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What Makes Me Look Skinnier – A Black T-Shirt Or A White One?

What makes me look skinnier – a black T-shirt or a white one? This is a very typical question of many people, especially those in the quest to look skinny or even those rare ones who want to avoid looking skinny. We can stand in front of a mirror trying on T-shirt after T-shirt. However, often we find that it is only by getting someone else’s opinion that we really feel confident as to which one really does make us look skinnier.

In general, black T-shirts make you look skinnier. Black, for some unknown, but wonderful reason, has a slimming effect. The fact that it goes well with practically everything and can be dressed up or dressed down, makes black T-shirts a hot item. Black is the color of choice for many people for the simple reason that it does have that magical slimming effect. Often people will go for an entire head to toe black outfit to maximize the effect and create a seamless line, another trick of the eye from fashionistas.

However, the color is not the only thing that will make you look skinnier. Having the right cut and the right size will make a huge difference to how you look in terms of size. If you are choosing between a black T-shirt that is too small, a black T-shirt that is too big or a white T-shirt that fits properly, the white one is definitely going to make you look skinnier. When your T-shirt is too small, it emphasizes your size and makes you appear heavier than you may be. If your T-shirt is too large and is hanging off you, it will make you look bigger and as if you are trying to disguise your size. Therefore, the right shirt that fits properly is very important to that slim look.

In regards to style, choosing a black T-shirt that has the right style for you is important in maintaining that skinnier look, especially for women. Wear T-shirts that are cut and made for women whenever possible. They will look infinitely better than unisex tees. If you have a great figure, choose a fitted T-shirt, but not too tight. Even if you are lacking curves, you can give the illusion of having them by choosing a loose-cut fitted black shirt. If you have a short neck or are top heavy, a plunging neckline on your black tee will not only give you a skinnier look, it will elongate the look of your torso and neck.

So now that you have confidence in the fact that properly fitting black T-shirts are the way to go to achieve that much-sought-after look of skinniness, it is time to update your T-shirt wardrobe. There are so many fun custom-made black T-shirts to have made that you can wear a different one every day if you’d like. Tell what you love, speak out about things you are passionate about and boast of anything you are proud of on a custom-made T-shirt.

Order your custom-made black T-shirts today and start that new, skinnier look now.

Is My T-Shirt Too Wrinkled to Wear?

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Laundry. The inevitable task, unless you want to walk around with dirty clothes on or have enough money to buy a new outfit every time the clothes hamper needs emptied… Neither of these options tend to appeal to the majority of the population, so we muster up the energy and wash clothes only to realize that there’s yet another task at hand before we can wear some of our fresh out-of-the-dryer clothing… You got it! It’s ironing. And it’s often the case that our favorite t-shirts that need ironing the most… which begs the question (for those of us who absolutely despise ironing), ‘When is that t-shirt too wrinkled to wear?’.

I think it might be best to tackle this question by breaking it down into 5 degrees of wrinkled; 0) pressed, 1) creased, 2) slightly ruffled, 3) crinkled and 4) unidentifiable.

Starting with the obvious, pressed means that you’ve taken the time to iron your t-shirt, or have a ‘no-wrinkle’ material that dries nicely, and your t-shirt has zero wrinkles.

Next, you have a creased t-shirt, which means the shirt was ironed if needed, folded and put away, and the only ‘wrinkles’ to be found are along the fold lines or creases. Unless they’re ultra picky or obsessive compulsive, no one’s goanna turn their nose up at you for wearing this level of wrinkled, regardless of where you wear it (work, play, school, etc). Some may even argue that creased doesn’t constitute a wrinkled t-shirt, though, by definition, a crease is a wrinkle and a wrinkle is a crease.

Now we’re going to move on to the more questionable degrees of wrinkled. Typically, if you watch the dryer and pull your t-shirts out immediately after it shuts off, some of your t-shirts will still be slightly ruffled (no major wrinkles, but obviously not ironed or wrinkle-free). You may be ok to wear this level of wrinkled at home, to the gym or on a casual walk in the park. You may even be able to get away with wearing it under a button up jacket for dinner, but it might be pushing it to wear it to work. You may receive disapproval from some, like your ‘mother who taught you better’ or your ‘neat freak’ significant other, but generally, most won’t give you a second look.

However, if you’re the guilty one who has pulled the laundry out of the dryer and then simply threw it in the clothes basket for a day or two (or longer!), you likely now have a crinkled shirt; the next to worst kind of wrinkled you could attempt to wear, especially in public (even at the gym is pushing it a bit). You may be brave and throw it on to lounge around at home, but not only do crinkled shirts look bad, they can be fairly uncomfortable. Because they’ve been allowed to crinkle up, they also tend to also stiffen up, which can make for a rough feeling against your skin, especially when t-shirts should be one of the most comfortable pieces of clothing you own! One word- REWASH!

And finally, you know that corner that piles up in your closet? The one that you sometimes forget is there until you either throw something else on it or try to find your missing clothing in it? Well, this pile tends to produce the worst wrinkled t-shirts of all, the unidentifiable kind. To define unidentifiable more clearly, it’s the t-shirt that you think was a t-shirt but you’re not so sure anymore because it’s so wrinkled that it seems to be taking on the shape of an accordion. Another level of wrinkled that should never be worn prior to rewashing!

Bottom line- If your t-shirt’s pressed or creased, where that t-shirt with pride! If it’s slightly ruffled, use caution. And if it’s crinkled or unidentifiable, please pass on pulling it over your head!