Sentences with phrase «unflattering way»

The phrase "unflattering way" means that something is presented or described in a negative or unfavorable manner. Full definition
Piecemeal gowns, for example, or those in which «the bodice is one style and then the hip or skirt is a completely different fabric or texture... don't transition smoothly and can visually cut the body in unflattering ways,» explains Kleinfeld Bridal's fashion director, Terry Hall.
Worse yet, they can draw attention to you in very unflattering ways.
Ritchie does little to help, giving her some real whoppers of lines and, it appears, going out of his way to light her in the most unflattering way possible.
My somewhat unflattering way of thinking: I can choose to be a caretaker in a fancy, expensive «nursing home» taking care of the needs of some people in their declining years (I have done that for far too long), or I can choose to take love and life to people in their homes, at the coffee shops, parks and everywhere else «where I find them» (which I am learning to do).
Even in that bigger size I found my hips and thighs protruding in unflattering ways.
The boob area puckered in a very unflattering way, and no matter how I tied the back, I just couldn't get it to look normal.
They never seem to fall at just the right spot or if they do, they bulge in the most unflattering way and usually most women settle on a sub-par piece just to have one to wear.
By surveying customers making returns, the company discovered that one of its shirts was «poofing» in an unflattering way.
So it leaks out in unflattering ways.
Do not speak negatively of the other parent to the child or speak in an unflattering way about the other parent when the child is around.
But if you're going to take the Mickey out of something, then inevitably you're going to portray it in an unflattering way.
When they find themselves on display in an unfair and unflattering way, scientists should take a deep breath, calm down, sort scientific arguments from personal attacks, and calculate an appropriate response — or just let it go.
Leave it to Wrangler to get the cut just right on these; I usually have issues with flares that are either too long (I don't want to need to wear heels with jeans) or flared out in an unflattering way that make my legs look really, really short.
It was too tight on the top and squeezed my boobs in an unflattering way.
The sleeves are just slightly ballooned but not in an unflattering way.
The key to dressing to look elegant and classy is to wear slim fitting clothing — clothing that fits well but doesn't cling to you in an unflattering way.
It just sort of hangs in an unflattering way.
I tried on a large (not shown) to see how it felt, but the body was loose in an unflattering way.
Most sweaters either bunched at my waist in the most unflattering way or made me look like a sack of potatoes.
The way the dress is cut in the front makes it sort of, pooch in an unflattering way.
I can't remember the last time I wore one tucked in as it tends to bisect me in a most unflattering way.
I also make sure my tops are of a reasonably heavy material as flimsy materials tend to cling to everything and be see - through in an unflattering way.
They are that weird clam digger length that cuts below the calf in an unflattering way on me.
I always thought the fit wasn't quite there — it fit perfectly on the upper body, but is was too wide around the hips and puckered in an unflattering way when I added a belt.
But the skirt gripped my body in such an unflattering way there's no chance I'd let the skirt show in full.
, where cropped flares will naturally cut them off in what could be an unflattering way.
Often when skinny jeans are distressed at the knees, the skin pops out in an unflattering way.
Other than the vest itself, I think that the problem with the outfit is that you've cut yourself off twice in unflattering ways.
When the peplum sits at my waist like I want it too, the peplum hovers above my hips in an unflattering way.
I have a fairly straight up and down build but this dress in my normal size hugged my mid section in a weird and unflattering way.
And he warns her early in the movie that the Times will be publishing news about him in an unflattering way.
Mackenzie's previous films have either dealt with sex in an explicit and unflattering way or have been focused on woozy, corny romances.
Again, I'll avoid going into any kind of details that would spoil the fun for those blind to what happens in the last 20 minutes or so, but after the intimate nature of the majority of the film, things jarringly veer into a really hokey, odd area that clashes with the rest of the film in a very unflattering way.
Without dynamic fight scenes, we turn to the characters, and they are equally wanting, which leaves the story, which is derivative in unflattering ways, and that doesn't leave much more than occasional moments of superlative quality that almost seems accidental in their nature.
The lawyer may try to frame your relationship with the person who died in an unflattering way and make little of the emotional suffering you are feeling now or the pain that your loved one suffered prior to death.
He talks to the contractor about one of your mutual clients in a false and unflattering way.
It could be something that you posted online that presents someone or some group in an unflattering way.
Do not speak negatively of the other parent to the child or speak in an unflattering way about the other parent when the child is around.
That sleek black coffee table from Ikea looks great when it's new, but the slightest scratch glares in a very unflattering way.
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