'My Body, My Style' Video: Full Figured and Tall? Here's the Perfect Casual Outfit

by Lindsey Schickner (Subscribe to Lindsey Schickner's posts)
Posted Mar 1st 2010 at 7:24PM

Women who are both full figured and tall often have trouble finding clothes that fit both their curves and their height.

In this episode of "My Body, My Style," stylist Sam Saboura teaches Zhaleh to find a casual outfit that will both balance out her voluptuous curves, as well as complement her tall frame.

Zhaleh, who has a full figure and height to spare, finds getting dressed tricky, so Saboura puts together an outfit using pieces that appropriately accentuate her body type.

He opts for layers to break up her long look -- pairing a floaty top with a longer sweater to balance out her curves and height. Saboura chooses fabrics and styles that reduce the fullness of her appearance and hug her curves in all the right places.

Whether you're pear shaped, have a long torso, or are full-figured, you won't want to miss the rest of our tips for finding the best clothes for your shape, in the "My Body, My Style" series, and shop Styled by Sam Saboura exclusively on HSN.

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Karen, 3-02-2010, 10:17PM

I need help for my big tummy. I loved the outfit, but how can I disquise my tummy?

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Lindsay, 3-02-2010, 11:31PM

This outfit is terrible. All it does is hide her figure. She has a great build, why hide it? Maybe just save the money and wear a sackcloth.

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Deborah, 3-03-2010, 5:48AM

Where is the shirt from, I love it

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Njoya, 3-03-2010, 6:42AM

I think I saw that shirt in the Avenue or Lane Bryant

Njoya, 3-03-2010, 6:29AM

She and I have the same body type and height. I couldn't hear it, but I'm 6ft. The blouse was on time, but the jeans and sweater were not. He should have changed her jeans to a dark color-midnight blue or black, which slims downs and deemphasizes the hips. Plus that "wash/bleach" on her thighs was like shining a spot light on her heavy thighs..., which we don't want. We're looking for an even color and jeans with no flaps on the back pockets. The print of the blouse will draw the eye up and, like myself, she was smaller at the top, which the blouse complemented. I was glad he took the sweater off of her because it was too big, bulked up her top, hid her curves, and added to the heavy hips. When wearing sweaters we have to make sure it hangs from the shoulders down to the bottom evenly or you get that "butt bump ride up" like she had in the back. The sweater was awful! Her hair and make-up was great.

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Katie, 4-18-2010, 9:58PM

I was watching this with the "expert" advise and thinking it didn't look quite right. Your comments are on the mark. Dark wash jeans and closer fitting sweater would make this gorgeous woman look even better.

Sabriya, 3-03-2010, 9:55PM

the outfit is ok but it ages her so much. as a young women she should wear clothes that show off her figue not hide it. maybe take off the hobo sweater and put a nice wide belt over the shirt to cinch the waist. the jeans were too light to go with such an light shirt maybe pair it up with a nice dark wash and try a skinny (SKINNY AND STRAIGHT LEG ARE SOOOOO TWO DIFFERENT THINGS) to spice up the look. he heels were cute but boots are so in right now. show off that body don't hide it ladies!!

~~a stylista student~~

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Phee~Phee, 3-26-2010, 8:09AM

Njoya, I have a similar body type and height and I could not agree with you more! Scratch the sweater.Give me the blouse and dark bootcut jeans and I'm set. I'm knock-kneed so I can't even fathom a skinny jean, but if you have the body for it with those shoes, that would be hot. Anyone know where I can get those shoes in a size 13?

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