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'You don't half look fat in that.' Well, of course, that's fine if you look half FAT and half Grayson Perry, as the most extravagantly bedecked holiday rental in Essex does. But most of us would shy away from fat, desiring a waistline flattered by design, rather than flatulent and flappy in florals. If you take the slimline approach to architecture, the Special K stretch of the toe towards the lounger, where do you want the belt tightened? Should it be the budget with the 5/2 diet approach to value engineering? Or elsewhere? 'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,' said model Kate Moss. Apply the philosophy to structure and massing, pare it down to sober stripped back trees and apply to the luxury of hundreds of premier cru vintages, as at Chateau Margaux. Understated indeed and not an ounce of fat.