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4. Trim your torso with an open jacket
There are several jacket tricks for belly bulge. Here’s the first: Sure, it’s another illusion but framing your belly with a contrasting color jacket worn open over any shirt, tee or dress works like theater curtains to reduce the width of your body right at the waistline from a front view. Choose a jacket that can be worn indoors. A sleek structured jacket like a blazer gives the sharpest line, but even a cardigan, vest or shirt-jacket (aka shacket) will give similar results.
