Thursday, September 3, 2009

Dresses to suit your body shape

Bottom-Heavy Figure: The easiest way to balance a bottom-heavy figure is to choose a dress that skims over the lower half of the body. Fuller skirts disguise heavy hips, while showing off the waist. A fitted halter or strapless silhouette, which accents a trim upper body, is very flattering for bottom-heavy figures.

Petite: The perfect little black dress for a smaller frame elongates and flatters. More flattery: look for a dress with a lot of shape - here it has a V-neck - and is scaled just right for your figure. Avoid too-cutesy looks (like puffed sleeves) so you won't look little girlish.

Unattractive legs: Don't want to show off your legs? You can still look gorgeous in a dress. Instead of hiding your legs in pants, try wearing a longer skirt (midcalf or longer).


Wide Shoulders: You don't need to hide your upper body in a dress if you have wide shoulders. Instead, look for body-balancing details like a trendy asymmetrical neckline, like this one-shoulder style. Avoid puffy sleeves or voluminous tops paired with slim bottoms that will exaggerate your shoulder width.

Thick Waist: Disguise a thick waist in a dress by either raising, lowering or eliminating the waistline. This shift works by skimming the body without defining the waist. A drop-waist dress, which hits somewhere around the hipbones, or empire waist dresses which have a raised waist are other good choices.

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