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"Newsflash: Queen Latifah is not a size two. In fact, she&amp;#x27;s got hips and breasts and a booty and still looks gorgeous at every single photo opp. Steal a few of her dress-your-body secrets from her latest red carpet outing, after the jump. I get tons of email questions from girls who a.) Are plus-sized and want to know how to get out of the leggings-and-tent-dresses formula they&amp;#x27;ve been stuck in for years and b.) Have no idea what to wear for dressy events that don&amp;#x27;t require cocktail attire. The style solutions to both of those questions, my dears, lies in this gorgeous photo of Queen Latifah. Want even more ways to dress your body to look its best? Click here! 1. Choose a form-fitting dress. If you try and hide your plus-size figure under a huge, billowing tent of a dress, you&amp;#x27;re going to appear shapeless and much bigger than you really are. A sleek shift that hugs your curves will do much more to make you look svelte. Opt for a simple silhouette with a three-quarter or a cap sleeve to make your arms looks their leanest, and choose an interesting neckline to help draw attention to your face. 2. Add a belt. If I&amp;#x27;ve said it once, I&amp;#x27;ve said it a thousand times: Nothing breaks up your shape and helps you look slimmer than adding a belt around your waist! Without hers, Queen Latifah would look like one sort-of-boxy shape. But with it, she looks like a girl with gorgeous curves on top and a long, slenderized bottom half. 3. Wear a dark (but not boring!) color. We all know that wearing all black is totally sveltifying, but it can also become a total snooze if that&amp;#x27;s your go-to dress up formula. Switch things up a little by trying out different textures, like this nubby tweed, or going for another dark color like eggplant, navy, or hunter green. Shop our version of Queen Latifah&amp;#x27;s look for less now: What do you dolls think of this look? Is it something you&amp;#x27;d try? What are your own secrets for dressing to flatter your plus size figure? Do you think Queen Latifah always gets it right? Discuss! More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Photo: Charles Eshelman/Film Magic"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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