With the skinny jeans, ankle boots, low-cut tops, and 70s-inspired high-waisted pants that only look good on specific body types, it can be hard to be fashionable. Whether you’re pear shaped, curvy, or have a boyish frame, certain style choices can keep you looking chic while highlighting what you’ve got.
Empire Waist
An empire waist top or dress is the perfect choice for both slender, petite women or voluptuous, curvy women. The empire waist gathers in and creates a snug fit just above the waistline or right under the bust, where most women are smallest. The bottom part of the empire waist flows loosely outward, which skims and lengthens the body. It compliments women looking to hide their waist and hips, as well as women looking to enhance their busts.
Tailored Jacket
A staple in all women’s closets should be a tailored jacket. A tailored jacket works on all frames because it’s made to fit the body it’s on. The jacket is cinched at the waist, giving curvy women a more defined, trim shape while balancing out wider hips. The cinched waist combined with emphasizing the shoulders helps give slender women the appearance of a more curvy shape. A tailored jacket not only favours all shapes, but is also a great versatile piece which can be easily dressed up or down for day to evening wear.
A-Line Skirts
An a-line skirt is fitted at the hips, flares out at the bottom, and usually rests above the knees, imitating the letter A. A loose, light fabric is the best choice for a bigger shape or bottom-heavy figure. Smaller, boyish frames can use the flare of the a-line skirt to help create volume to their straight body type. Slender frames can also experiment with bold prints and colours, whereas curvier women will benefit most from neutral colours.
Lined Patterns
Using the direction of line patterns can help create the appearance of a different shape. For curvier women, a vertical pattern can help elongate their figures and draw the eye up and down, rather than side to side. In the opposite direction, thin, petite women can use horizontal line patterns to give the impression of a curvier shape.
Long Sweaters
Long sweaters are one of the most stylish fashion pieces right now. It’s a trend that works not only on all shapes, but on all ages. A long sweater can be paired with everything from jeans, dresses, tights, ballet flats, heels, flip-flops, or boots. For curvier shapes, the long sweater can help cover up problem areas while still having a polished, put-together look.
Basic Black Heel
Every women should own at least one LBS (little black shoe). No matter what size and shape, no woman looks bad with a few extra inches added onto her legs. Not only does it go with everything, it’s been a fashion trend from the days of Audrey Hepburn up to the more recent fashion icon, Sarah Jessica Parker.
Wrap Dresses
The wrap dress is one of the most functional fashion items a girl of any body type could have. It combines the best elements of all the above trends. A cinched waist enhances the bust and balances out the hips. It embellishes the hourglass shape of curvier women, while giving the illusion of an hourglass figure to smaller, slender body types. The wrap dress, along with these other fashion trends, is a must-have for all sizes looking to hit the streets with a stylish wardrobe.
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