Look YOUR best!

 

Which one are you? Choose your body type and be prepared to see what dress style embraces your body!

• Tall & Slender with no visible curves and small bust-

1. Empire Cut- This will give the illusion of a fuller chest. It will transform your body into a feminine hourglass.
   
   
2. Ball skirt or A line Dress- This will add fullness to your slender shape, making your body look more shapely and defined. Dresses with heavy details and patterns help break your long slim figure, and add more character to your form. Also an open neckline, a cut out back or plunging V neck will work great with you.

• Small frame with slight curves and average bust-

1. Empire Cut- This will take the emphasis of the waistline and create an elongated line, also try to wear a dress with a short hemline and you can instantly look taller. Create a taller look with an column style sheath dress. Showing off your legs, and try wearing hi low, or asymmetrical dresses can make your silhouette look longer.

• Curvy figure with a narrow waist, average to big bust, and round bottom-
  
  

1. Sheath- This will show off your curvy figure, embracing your figure shape. This type of dress will accentuate your body in all the right places.
2. A-line/Ball Dress- Want to hide those wide round hips? An A-line or ball dress will disguise your round bottom and will draw attention upward. Try a strapless bodice ball dress with a full skirt and cinched waist. This will keep eyes above the waistline.
   
   

• Heavy frame, noticeable curves-

1. A- line dresses- A line dresses usually don’t
   
   cling to every curve. A line dresses usually makes the waist look slim, and gently flows around your lower body.
2. Ball Dresses- Ball Dresses will offer more bottom coverage. Ball gowns with corset waist will highlight your torso and disguise a full round bottom. The full skirt will hide any unwanted weight in the legs and thighs.
   
   

• Medium frame with heavy bottom-
  
  

1. A-line/Ball Dress- This will keep the focus on your top, then it will on your voluptuous bottom. Flatter your top with dresses that will accentuate your best assets. Strapless bodices are the best choice for your body type. It you have a great bottom and aren’t afraid to show it off, wear a dress with ruffles or other accents in the back to draw attention to your bottom.
   
   

• Heavy mid section, large waist-

1. Empire Cut- Empire or drop waist/no waist looks best on this type of figure. The high waist de emphasizes the mid section and lengthens your overall silhouette, giving you a slimming effect.

• Large frame, H body type, with subtle curves. Broad shoulders, with toned legs-

1. Empire Cut- This will add shape and personality to your silhouette. A full skirt and and a tight fitting corset will instantly highlight your waistline, giving you an hourglass feminine shape.

• Medium frame, with wide, toned shoulders

1. Strapless/Ball dress- Dresses that bare shoulders and back are sexy and attractive. Covering your wide shoulders will only make them look bigger. Strapless dresses with a slender bodice looks best. it pleasantly exposes your shoulder and trims your mid section. Try wearing a a strapless gown with a heart shaped bodice. The contour will flatter and focus attention on your sexy toned arms. Keep your hair out of your face, wear your hair up for a complete flaunting of your upper body.

• Short or tall with Big bust

1. A line/Ball dress- This will display a sexy bust.A dress with plunging neckline displays a hint of cleavage, but try to get a dress with wide straps to hide your bra. If the dress is a strapless, wear a bra that provides adequate support to give shaping to your big and sexy breast.
   
   

• Short or tall with an A cup or smaller-

1. Ball gown- This will add more detail giving your body a fuller shape. Also a heavy decorated bodice will add shape and definition to your bust line. If the bodice is strapless it must be tightly fitted for limited mishaps.

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Hide that flab, avoid the following!

If you're on the heavy side, you want to wear dresses that will focus on your curves. If you want to hide just certain parts of your body to give the illusion of slenderness, avoid the following:



Don't wear big exaggerated shoes. Shoes that are wide, or look simply big, can make you look chunky.



Bright Colors make you look 10 pounds heavier. Clear, pure colors like red, blue, yellow, orange, green, purple tend to add pounds. Use these colors in accessories like necklaces, earrings, and shawls. Wearing sequins and beads in hair are fine, as long as those your dress doesn't carry those patterns all over your body.



Don't wear clingy tight clothing. This will show the silhouette of your body. It will make you look chubby, so depending on your body shape, search for a dress that will flatter, and focus on your best feature.



