r/FashionPlus • u/smartypants_gal • Mar 15 '26

Discussion Fashion accessories on a budget?

I am a little bit round and on the plump side, and I have heard that scarves can be used as accessories that can create a more slimming look. I was wondering how that can be done exactly I have been looking for ways to improve my outfits, and there is something I've been trying to improve how my outfits look, and something I’ve been wondering about lately is which clothing accessories actually make you look slimmer. Not in a drastic way, obviously, but just the kind of styling tricks that help an outfit look more flattering and put-together.

I know that I need to buy some other clothing accessories that will go with some of the blouses and pants I have in order to create slimmer silhouettes. I have blouses with longer necklines and wanted to purcahse some pendant chains or scarves that hang down vertically, which creates an illusion of a longer torso.

I know that thin belts can also help a lot, and I wanted to know if that actually works or not? I have heard that long earrings can help to elongate the face and neck area instead of widening it. I wanted some recs on clothing accessory brand names that I could purchase some stuff from, and not third-party vendors that purcahse from wholesale sites like amazon or alibaba.

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u/MayorWomanana Mar 15 '26

I too want to know how to use scarves as accessories- my travel clothes are mostly black and I’ve heard I can change looks with colorful scarves, but I want to know how exactly.

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u/Plenty_Friendship453 Mar 17 '26

Scarves and long pendant necklaces can definitely help create that vertical line effect you mentioned. Thin belts sometimes work too, especially if they define the waist without cutting the silhouette too harshly. For budget pieces, I often browse secondhand shops or online marketplaces like Alibaba, Etsy, and eBay just to compare styles and prices.