how to dress for your body

Dress for Your Body Shape: Styles that Flatter Every Figure
Fashion definitely has to do with personal size, that is, one-size-does-not-fit-all. The way clothes fit your body ultimately determines the confidence you have. Understanding your body shape is the crux of dressing in a way that defines and enhances natural features. Curvy, athletic, petite, or whoever you are, styles will always make an impression and highlight the attributes that you feel best about. This guide will not only help you with the complexity of dressing to suit your body type but will also give you explicit fashion advice tailored to flatter any figure.

Understand Your Body Shapes
The first step in dressing according to body shape is identifying where you fall in. Most people can fall into a category of five major body shapes:

Hourglass
Pear
Apple
Rectangular
Inverted Triangle
Each of the above shape has special features, and by knowing and understanding that, you will be able to make your fashion decisions accordingly, which will result in a flattering appearance with respect to your body's proportions.

1. Hourglass Shape
Characteristics: The hourglass shape is narrow but well defined with a good bust and even hips. Bust and hip measurements are almost equal. The narrower waist differentiates the bust and hip width. The hourglass figure has been defined through stars like Marilyn Monroe and Kim Kardashian.

Flattering Styles for Hourglass Figures: For women with hourglass figure the aim is to accentuate the curves while keeping the figure proportional. Here are some styling tips that work best for this body type:

Tailored and Fitted Clothing: Dresses that fit tightly at the waste are best suited for hourglass figures since sample figures usually come with curves. The belt can be worn with dresses that have a self cinching or fitted at the waist like a wrap dress or a fitted jacket. What constitutes the lower part of the body can include a fitted pencil skirt or straight-leg pants.

V-Necklines: V-neck tops, dresses and sweaters are good for women of hourglass figure since they help to elongate the neck and focus the attention to the upper part of the body. A deep V neck will also prevent the addtion of much volume at the bust area while still preserving the shape of the breasts.

Belted Styles: Fitted dresses and coats, as well as blouses with self ties or worn with a sash, will accentuate the smallest part of your body and your figure.

Avoid Boxy or Loose-Fitting Styles: If they wear clothes that are loose or ‘boyish’ they will not flaunt their curves and may end up looking very ‘flat’. It is recommended to stick to those pieces that contour the body in the right manner.

2. Pear Shape
Characteristics: Pear-shaped bodies feature the narrower tops and broader bottoms, feature hips. The waist is consequently distinct, while hips, thighs, and bottoms are usually more rounded. Some examples of pear shapes are Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez.

Flattering Styles for Pear-Shaped Figures: L tashte pear, intaille e parvenit se obturioarea concentrates asupra trunchiului superior al trupului, in a evita o distribute a atentiei asupra partii inferioare a corpului.

A-Line Dresses and Skirts: For pear shaped ladies, any cut that is A-line is most suitable because of the loose fit from the waist down to the hips and thighs. It defines the waist and generates an A-line or princess like silhouette on bottom part of the body without making the heavier bottoms look, feel or appear voluminous.

• Structured Tops: Wear blouses that give the bust and shoulder area a fuller look or padded blouses with puffed sleeves, or boat neckline and shoulder pads. All these styles will help to offset the effect of the wider hips.
  
  Bold Colors and Patterns on Top: Wear bright, patterns and textures on your upper part of the body to guide the eye upwards. For example, wearing a colorful shirt or brightly patterned top will develop a secondary point of emphasis so that people will be less likely to focus on the hips.
  
  Dark Colors for Bottoms: Pants, skirts or short in dark colors are more effective in hiding hips and thighs. Your colors should be slimming select black, navy, or charcoal shades for the lower half of your body.
  
  Avoid Clingy Fabrics on the Bottom: Although you can wear flowy tops, fitted pants or skirts that accentuate the hips and the thighs are a no no. If you do not fall into any of these categories, you should go for bootcut, flared or straight leg pants for a well proportioned figure.
  