Fluffy, ruffly gathered skirts, add pounds. So try to stay away from a dress, that has a huge tulle flared skirt, if you must, try to limit the roundness, by choosing a dress that's not that fluffy.



Stay away from bulk, and stuff fabric. When you wear fabric that feels bulky, it adds pounds, making you look bigger. Stick to semi loose satin.



Stay away from full sleeves. Bigger girls think that covering there body will make them appear thinner, but it only makes you look large, and chubby. If you have flabby arms, use thick straps.



Avoid contrasting shoes, if your shoes are lighter or darker than your dress , it adds 5 pounds.



Avoid having your hair hanging down over the neck. It breaks up the sleekness of the neck. Think up do!



Avoid the two tone dresses-one color up top and one color down below cuts the sleek line in half.



Avoid shiny material like satin, all-over sequins taffeta, metallics-save metallics for accessories.



Avoid busyness at the neckline, like big jewelry or ruffled necklines. This will only make your neck appear large, and attention grabbing. You want to slim down your neck, avoid having a lot of jewelry.

How to Measure Your Dress Size

Before shopping for your perfect prom dress, it is crucial you measure yourself. It may look picture perfect on our model, however not all of our body types are the same. So if you want it to look striking on you, take accurate measurements. Here’s how: First determine your body measurements; measure yourself bare for best accurate results. Bust-Use a cloth measuring tape and bring it around your back and across your nipple line (typically the fullest part of the breast). Your arms should be relaxed, down at your sides. When measuring your bust, you are not measuring your bra size! Measure the fullest part of your chest OVER the bra cup. Try to wear the bra or undergarment you are intending to use with the dress for a more accurate measurement. Waist- Bring the tape 1 inch above your belly button. Measure around the most narrowest part of your body. Your waist is measured where the measuring tape is sitting. Be sure not to suck in your stomach, and leave one finger under the tape so that you are able to breathe in your dress. Hips-Measure yourself with your feet close together, bring the tape around the widest part of your hips, right across the hip bone. Another way of measuring your hips is, place your palms on your true waist, and let your fingers hang down. The tips of your fingers should be about where the fullest part of your hips is. *Please note that even with accurate measurements, you may still need to alter the dress. Lets face it, no one is the perfect model size, that means prom dresses will most likely that some alterations will need to be made. It’s a necessary part of purchasing any prom dress if you want it to look perfect on you. You may not like the way it hugs your hips, or the way it shows the silhouette of your body. We also recommend you order a dress 1 size larger then your size, that way if alterations need to be made, they are able to repair the dress according to your body size. If however if you get a dress of your size, and it might be a little too tight, you wont be able to open up the dress. Remember, you’re able to take the dress a size down, but not a size up.

Find out whats your body shape here!

• Hourglass- Hourglass figures are usually the number one shape, most girls desire. They mostly look good in anything. Statistics show that men usually favor and prefer women of this form. HUH! And I want an ultra buff dude. If you were born with that body, then you got it made from day one. Hourglass shapes have:

1. Full bust and hips
   
   
2. Well defined waist
3. Wide shoulders
4. Shapely long legs

• Round- Round shapes usually have an extra layer of jiggle over the mid section, and there waistline being the largest in there body. A drop waist and a low neckline can make the body look longer and slimmer. A low neckline helps enhance the bust. Empire cut dresses flatters this form because it beautifies there shape in a slender form, and lengthens the body and figure overall. Flared skirts also work well to decrease jiggle in your mid section. Round shapes have:

1. Wide Neck
   
   
2. Wide Rib Cage
   
   
3. Roundish back
4. Thick waist
5. Narrow lower hips

• Straight/Athletic- Straight shapes usually have an athletic build to them, somewhat of a boyish figure. They have large shoulders, and a muscular exterior. They have subtle curves. Boys like to have these girls by there sides because of there rough edge and there hint of masculinity. Some girls enjoy being a tomboy, but for that special day, these dresses can embrace there femininity they were born with. A-line dresses that are slightly fitted will help add volume and curves. Choose a neckline that will accentuate your bust such as halter tops. Try to avoid wearing tight fitting dresses that will display your square boyish frame. A dress that has a waistline with heavy decoration and detail will add more curves to your waist area. Straight shapes have:

1. Average bust
   
   
2. Large rib cage
3. Flattish bottom
4. Undefined waist
5. Shoulders and Hips are just same width