Apple's Here V come for Rescue

Apple or V shape (triangle downward): Apple shaped women have broad(er) shoulders compared to their (narrower) hips. Also called "TOP HEAVY". Apple shaped women tend to have slim legs/thighs, while the abdomen and chest look larger compared to the rest of the body. Fat is mainly distributed in the abdomen, chest, and face.

If you have an apple shaped-body,  you should be proud of your full figure and  get ready to flaunt it knowing what to show off,  If you want to know how to really dress to flatter your apple-shaped body, then read along

A lot of time we just assume we are an apple, So before starting know the difference between the most common confusion between an apple and a pear  An apple shaped-body is heavy in the middle and above the waist, while a pear-shaped body is heavier below the waist and in the upper thighs. Here are some other characteristics of the apple-shaped body.

• A wide torso
• Broad shoulders
• An average-to-fuller bust
• An undefined waist
• Thinner arms and legs
• A flat bottom
• Hips that are narrower than your bust
• You don't have to have a very large belly to be apple shaped -- it just means that your center of gravity, or your extra weight, resides in your belly area

Draw attention away from your middle. To dress your apple-shaped body, you'll want to take attention away from your torso, belly region , since it's already full. To draw attention away from your middle, avoid low waists, high-cut shirts, or any fabric length that cuts off below or above your middle. You need to  distract people from your middle by directing their attention elsewhere or by creating more definition in your waistline. Avoid wearing an outfit with a different pattern in the belly area. This will draw more attention to your belly. Avoid wearing thick belts, which will draw more attention to your middle. Avoid clingy shirts or dresses, which will also draw attention to your middle. You can wear a textured fabric, such as a woven material, to draw more attention away from your middle. T-shirts that are ruched in the middle will also give definition to your middle.Though your shirt or top shouldn't be clingy, it shouldn't be boxy, baggy, or formless, either. If it's too loose, you'll only look more shapeless and your waist will look bigger. Instead, pick a shirt or top that flows downward from your bust, like a top with a high-waistline, empire waist, or A-line. Here are some things to keep in mind as you choose the shape of your top: 

• A shirt or dress that has a tie at the waist will also help add definition to your figure.
• Your tops should fall lower than your hip bones.
• You can wear a long flowing top that falls below your bottom, or even a tunic shirt.
• Wear tops with flare or cuff sleeves.
• Choose a top with pretty shoulder details, like sequins or flowers.

 
Emphasize your bust. An apple-shaped body, usually has a great bust, so don't be afraid to flaunt it. Showing off your bust will not only emphasize one of your most amazing features, but it will also take attention away from your middle. To emphasize your bust, you should wear v-necks, plunging necklines, or A-line dresses, to lengthen your body and draw attention to your bust.Wear shirts or dresses that  are flow from below bust expanding at the waist. Remember that drawing attention to your bust is different from looking top-heavy. You need not pile on with jewellery and be too much on it either. Whether you're wearing a top or a dress, there are a few rules for wearing a top that flatters your bust and draws attention from your waist line. Wear tops with v-necks, plunging necklines, strapless, scoop, or tops with narrow bodices. This will draw more attention to your bust and elongate your upper body. Avoid: tops with a halter, very high necklines, decorated neckline, off-the shoulder cut, or boat neck. This will make your shoulders broader and will draw too much attention to your chest.
 
Show off your legs. A great pair of legs often comes with the apple-shaped body. So, whether you're tall or on the shorter side, don't be afraid to show off your great legs. You can do this with a pair of short-shorts, or high heels that lengthen your body and balance out your bottom half. Don't minimize your legs by wearing big heavy boots, leggings, or skinny jeans. This will only make your legs look smaller. Wearing right pair of shoes is equally essential for an apple shaped. Creating a  balance on your lower body by wearing shoes that emphasize your legs is what you need. Wear: platform shoes, wedges, calf-length boots, ballet flats, clogs, and strappy sandals. All of these will let you show off your legs and create a fuller bottom. But definitely avoid kitten heels, buckle boots or any shoes that will make your feet look too big. This will in turn make your legs look smaller and draw even more attention to your waist.

