Advise on dress shapes to suit all body types.
Hourglass
You have a big chest, big hips, and a thin waist (yes curves in all the right places)
- Wedding Dress Dos: An A-Line dress with a dropped waist will show off your figure; pair it with a sweetheart neckline to show off your chest. Or for something a little more curvaceous, try a fit-and-flare gown like a mermaid or trumpet style
Palazzo
Maggie Sottero
Pnina-Tornai
-Wedding Dress Don'ts: A ball gown or Empire-waist silhouette may make you look disproportioned.
Pear Shape
Just as the fruit, you're small on top and heavy on the bottom.
-Wedding Dress Dos: A basque waist or strapless ball gown will cover your bottom half and put the focus on your better half; an Empire dress will hug the tiniest part of your body and disguise your lower half.
-Wedding Dress Don'ts: A sheath, frankly, will be unflattering. A trumpet- or mermaid-style gown will draw attention to your bottom.
Full Figure
More voluptuous than most, you've got full breasts, a bit of a tummy, and round hips and butt.
-Wedding Dress Dos: Again a Ballgown shape will hide quite a bit, and an A-line silhouette looks great on everyone.
-Wedding Dress Don'ts: A sheath will make you look heavier than you are; avoid spaghetti straps.
Petite
You've got a tiny frame.
-Wedding Dress Dos: It's best to keep it simple -- when you're small, a big, elaborate gown can sometimes look as if it's wearing you rather than the other way around. A sheath or A-line dress will work well.
Erik Ekroth
Suzanne Neville
-Wedding Dress Don'ts: Almost all silhouettes will flatter your figure, though a big ball gown may overwhelm.
Thin
Short or tall, there's not a whole lot of meat on your bones. You boast that certain kind of ballerina beauty.
-Wedding Dress Dos: A ball gown will make you look like a fairy-tale princess, and a sheath would be perfect for you.
Johanna Hehir
Jenny Packham
-Wedding Dress Don'ts: Almost all silhouettes will flatter your figure, but stay away from portrait, off-the-shoulder, or halter necklines if your concious of your collorbones.
Phew!!! I think I have covered most :) if I have miss anyone out please let me know.
