Think vertical stripes make you look thinner? Think again. This article in the U.K.'s TimesOnline reports research which shows that horizontal stripes are more slimming. As the article points out, vertical stripes are distorted by the bulges of the underlying body, horizontal stripes tend to avoid this distortion. I love research results like these that confound the conventional wisdom.
As one of the girth-challenged, I've believed "horizontal is better" for years. I am glad to be shown to be correct.
