Whether you love them or hate them, I think we can all agree – we still want them to look good. Some of us want to show them off, some of us might want to cover them up, or maybe you want them to look bigger or smaller.
Everyone is different, and also has different desires when it comes to their chest. Dressing for our shape can be the point of frustration for so many women. We all have to contend with hips, stomach and breasts which may lead to a disdain for the said body part. I want women to understand their shape so they can better dress the specifics!
Once you know your shape, you can start having fun with it! It can be really straightforward; like art, drawing attention to one place and distracting from another by using certain techniques! Think about colour and patterns to help draw the eye to and also away from certain body parts.
Paola
Issue: wants to have a fuller bust.
Tips:
- To create a look of more volume, use the garment to your advantage.
- Structure pieces wear well.
- Also, prints, textures, and design details strategically placed, can add interest and can even create curves.
- Choose tops that have pocket flaps or ruffles to create an illusion of a fuller bust.
- Ruffles or statement puff sleeves and shoulders and interest to the upper body.
- Allowing the top to be more blousooney works really well with adding volume.
Haem
Issue: has an hourglass shape, so finding dresses that fit both her bust and her tiny waist is difficult.
Tips:
- The goal is to draw the focus to the waist with our adding extra volume to the bust.
- Look for dresses that wrap at the bust and then extend past the knee.
- Other silhouettes that work are
- A high fitted crew neck works to lengthen out the bust line and again, extend the item down past the knee.
- Avoid boxy styles or shapeless clothing
- An oversized blazer is just that and works perfectly with a more fitted dress underneath. A silky dress that is printed will drape and also offer a distraction to the
Kori
Issue: would like to understand which pieces will simply fit her busts.
Tips:
- If the item is not fitted under the breasts, the clothing will hang off of them making the whole body look big. That’s one problem women with bigger busts encounter – is how to dress the bust
without losing sight of the waist. - Softer fabrics are more complimentary because they drape as opposed to stiffer or thicker fabrics that add more structure or volume which is not helpful at all.
- A silky dress that is printed will drape nicely and also offer a distraction to the depth of the bust.
- For this size of the breast, anything too high on the neck will make it look like the breasts seem like they are sitting low.
