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Body Shape Tip Sheet
Hourglass shape
The Style Guide
The Hourglass Shaped Body
You will be curvy with a defined waist - you have what is considered the perfect body shape! You can wear most styles but choose softer lines and
fabrics rather than anything very stiff. Here are a few additional styling tips that will show off your great shape:
• Wear soft fabrics that work with the curves of your body. Stiff cotton will pull over your curves and gape.
• Choose silk, chiffon and jersey for tops to drape on your curvy bust.
• Show off your waist with belts and details
• Wear fitted clothes that show off your curves - this will make you look slimmer than baggy or loose clothing would.
• Wrap styles in dresses, tops and skirts and in jersey fabrics are perfect for you - if the front crosses too low add a camisole
• You can wear straight leg, bootcut, combat style and tapered trousers.
• Palazzo pants in silk, velvet or soft linens are perfect for summer and evenings.
• Wear soft shawl collared jackets - avoid anything double breasted.
• Bias cut dresses and skirts move with your curves.
• Choose suede rather than stiff leather, viscose, silk and cotton jersey, silk and washed linens rather than crisp, softly draping wool mixtures and knits.
Outfits to Suit Your Shape
Fitted cardigans with a lace camisole peeking out compliment
your feminine shape.
Drape front, scoop neck, V-neck, camisoles and wrap tops are
good choices. Look for jersey, viscose and silk.
Choose flat fronted, flared, palazzo and bootleg trousers.
Outfits to Suit Your Shape
Why this works – Look for wrap and draped dresses that show off your
figure.
Choose bias cut, wrap, flip and tiered skirts which move with your
curves.
Jackets with a single button fastening, boleros and shawl collars
work well because they won’t gape over the bust.
A jersey dress with draping at the the waist shows of your curvy
figure.
Pieces to Suit Your Shape
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