Consider Your Body Shape
When Selecting Your Wedding Gown

What are the best wedding dress styles for the inverted triangle body shape and the hour glass body shape? The suggestions that follow will help you find that perfect wedding dress for you!

Inverted Triangle body type ---Busty body type

Figure Description: This figure type has a prominent bust or shoulder area that is wider than the hip area. Slightly wider shoulders are considered an asset according to designers.

But if you feel your shoulders are too wide . . . then the following suggestions will help you balance your shape.

Note: Heavy arms can make your upper torso appear wide and top heavy.

Typically, the bust circumference is 1”or larger in measurement than the hip area.

Strategies: Balance wide shoulders or a full bust line by adding details at the waist or skirt to draw attention to those areas instead. Necklines that are complimentary shapes are V-neck and Sweetheart necklines. High necklines tend to make you appear larger in the bust. Create width below the waist to balance the upper body.

Suggested wedding gown styles: A – line wedding gown, Princess wedding gown, Ball gown wedding dress

Hour glass body shape

This figure type is considered the ideal shape by many. The only time this can be a problem is if you are self conscious about your figure.

The bust and hips appear to be equal in width and has a very small waistline. The circumference of the waist is 11” or more, smaller than the bust and hip circumference.

Strategies: Add width to the waist if it appears to be very tiny. But as I said before, this body type doesn’t need to be camouflaged, unless you are self conscious about your figure. Otherwise, show off your curves with form fitting wedding gowns.

Suggested wedding dress styles: Sheath wedding dress, mermaid style wedding gown, dropped waist style wedding dress

Wedding dress tips: You want to choose a dress that will highlight your natural curvaceous figure. The trick for your figure type is not to look too sexy.

So avoid cinching the waist to tightly. Be careful of cap sleeved styled dresses because this style can tend to throw your proportions off for the bust line.

Ruching detail—the gathered detail that is popular on wedding dresses now--- can emphasis curves. This is one detail that can also add or subtract pounds. If the ruching is minimal, flat and angled, it can be very complimentary.

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