Fashion

[blankette]

Really form fitting color blocked clothes that give an illusion you are shaped differently, you know those dresses. I think they look tacky now, do you?

[sunshine45]

no

[ValuSkr]

Can you post an example?

[Desertdi]

You are only fooling yourself if you think black panels down the sides of your clothes will make you look "thinner".   

If you ask me............it looks like you ran out of fabric and had to use scraps to enlarge something(!!)

[sunshine45]

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@ValuSkr wrote:

Can you post an example?

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@ValuSkr i am pretty sure that the op is referring to these types of dresses....

first two in this photo

and this

and this

[Andreatoo]

Is that what you call it when you can't pull it off?
Tacky?

[tansy]

The third one deserves the tacky label.  

[Goldengate8361]

It depends on the particular item of clothing---and also whether the item fits properly.

[ECBG]

These?  No, not a fan.

color block dresses to look slimmer

[Kachina624]

These things are very big with people regularly on TV.   When I see them,  I think,  hmm so-and-so is feeling pudgy and trying to look smaller.   Very obvious attempt at camouflage.