Personal profile for Client I.

Style keywords

Silhouette

Hourglass with extra curves on the bottom (AKA hourglass/triangle). Your shoulders are narrower than your hips and your waist is smaller than both.

Celebrities with an hourglass silhouette:

  • Adele,

  • Jennifer Hudson,

  • Ashley Graham

  • Dascha Polanco

  • Jennifer Lopez

Celebrities with a triangle silhouette:

  • Jennifer Love Hewitt

  • American Ferrera

  • Kelly Clarkson

  • Michelle Obama

  • Christina Aguilera

Style approach

Draw attention to your top half and show off your small waist while minimizing your bottom half.

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

Minimize attention with: darker colors, stiffer fabrics.

Colors

Pieces

TOPS

Go for visual interest on top with vibrant shades, lighter hues and high contrast patterns above your natural waistline.

  • Tailored shirts or blazers (especially those made for larger busted women to avoid gaping)

  • Form fitted tops with darts

  • Cinched, banded or belted blouses

  • V-necks and open necklines

  • Three quarter length sleeves

  • Plunging necklines

  • Bold shoulders or shoulder details

  • Tops with embellishments or ruffles

  • Flutter, princess or puff sleeves.

  • Tie neck blouses

  • Asymmetrical necklines

  • Horizontal , diagonal stripes

  • Cowl neck

  • Tops that are gathered at the waistline (not the hips)

  • Prints that are proportional to your frame

Avoid: Black tops with brighter bottoms, throwing off your balance

Maximize the bust line with:

    • bright and light tops

    • details at the bust

    • horizontal stripes and prints

    • Form fitting tops

    • Low cut necklines

Minimize the bust line with:

    • Vertical or diagonal stripes or details

    • Shawl collars

    • Darker colors

    • Looser fitting tops

PANTS

Show off your curves with well tailored pieces. 

  • Straight leg or bootcut

  • Flat front pants or trousers

  • High rise pants and jeans

  • Jeans with a higher rise, wide band and higher in the back.

  • Jeans with double buttons

  • Pants with a stripe down the side/ tuxedo pants

  • Tailored pants with a wide leg/ sailor pants

  • Darker colors, less contrast

  • Wool or denim hold their shape and aren't too clingy

  • Structured bottoms

  • If wearing leggings, High waisted leggings or jeggings with spandex

  • Wide leg pants

  • Prints that are proportional to your frame

  • Draped pants that skim your shape without adding unnecessary volume

  • Cigarette pants

Avoid:

  • Short shorts

  • Whiskering on denim at your stomach

  • Low rise pants/jeans

  • Embellishment or contrast stitching on areas you don’t want to highlight

  • Pleats, side pockets or anything that adds volume to hips.

  • Pants that are not well tailored/ poor fit.

  • Fabrics that are too clingy.


SKIRTS

As with pants, show off your curves with well tailored pieces. 

  • A-line skirts

  • Hemlines just above or below the knee are most flattering

  • Draping across the belly

  • Darker colors, less contrast

  • Pencil skirts

  • Peplum styles

  • Wear your skirts at your smallest point

  • Belted skirts

  • Full, high- waisted skirts that skim your hips and aren't oversized

Avoid:

  • Gathered pleated skirts

  • Bubble skirts

  • Voluminous skirts without lift or anything that adds volume to your lower, dominant half.

  • Boxy choices that don’t show your curves

DRESSES

Flirty, feminine dresses look best on you as they flatter your frame.

  • Fit and flare style including A line dresses

  • Wrap dresses

  • Belted options that belt at your waist, not your hips

  • Sheath and tailored cuts

  • Anything that highlights your waist

  • Color blocking with light or bright colors at your waist or your top half and darker colors overall

  • Well tailored options.

  • Prints that are proportional to your frame

  • Draping or ruching across the belly

  • Asymmetrical options

  • Peplum

  • Off the shoulder, strapless (with proper support)

  • Ruffles, frills, design elements on top

  • Trapeze dresses

  • One shoulder options

  • Deep plunging necklines

Avoid:

  • Drop waist dresses which conceal your natural waistline and draw attention to the widest part of your body.

  • Tunics that cling to your stomach or hips. Otherwise, tunics can work.

  • Embellishment on areas you don’t want to highlight

  • Oversized options

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 for visual interest on top.

  • Knit blazers

  • Jackets (especially leather) with knit fabric along the arms to provide more movement without losing shape

  • Tailored blazers that button under the bust line

  • Jackets that highlight your waist

  • Solid jackets in neutral or deep colors

  • Diagonal stripes or details

  • Wrap styles and tailored jackets with darts

  • Deep shawl collars

  • If seams hit at the outside edge of your shoulder, they will minimize your stomach

  • Draping across the belly or draping at the neck

  • Peplum style

  • Bold shoulders or shoulder details

  • High contrast colors and prints

  • Statement necklines, fur collars or contrast colors

  • Longer jackets that end below your hips

  • Asymmetrical jackets

  • Deep plunging necklines

  • Knee length or ankle length jackets or cardigans (dusters)

Avoid: Jackets that end right at your hips- your widest part,  Baggy, untailored jackets

To minimize the bust line: 

  • Solid jackets in neutral or deep colors

  • Vertical or diagonal stripes or details

  • Wrap styles and tailored jackets with darts

  • Deep shawl collars

SHOES

As long as you opt for feminine options, most shoes work well for you.

  • Narrow, pointed or sleek flats

  • Heels elongate you

  • Nude shoes

  • When wearing jeggings or leggings, pair with chunkier heels or wedges to balance your proportions.

    Avoid:

  • Heavy shoes with overly rounded toes, square toes or shoes that create a boxy effect overall.

ACCESSORIES

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

  • Bold accessories

  • Statement necklaces and/or earrings

  • Long necklaces and scarves.

  • Invest in great bras and undergarments to help you look and feel your best.

  • Opt for full length camis/ shapers to smooth out curves.

Avoid: Low slung belts that hit at your stomach, rather than your waist.

To Maximize the bust line:

  • Wear a delicate necklace

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