So Whats the Real Deal with Body Shapes and Clothes.
It's pretty basic really......
By wearing the right clothes for your body type, you "fill out" and slim down areas of your figure, creating a proportinal body shape with no heavy point that "interrups" the eye. By simply choosing the right clothing you'll make a wide butt, straight hips, wide hips and full torso look less noticeable.
Your goal is to create a visually balanced yet feminine silhouette - making it look like your bust and shoulders are at the same width of your hips.
The Pear-Shaped Body:
What is a pear-shaped body?
What that means is that the widest part of your body is below your waist, around your hips. Remember, you can be tall,short, or skinny and still be a Pear Shape.
How to Dress a Pear-Shaped body?
* Focus attention upward. The key to dressing a pear-shaped body is to enhance and add volume (or the illusion of volune) to your upper body by choosing tops that will balance your lower half while accentuating your waist.
Tops with nipped or fitted waists.
Bright colours or bold prints.
* Embellish around the neck: Shirts and dresses with embellished necklines naturally draw the eye upward toward the slimmest part of a pear-shaped body.
Strappless tops and dresses look good on you.
* Layer it up. Layering garments can balance a pear-shaped body by adding visual interest to the top half of the body.
* Go for A. A-line dresses and tops emphasize the upperbody while slimming
wider hips characteristic of a pear-shaped body.
* Wide is good. Look for bottoms that will minimize your lower half.
Keep hems of pants, skirts and dresses wide to visually balance a pear-shaped body.
* Get a little Structure: Structured pants are a great fit, especially those that skim the hips and thighs of a pear-shaped body.
Avoid flashy embellishments like cargo pants, funky pockets or embroidery.
Simple dark coloured pant with no (or minimal) pockets.
Pants that fall straight from the widest part of the hip.
* Create Balance with Colour: Wear light or bright colours on your upper body and stick to darker colours for your lower body.
