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8 Ways to Flatter a Bottom-Heavy Figure

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Light on Top, Dark on Bottom

As basic as it sounds, the best way to use color to camouflage/highlight figure areas is to use contrasts.

The black bottom with white top works like a dream: it brings the eye up to the lightest hue and the top half of the body.

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