No matter what size or shape you are, if you wear the wrong clothes then you will look big. Likewise, your clothes can make you look much thinner than you really are. Some of this is all about your size and dressing for it to show off your curves in an appealing way. However, you can also use specific items to your advantage.
Use Wrap Dresses to Show Off Your Curves
Wrap dresses are perfect for those who have curves. They really work on showing off the bust and hips, evening them out to produce a waist. This is one of the quickest ways to get the perfect hour-glass figure. This is also great for those with a straight up and down (rectangular) shape, since it can help balance the hips and shoulders out. Oprah Winfrey is one celebrity who uses this type of dress to her advantage.
Add Ruffles to the Waist
This unfortunately doesn’t work for all body shapes, but if you have a top heavy or pear shape, or already have the start of an hour-glass figure, adding detail to the waist could really help. Some dresses have ruffles around the waist to help accentuate the curves around it.
Use Detail to Draw Attention
It is often better to draw the attention away from the bits that you don’t like. This could be adding detail to the shoulders to make them look wide, or around the bottom of the dress to take the view away from any problematic parts of the body. You can also add accessories to outfits if they don’t already have detail to help use this to your advantage.
Opt for Flourishes to Break Up the Body
Dresses that have flourishes are perfect for a larger woman. The flourishes need to be in the same colour and it can take trials to find ones that work best for you. The best part is that these flourishes will break up the body, to make someone look taller and thinner than they really are. You should try to work this with wrap dresses or v-necklines to really work out beneficial.
Straight Necklines and Supportive Bras
If you have a large bust, you need to find something that makes that area look flattering. V-necklines make the wrong part of the body stand out and often make you look larger. Focus on straight necklines—or rounded if you really must—and invest in some supportive bras. You can opt for a top and skirt/trouser set or a dress.
Use Belts to Create a Waistline
Pear-shaped, hour-glass, and rectangular shaped women will really benefit by adding a belt to the waistline. It creates a shape right there—and the one that you want. This is perfect for all types of dresses and tops. If you can’t add a belt, look for outfits that have some detail that goes around here. Try to focus on thinner belts rather than big ones that could cover the wrong areas.
Coats For An Apple Shape:
Women who have an apple shape are big on top, but have slimmer hips and long legs.
For a woman who is top heavy, a coat with wide shoulders and big buttons can make her upper half appear to be the same size as her lower half.
Coat: snapdeal.com
The Long Coat:
For a woman that is big on top, a coat that is long, which means it goes past the waist to her thighs, can draw the eye down the length of it, and therefore, make her upper half look a lot smaller than it really is.
Coat: zara.com
Coats For A Pear Shape:
Women who are pear shaped are small on top, but tend to have wide hips and shorter legs. The best coat for a woman with this shape to wear is a short coat that stops at her waist.
To also make her lower half of the body look smaller, a woman should choose a coat with a wide collar, which will balance out the proportions of her body.
Jacket: shopbop.com
Coats For The Rectangle Shape:
Women who have rectangle shape bodies are narrow both on top and on bottom. To help a woman with this body shape have more of a feminine shape, the center of the coat shuld be where the eye is drawn to.
Large buttons and large pockets placed around the waist are going to help gibe a woman with a rectangle body a less boyish shape, and give her the appearance of curves that she does not have naturally.
Parka: barneys.com
A Coat With Flair:
Rectangle shaped bodies are straight up and down, which can make the body look shapeless.
However, a long coat that has a tight waist, but then flair out at the bottom, can take away that shapeless look and make a woman’s body look more shapely.
Jacket: amazon.com
Coats For An Hour Glass Figure:
A woman with an hour glass shape has good balance between her top and lower half of her body.
With hour glass figures, a woman can wear either a long or short coat, and even choose one that ties in the middle around her waist.
Coat: nordstrom.com
The V Neck Shaped Coat:
There are winter coats that have a wide V neck shape that goes around the head and stop about halfway down the chest. The V neck is typically decorated with fur or feathers, and the shape will draw the eyes to a woman’s chest.
If a woman has a small chest, and she wants to make her chest look bigger, than the V neck shape is ideal because of the attention it draws to the breast area.
]]>Use a Belt to Draw in Your Waist
You can wear baggy clothes, such as flowing maxi dresses, but you need to draw the waist in. Add a belt around the waist to make it clear that you do have one. Your hips and shoulders will instantly look bigger with a belt. The best thing about having an hour-glass figure is that any belt will work, especially the thinner ones.
Show Off Your Assets
Your bust area already looks great but many women cover it up. They opt for turtle necks, bottle tops and others that fit higher and it makes them look top heavy – their shoulders look bigger than their hips. Show off your assets by wearing rounded, v-neck and lower cut tops. These are still possible for the work place – v-neck jumpers over shirts are popular professional options.
At the same time, make sure you have a bra that fits well. It’s easy to forget about this but it makes a world of difference. The right bra will prevent your breasts from sagging or looking so small that you give yourself a pear shape.
Invest in Tailored Clothes
Whether you like to wear trousers or you’re a skirt fan, tailored clothes are the best option. They are designed with the hour-glass figure in mind and will help to accentuate the waist line. Tailored jackets are also a great option as they cut off around the waist to draw the eye to the area.
If you love to wear skirts, you’ll be able to wear the pencil skirt. This is one type of skirt other figures don’t pull off too well. It draws in the waist but clings to the hips and thighs to show off the perfect silhouette.
Using Colour to Show Off Your Look
Colour is important. The wrong colours can make your hips look smaller or wider and throw the hour-glass shape off. Focus on darker bottoms with a lighter top. This draws the eye to the hips but for all the right reasons. Play around with a few outfits to see which works best for you.
It’s great to know that you can almost wear anything that you want. The hour-glass figure is the easiest to dress for but it is also easy to make a mistake. You want to keep the hips and shoulders balanced and make sure you find outfits that accentuate your waist to draw the eye to it.