A wedding dress does not need to be purchased from a hot shot designer in order to be appreciated. If you have the silhouette and cut of the dress in place, according to your body type, then you can carry it off splendidly nevertheless! Buying the perfect dress for your wedding is indeed a great task as you want to get your beautiful figure admired by all on your big day. However, before investing in an expensive wedding gown, you might want to consider the fact that the style of the dress should suit your body shape in order to get the look right.
Here are a few tips on how to buy your wedding gown according to the four most commonly found body types in women. So girls, invest your money wisely and look your best on your wedding day by buying the dress that actually accentuates the best parts of your body rather than those that highlight the flaws.
1. Women with an apple shaped body
Some women have an apple shaped body, which does not mean being obese, but rather means that the lady is more rounded on the center, the waist, hips, with broader shoulders and slender arms and legs. If you are apple shaped, you may be a little weighty around the waist and hips. Therefore, in order to look good in a wedding gown, you must try to give more definition to your waist to bring out a feminine look. Hence, you might want to try on a bodice that accentuates the bust area. For those thin ladies that possess an apple shaped body, it would be better if you could try the bias cut, as it will accentuate the midriff and hips and would bring out more definition in the waist – making you look very shapely. However, the dress should not have a fish tail skirt or a straight column cut as it will entirely ruin the look. So a little flared look would be more apt.
2. Women with an hourglass body
The hourglass shape is often considered the perfect body wherein the broadness of the shoulders and hips are inline and the waist is well defined. The hourglass body is synonymous to what Marilyn Monroe possessed or even Kate Winslet. Curvier women look better and more feminine as opposed to the current fad of zero size figures, and people are more or less more appreciative of a curvy woman who is well proportioned. A woman having an hourglass figure can look stylish in all types of apparel. For instance, she would be able to highlight her curves with a fish tail skirt, giving an entirely feminine look, or she could wear a bodice and emphasize her tiny waist. However, one thing to remember is not to overdo or highlight all the curves excessively.
3. Women with a pear shaped body
Then there are women that possess a pear shaped body, which is perhaps the most difficult to dress up. In such a body type, you would find a rounded lower body with bigger hips, with a smaller torso and bust. For such women, it would be advisable to highlight their upper bodies as they possess a slender torso, arms and waist. Such women should definitely choose a corset with heavy detailing as it gives the impression of curves. You can easily carry off a plunging neckline on the back and not emphasize the bottom half by hiding it with an empire line skirt or an A line skirt that does not go right over the hips. Even a ball gown that accentuates the top half and flows down would be apt for women having a pear shaped figure.
4. Women with a boyish body
Some women have a boyish shape without any curves. However, such women have long slender legs with well defined shoulders. This look is probably the latest fad with a lot of celebrities sporting their size zero bodies. Women with a boyish shape should highlight their long legs and a short wedding gown would look very glamorous. You could even go for a body hugging dress by accentuating your shoulders and arms.
All in all, it is important for you to first decide which category of body types you belong to and then make a decision of which wedding attire to go in for. By doing so, you will definitely be the showstopper at the wedding!
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About the author: Kate is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on technology and luxury. Beside this she is fond of watches. She recently bought a watch from Skagen Watches latest collection. These days she is busy in writing an article on Simple Wedding Dresses.
