Apple Body Shape
Ok, you are now familiar with your body shape and it looks like you are an Apple Shape. As a stylist, I always tell my clients that all body types are beautiful. All we need is to accept it, get familiar with it and learn the strategy to bring out the best of your Body Shapes
Keep reading and I walk through how the Apple body shape could also look chic and elegant.
Stay with me and let's dive in.
You have an apple body shape if your body has the following characteristic
Full bust with wide shoulder
Your body weight are concentrated on your mid-section ie belly and waist
Your Mid-section are wider than your shoulder and hips
In general, Apple Shape has a pair of slim legs
The following is some tips for Apple Body Shape to look chic and elegant :
Choosing the right pieces for the lower part of your body :
To choose the right pieces for the lower body is the most important for the apple body shape. These are recommended pieces for Apple Body Shape : Wide Leg Pants, Wide Leg Jeand, Mid Rise and High Rise, A-Line Skirt. Avoid ' Clingy ' material that cling to your body. Choose material that flowy and beautifully drapped your body
Choose A-Line Skirt and A-line Dress :
Skirt and Dress are exudes feminine vibes. Choose the A-line shapes that camouflage the vulnerable part of Apple Shapes, the mid-section. As normally Apple Shapes has the slim leg therefore skirts and dresses are the best way to show off your sexy legs and ankles
The Strategies for Apple Body shapes are
To elongate the Torso, create ilusion of waist, direct the attention to the upper part of the body ( Potret Zone ) and to the lower part of the body ( Legs and ankles ).
Let me walk through to get the insight of how to style Apple Body Shapes
In the Far Left Picture, you can see how the Wide Leg Pants camouflage your mid-section. And see that non-clingy material will fall nicely and do a good job in conceal the mid-section
High rise pants, tuck-in blouse and simple belt, will create an ilusion of waist and longer silhuette of the torso
Legs is beautiful part of the Apple Shape, but also the smallest part of the body. To make it more balance, you can also rely to Wide Leg Pants ( see the far left picture ie the wide leg vs the skinny leg pants ) to give volume to the lower parts to create a more balance silhuette to your look.
High rise wide leg pants that has vertical lines motive and tuck-in blouse is best way to elongate our torso
Wearing Simple Belt can create ilusion of a waistline for apple shapes. Wear the belt on the smallest part of the waist or a little higher than your original waist
The A-LINE skirt is the best style for apple body shapes. It conceal the mid-section and give you a nice silhuette of your body shape. Avoid ' Clingy ' material, choose flowy material that drapes your body shape beutifully. Wear a High Rise style as the waistline of skirts sits a bit higher than your original waist so that it creates an ilusion of a waist and a nice balance to your body shapes.
Draw the attention to the upper part of the body, so that the attention will shift from the middle section of your body to the Potret Zone. Wear V-Neckline that will elongate your neck or Scoope Neckline with accessories ie necklaces, scarf or brooches
The A-Line dress will also do the trick to your apple body shapes, by concealing the mid section and if you choose to wear a mini or midi dress, it will show case your lovely legs and ankles that will shift the attention from your middle section
The strategy for Apple Body shape is elongating your torso. We could use LAYERING Methods to do the trick.
For OUTER LAYER wear the Open Blazer. Open Blazer create 2 vertical lines in front of your portrait zone and it creates a vision of a longer your torso.
The INNER LAYER should be in Monochrome colors or one single colors that create flow from upper body down it creates continuation to your look and elongate your torso
Wear also accessories such as necklaces or scarf or interesting neckline like the V-Neckline that elongate your necline and also attract the attention to the upper part of your body
The CROPPED JACKET might not be the perfect choice for the Apple body shape as the jacket falls in the most vulnerable area of apple body shape, the mid section.
However, should you still want to wear cropped jacket I would recommend to wear it open, so it will create 2 vertical lines in the front of your upper body. Wear high rise pants or skirt, or dress that has the waist line a bit higher than your original waistline.
As inner layer, opt for one color layer, monochrome or one motif to create continuity to your look
Direct the attention to the right places. For apple body shape, draw the attention to your legs by wearing a sexy shoes or dress with embelishment on the lower part of your dress such as embroidery or laces. And also to the upper part of your body ie the potret zone by wearing interesting blouse with nice neckline that will elongate your neck and also accessories such as scarf, necklaces and brooches
