It’s a common belief that if you want to appear slimmer than you actually are, you should wear clothes with vertical stripes. The classical pinstriped business suit would be an example of this ...

1. You are right that darker clothes can make you appear 20 pounds lighter. The rule is: Dark colors minimize; light colors emphasize. If not dark, choose muted colors.

The result is a more proportioned overall silhouette. Emphasizing vertical lines in men's clothing can involve a whole range of techniques.

Years ago I had a Lenovo IPS monitor that DID NOT have the vertical line problem, about a month ago I bought an LG 24MP59HT-P IPS monitor and it had extremely noticeable vertical lines at 75hz ...

This question of vertical extensions is part of the more general issue of how the vertical structure of a product line relates to brand equity. The specific research questions addressed in this paper ...

A square composed of horizontal lines appears taller and narrower than an identical square made up of vertical lines.