Stout But Wanting To Look Thin? Work On Your Collar

1903

THE FACE AND THE COLLAR.

Easy Means by Which a Stout Man May Make Himself Look Thin.

Men who do not want to look any fatter in the face than they can help have an easy means of accomplishing their purpose. Not all of them are aware of the effect that may be created by the form of a collar or cravat.

"The stout man who wants to look as thin as he can," said the haberdasher's clerk, "ought to wear a tie of the kind known as the four-in-hand. Preferably it should be dark in color and drawn tight. That carries down the line of the face and lengthens it to a degree that tends to make the face look thinner.

"Another aid to making a man look thin is in the height of his collar. Stout men who want to look thin should wear high collars and close ones. Any collar that opens in front makes one look stout under nearly every circumstance. Such collars are becoming to the thin men.

"The fat man should avoid the kind of tie that has a horizontal effect. This will add pounds to his appearance — in his face, at least.

"On the contrary, this cross effect will make the thin man look stout. The broad plastron scarves, as they are called, have little effect on a man's looks one way or the other. When he wears them it is the collar that makes the difference.

"He should therefore see that he wears a high one that does not open if he wants to look as thin as possible, whereas, if he wants to seem stouter, an open collar will produce that effect for him. — New York Sun.

—Davenport Daily Republican, Davenport, Iowa, March 5, 1903, page 6.