Stylist's advice: how to choose the right dress for your type of figure

In the wardrobe of any woman, no matter what form she possesses, there must be a place for a dress. This important part of your wardrobe can make you more feminine and beautiful, convey your romantic or sensual mood, emphasize the advantages of your figure and hide flaws, visually make the figure more slender. We will give you some recommendations and general stylistic techniques from stylists, how to choose "your dress" that does not emphasize the shortcomings of your body type but reveals the advantages. 

Type of figure: 'Pear'

This type of figure is characterized by narrow shoulders, a pronounced waist, heavy wide hips. Our task is to hide the hips, emphasize the indisputable dignity of the waist, shift all emphasis to the upper part of the figure. We do not recommend dresses of a straight cut, narrowed to the bottom or tight silhouettes. Heavyweight, textured fabrics also make the figure heavier. Dresses with a horizontal neckline and short sleeves will be complementary to the Pear figure; it will help visually expand the shoulders while balancing the top and bottom of the figure. We recommend also emphasizing the waist for this type of figure. 

Type of figure: 'Apple or Oval'

This type of figure is characterized by a magnificent chest, smoothly passing into the abdomen and the absence of a waist. Often there are narrow hips and slender legs. Оur task: to distract attention from the stomach. It is necessary to visually stretch the figure.  Try to achieve this by dividing colors (color blocking) vertically, as well as vertical lines, seams, and finishes. For this type of figure, the shape is important, and, accordingly, the fabrics that will hold this shape.  Need cold and neutral colors from medium saturation to dark. Dresses with a high empire waistline are suitable, a case with vertical seams and color blocking is possible. Loose straight-cut dresses made of thick soft fabric are also suitable.

Type of figure: 'Rectangle'

For this type of figure, the waist is not pronounced, all body lines are clear, straight, parallel. Оur task is to stretch the silhouette and visually create a waist where it does not exist. The beauty of the rectangle and its style are emphasized by geometric patterns and ornaments on the fabrics. Strict business dresses, as well as A-line dresses and in the Art Deco style with a low waist, will decorate this type of figure.  Suitable for deep or medium, but narrow V-shaped cuts in the neckline. well suited for this figure perfectly stylized kimono. 

Type of figure: Triangle or Trapezoid

As a rule, these are owners of active shoulders, an unexpressed waist, narrow hips, and slender legs. Оur task is to visually reduce the shoulders, distract attention from them, throw emphasis on narrow hips and beautiful legs. It is worth avoiding dresses with any horizontal neckline and decor in the shoulder area, including ledges, chains, shoulder pads, assemblies, flashlights, shuttlecocks, etc. Accordingly, the ideal dress for the "triangle" is one that adjusts the broad shoulders.

Type of figure: 'Hourglass' 

If the volume of your chest is equal to the volume of your hips, and the difference between the waist and hips reaches 30 cm or more, then you are the happy owner of the most beautiful type of figure - 'hourglass'. The advantages of the Hourglass perfectly emphasize fitted dresses, tight in the chest and freely flowing through the hips.