Bridal Club Magazine
Pick the Wedding Dress that Compliments Your Body
For those of us who don't look like Pamela Anderson or Halle
Berry, picking the correct style wedding dress can be crucial to
your overall look. Worrying about if you picked the right dress is
the last thing you want to worry about on your wedding day. We all
want to look our best and when you look "good" you tend to feel
good. This article will give the Do's and the Don'ts for your body
type. Here are the different body types and their
definitions:
Apple- for those who gain weight primarily around the waistline
Pear-for those who are wider on the bottom and smaller up top
Hourglass- weight is evenly distributed between the hips and chest
area Square- weight tends to be evenly distributed throughout the
body Inverted Pear- as you might expect those who have large chests
and/or broad shouldered and small on the bottom
The Dos and the Don'ts
Apple Body Type
Dos
Empire waistlines- camouflages a big waistline
V-necks- make the body look more sharp and less round
Don'ts (the following maximizes the waistline)
Corsets
Skirts with lines that cut across the middle
Full skirts
Elongated bodices
Pear Body Type (the following balances out the
top and bottom)
Dos
Padded or puffy shoulders
Don'ts
Narrow shoulders
Body hugging sheaths
Full puffy skirts
Hourglass Body Type (to maintain a balanced
physique)
Dos
Strapless Dresses-flatters your shoulders
Body hugging sheaths
V-necks
Off the shoulder dresses-shows off shoulders
Don'ts
Beaded or highly decorated bodices-puts on a few pounds
Full skirts-attracts attention to the hips
Square Body Type (to create the illusion of
curves)
Dos
Beaded or decorated necklines
Full skirts
Padded, puffy or oversized sleeves or shoulders
Horizontal detailing
Don'ts
Clingy slim gowns
Inverted Pear Body Type
Dos
Simple sleeves
Full Skirts
Don'ts
Puffy sleeves
Empire waistlines
Slim skirts
Robin Williams is the editor of the online magazine
www.nuptialparadise.com.
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