What to Wear to Camouflage a Hump or Kyphosis?

Do you have a premonition at the top of your back? Dowager’s hump is also known as a hump and its medical term is kyphosis. Over time it can be caused by poor posture (looking at your phone too much and piling up on your desk) as well as a spinal condition like Scheuermann’s kyphosis. Whatever the reason, if using clothing and accessories is something you want to be less noticeable, here are some tips to help you make the hump less obvious.

1. Avoid tight-fitting tops

Tight-fitting tops or dresses that cling to the hump will show it off more, so opt for clothes that are a little looser and more forgiving.

2. The Collars Are Great

Collars on shirts and jackets are a great way to make the hump less obvious. A collar is one of your best styles to wear as it keeps the hump away and covers your back and shoulders.

3. Add Shoulder Pads

Adding some shoulder pads (they don’t have to be large) can help create more fullness in the shoulders and make the hump less pronounced.

4. Scarves Are The Place To Go

If you’re wearing a lower neckline or a tighter top, use a scarf to cover the back of your neck, it can work like a collar to hide your hunch.

5. Larger shawl collars on cardigans

Just like the collar on a shirt or jacket, folded shawl collar knits help create more volume in the upper back and trivialize any hump.

6. Make Your Hair Have Longer Hair

Keeping your hair from your neck to your shoulders also flattens the area and creates the illusion of a straighter line. Avoid short cuts that show or expose the back of your neck and upper back.

7. Make accessories to create the focal point you want

Use accessories to draw attention to where you want people to stand out, we call them focal points. Maybe statement earrings won’t work for you, but as mentioned earlier a necklace, scarves can be. If you’re providing a distraction, most people won’t be attracted to what you want to camouflage or deflect. It’s part of the art of being a style wizard.

8. Most used in busy prints and patterns

Wear tops with heavy and intense prints and patterns. The pressure will make it harder for the eye to stop and notice a particular feature. This is another often overlooked tool of the style wizard.

9. Asymmetry

If one shoulder is higher than the other, consider using asymmetry to divert attention and trick the brain into thinking the asymmetry is in the clothing rather than your body.

10. Avoid certain dresses

If you have a prominent hump, avoid certain dresses because they won’t fit well (the curve of your back will pull your waist up in the back). Irregular hems that are short in the back and longer in the front indicate that something is wrong. If you need waist definition for your shape, opt for two-piece outfits instead. This means that the hem will not rise at the back and fall longer than the front.

11. Drawstring or pleated collars

Having a little more fabric from the neckline can help hide a hump, avoid a gathered neckline if you have a large bust as this will make it look bigger.

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