Working with your body shape!

Hello my pretty people! Well as you can see from the headline we are going to talk about working with out body type from ( this is how I have heard the body shapes be called please keep that in mind) Banana, Apple, Pear, and hourglass. When picking out clothes knowing your body type can be rather important because it can can really play a role in how you dress and the clothes you wear.

Know your body shape!

OK there are many other names for a "banana" shaped body but for my purpose I that is what we are going to call it. When trying to find out what shape you are you want to start by asking this simple questions. Are your measurements about the same for your shoulders, waist and hips? Two women that have this body shape are Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman.  Now we come too the part of " what loooks good on my body?" 

Since banana shaped women don't really have curves we want to improvise, starting at our bust line we want to get a good bra. By having a good bra that is going to help lift what you do have and create some curve. Please keep in mind that is you have a very small bust line you still want to wear a bra.  Now when you starting putting on tops you want to go for tops like: batman, dropped sleeve line, batman like sleeves, flared, cuffed, ¾ length, loose short sleeves. Once again by doing that you are going to create curves and that is what we want to create. When dressing our lower half we want to create a nice bum, which is easy to do. Try an A-line skirt or boot cut jeans. Skinny jeans will look best on you because they will not only create a nice bum but some hips, and that is for sure a plus!

Somethings you want to try and stay away from are:

Clingy fabrics or Fitted clothes
Long straight fitted lines in. dresses, pants and sleeves
Tops, shift dresses with square necklines
Dropped waistlines
Bulky, heavy textures
Double breasted jackets
Narrow skirts and Mini skirts will make you look even squarer
Vertical stripes
Chunky wedge shoes

Apple, when working with this particular body shape, the question that you should ask your self is Are you thicker in your mid-section than you are in your shoulders and hips? A few women that you might know that have this body shape are Queen latifah and Brook Elliot. But when is comes to dressing what do you wear? For starters just like stated before you want to have a really good bra to support your girls! Most apple shaped ladies have a nice sized bust and having that means you want to have a good bra to support. With our tops we want to try and stay away from large patters, when you wear these large patters you draw attention to that middle area and you don't want that. So try and stick with subtle top. If you feel confident in your bust section you can also wear " V-Neck". Once again most apple shaped women have really nice legs so we want to show those off ladies so a short skirt will look really good. If you do wear jeans I would advice you stay away from skinny jeans. You want to go with flared jeans and do not wear jeans that do not have a pocket that is going to make your bum look flat you want to go with jeans that have pockets. 

Ah the lovely pear shape ( that is what I am) We have bigger hips and a smaller top. A good way to tell if you are a pear shape is look in the mirror and when you do see if your hips are a bit bigger then your chest, and shoulders. A couple of women that you know with pear shaped bodies are Eva Longoria and Rihanna. Now the question comes to mind what do pear shaped ladies wear? For starters you want to start with a good bra to support your girls. When wearing your tops this is wear you can go a bit crazy because that is where you want to draw your attention. You can wear the bright colors and patterns, you can also get pull off a V-neck because it will create a bigger bust line. When you are picking out jeans you want to wear flared jeans they will look best on you. Now as a side note I wear skinny jeans but when I do I wear a long shirt that covers my hips and bum and the jeans are dark jeans. 

 

 Hourglass......You lucky ladies! I would love to have an hourglass figure! How can you though that have an hourglass figure? Once again looking in the mirror, if your chest and you hips are about the same then you have an hourglass figure. You want to show those wonderful curves! Go with clothes that are clingy and and some what tight because it will help show off those curves. When going with a bra you want something of course that is supportive. You want tops with those classsic cuts such as the peplum blouses for example those would look great on your. For your bottoms you want to go with boot cut jeans they are really going to compliment your body and you can also rock a pencil skirt. 

Now I know I gave you a lot to chew haha but thanks to everyone that was reading. Of course feel free to subscribe and post comments about what you think.  hope you enjoyed! 

XoXo

Union Leader,

Pey