Dress for success?!
Are you the pear, hourglass or maybe the banana?? (Btw, why is the straight figure called "banana"? Like bananas are straight..)
I borrowed the information from www.style-makeover-hq.com
Do wear:
Let's move on to the apple shape:
...clothes to emphasize your curves, especially your waist, without adding bulk.
and DO NOT WEAR:
I borrowed the information from www.style-makeover-hq.com
So, let's start with the banana shape. Celebrities that have that shape is for example Kate Moss and Doutzen Krous.
Do wear:
- Shoulder pads to emphasize your shoulders. This may sound very 80s advice, but they really do work. However, they should not be too large and definitely shouldn't be visible, ehehe.
- Semi-fitted clothes (not too lose but not too tight either)
- If you have firm upper arms, short-sleeves and sleeve-less tops and dresses
- Medium to high necklines
- Dresses that wrap or flow through the waistline
- Straight to gently flared flat-fronted pants
- A-line shirts
- Clingy fabrics
- Fitted clothes (tight shirts, skirts etc.)
- Low necklines
- Baggy tops
- Baggy pants
- Narrow skirts
Let's move on to the apple shape:
apple shape; Jessica Simpson
Your main style aims are to create the illusion of a longer, inverted triangle body shape. And to draw attention upwards towards your shoulders and face.
DO WEAR:
- Ear-rings, necklaces and other focal points designed to draw an observer's eyes up towards your shoulders and face
- Shoulder pads to emphasize your shoulders. This may sound very 80s advice, but they really do work. However, they should not be be visible
- Semi-fitted and loose fitting clothes
- Good fitting, well adjusted bras
- Support underwear
- Tops and bottoms in the same colors
- Low necklines
- Un-tucked tops
- Tops and dresses that flow through the waistline
- Straight flat-fronted pants in soft, flowing fabric
- Straight and slightly flared skirts
do NOT WEAR:
- Clingy fabrics
- Fitted clothes
- Fabric with large patterns
- High necklines
- Large lapels
- Belts
- Tucked-in tops
- Pleats
- Narrow or tapered skirts
- Narrow or tapered pants
hourglass shape; Scarlett Johansson
If you have the hourglass shape DO WEAR:
- Fitted and semi-fitted clothes (tight shirts, skirts, blouses etc. )
- Soft, clingy, flowing fabrics
- Low to medium-low necklines
- Dresses with defined waistlines
- Straight and gently flared pants
- Straight and gently flared shirts
and DO NOT WEAR:
- Stiff, bulky, fabrics
- Baggy styles
- High necklines (unless you have a small bust)
- Skirts with open pleats
- Very tapered pants
pear shaped: Leona Lewis
Your style aims are to balance your top half to your bottom half by creating the appearance of a wider upper body.
DO WEAR:
- Accessories and designs to draw attention to your upper body
- Short-sleeved tops
- Shoulder pads to broaden your shoulders. This may sound very 80s advice, but they really do work. However, they should not be visible
- Medium to high necklines
- Garments to emphasize your waist
- Skirts and dresses that are straight or slightly flared
- Low rise pants to avoid gaping at the waist
- Boot leg and straight pants
- Baggy garments
- Stiff fabric
- Garments that add bulk to your hips
- Hems or design lines at hip-line
- Open pleats on skirts or pants
- Tapered skirts or pants