SEX SYMBOL DRESSING TIPS FROM TOM CRUISE'S TAILOR

SEX SYMBOL DRESSING TIPS FROM TOM CRUISE'S TAILOR

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Tom Cruise isn't a very big guy, but he looks like one on the silver screen thanks to clothing designer Malcolm Levene. Levene -- who designed Cruise's costumes for "Eyes Wide Shut" -- says the secret to making Tom look taller is to put him in pants with a really high waist. It may sound like something super-geek Steve Urkel would wear, but Levine claims the almost armpit-reaching waistline lengthens Cruise's legs and makes him look more imposing. The designer also gives Cruise the illusion of having a big, broad chest by fitting him in white shirts with narrow ties -- which give him a Charles Atlas-like V-shaped torso. You can judge for yourself in "Eyes Wide Shut" which opens today (July 16).

CONTACT: Malcolm Levene, ***1/2; Arrange with Tom Brennan; LA; (310) 207-6615