“Dress according to your body shape”, this is a common advice from style experts. But it’s not always that easy to figure out what body type one have. We at ‘Dress like Marie’ know how to analyze body shapes. Here’s our guide to what defines an apple shaped body and what to consider when it comes to styling.
APPLE SHAPED BODY TYPE
Are you wonderfully curvy without a marked waist and with slender, fine legs? Are your shoulders, waist and hips about the same width? Perfect! You have what is best described as an apple shaped body.
Make sure your clothes don’t in go under your stomach or bottom. Conjure up a longer line on the body with straight or A-shaped models or dresses instead. The V-neck is stylish and a nice, a large piece of jewelry that focuses on your full bust gives the body a nice balance. Long cardigans are great to wear if you want to divide your silhouette and emphasize a little waist.
Jeans leggings with a soft and tight fit look good on you with slightly narrower legs, while an apple shaped person with strong legs also looks good in wide trousers such as our classics ‘Bodil’ or ‘Frida’. One thing that is good to have in the back of your mind is to create proportions between the upper and lower part of the body.
You look good in longer tunics, they make your body line longer in combination with slim stretch pants that show off your beautiful legs.
This works well on you!
☑︎ Thin fabrics with nice fall! Stretch!
☑︎ Vertical and simple lines.
☑︎ Large shawls, letting the shawl hang down freely gives it a tapered impression (vertical line).
☑︎ Long jackets and cardigans.
☑︎ Emphasized shoulder line with a nice neckline, shawl or jewelry.
☑︎ V-neck – show some cleavage.
☑︎ Empire cut – slightly flared cut under the bust.
☑︎ Slanted skirts/trousers.
☑︎ Heel on the shoes.
☑︎ Let the shirt hang on top of the pants instead of the other way around.
☑︎ Clothes that are not tight, but still do not have too much fabric or drapes.
☑︎ Choose patterns with care!
☑︎ One row buttoning on the jackets.
☑︎ Do you like pockets? Make sure they blend in and don’t emphasize the stomach.
We filtered out the clothes that look extra flattering your body type. TRY OUT THESE GARMENTS!
Above you can see a model with an apple-shaped body wearing different tops, of which the one on the left is the least flattering. The top on the left doesn’t drape nicely around the stomach and it is too loose under the bust. The scarf tied around the neck further widens the bust area. The other tops, which are A-line shaped, have a more flattering cut under the bust, cinching slightly and falling nicely from the waist down. They also have V-necklines. The accessory is the finishing touch.
Here you can read more about how easily you can highlight your best sides or conjure up new shapes if you have another of the most common body types. Note that you can be a mixture of different body shapes:
Remember that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and no one can decide how you should dress. You are most beautiful in the clothes you are most comfortable in.
Hugs,
Marie