For years mothers have told their daughters that horizontal stripes do the female figure no favours and that vertical ones are more flattering. As a result, many women have spent their lives avoiding ...

There’s something about striped clothing that screams summer. The classic horizontal ones aren’t always super flattering, though, which is why we’re focusing on its less common, but super-slimming ...

Q. I have what may be a simple question, but one that confuses me. Why do polo shirts come in horizontal stripes and not vertical stripes? A. This is not 100 percent true, but it is pretty close. You ...

The first rule of fashion – that vertical stripes flatter the figure – is a myth, according to a study conducted by scientists at York University. Women who avoid wearing clothes with horizontal ...

Fashion experts vary on whether wearing horizontal lines can have a widening effect, but they also say it depends a lot on the body type and the cloth material For years mothers have told their ...

Q. I have what may be a simple question, but one that confuses me. Why do polo shirts come in horizontal stripes and not vertical stripes? A. This is not 100 percent true, but it is pretty close. You ...