One of the key elements to look your best is find an outfit that shows off your best features while concealing your flaws. The first step to get the best dress for yourself is to figure out the shape of your body and then find a cut and style of dress that fits you the best. Here is our guide for you to figure out your body shape and the dresses that are best suited for your beautiful silhouette.
- Hourglass
You are blessed with the coveted hourglass figure if your shoulders and your hips are of the same width. While, you waist id quite small and well defined. Your waist is about 8 to 12 inches smaller than your hips.
A classic fit and flair is a very good pick for you shape as it mimics the proportions of your body. Try a belt with your fit and flair dress so your waist is perfectly defined. You can also opt for body con dresses as they show off your beautiful silhouette very well.
You look absolutely fabulous in a well draped saree, which shows of your curves to perfection with much grace and elegance.
- Pear Shaped
A pear shaped woman has very womanly and curvaceous wide hips which are wider than her shoulders. They generally have a slim midriff with a well-defined enviable waistline. Your hips are wider than your chest as well which is mostly on the smaller side for pear shaped women.
Now, you can take two different ways to show off your beautiful body. If you want to show off your curvy hips then you can go for form fitting dresses or shift dresses. But if you want to focus on your waistline and show off your slender shoulders then you can go for wrap dresses which will drape around your bust area and waist while flowing loosely at the bottom taking attention away from your ample hips. You can go for deeper necklines very easily without looking vulgar.
For Indian attire, you can buy best salwar kameez online, which is great, if you want to show off your slender torso while concealing your hips. Anarkalis are also great for your body type.
- Apple shaped
If you have an apple shaped body, then your chest is the widest part of your body. Your chest is about 6inches larger than your hips. Your shoulders and hips are almost the same with and your waistline is almost as wide as or wider than your shoulder and hips.
A drop waist dress is great for your shape as it elongates your torso while gracefully flaring out over your hips. A line dresses also work well for your body as it does not flows over your waist body beautifully which helps balance out the proportions of your body. You can go for dresses with a fuller skirt like in a fit and flair to balance out your smaller hip proportions to your chest. You can go online shopping for women dresses to find all of these dresses at great prices.