So you have your dream dress in mind, but will it flatter your body type?
Here's an illustration guide for you:
Here's an illustration guide for you:
Hourglass:
This means you have a small waist with prominent shoulders and hips. Mermaid or trumpet silhouette is best to show your curves and emphasize your waist.
Inverted Triangle:
If you have broader shoulder than your hips then you are an inverted triangle shape, you want to have an embellished or layered skirts to draw attention to the lower part of your body. You can also use belts to high light your waist and to take away attention to your shoulders.
Rectangle:
Also known as the "straight body type", you should avoid column gowns or those empire cuts with straight skirt for it will only emphasize your lack of curves, an A-line is a good choice for it will give you an illusion of hips with it's just right full skirt.
Pear:
This is the opposite of the inverted triangle type, your hips are wider than your shoulders. You can have an A-line dress to cover your hips or have some embellished top or sleeves to balance it all out.
Apple:
This means you have rounded tummy and hips, A-line is again a good choice to cover the mid section of your body and same like the pear shape an off shoulder or patterned sleeves will take away the attention your tummy.
Now that you know your body type, you can easily pick the dress that will highlight your assets, and will make you gorgeous on your big day. Happy prepping!
This means you have a small waist with prominent shoulders and hips. Mermaid or trumpet silhouette is best to show your curves and emphasize your waist.
Inverted Triangle:
If you have broader shoulder than your hips then you are an inverted triangle shape, you want to have an embellished or layered skirts to draw attention to the lower part of your body. You can also use belts to high light your waist and to take away attention to your shoulders.
Rectangle:
Also known as the "straight body type", you should avoid column gowns or those empire cuts with straight skirt for it will only emphasize your lack of curves, an A-line is a good choice for it will give you an illusion of hips with it's just right full skirt.
Pear:
This is the opposite of the inverted triangle type, your hips are wider than your shoulders. You can have an A-line dress to cover your hips or have some embellished top or sleeves to balance it all out.
Apple:
This means you have rounded tummy and hips, A-line is again a good choice to cover the mid section of your body and same like the pear shape an off shoulder or patterned sleeves will take away the attention your tummy.
Now that you know your body type, you can easily pick the dress that will highlight your assets, and will make you gorgeous on your big day. Happy prepping!