Hourglass Body Shape
"How to Dress Your Proportional Body Shape. Flaunt it!"
An Hourglass Body Shape is considered to be the most ideal body shape because of its proportions, both upper and lower half are approximately in line with each other.
Compared to for example an inverted triangle or a pear shape, there is no "dragging point" in your frame that draws too much attention, well, except for your defined feminine waist!
But even though you have the classic body shape you still might want to take a look at my best fashion advice on
how to bring out the best in your figure, from emphasizing your wonderful waist to looking curvier or slimmer.
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What Does it Mean to Have an Hourglass Body Shape?
It means that both your upper and lower half parts have approximately the same width.
Your waist is also defined.
You have the potential to dress like a luscious Marilyn Monroe or Italian movie-star!
When you gain weight, the fat usually stores evenly throughout your well-proportional curves.
The "Ideal" Body Shape
Your figure is considered to be the most ideal body shape because it's proportional - your bust, shoulders and hips are in balance with each other along with a defined waist. Your waist is 8" to 12" smaller than your hip or bust measurements.
In fact, along with Pear Shapes, your body is considered womanly because of the curves from the waist up and waist down. Many fashion stylists strive to
create an hourglass silhouette on their clients!
 Celebrities with an hourglass body shape: Megan Fox, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Halle Berry, Kate Winslet, Jessica Biel
Image credits: Danjaq/LLC United Artists Corporation, Lester Cohen for wireimage, Dimitrios Kambouris for wireimage,
Kevin Mazur for wireimage
As you can see, there are both slimmer (Megan Fox) and curvier (Salma Hayek) versions of hourglass body shape. So regardless of all the rumours going on about hourglass shapes, yes, they all come in different sizes, and no, you don't need to have a big bust to be an hourglass!
How to Dress Your Hourglass Body Shape
Your body figure is much easier to clothe than other shapes, but your best bet when it comes to dressing your shape is to flaunt your classic proportionate body shape by using your waist as a focal point.
Take a look at my fashion tips on how to get the most out of your body shape!
 Your waist as focal point
Jessica Biel is wearing a full skirt with wide waist band and a fitted tank top to show off her toned shoulders.
Scarlet Johansson emphasizes her waist with a cinched floral shift dress with full hemline.
Halle Berry does a double-take with a fitted corset dress suited for her slim hourglass body shape, and a long black
belted cardigan.
Image credit:Kevin Mazur for wireimage, Celebutopia, Allesia Paradisia/ABACA
Tip: You can also wear shapewear underneath your clothes. Celebs favorite look-hot-and-trim in a snap accessory :-)
Enhance your best features
Accentuate what you like about your body and face with clothing and accessories.
Click here for detailed on how to do this. It's called "Enhance & Minimize"-trick.
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Wireimage
Instead of showing off her extremely fit hourglass body, Megan Fox does it modestly with a red, slightly baggy belted jumpsuit.
She chose a short jumpsuit to show off her lean legs.
Scarlet Johansson makes the best out of her body -- emphasizing both breasts and butt -- by wearing a dress with deep neckline and
fitted cut to enhance her curves. I wouldn't recommend it for everyday wear as it can
attract unwanted attention. However, it looks fabulous on special occasions.
Dress your vertical body shape and height
You may have the ideal body shape but you also need to consider your vertical body shape (are you short legged-long waisted? Or long legged-short legged?) as well as your height.
If you're petite stick to slim and straight fitted bottoms and dresses, small prints (medium but vertical prints if you're a plus size) and preferably above or on the knee-length hemlines!
If you're a plus size avoid dainty, small details and prints.
Best Clothes for Your Hourglass Body Shape
Waist belts.
Wide and skinny belts worn around your waist will accentuate your beautiful hourglass shape. If you're petite get the smallest wide belt.
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Celebutopia, wireimage, bigpicturesphoto
Tip: The best way to wear a belt for your body shape, is wearing it around the thinnest part of your waist.
Wrap tops and dresses
They flatter your shape, creating a smooth and sexy silhouette
Belted tops, dresses, sweaters, shirts, coats
Such as nipped jackets, for example a trenchcoat which elegantly flatter your body shape.
Image credits:
Celebutopia, wireimage, flynetpictures
Almost all type of skirts
Such as pencil, A-line, circle, tiered. When wearing pencil skirt tuck in your blouse and accentuate your waist
with a skinny belt. Have in mind that the tapered skirt style will emphasize your curves so if you're self-conscious about them select a skirt with a
flare hem to add balance to your figure.
All types of jeans and
pants.
Flare leg, wide leg and bootcut will make your hips look slimmer because of the slight flare at the hemline.
However skinnys will enhance your curves.
Image credits:
theinsider, WENN
Tip: If you must wear skinny pants or anything straight and tight (cigarette cut), balance the look with something loose-fitted
or something that pulls attention back up again (chest, face). Skinny leg pants and jeans tend to make your body shape look wide-hipped and bottom-heavy.
But it's not a problem if you're proud and confident about your curves ;-)
Jessica Simpson pulls it off with flared leg jeans paired with a black puffed shoulder shirt.
Katherine Heigl makes sure to balance her hourglass body shape by adding an oversized, light colored sweater and tan brown boots.
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