The Right Wedding Dress Styles
For The Rectangle And Triangle Body Shape

So you are wondering which wedding dress styles will work for your shape? This information will help you emphasize the positives of these figure types and camouflage the negatives.

Rectangle Body Shape

Figure Description: This figure appears to be the same width at the shoulder, waist and hips. Very little waist indention . . . waist circumference is 7” or less than hip and bust areas.

Strategies: Choose wedding dress styles that will make the focus of attention draw upward toward your face or down toward the hem and away from the mid-section.

You want a wedding gown style that will give the illusion that you have a waistline. Also, the focus can be directed toward either the neckline or sleeve interest, not both equally.

Suggested wedding gown styles: A-line wedding dress, Princess wedding dress and Empire waist dress.

Triangle body shape or Pear Shaped Body

Figure Description: This figure type is smaller in the bust and waist areas of the body when compared to the hips, seat and/or thigh areas. Hip circumference measures 2”or more, larger than bust circumference.

Strategies: You want the focus of attention away from the hip thigh area and more toward the face.

The shoulders and/or bodice will need something there to add width in this area. This will create balance to the bottom half of the figure.

Suggested wedding gown styles: A-line wedding gown, Princess wedding gown and Empire-waist wedding gown. Ball gown wedding gown is not the best choice---but can be used if you limit its fullness--- especially for a short brides or a plus size bride.

Choose styles that have width at the shoulders like: off the shoulder styles, short sleeves, shoulder wrapped collars and bolero jackets or shrugs.

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