that's
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because knit fabrics are naturally
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elastic and can stretch over curves
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instead of holding their own structure,
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right? And this will highlight every
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bump or bulge, especially in your belly,
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chest, and arms. That's why if you want
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the knitwear to work in your favor, make
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you look less fat, you would want to go
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for typically higher quality knits and
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pattern fabric knits. Another thing is
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that dark knits absorb a good amount of
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light which can slim up your appearance
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even if the bulges are in the fabrics.
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Okay, number three is the patterns. Now,
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when I was growing up, the experience I
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had was that you don't want to wear
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stripes because that makes you look
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even fatter. And whilst that is not
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technically incorrect, it also made me
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shy away from patterns in general. So
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take it from me right now. Don't do that
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because patterns work both ways. It can
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help you think about irregular weaves
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and patterns. Irregular weaves and
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patterns are a really good way to
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disrupt some visuals on any bulges or
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love handles that might work its way in
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to your outfit or after your outfit
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shrinks after a few washes. Now,
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repetitive patterns also work really
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well with the whole oversized or looser
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fit silhouettes you're trying to pull
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off. And usually you can use low
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contrast patterns to get the best of
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this effect. And this can be extended
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into shirts, tailored pants, knitwear,
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jackets, and pretty much almost every
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garment out there. Now, graphic prints
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with larger embroidery is also a good
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way to break up stomach bulge outlines
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in subtle ways. And it's really great
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for those who want to do street styles
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or more of a relaxed look. Now, when it
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comes to panled colors, man, I just, you
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know, I love this guy. I'm just going to
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drop this guy at the description so
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y'all can check this out.
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Anyways, when it comes to panel colors,
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this is a really great styling detail
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for jackets. And once again, the focus
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here is patterns, which hide your
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bulges, and then long drapey jackets to
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give your upper body a slimmer look
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overall. Okay, number four is wider and
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longer sleeving. This is probably one of
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the most important tips when it comes to
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working with chubbier styling. And once
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again, I'll provide you with an example.
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So, wider sleeves in this case can add
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more volume to your arms, which is not a
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bad thing because it balances out a
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large midsection or a large chest area.
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So when you buy fabrics, look for tops
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with sleeving that extends past your
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wrists so that this effect can be
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achieved. Now all you need to do here is
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grab a ruler and measure from the top of
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your shoulder where your arm connects
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down to your fingertips. And if it ends
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somewhere around your knuckle area, then
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it's a good length for this effect.
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Okay. Now, the reason why the width or
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the diameter of the sleeve opening is
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important here is imagine if you have a
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long sleeve, okay, and a very big torso
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but thin arms. That looks ass. You
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don't even have to take it from me. To
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give you a bit of context, this is a
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jacket that I designed. My wrists are
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around 16 cm. Now, the cuffs around
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these jackets are around 24. So, I'll
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show you what happens when your cuffs
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are around 8 cm bigger than your wrist.
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And the sleeves are big in proportions
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to my chest. So, in this case, I want
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you to refer to this chart I made here.
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And typically, if your wrists are really
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thick, then anything above this line
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will be a great fit. Okay. Number five
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is cuts that disrupt the ordinary
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length. Okay. Okay, so think of fabrics
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that is sort of ending at your biceps
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like traditional shirts do. The goal
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here is to cover up the largest point of
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contact, so your bicep area, and you can
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leave more room for the right places. If
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you're going to go for a longer draping
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top, then this tip also works with
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bottoms such as longline shorts that
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extends past your typical knee length.
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I'm just trying so hard not to say
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jorts, right? As you can see though,
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these fine gentlemen in jorts looking
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pretty good. Okay, number six is the
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rise and hip length. Now, this is
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basically the distance measuring from
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the crotch seam to the top of the
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waistband, and it plays a pretty big
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role in how your pants fit in the
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midsection. So, typically, when we want
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to combat a bulging hip and stomach
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area, higher and wider rise is what you
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want to go for, allowing you to prevent
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this from happening. Now, when the pants
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sits higher, they can also extend the
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leg line, which lengthens your overall
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mid to bottom section, giving you a more
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overall cleaner look. Okay, so that's
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pretty much all the tips when it comes
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to styling. Now, let's put those theory
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into practice.
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Meet Daniel. Daniel is 22 years old at
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5'7 and 80 kg and loves going to the
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gym. Now, despite keeping his weight
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size under control at just 34 in, he
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just can't seem to lose his body fat
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percent overall. Now, years of leg press
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and upper body strength training has
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left him a particularly robust physique
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with thick thighs, big forearms, and
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large shoulders. This week, Daniel lands
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a 10 out of 10 hinge date. Her bio
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claims that she likes curvy guys who can
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dress really well. And he plans to take
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Eileen to a nearby coffee shop to grab
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some fit pics. So, the fit has to go
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decently hard. What do we do with
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Daniel? Let's lock him the in. We are
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going to go for an 100% cotton boxy top
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that extends just past his mid hip area.
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Now, the reason why we're tucking this
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in is because since he is shorter and
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tucking usually helps adjust the
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proportions so that he doesn't look too
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topheavy. Now, luckily his physique is
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decent. Just the big chunky, that's all.
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So, we're going to belt him up towards
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the belly button area. And to achieve
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this, we need the correct bottoms. We're
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going to give him a nice and high-rise
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wide-legged jeans with some aggressive
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hips to allow him to achieve a small
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top, big bottom look, even with that
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physique. This draws attention away from
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his short stature and also gives him a
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rugged street style look that works well
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with bigger people and the environment
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that he'll be in for the date. Now, for
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the layering, we'll be giving him a nice
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and bulky black cotton jacket that
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drapes just slightly over the hips and
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some black loafers for the finishing
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touch. It's going to be pretty
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comfortable to walk in and easy to
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remove for the shoes off environments,
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if you know what I'm saying, huh? And
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Stacy is going to love it.
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