To Summarize :

Dos for an Apple

• Show off your legs; your legs are your best asset, draw attention to them by wearing short skirts and shorts.
• Wear belts to define the waistline, choose the narrowest part of your stomach area; this is generally right under the bust area for an apple.
• Fasten belts at the side if possible so as not to add bulk to your middle area.
• Wear stripes on your lower half, these will add width to your lower half making your body appear more balanced.
• If your bust is nice and full, and have awesome cleavage then show it off! Wear a low cut neckline and draw attention upwards away from your stomach.
• Wear flared bottoms, skirts/trousers to balance out broad shoulders.
• Wear layers – layering cardigans and jackets over slouchy tops really diminish stomach bulk and also create a smart tailored chic look.

Don’ts for a Apple

• Don’t wear halter-neck's blouses,  tops or dresses. This simply adds extra broadness to the shoulder area.
• Don’t wear baggy, oversized bottoms  trousers or jeans – you want to show off your best features not hide them.
• Don’t wear very tight or extra skinny trousers, they over emphasise the legs and by comparison make your stomach seem bigger.
• NEVER EVER wear horizontal stripes on your upper body.
• Don’t wear leggings as pants, they will make you look like some comic character inspite of those awesome legs.
• Don’t wear tight top. Highlighting fatter areas is never a smart idea.
• Don’t wear trousers that are too tight on the waistline as this will give you the cup cake look!

Now, you have been given the wisdom to make the correct choices, go ahead and look fantabulous. ;)

Body Shape

Body Shapes is a a very complex phenomenon defining a persons body silhouette. Knowing ones Body Shape, will indeed help know oneself better and  know ones flaws and things to flaunt, and hence dress oneself the appropriate way. Looking good will not only get you compliments but will help one attain self confidence and eventually be comfortable with one's one body type.

Body Shapes are in general classified as Hourglass, Apple, Pear/ Triangle, Inverted Triangle, Daimond, Banana/Rectangle Shaped etc.

How do you know which shape r u!! Simply Read the description below, and check your measurements, making it simpler, just look at your body in front of mirror and see which are your  prominent features

 
The Hourglass is a awesomest shape that most women long to have –  A super curvaceous figure with appropriate bust, curvy waist and wide hips. Often termed as 36-26-36 or 34-24-34. only 8 per cent of women have a true hourglass figure. Famous Celeb's with hour glass figure include Marilyn Monroe, Kelly Brook, Sophia Loren, NIgella Lawson, Malliaka Arora Khan, Deepika padukone,Shilpa shetty

Nicole Kidman: Rectangle Body Shape

 
The Apple shape  is for women who are Heavy on Top but have small hips and thighs. Usually a typical apple-shaped  tend to store fat in their mid-section and usually have long and thin legs and arms. The assets that most women with apple shapes should enhance are their calves, ankles and cleavage. Look in the mirror and check out where most of your fat hangs out. If it’s by your tummy mostly versus your thighs and hips, you are probably an apple! Around 14% of women have apple shaped body. Celebs like Catherine Zeta Jones, Melanie Griffith and Drew Barrymore have apple-shaped  figures, Kate winslet,Elizabeth hurley, Sushmita sen,Jacqueline fernandez


Rectangle shapes are women who have an athletic figure and have an equally distributed weight throughout their body with lesser curves. Because of the straight lines, the rectangle body shape is also called banana or ruler shape.This shape lack curves (chest, waist, hips and bottom)  which may make them look less feminine. Celebs with such bodies include Cara Delevingne and Keira Knightley.,Karisma kapoor ,Preity zinta, Nicole kidman, Natalie portman,
         
Pear Shaped  or Triangle are women who are bottom-heavy with plump thighs and petite breasts, they have narrow shoulders with wide hips.
About 20% of women have a pear-shaped figure. Think of Beyonce and Rihanna with normal upper bodies but with most weight on their bottoms and thighs enhancing that area the most. Vidya balan,Rani mukherji are also part of this body shape

Rani Mukherjee: Pear Shaped Body Type

Inverted Triangle, The bearer of large breasts, a generous tummy and a broad back to support your ample front. You’re an inverted triangle. Balance your figure and draw attention to your gorgeous pins with a pair of sexy stilettos. Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pamela Anderson, Audrina Patridge are celeb's with this body shape.

