Different body types: What to look for, what to avoid

On the second day of the course we learnt about the different body types and what we should go for and what to avoid on every case. The assignment of the day was to create a different look for every body shape.

  If you belong to the pear body type you should focus on the shoulders and create balance between them and the hips. Go for jackets with shoulder pads or details on the shoulders, blouses with horizontal lines or prints, long V or boat necks. Avoid crew neck type shirts and shirts that are tight to the body. The look I created is the following:

  If you belong to the V shape you should try to soften the shoulders. The ideal for you is soft, feminine blouses, cardigans and for those with narrow hips horizontal stripes to balance. Try to avoid epaulets, shoulder pads, horizontal lines on the shoulders including hems and flaps and boat neck shirts. The look that I suggest is this: 

  If your body type is rectangle your goal should be to elongate the body. What you should look for are wide skirts with layers to create volume, jackets with wide flaps, wide leg pants and wide belts on the waist. Try not to use skirts very tight to the body. What I propose as a look is this: 

  If you belong to the hourglass type try to define the waist, elongate your figure and emphasize your curves. In order to do that use pieces that fall softly on the curves, dresses and skirts that tie to the waist and monochromatic separate pieces. It is better to avoid anything that is too tight or too big, very thing fabrics, long and square jackets and shirts and jackets that finish at the widest part of the hips. My proposal is the following: 

  Last but not least if you belong to the apple body type like me try to redirect the sight from the center of the body towards the face or legs creating a long vertical line. Say yes to long shirts like tunics, cardigans and jackets, Empire type dresses and blouses, type A figures. It would be better to avoid belts on dresses and shirts, blouses that have elastic on the waist and pants and skirts with details on the waist. The look I created is this:

(It is not me in the picture).
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