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A word about "normal" clothes: sometimes it takes a great eye for color, texture and proportions, to put together a casual outfit!

I dress much better now in my 40s than I did in previous decades, because I have finally understood what works with my figure. Took me a while... I agree with PP that it's about finding cuts of clothes that hit just right for where your curves hit, ie visual transition points. And then going with a color palette that pleases the eye.

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Visual transition points make so much sense. Thanks to PPs for articulating this. And this is where I now realize I struggle. I have an extremely short torso for my 5’ 10” height. The natural waist/ curve on tops/ dresses/blazers all hit where my hips start to widen, not at my actual waist. And I look bigger than my size 4/ 130lb suggests.  If I try to tailor to where my waist is, my legs look disproportionately and unnaturally long. Open to suggestions on how to dress for my body type[/quote]

I have the same body type but am bigger at 8/10 and 140 pounds and very big boobs and hips. My torso is tiny. Here is what works for me.

Always wear earrings to draw attention to my long neck and away from my torso. Never wear necklaces that go below my collar bones, this emphasizes the torso and boobs.

Drop waist and empire waist dresses are your friend because they mask your natural waist line.

Princess seams and vertical lines elongate your torso. V neckline usually works better than round neckline.

Avoid belts. If wearing, they should match the color of your top to elongate the torso.

Avoid color change at the waistline. So wear monochromatic looks or longer tops or tunics so the eye is not focused on the waistline.

In general stick to low or medium rise pants.

It is possible to wear the cropped top and high waisted pant look if the top has enough visual weight to balance the outfit. For me this means a strong shoulder since my shoulders are tiny.

Wearing blazers and jackets open avoids the waist line problem you’re having plus creates two strong verticals to lengthen your torso. If you need to button, consider just buttoning one.

Highlight areas that look nice other than your waist or torso. I have long thin legs, arms, ankles, and neck so highlight these instead.

I often avoid wearing shoes on the same color as pants - this lengthens the leg which looks disproportionate on us. I also avoid high heels for the same reason. It really adds inches to leg length which makes me look totally unbalanced. 
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