Who Should Wear The
Mermaid Wedding Dress Style?

Do you have your eye on a mermaid wedding dress?

Do you imagine yourself in this wedding dress style when you look at pictures in bridal magazines or online?

Even though you may be attracted to this style you may wonder “Is the mermaid style wedding dress for me?”

The mermaid style wedding gown is a silhouette that is fitted through the bust, waist and hips and then flares out around the knee. This dress emphasizes the body shape.

This style usually looks best on average to tall brides.

But the petite bride can wear this style if she makes some adjustments for it ahead of time, in order to make this style work for her.

The best body shape for this dress is the balanced body shape.

This is the shape with “no exaggerated curves.” The bust, waist and hips are in proportion, with about a 10 inch spread between measurements.

The mermaid style wedding gown also looks good on hourglass body shapes.

This body type has a noticeably small waistline when compared to the bust and hips. If you have this shape . . . this is the style that will show off your curves.

But . . . if you are self conscious about having an hour glass shape then you won’t want to consider mermaid wedding dresses as a style choice. It can make your hips and thighs look bigger, since the this style focuses on that area.

What if you have a pear shaped body shape? This style emphasizes the hips and thigh area. Which if you are like most brides who have this shape, you probably don’t want to do. Since the hips and thighs are your problem areas, steer clear of this style.

If you have a rectangular shaped body which means you have very little or no waistline, this style will highlight the fact that you have a thick waist. But if you are willing to wear a shaper to cinch your waist, you can pull this style off beautifully.

Now what if you have an inverted triangle body shape which means you have a very prominent bust and slim hips.

Although this is not your best style choice, I have seen the mermaid wedding gown style work for this figure type. How?

The mermaid wedding dress style can give the illusion of having hips to an inverted triangle shaped figure.

This happens when the dress silhouette follows the body closely over the waist, hips and thighs narrowing at the knees and then flares out.

If you have a “slender figure” you also may find that this styling can give you the illusion of curves.

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