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How To Dress If You’re a Pear Body Shape

Most of the British populations are pear shaped women who carry weight around their hip, thigh and bottom area. The characteristic of a pear shape is a long and slender neck, with a narrow back and sloping shoulders. They have a defined waist with curvy hips and bottom, typically with full thighs, calves and ankles. 
 
Styling pear shape is all about balancing the upper half and lower bottom. Give the appearance of wider shoulders and bigger bust this will help take the attention off the widest part of the body by bringing the eyes up to your face, neck, bust and waist. So in other words the trick is to over play your upper body and give your lower body a slimmer, sleeker look. Do this by using color on top, wide neck lines, accentuate your waste and wear dark colors on the bottom.
 
Short tight skirts should be avoided as these will draw attention to the problematic thigh area and the area below the waist that carries the most weight. Instead it’s much better for pear shaped ladies to wear a-line or maxi styles that flair out and will not cling to the lower area.
 
If you want to go tight with a body-con jersey design and are worried about your tum and hips, as we all are, then the overlay trim is the perfect style solution for you. It is draped at the front, almost like an attached wrap, so it conceals proportions and is flattering as it's not too figure hugging.
 
Dresses can be great especially those with a wide waist-band or big belt, again A-line and maxi are great too. When choosing a dress, choose ones with an empire waist or high empire line, which will conceal the heavier hip area. Sleek shoes with a thinner heel will work better than chunky footwear.

As your bottom half is slightly larger than your upper half, you can try wearing slightly looser fitting cloths on top with ease. However, fitted tops look fantastic on a pear, so accentuate your sinuous upper half with strapless, bandeaux or sweetheart necklines. Tops with a lot of detailing, all sorts of prints with lighter and brighter colors, or textured fabrics will best suit you as your blouse. Go bright, for example poppy teal and emerald would be great colours for you.
 
Angular shoulders, like the current Balmain jacket trend is fantastic for widening the silhouette and creating more balance, as is accentuating the sleeve with a puff, cap or feather detail. 
 
Look for necklines that have detail, a decolte or key-hole design will draw attention upwards as they are intricate and add interest. Also halter neck-lines, especially coupled with a trumpet style skirt.
 
A-line, maxi and trumpet style designs are good options and will balance out problem areas Empire designs, which full below the bust and raise the natural waist-line are great options when teamed with a maxi style skirt or dress as this allows for concealing heavy hips. Accentuate a slimmer upper torso with bold colours on top, details like corsages and accessories will draw the eye upwards. Try sleeveless and strapless dresses to play up shoulders and arms.
 
Also remember that bold patterns and light colours are not recommended for below the waist!

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Sarah Sabner, Styleshake.com content editor.
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