Is your concern about “shape” or “color”?
Concerns such as looking heavier or older usually come not from your body but from shapes and colors that do not match your body shape. For each concern, here are the causes and fixes for all three types.
Even “looking heavier” has different causes: high necklines for Straight types, heavy fabrics for Wave types, close fits for Natural types. Pick a concern to see the answer for your type.
Pick a concern
Looking heavier
The cause is shape, not weight. Fixes by type.
Look youngerLooking older
Weight and color temperature. The top concern in the 30s and 40s.
Heat & airconSweat & air-con
80% humidity and 22°C air-con, in the same outfit.
Living abroadAbroad & tropics
What to buy locally, what to bring from home.
OfficeOffice & commute
One layer that survives taking on and off.
Articles by concern
FAQ by concern
- Should I read by concern or by body shape?
- If you know your type, start there; if not, start with your concern. Concern pages show answers for all three types, so the explanation that fits you reveals your leaning.
- I live abroad. Is information written for Japan still useful?
- The principles of body shape work in any country. This site is written by a stylist living in Malaysia, so it covers fabrics and layers chosen for life abroad — 80% humidity and 22°C air-con.
- Will losing weight solve it?
- Most of the time the cause of looking heavier is shape, not weight. At the same weight, a V-neck and a high neck look completely different — changing your clothes first is faster and more certain.
YUKIProfessional stylist of 13 years / Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The articles in this category are written by YUKI, who has spent 13 years as a professional stylist helping clients find what suits them through body shape and personal color, based on what she actually wears between 80% humidity outdoors and 22°C air-con indoors in Malaysia.
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