Personal profile for Client I.

Style keywords

Silhouette

Hourglass - Your shoulders and hips are aligned and your waist is clearly defined.  

Celebrities with an hourglass silhouette:

  • Sofia Vergara

  • Tyra Banks

  • Deepika Padukone

  • Katrina Kaif

  • Jennifer Lawrence

  • Kate Winslet

  • Anuja Joshi

  • America Ferrera

  • Jessica Lucas

  • Disha Patani

  • Helen Mirren

  • Jane Fonda

Style approach

Control your curves. Play them up or play them down and highlight your midsection. It should be your focal point. Or elongate your frame by minimizing your curves.

Draw attention with: lighter/brighter colors, prints, texture, skin

Minimize attention with: darker colors, stiffer fabrics

Colors

Pieces

TOPS

Show off your shape and maximize your curves. Or, choose to minimize your curves and elongate your frame.

  • Tailored shirts

  • Form fitted tops with darts

  • Cinched, banded or belted blouses

  • V-necks and open necklines

  • Three quarter length sleeves

  • Diagonal cut sleeves

  • Flutter sleeves

Avoid:

  • Loose blouses that billow or flare from the bust line.

  • trapeze tops which add bulk.

To maximize the bust line:

  • Bright and light tops

  • Horizontal stripes and prints

  • Asymmetrical tops

  • Ruffled and pleated blouses

  • Details at the bust

  • Low cut necklines

To minimize the bust line: 

  • Vertical or diagonal stripes or details

  • Solid tops in neutral or deep colors

  • Wrap styles and tailored options with darts

  • Deep shawl collars

  • Try tops with a hidden closure inside to avoid gaping (buttons, velcro, etc.)

  • Opt for structured tops with extra stretch to offer more room at the bust

  • Avoid shiny fabrics

PANTS

  • Go with pants that show off your curves

  • Flare pants or jeans

  • Ankle length trousers

  • Slim fit bootleg cuts

  • Wide leg pants with a fitted waist

  • Joggers

  • Draped pants that still highlight your shape

  • Skinny jeans

  • Options with stretch will avoid gaping at the waist (especially on jeans)

  • Consider tailoring the waist of your pants to address any gaping, if necessary

Avoid: Short shorts or extra short minis

SKIRTS

Keep things elegant with skirts that show your shape and maintain balance.

  •  Pencil skirts

  • Tulip skirts

  • Maxi skirts

  • Hemlines just above to just below the knee

Avoid:

  • Boxy mini skirts that don’t show your shape

DRESSES / JUMPSUITS

Opt for pieces that reinforce your hourglass shape or those that maintain balance while minimizing curves on the top and bottom.

  • Wrap dresses- Instant hourglass.

  • Fit and flare styles including A-line- Another perfect style to reinforce your balanced frame.

  • Belted options- Show off your small waist with a belt.

  • Sheath and tailored cuts- Keep it classy and flattering with these pieces that minimize all over.

  • Anything that highlights your waist- A belt, a scarf or details at the waist are all wins.

  • Color blocking- Choose light or bright colors at your waist and darker colors overall to maximize or the opposite approach to minimize.  

  • Well tailored options- If pieces are oversized, they will make you look larger than you are. Go with tailored pieces.

  • Jumpsuits that reinforce your natural balance by drawing the eye to your top and bottom halves equally.

  • Feminine styles

Avoid: Shapeless choices, masculine styles. Overly embellished at the top and minimal at the bottom.

To minimize the bust line: 

  • Solid top portion of the dress in neutral or deep colors

  • Vertical or diagonal stripes or details

  • Wrap styles and tailored options with darts

  • Deep shawl collars

  • Vertical patterns or monochromatic to elongate

To maximize the bust line: 

  • Bright and light colors on top

  • Horizontal stripes and prints

  • Asymmetrical neckline

  • Ruffled and pleated on top

  • Details at the bust

  • Boat, crew, high and low cut necklines

JACKETS

Go with more feminine cuts that are true to your style, when you can

  • Tailored blazers that button under the bust line

  • Jackets that highlight your waist

  • Cropped jackets that show off your waist

  • Long, draped jackets

Avoid: Baggy, jackets that are not tailored well to fit your curves, masculine styles (unless paired with more feminine pieces)

SHOES

Enjoy yourself!

  • As long as you are maintaining balance with your top half, you can wear most shoes

  • If you are wearing an over the knee boot, aim for them to reach the thinnest part of the thigh

  • Calf high boots that are angled at the top are elongating

ACCESSORIES

Another great way for you to have fun

  • Anything that highlights your midsection: contrasting skinny belts, bold wide belts, scarf at the waist

  • Bold accessories

  • Bracelets, rings, earrings, all work well on you

Avoid: Accessories that throw off your natural balance. If wearing a bulky scarf, wear attention getting shoes.

To Maximize the bust line:

  • Wear a delicate necklace

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