Select a Perfect Wedding Dress For Your Body Type

1. Pear shaped

The ones with the triangular shaped bodies have; their shoulders thinner than the width of their hips. Celebrities such as Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Eva Longoria, Christina Aguilera, Paris Hilton and Rihanna are pear-shaped.

The A-line dress and Empire dress with ruffles and layers are best suited for pear body shapes as they do not accentuate the width of hips and pronounce shoulders due to open necklines. For waist-cinching belts, sashes and beads can be used, which further gives the illusion of proportionate body.

Pear shaped ladies must avoid high necks, and ball gown which gives further de-emphasize upper body and enhance lower body.

2. Inverted Triangle

This is reverse of pear shape hence the inverted triangle; in this case the shoulders are wider than hips. Celebrities including Charlize Theron, Jessica Alba, Teri Thatcher, Renee Zellweger are inverted-triangle shape.

The best dress shapes for this type of body are mermaid style, ball gown and short gowns; these dresses gives symmetry with wider shoulders by drawing attention to your lowers half.

A-line skirts and Empire dresses should be avoided as they will enhance the already wide hips and make body more asymmetrical.

3. Athletic

These body types have same width of shoulders and hips, the waist however is not much smaller which gives the rectangle shaped appearance. Famous personalities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Gwen Stefani, Natalie Portman and Cameron Diaz falls into this category.

A slim-fitting sheath dress, ball gown, empire and A-line dress will be most appropriate for this body type as this will accentuate the upper and lower body curves making waist smaller giving classic silhouette.

Mermaid dress style should be avoided by athletic body type as it does not focuses on upper and lower curves thus makes body straighter.

4. Apple shape

The apple shaped figure are heavier in the mid-section but have thin arms and legs. Fashion icons as Angelina Jolie, Tyra Banks, Catherine Zeta Jones and Jennifer Hudson have apple-shaped bodies.

Empire and A-line wedding dresses with plunging V-necks, square scoop, sweetheart neckline and high cinched waist-lines detracts the attention from the widest body parts and gives more slimmer silhouette. ball gowns and flared skirts with crop-tops can also be worn to elongate body shape.

The gown with long torso, short and strapless dresses should be avoided as they focus on mid-section and gives the appearance of protruding tummy.

5. Hourglass

If you have the shoulders and hips of same width with waist 25% smaller than hip then your figure is classified as hourglass. Beauty idols such as Marilyn Monroe, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Scarlet Johansonn and Sofia Vergara rock hourglass figures.

Every dress type whether it is empire, A-line, mermaid, ball gown and sheath dress are suitable for hourglass shape. especially deep v-necks, sweetheart necks, low-drop waist and ruffled skirts accentuates the figures at its best.

Straight-cut dresses should be evaded as they gives more plain straighter silhouette, diminishing curves.