Horizontal stripes have a bad reputation—they’re basically synonymous with the dreaded fashion “don’t." Rumor has it that stripes are unflattering—that they might emphasize wide hips or make a petite ...

Fashion has few rules, but there are people who espouse the ''never wear horizontal stripes" maxim. My mother always warned me about horizontal stripes: ''They make you look wide and dumpy," she said.

The most popular fashion advice - that vertical stripes flatter the figure - is a myth, according to a leading perception expert who says that wearing horizontal lines can actually If you’ve been ...