The biggest obstacle to overcome is knowing how to dress your shape. It doesn't matter what size you may be, there are very flattering and unflattering ways to wear your clothes. However, the first step to dressing the shape of your body is accepting what type of body you have.
So, you have been in college a semester, or two, and more often then not you have gained a bit of weight. Under the pressures of classes, tests, work, applications, and keeping up your GPA, it is really hard to also balance nutrition and exercise. I'm not making excuses, it is just a fact. If you are in this group, don't deny it. Just accept it and move on. If you have noticeably gained a size or two but continue to dress in the size you were, it doesn't matter how nice the clothes you have are, you will look extremely sloppy and look larger than you actually are. Although you may not be at your optimum size, do not let that deter you from putting your best fashion foot forward! As long as you are confident in yourself, you can look good at any size!
Although each body is different, there are a few classifications that are generally used to describe body types: straight, pear, spoon, hourglass, top hourglass, inverted triangle, oval, diamond. This website features a calculator which will assist in figuring which shape you fall under and provides some tips on how to dress that shape. However, whatever website you visit, or book you read, the main rule is to balance your features by following these basic rules:
1) Use silhouettes, prints, and washes to minimize your most prominent attribute (i.e. shoulders, chest, stomach, hips, thighs, height, etc.)
2) Use jackets, belts, and different cuts to create a defined waist.
3) Depending on your height and body type, choose dresses, shoes, pants, and tops which elongate/compact the body (elongate if you are shorter, curvy, and have a shorter torso/compact if you have are taller and have a long torso)
If you aren't sure where to start, find some photos of celebrities which have you body shape and try to mimic their style choices.
My body type is "Unavailable at this time". Hehe, sorry to be difficult.
ReplyDeleteI recalculated; I am now a Pear.
Haha. I'll have to check out the accuracy of that website, because I would say you are a mixture between an hourglass and a pear. Usually a pear has a much larger bottom half relative to their top half (like the pear fruit), but your body is a bit more balanced than a stereotypical pear.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I am shocked. It described my body with surprising accuracy! Weird!
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