All Wedding Dresses

by Victoria Williams

For those of us who don't look like Pamela Anderson or Halle Berry, picking the correct style wedding dress can be crucial to your overall look. Worrying about if you picked the right dress is the last thing you want to worry about on your wedding day. We all want to look our best and when you look “good” you tend to feel good. This article will give the Do's and the Don'ts for your body type. Here are the different body types and their definitions:

Apple- for those who gain weight primarily around the waistline

Pear-for those who are wider on the bottom and smaller up top

Hourglass- weight is evenly distributed between the hips and chest area

Square- weight tends to be evenly distributed throughout the body

Inverted Pear- as you might expect those who have large chests and/or broad shouldered and small on the bottom.

The Dos and the Don'ts

Apple Body Type

Dos

• Empire waistlines- camouflages a big waistline
• V-necks- make the body look more sharp and less round

Don'ts (the following maximizes the waistline)

• Corsets
• Skirts with lines that cut across the middle
• Full skirts
• Elongated bodices

Pear Body Type (the following balances out the top and bottom)

Dos

• Padded or puffy shoulders

Don'ts

• Narrow shoulders
• Body hugging sheaths
• Full puffy skirts

Hourglass BodyType (to maintain a balanced physique)

Dos

• Strapless Dresses-flatters your shoulders
• Body hugging sheaths
• V-necks
• Off the shoulder dresses-shows off shoulders

Don'ts

• Beaded or highly decorated bodices-puts on a few pounds
• Full skirts-attracts attention to the hips

Square Body Type (to create the illusion of curves)

Dos

• Beaded or decorated necklines
• Full skirts
• Padded, puffy or oversized sleeves or shoulders
• Horizontal detailing

Don'ts

• Clingy slim gowns

Inverted Pear Body Type

Dos

• Simple sleeves
• Full Skirts

Don'ts

• Puffy sleeves
• Empire waistlines
• Slim skirts

Victoria Williams is the editor of the online magazine www.nuptialparadise.com.