How to dress your body shape
Another week’s gone by and amidst endless amounts of vacuuming, laundry and pretending to work at the office I was at my wits end trying to decide on what glittering gem of wisdom to pass it on to you this morn.
Just as I was about to overdose on cheerios and the style
channel, I stumbled on a book given to me during my fat days called The Body Shape Bible by style gurus
Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine.
This book helped me figure out how to
dress and define my body and I’m going to use it to show you how to do the
same!
Body shape no 1: the Apple
If you’re n apple shaped lady I’m sure you’ve been called
cute and cuddly more than a number of times. If this is true and you’ve succumbed
to dressing like a teddy bear then despair no more, A line bottoms and fitted
jackets are your salvation.
What makes an Apple? Well that’s when you carry most of your
weight around your midsection making you appear round. A serious confidence
buster but trust me you can look just as fabulous as the next gal.
Enhance that dainty bosom with some push up bras and wide
neck tops and mould the shape of your bottom half with some A line clothes and
you’re sure to see a whole new side to dressing up!
Body shape no 2: the Hourglass
With a body that must women would kill
for, you my hourglass beauties are the luckiest! With ample bosom, curvy hips/
bottom and slim legs, if you’re feeling fat and lumpy then you’re definitely
wearing the wrong clothes!
Remember to
shimmy into some form fitting attire and by form fitting I don’t mean two sizes
too small! Be smart about it and pick items that cling to your sexy curves.
Low
tops and figure hugging dresses are sure to make the boys gaga over you and you
gaga over your new style! After all our girl Marilyn Monroe was an hourglass
babe too!
Body shape no 3: the Pear
With a small upper half that ends in a ballooning lower half
met in the middle by a tiny waist, the pear is one of the more feminine yet
more difficult shapes to dress.
With slender arms and muscular back coupled with that itty
bitty waist, you can sure as hell rock anything daring top wise.
Just make sure
you keep the bottom part hidden away with some straight leg trousers and skirts
and try to stay away from anything patterned or loudly embellished in that
region.
Body shape no 4: the Rectangle
Are you that tall
lanky girl who was called a boy in high school? Well put those silly
insecurities aside because with those long limbs you can wear just about anything!
Short shorts or
long flowy dresses, you can now don whatever your heart desires. Just be sure
to wear it with your head held high. Remember with the right patterns and hues
you can equal any model on the catwalk!
That’s all for
this week fashy’s. Now run along to the mirror, figure out what body type you
are and begin your transformation into a true fashionista! Will be counting on
you to keep it fierce and fabulous until next time!
