Hair that's shaggy, disheveled and that falls on your face will likely elongate your face, and hides an angular bone structure.
The Fix: Skinny men tend to have slimmer, angular faces. Use your face to your advantage by asking your barber to give you a great haircut that will show off your prominent cheekbones and jawline.
The Fix: Skinny men tend to have slimmer, angular faces. Use your face to your advantage by asking your barber to give you a great haircut that will show off your prominent cheekbones and jawline.
If loose-fit clothing makes you look like a boy playing grown-up, the same idea applies to your underwear. Boxers on skinny men tend to make them look like they can fit a family of four in the crotch area. It's sloppy and is a nightmare to work with when putting on fitted pants.
The Fix: Slim-fit boxer-briefs or briefs.
The Fix: Slim-fit boxer-briefs or briefs.
Wearing the same color head to toe will emphasize how slim you are. And when it's done in a dark color -- like black -- your skinniness will only be exaggerated.
The Fix: Your top and bottom should be different colors to define the parts of your body. You can wear the same color head to toe, but be sure that you are breaking it up with different hues (like pale blue) and shades (like midnight blue) of the same color.
The Fix: Your top and bottom should be different colors to define the parts of your body. You can wear the same color head to toe, but be sure that you are breaking it up with different hues (like pale blue) and shades (like midnight blue) of the same color.
Skinny guys generally have long limbs, so sporting jackets that aren't long enough will exaggerate your legs.
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People assume that a skinny body type is the easiest to dress. And while many designers and stores are in favor of it (for aesthetic and economical reasons -- smaller sample sizes cost less to produce), there's still a lot of room for error when you have a skinny frame. Here are 10 things to look out for.
Ill-Fitting Clothes
Men often think that they can hide their skinniness under larger clothing, creating the appearance of a more muscular, filled-out frame. The result couldn't be further from that. What happens is you look like you're a boy playing grown-up in clothes that don't fit.
The Fix: Buy your size or bring your clothes to a tailor.
As a rule of thumb, wearing patterns is about balancing the size of the pattern with the size of the man. Skinny men are overpowered by large, loud patterns.
The Fix: Gingham, herringbone, stripes -- they're all fair game, but just make sure you stick to the smaller varieties.
The Fix: Gingham, herringbone, stripes -- they're all fair game, but just make sure you stick to the smaller varieties.
You would think that a jean called "skinny" would be fitting for, well, a man with a skinny body frame. Today, skinny jeans take on a variety of forms, from the man legging to something that looks closer to a regular straight-cut jean. Unfortunately, skinny jeans will reveal how skinny your lower half is. It can also reveal a lot more, if you know what we mean.
The Fix: Stick to fitted (not tight!) straight-fit jeans.
The Fix: Stick to fitted (not tight!) straight-fit jeans.
You, skinny man, are too narrow at the chest and waist to wear a three-button suit. There's no need for the extra control, if you will.
The Fix: Favor two- or even one-button suits.
The Fix: Favor two- or even one-button suits.
We just established that wearing oversize clothes to disguise your frame doesn't work. Guess what? Neither does wearing clothes that fit too close to the body -- you'll only highlight your skinny frame.
The Fix: Favor body-skimming tees that permit some movement in the fabric. Check the label on your tops, too, avoiding anything that contains elastic, as these garments tend to stick too closely to your body rather than glide over it.
The Fix: Favor body-skimming tees that permit some movement in the fabric. Check the label on your tops, too, avoiding anything that contains elastic, as these garments tend to stick too closely to your body rather than glide over it.
Showing off your collar bones isn't going to win you any points.
The Fix: Trade in the deep Vs for crewnecks.
The Fix: Trade in the deep Vs for crewnecks.
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