Daimond Shape, your hips are broader than your bust and shoulders and you have a full midsection. You have a tendency to gain weight on stomach, back, hips and buttocks. Your waist is undefined and the widest part of your frame. You carry some weight in your upper legs, but your lower legs are shapely and one of your most attractive features. You also have proportionately slender, shapely arms. Celeb's with Daimond shaped body are  Oprah, Liz Hurley, Rosie O'Donnell, Jennifer Hudson.

Petite shapes are women who are short and have small frames.Amrita Rao, Eva Longoria, Queen Latifah or Anne Hathaway all belong to this body shape.
The “H” body shape When the bust, shoulders and hips are similarly sized with no waist line it is an ‘H’ shaped body.
The “V” shaped body The bust and the shoulders are larger as compared to the hips in this body type.

Smaller torso and wider bottom If you have a smaller torso and a wider bottom with average sized breasts, a willowy waist and narrow shoulders you fall into the category of the smaller torso and wider bottom body type. Also the thighs and the hips tend to be fuller as compared to the breasts of such body typed women.
Larger torso and smaller bottom You fall in this category when you have a larger torso and a comparatively smaller bottom.

You need not get Panicked knowing about your true body shape, cause our next blog deals with Do's n Don'ts of each Body Shape.

Fashion N Style

Our First Blog, Dat starts nothing but what we deal with. We often regard Fashion and Style as something thats Synonymous to each other. But nah! Fashion is what you buy and Style is what you do with it.

We always grow up to check high end fashion from elite fashion magazine, Pg3 covers of news papers or else the glamorous glitzy events, awards and shows. We look up for Fashion in Celeb's from Hair nail and wardrobe.

But Fashion is a danty looking thing till its stylized well. That's where "Style" falls in. D pompous classy London style of Posh to d complete oomph in desi style of Vidya Balan, Dat's what all style is about. Vidya's Sabya outfits wouldnt have been d way it is till she creates dat correct look and attitude for it. Thats what Style is all about.

Fashion is a popular style or practice, what makes it work is the Style. A lot of times, we go crazy and buy over anything that's in Fashion lingo been called "its in" and i really doubt if we even wear them. For eg. D current craze for Neon's, Have seen women d so called Fashionable women being glowing like a glow worm from top to bottom in their fluorescents. But dude, that's were u get raided by d FASHION POLICE.. A complete Fashion faux pah Disasters happen in buying, but I dont agree that they can happen in wearing.

The correct accessorize n make up can save you from such disasters. Even something like so unfashionable in your wardrobe can be reworked to make you look awesome. So what matters is correct attitude that builds your style.

Here are few Common Blunders we intend to make to look fashionable:

1. Showing Too much: Showing too much of anything is just gonna make heads turn for you, and you too embarrassed to handle it. Unless thats what you wnat. Instead learn your body type, now whats the awesome assets you have and flaunt them. We recommend, Flaunting a flat belly if you have one with short tops or a plunging neckline if u have d correct cleavage, or a backless top for d one with perfectly polished back. Definitely you cant have all of this in one.!!!

2. Being Stuck in Past: I mean by wardrobe, we often get too attached with r wardrobes, forgetting clothes wear out and we change out body shapes too. Something that looked good on you before, may not necessarily good look on you today! PLEASE let your past behind and move on..

3. Improper Fits:  Too large, too small – it doesn’t really matter, the point is that both can and do look bad and, even worse, make you look bad! Don’t hide in the folds of your baggy outfit and don’t try to squeeze yourself into something just for the sake of being able to say “I’m a size so-and-so”. Your outfit needs to have shape and structure, it needs to show off your best parts, flatter your curves and be kind to your critical spots.

4. Bling!!: I really admire people who have the talent of mixing and match things, but being in India, we know what a BLING!!! means. Too much of anything is juz a big NO! I am sure none of us wanna look like a christmas tree. Playing up your outfit with a couple of carefully chosen pieces of jewelry is a definite DO.

5. Peek a boo-boo: Well, this right here might easily be the worst fashion mistake ever and I believe you’ll agree! Choosing the right underwear isn’t rocket science and although matching individual garments can sometimes prove to be tough work, your entire effort goes down the drain if you neglect this crucial thing!

6. Making up with Your MAKE UP: Remember make up is usually used to highlight or hide the flaws n flaunts.. too many things together hmmm if you do get inspired by GAGA!!!

Remember we really dont want to make a mockery out of us in r so called assumptions of Fashion, just get it right and der it goes...

 

 

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