Dress To Flatter Your
Apple Body Shape

There are two female body shapes that are referred to as an apple body shape these are the oval and the diamond.

With either of these body types you have the overall appearance of being round, especially in your torso area. Your have an undefined waist and a large stomach.

The difference between the oval and the diamond shapes is whether your stomach is low (this is the oval shape) or high (this is the diamond shape).

Your main style aims are...

Do wear...

• Ear-rings, necklaces and other focal points designed to draw an observer's eyes up towards your shoulders and face


• Shoulder pads to emphasize your shoulders. This may sound very 80s advice, but they really do work. However, they should not be be visible


• Semi-fitted and loose fitting clothes


• Good fitting, well adjusted bras


• Support underwear


• Tops and bottoms in the same colors


• Low necklines


• Un-tucked tops


• Tops and dresses that flow through the waistline


• Straight flat-fronted pants in soft, flowing fabric


• Straight and slightly flared skirts

Don't wear...

• Clingy fabrics


• Fitted clothes


• Fabric with large patterns


• High necklines


• Large lapels


• Belts


• Tucked-in tops


• Pleats


• Narrow or tapered skirts


• Narrow or tapered pants

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Please note these guidelines only take into account your horizontal and vertical body shapes. The recommendations may change based on other features such as your age, your face shape, your neck length and any other prominent features you may have.

A full style analysis will look at you as a whole and make specific recommendations for clothes taking all your features into account.

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