ballgown dress example, courtesy of colordive, flickr Picture 2, awesome vintage empire-waist, courtesy of reccabecca24 on flickr photo 3, a-line dress, courtesy of wickedrice, flickr Above, example of pear-shaped body type (anna's flickrcorner) I mentioned awhile back that I'd contribute some info on body types and some great dresses that would look good on them. Well, the first body type I'm introducing is the Pear Shape, above. It's characterized by narrow shoulders and small to medium bust, a great waistline,with most weight on the lower half of the body past the waist(obviously, like a pear). You should emphasize the top half of your body in the form of decorative beading, lace, interesting neckline or plunging back (love that idea). You don't really need to emphasize your waistline with a corset-top or bustier because it's probably already awesome, and might just add more emphasis to your lower half (if it is figure hugging), which we want to avoid. Also ...
Comments