Dressing Your Body Type: Pear
I am a pear. My top half has always been smaller than the lower half of my body. Frustratingly enough that makes shopping difficult. At least at first. Being a pear shape is just as wonderful as being apple shape, hourglass shaped, or rectangular shape.
How to know you are a pear shape: Your hips are the widest part of you by about 5 to 10 inches. Your waist is the smallest part of you. There is a 5 inch difference between your waist and your shoulders.
Do: wear lighter colors on top and darker colors on the bottom. Wear wrap tops and tops with ruching to emphasize your small waist.
Don’t: wear lighter colors on the bottom, wear pleated skirts.
Must Haves: a properly fitted bra! Also and A-line skirt.
Tops: Tops should be fitted. While for the most part, horizontal stripes are a faux paus, pear shaped women can get away with them, when the stripes are thin. Thin horizontal stripes create balance between the hips, shoulders, and waist. Wear catchy patterns on your tops as well.
Jackets/Blazers: should always emphasize the waist. Always. Look for jackets that have slightly puffed shoulders. This will help emphasize your hips in contrast to your waist. Look for blazers with one or three buttons under the bust line and with a small lapel.
Skirts: Straight skirts with a high or medium rise waist band, or a line skirts that fall just below the knee line are great ways to create balance and a fabulous, streamlined silhouette.
How to know you are a pear shape: Your hips are the widest part of you by about 5 to 10 inches. Your waist is the smallest part of you. There is a 5 inch difference between your waist and your shoulders.
Do: wear lighter colors on top and darker colors on the bottom. Wear wrap tops and tops with ruching to emphasize your small waist.
Don’t: wear lighter colors on the bottom, wear pleated skirts.
Must Haves: a properly fitted bra! Also and A-line skirt.
Tops: Tops should be fitted. While for the most part, horizontal stripes are a faux paus, pear shaped women can get away with them, when the stripes are thin. Thin horizontal stripes create balance between the hips, shoulders, and waist. Wear catchy patterns on your tops as well.
Jackets/Blazers: should always emphasize the waist. Always. Look for jackets that have slightly puffed shoulders. This will help emphasize your hips in contrast to your waist. Look for blazers with one or three buttons under the bust line and with a small lapel.
Skirts: Straight skirts with a high or medium rise waist band, or a line skirts that fall just below the knee line are great ways to create balance and a fabulous, streamlined silhouette.
I'm a pear shape, these are really great ideas, thank you! Cynthia
ReplyDeleteThank you Cynthia. I'm glad you found this helpful.
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