Apple Shaped Body

Women with an apple shaped body usually have accumulated weight around their belly and possess large bust and shoulders. Therefore, for these women, you're blessed with slim arms and legs, which can be used to your advantage.

This can be done by wearing short skirts with slimming tunics, V-neck tops with mid –rise boot cut jeans and A-line solid color dresses. Also, for these women, layering gives a great effect. This can be done by wearing light cotton tank top under long sleeves jacket or a button down top. Try out a floaty tee such as a tunic style top. It will skim around the waist. Also an empire waist shirt that begins under the bust to draw attention away from the stomach would be a great buy.

Pear Shaped Body

Pear shaped or A shaped bodied you have narrow shoulders, small bust and torso with more weight around hips and thighs. For these ladies, we suggested you wear plain skirts which fall just below the knee paired with patterned tops, wrap dresses having simple and plain prints or boot cut jeans paired with scoop neck tops. 

Also you should generally wear dark colors on the bottom. Don't wear a blouse, vest or jacket that stops at exactly hip level. Aim for mid thigh or experiment with short waist length tops if you're not too self conscious about your Hips. Show off you waistline with wide belts and wear blouses with lots of interest like square, cowl or bateau necklines or if you're the romantic type poet shirts or blouses with ruffled collars or broad stripes and bold geometric prints if your more dramatic. (This will take the focus away from your bottom.) Wide leg pants will camouflage wide hips, Stay away from tapered pants, leggings and clingy skirts. absolutely no pencil skirts or skinny jeans. You can wear Strapless dresses and camisoles well

Straight Body

Women with a straight body shape have an athletic figure with less defined curves. In order to flaunt curves these women should wear skirts with belted jackets, polo shirts coupled with boot cut jeans or fitted dresses with nipped waist.

Wear color of similar or identical brightness on your upper and lower body, while adding darker color around your waist. You ladies can wear form fitting clothing (such as a tube-type dress) and create a waist by adding a wide, dark belt. Dresses with full skirts, fitted waists and cuts or embellishments that draw attention and add volume (or the illusion of volume) to your bust and shoulders are important to making your shape stand out.

Hourglass Shaped Body

Women with hourglass shaped body have a well-defined waistline with more weight around the bust and hip. Considered as the dream figure, the hourglass is probably the most envied of all the shapes.

You have a wide variety of options to choose from. You will look absolutely stunning in nipped waist jackets, fitted and tailored coats and jackets, halter tops, skirts with scooped or V-neck tops and flared jeans. However stay away from heavily beaded or over embellished dresses, as they tend to make you appear heavier than you actually are and can leave you looking unbalanced.

When going out on your next shopping spree, remember to purchase clothes according to your body shape. It is very important to dress for your body shape and flaunt those beautiful curves.