How to Choose a Spring Dress for Your Body Type
Picking a spring dress after a long, cold winter can be fun -- if you know what you're looking for. Choose a dress that flatters your body type and skin tone to ensure that you look your best as flowers bloom and the days get longer. Pick fabrics in colors and patterns that suit you as well. Whether you are shopping for an Easter frock, a work outfit or something fun and flirty to play in, there are many options to welcome the new season.
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Check your hip-to-waist ratio. If you are pear-shaped, with a more narrow top and wider hips, look for a dress with a wide or low neckline, or even a strapless spring dress. Lots of color or patterns on top and a flared skirt will flatter your form.
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Flatter an apple shape. If your waist is wider and your hips more narrow, an empire-waisted spring dress in a body skimming -- but not clingy -- fabric will work for you. Choose a lower neckline to open up the neck and draw attention to your face.
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Hide your arms with a sweater or jacket if you feel self-conscious due to less-than-sculpted upper arms.
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Flaunt a fuller figure. If you are curvy all over, choose a spring dress with a print that is not too busy in colors that accent your eyes. Look for a belted or otherwise defined waist as well.
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Add some shape. If you are long and lean or simply very thin, choose a knee-length A-line dress that will give the illusion of more curves.
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Try on three of the same dress in different sizes to get the best fit. Take the size you normally wear, the size below and the size above to the dressing room and see which flatters you best.
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Tips & Warnings
Try on three of the same dress. Sizes can vary between brands, and you may be under or overestimating. Take the size you normally wear, the size below and the size above to the dressing room and see which flatters you best. Remember, no one will see the tag.
Always look at yourself in a full-length mirror when trying on a new dress.
