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"It doesn&amp;#x27;t hurt that Katie Holmes is tall and gorgeous (and married to a man whose own vertical challenges make her look more of both at every photo opp), but last night she pulled out a styling trick that will make any woman&amp;#x27;s stature look suddenly more supermodel-like. Find out what it is, after the jump. Tom and Katie hit the red carpet at London&amp;#x27;s National Movie Awards last night, with the latter in a dress from Holmes &amp;amp; Yang, the line she and her stylist, Jeannie Yang, collaborate on. I&amp;#x27;m sure you dolls already know that vertical stripes are slimming and elongating, but they&amp;#x27;re not the chicest pattern--especially for evening. Enter Katie&amp;#x27;s stunning alternative, the chevron stripe maxi-dress. They still have the same slimming effect (eyes are drawn simultaneously downward and towards the center line of the body, giving the illusion of length), but without the obvious &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m trying to dress 10 pounds thinner here!&amp;quot; implication. Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! And if you think you&amp;#x27;re too petite to wear a maxi-dress, think again! I&amp;#x27;m only 5&amp;#x27;4&amp;quot; and I&amp;#x27;ve been rocking it all spring long (and 5&amp;#x27;3&amp;quot; Nicole Richie loves &amp;#x27;em, too!)--the key is in the tailoring. You want to make sure the hemline hits just at the tops of your toes (any longer and it&amp;#x27;ll drag on the floor, look like a mess, and make you feel stumpy). Showing a bit of skin up top helps, too--notice how Katie&amp;#x27;s v-neckline even further accentuates that long, lean line? Get the sveltifying look for less now--shop a few of our favorite flattering maxi-dresses that will give you instant supermodel confidence: What do you ladies think of this little wardrobe trick? Doesn&amp;#x27;t Katie&amp;#x27;s bod look better than you&amp;#x27;ve ever seen it? Have you gotten in on the maxi-dress trend yet this spring? 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! Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! FREE Beauty Stuff! Enter for your Chance to Win a New Prize Every Day! Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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