Oval? Rectangle? Pear? Read on for tips on looking your best and what styles you should avoid.

Every body is different - we all have a unique shape. So, how do you make the most of the shape you have? This handy guide will have you looking your best no matter what body type! So that means it's time for a wardrobe update, right? Take a look through your closet, make a list of what you need and get shopping! 

Hourglass

Lucky you!  If this is your shape, flaunt it! The key to accentuating an hourglass figure is to dress your top and bottom proportionately and bring a lot of focus to where you're the smallest - aka, your lovely little waist.

Wardrobe musts: wide belts, fitted waistlines, pencil skirts, boot cut jeans, tailored jackets and shirts with details or gathers at the waist

Stay away from: bulky and overly flowy fabrics, skirts with open pleats, tapered pants and baggy styles


Inverted TriangleAnother enviable figure, you have a large bust and broader shoulders, but your waist and hips are narrow. To flatter your figure, balance your upper body with your narrower lower body.

Wardrobe musts: fitted coats or safari dresses, deep V necklines, ballerina skirts, wide leg pants, A-line skirts with details around the hips, shirts with vertical details

Stay away from: styles that emphasize your shoulders, high necklines, big collars, tapered skirts and pants

Triangle or Pear Shape

Your hips don't lie! Triangles or Pears are curvier on the bottom than they are on top. Add some volume to your upper body and highlight your waist to give yourself a faux-hourglass figure.

Wardrobe musts: tops with embellishments around the bust, wrap around tops, dress shirts with structured shoulders, off the shoulder shirts with wide necklines, dark wash jeans, pants with minimal details
 
Stay away from: flared pants, bedazzled back pockets, designs at hip-line, open pleated skirts


RectangleNo waist, no problem! A rectangle body shape means that your hips and bust are balanced but your waist is undefined. To flatter your figure, show off your legs and belt, belt, belt!

Wardrobe musts: wide belts, belted dresses, off the shoulder dresses, draping across the bust
wide fitted waists, skirts with details at the hips, flared pants

Stay away from: narrow skirts, baggy pants and tops, clingy fabrics


OvalToo much midsection? If your waist is the widest part of your frame, you'll want to draw attention upwards to create the illusion of an inverted triangle figure.

Wardrobe musts: dresses with draped tops and full sleeves, wide neck dresses, belted coats, flared bottom skirts, fuller flowing skirts, wrap tops with a deep V neckline, tunic style tops, mid-rise pants

Stay away from: pleats, large patterns, high necklines, large lapels

Diamond

Like an oval, your midsection is the widest part of your body, but your hips carry the weight. Your best features are your lower legs and your arms. You also want to draw attention upward and give the appearance of a waist.

Wardrobe musts: princess sleeves, wrap dresses, A-line skirts, vertical seaming, dark wash boot cut jeans, dark colored slacks with no pockets, tailored jacket-style tops, banded waist tops, strapless or off the shoulder tops

Stay away from: pockets on pants, lower pockets on jackets, tucked in tops, clingy fabrics