![]() These accessories do the same thing for you as a V-neck…especially if you’re breaking my rule by wearing a high neck! (Hey! V-necks are somewhat scarce and deep v’s can be a little cold in the winter!) Wear vertical accessories or those that create a low V: Long, skinny scarves are perfect as are long pendant necklaces. This neckline creates a horizontal line across your shoulders shortening the distance between your neck and waist. The #1 neckline to avoid, (for so many reasons) is a boat neck. (Oh, and I love breaking “rules” so I’ve added in a few ways to break the rules I’m sharing today!)Ħ stylish tips for dressing your short waisted figureĮmbrace the V-neck: A v-neck not only elongates your neck, but it also keeps the eye traveling up and down your torso making it appear longer. So here are my 6 most stylish tips for dressing your short waisted figure. (And if it makes you feel any better, very few of my clients’ waists are vertically balanced.) But I’ve also learned it’s easiest to remember just a few tips rather than me giving you every strategy in my quiver for evening out your upper and lower body. In my 15 years as a personal stylist and image consultant, I’ve found that a good majority of my clients have shorter waists vs. Even though having long legs is a great asset, having an accompanying short torso can make your upper body look a bit squashed and disproportional…and in my case it can be a bit frustrating sometimes. This post explains how to determine if you’re short waisted, or you have a short torso and longer legs or if you’re long waisted and your legs are most likely short. Upload a document for a free proofreading trial today.Quite honestly, before I took my initial image consulting training, I was simply clueless about the term “short waisted.” What was even crazier was that my mom, who had taught me tons about style, used it all the time! But once I was able to understand it…a whole new world of dressing opened up! I’ll also admit that learning how to dress for this body type and lengthen my own short torso helped me feel better about my sometimes-chubby middle. And if you’d like more help with your writing, we have expert editors available 24/7. In other cases, the correct spelling will be ‘waste’. In other words, when you’re referring to the body part (or something related to the body part), you’ll need the spelling with an ‘i’. I have a wa ist, and ‘wa ist’ has an ‘ i’. One way to tell these homophones apart is to remember the following phrase: ![]() Waste can be a noun, a verb, or an adjective and has various uses, but it usually refers to unwanted matter or the poor use of a resource.Waist is a noun that refers to the part of the body between the hips and chest. ![]() Summary: Waist or Waste?Īlthough these words sound the same, they mean different things: But in most cases, ‘waste’ is related to unwanted matter or the poor use of something. to ‘lay waste’ to something is to destroy it). It can even be an adjective meaning ‘unwanted or not needed’: Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter!ĭon’t waste your money on a toaster that doesn’t work. Or it can refer to a poor or inefficient use of something:Ĭounting needles on a pine tree is a waste of time.Īs a verb, meanwhile, it typically means ‘spend or use carelessly’: The city council collects household waste weekly. ![]() As a noun, for example, it can refer to unwanted or useless materials: ‘Waste’ has a range of uses related to something being unwanted or used badly. However, it usually refers to part of the human body. More rarely, ‘waist’ can refer to a mid-section of a vehicle, such as the central deck of a ship. You’ll also see this spelling in words like ‘waistline’ (a person’s measurements around the waist) and ‘waistband’ (the waist section of an item of clothing). ‘Waist’ is a noun that refers to the part of the body between the hips and chest: Find out how to use them correctly with our helpful guide. Because of their differences, you won’t want to mix these words up in your writing. The words ‘waist’ and ‘waste’ are homophones, so they sound the same but have different meanings.
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