Someone once told me that black was slimming. I spent many years believing that filling my wardrobe with black pieces would elongate my body and slim down my bumpy bits, but all it really did was restrict my fashion choices and make me focus too much on what I was wearing rather than how those garments made me feel. As soon as I hit 30 I started to rebel from what I'd always known, instead injecting as much colour and as many patterns as I could - having lots of fun in the process and expressing my individuality through what I chose to put on my body. As a result I don't actually have many black pieces in my wardrobe and I'm no longer one to dress head to toe in dark hues, but when there's a lot of texture involved (and I can spice it up with a dash of animal print) I can be very much tempted.
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