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Have you ever felt like buying a certain dress or shirt and finally decided not to so because you feel it might not flatter your body? Personally, I always did until I worked in a lingerie store … I learned that we can definitely wear certain type of undergarments based on our body shape to create a more balanced silhouette underneath our outfit. It’s like make up! We can use mascara to enhance our lashes or bronzer to slim down our face. The same concept applies to our undergarments.
Let me share what I have observed. There are actually 4 types of body shape.
Body Shape |
The YESYES |
Hourglass
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Lucky girl! The upper and bottom part of your body are proportioned. You can go out there and buy ANY type of bra or bottoms. Maybe a little bit of padding pushing up the girls a bit more up for a nicer cleavage will not hurt. |
Apple shape
And
Ice cream cone shape
(although there is a slight difference in their shape, in terms of lingerie, I will combine them together)
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Since the upper part is fuller compare to the bottom, I will suggest going with bottoms that have more frills. Little boyshort will also be awesome. As for bras, I will recommend balconette bras for the wider shoulder issue, the straps are far apart, so visually, it will make your shoulder smaller. More structured brassiere is also a to-go thing. The thicker band will ensure everything on the side is flat out, that everything is under the wire and is pushed to the front. You will notice that you are slimmer with your clothes on. A structure bra is actually good for every type of body. See our previous post on thicker band brassieres. Even soft cup bras can look stunning on you. Guys love them! Total Bonus! |
Pear shape
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The pear shape ladies have the opposite headache of the apple shape ladies. You have to focus on adding more on the upper part of your body. Padded bras to the rescue! There are fit pants with waist control that can do magic. They might not be the sexiest thing on Earth, but they do a really good job. Wearing it underneath our clothing or under our wedding dress is perfect. Who care as long as we look HOT with our clothes on, right? You can just change back to a lacy set at night in the washroom. If you have a very small cup size, soft cup bras might not be the most flattering item in your drawer. Also, avoid frilly bottoms.
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Brick shape , but I prefer calling it straight shape (because it sounds better and it will be used to describe MY body shape)
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I feel your pain! No matter how I lose weight, my waist just get slimmer from the side view, but not from the front view. BUT, I found a little trick – CORSET! I will recommend buying a black one where you can wear underneath your cardigan or any sheer top. It will mold your body amazingly. Fit wear cincher is also another option. I can give you more details on corset on my next post. Bring on everything that can give us more shape: padded bra, boyshort, frilled bottoms… |
Again, this is my personal recommendations based on what I have observed. I hope you enjoy it.
Love, J’attire!