  3. Apple Shape
  Characteristics: The apple shape is more likely to have larger busts, round belly and small hips and thighs. Apple shaped persons are usually those people who have excess fat on their abdomen and poor definition on the waist.
  Flattering Styles for Apple-Shape.

• ped Figures: Key preparation pointers for apple shapes are to elongate the torso, identify the waistline as well as achieve a near balance by minimizing focus on the abdomen. Here are some tips for apple-shaped bodies:
  
  Empire Waist Dresses: Empire waist dresses have a high waistline that falls directly under the bust line and this kind of dress makes one look taller. This style permits flexibility to dance around the vicinity of the belly region and keeps away tight clothing on the abdominal area.
  
  V-Necklines: Just like the hourglass shape, apple shaped figures are best fitted on V-necklines because it makes a longer, leaner long that averts attention upwards and towards the length of the torso.

• Fit-and-Flare Styles: Apple-shaped ladies should choose fit-and-flare dresses because they nipped at the waist but with added volume at the hips. These styles add volume to the waistline, but do not necessarily hug it.
  
  Dark Colors for the Midsection: Dark shades make one lose some of the weight, as well as help one shift attention from the stomach area. Where possible, wear darker tops or jackets as this will give that appropriate cut-line.
  
  Avoid Tight, Clingy Fabrics: Avoid tight fitting clothing from materials that cling to the body for example spandex and other materials which accentuate the midsection; instead use loosely textured clothes like soft jersey or structured fabric. Blouses or any dresses that have structure are great in giving shape and do not stick on the belly zone.
  

• A-Line Skirts and Dresses: A line skirts which are fitted at the waist and flare out below the waist give the impression of hips and adds to areas that may be slim. Worn with a tight fitting blazer or other upper garment, this combination can give the right amounts of curves.
  
  Avoid Boxy Tops: Pants also should not be of straight-cut, tight-fitting tops that minimize your curves. However, what appears fashionable is belts that slender at the waist or materials that introduce form into what seems otherwise plain.
  
  5. Inverted Triangle Shape
  Characteristics: Reduced hip and bust differentials, wider shoulder expanse, and a narrower waste defines the inverted triangle shape. This body type is common among athletes person having a barrel shaped chest and relatively slender limbs.
  
  Flattering Styles for Inverted Triangle Figures: Generally, the shape of inverted triangle is to equalize the width of the shoulders with that of the hips and the w

• Low-Cut or V-Necklines: Short-necked t-shirts like low cut or V-neck top enable the wearer to direct focus downwards and thereby elongate his or her neck. That counteracts the upper part of the body and brings them back to the lower abdominal region or the hips.
  
  Avoid Shoulder Pads or Heavy Detailing on Top: Avoid having complicated outlines at the shoulders in things like shoulders pads, ruffles, or sequins as they will make your upper part of the body larger. To the top of it, do not look for curves, but neat straight lines, that look clear and uncluttered.
  
  Main tips for the majority of Body Types
  It is wise to learn how to dress according to body type but there is always a standard way of dressing. Here are some tips to keep in mind no matter your shape:
  
  Fit is Key: Any person will look better in well fitting clothes than in tight or loose fitting clothes may those be dresses. It is crucial to notice how things sit on the busts, the waist, and the hips; this is the best time to get clothes altered to your body type.
  
  Color Matters: As a rule, dark colors are necessary for thinning, whereas, light colors attract volume. They should be selected with consideration to the above piece of advice; however feel free to go wild with the colors and designs while the objective here is to focus the attention to specific body areas.
  
  Fabric Choice: It will also determine the appearance of your clothes; whether they will be tight or loose, or flowy. Nylon and polyester blended fabrics are also good for that purpose but they are not very flexible and they do not drape very well, therefore they give the dress more body and rigidity.
  
  Accessorize: Belts, scarves, necklaces and earrings among other extras are used and can give the outfit a twist as well as direct focus on some few attractive features of the person wearing the outfit.