Triangle (Pear)
Bottoms
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Style
style
- Wear simple styles.
- Wear plain, flat fronted, flared or bootleg, full legline or ankle length is best.
- Wear straight leg jeans with high heels.
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waist
Waist
Wear mid rise styles. Low waist jeans can make bottom look smaller.
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color
Color
Choose dark colors. Dark bootcut denim is best.
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avoid
Avoid
- Avoid patterns and turn ups.
- Avoid belt loops, creases, pleats, gathers, pockets. You can wear soft pleated.
- Avoid light, pale, washed design detail jeans. Can wear faded jeans below knees.
- Avoid tight and straight tapered pants, high waist pants.
Tops and Shirts
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Style
style
- Wear tight tops ending at top of your hips to emphasize well defined waist. 3/4th length is best.
- Wear gathers at tummy to hide your tummy.
- Wear straight yolks, back yolks, back belts in waist.
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color
Color
Wear light colors like white, light pink, orange, red, electric blue on top.
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avoid
Avoid
- Avoid lengths that end at your bum and baggy tops.
Skirts
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Style
style
- Wear with flip are best.
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Length
Length
Wear straight tapered knee length or between knee and mid calf. Go for volume full and flowing.
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avoid
Avoid
- Avoid short, tight skirts. Avoid short miniskirts that end on your hips or widest part of your legs.
- Avoid tube, pencil, fishtail and tight skirts.
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Most flattering
Most flattering
A line skirts maxi skirts, gypsy skirts.
Dresses
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Style
style
- Choose dress that skims over lower half of body.
- Separates work better.
- Wear a dress that widens below to balance it with heavy hips and thigh.
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avoid
Avoid
- Avoid sheath dress and bias cut dress.
- Avoid tiered flouncy bottoms.
- Avoid straight cut.
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Most flattering
Most flattering
Wear empire, wrap styles, Strapless, spaghetti straps, halter neck dress, skater dress, A line dress, exposed shoulders look great, tunic dress.
Jackets & Coats
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Style
style
- Jackets fitted at waist look good as they accentuate your waist.
- Wear horizontal stripes work well on top.
- Wear patterns up.
- Double breasted jackets.
- Try adding shrugs and gilets to a plain top. Wear layered tops with short jackets.
- Jackets are great as they give structure to shoulder.
- Wear small waist belt of same color as trouser.
- Wear bells and kimonos sleeves, puffed and ruched and voluminous sleeves to balance out, cap sleeves, 3/4th length, dropped, batman.
- Wear breast pocket, shoulder pads and tucks.
- Have details around cuffs and breast.
- Wear stiff fabric and garments with stretch.
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Length
Length
The jackets should end above or below widest part of your hips and bottom. Long jackets that past hips work well. Wear till waist length 3 qtr covering hip and bottom.
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color
Color
Wear light/ bright colors on top. Vests should be in dark color to contrast with what's underneath. Wear bright colors inside.
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Lapels, Collars and necklines
Lapels, Collars and necklines
- Go for wide lapels and collars and structured shoulders.
- Details like faux fur collars, contrasting fur collars look great.
- Wear low necklines to emphasize your bust. Wear boat, square, scoop, V, cowl, and strapless necks, bardot,sweetheart, round collars, big shawls
- Wear big collars.
- Wear detailed neckline, buttons or lapels. Wear bust enhancing necklines.
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avoid
Avoid
- Avoid shorter jackets and coats that end on bum. You can wear shorter jackets that hit a few inches above your hipbone.
- Avoid straight cut and boxy coats.
- Avoid raglan sleeve and drop sleeves.
- Avoid straight funnel coats.
- Avoid skinny lapels.
- Avoid side pockets at hip.
- Avoid clingy fabric like lycra as they will emphasize curves.
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Most flattering
Most flattering
Cropped jackets, trapeze jackets, Princess and high waistline coats in A line, Coachmen coats, fitted vests & jackets, belted coats, Hoods, waistcoats, empire lines, wraps, Trench coats.
Accessories
Wear bright colored scarf, sparkling broach. Wear earrings and nice eye makeup.
Shoes
Wear medium to chunky heel platforms or wedges. Wear long simple single colored knee boots (neutral color). Wear square/ pointed toe shoes.
Handbags
Wear clutch bags and shoulder bags that sit on your waist. Wear chunky styles with many details.
Belts
Wear slim belts as of same color as pants to de emphasize wider area. Wear belts on waistline and not hips.
Shorts
Knee length shorts work well. Avoid fancy hems.