Last month we discussed vertical and horizontal design lines and how much they affected how we look in the garments we sew. There is however other design lines to consider. Diagonal design lines, for example, keep the eye moving over the curves of the body and create a softening effect. They can be very flattering particularly to the fuller figure. Diagonal lines are angles and angles are always slimming. It does depend however how deep the diagonal is, a shallow diagonal line is more representative of a horizontal and will not complement a figure as well as a deep diagonal.