How to dress up if you have a pear shape figure

How to find flattering trousers

Many ladies find it hard to find trousers to fit their figure. Because it either fit your waist but not your hips and thighs, or the waist gap especially at the back and lots of creasing around the crotch area.It is always the best to fit your thigh rather than waist as you can simply take your trouser for alterations around the waist area.

Find a pair of trouser in a darker tone and with some weight, not in a thin or floppy material. So the trouser will falls smoothly.

Designs that suits are th bootleg or flared shape in a mid rise or high rise, so you can sit in peace withour worrying that the pants are riding too low.

Stretchable fabric will be more comfortable for you

Make sure the length of the pair of trouser or jeans are as long as possible but not dragging the floor. Pair it with a pair heels. The longer the leg line looks, you will appear to be more balanced.

If you cant find something of your ideal cut, you may want to try tailoring. As it is to customised to fit your figure and enhance your figure beautiful.

Choose fabric that suits you

Look for fabric that drape around you softly without clinging on to your figure. Fabrics that stand out from your body will make u look bigger.

Do not look for fabric that are shiny over your bottom half. Eg, sequins and satin. They will not look nice on your bottom half therefore you should avoid it.

Avoid leather as the material very stiff and it will add on uneccesary bulk. Unless you found a very light leather material that you can wear and make yourself beautiful.

The fabric that you choose must have some weight, if anything to light or flimsy. It will show the unflattering side or your figure.

If you find that denims are hard to find, you may want to look out for a softer type of denims with stretch material. That will most likely works on you.

Belt tips

Woman whom have a A shape figure has a small waist. This provide an excellent way to highlight it with a belt. 

You will need to try on a different varieties of belt, be it a thick or thin belt in order to know which suits you the best. If you do not wish to draw too much of attention then do not contrast the color of your belt to your clothes. If you want to highlight it more, you can opt to have a different color of belt or a funky belt buckle. 

To make your waist make smaller and have a flattering silhouette, you can get a great fitting bra to keep your bosoms 'high' up. This will do the job for you allowing you to have the illusion of a smaller waist as people will tends to concentrate on your upper body.

Balancing your hips with shoulder details

To distract people from looking at your hips area, you may try ;

puff sleeve tops

Gathered/ ruched sleeve tops

Fluted/flare sleeve just ends below your bust

Wide necklince also flatters as they draw a line out and up. Try boat necks, sweetheart necks, large cowls and wide v-necks. 

Avoid heavy gathered neckline, narrow v-necks, dolman sleeve and raglan sleeve.

Skirts and dresses

Select a A-line skirt and dresses. The skirt should follows the couture of your curves to keep it looking baggy and unshapely.  

A wrap dress is a perfect addition.to add in your wardrobe. When the dress drapes around you in such a way that your lower potion is hidden and flaunt your curves.

Avoid complicated patterns, you may opt for a solid color dress. While darker shades helps you to cover up your unflattering side but in the case of a wrap dress, you may choose a lighter color because of the A-line cutting.

The benefits of a wrap dress also enhance your cleavage. The cutting is low enough but without revealing too much. It allows you to feel sexy in the overall image.

Jackets and tops

The hipbone is the line where all tops and jackets should end on a plus size or pear shape figure as this gives an illusions of minimizing the lower potion of your body.

Avoid jackets that are too long as they do not give you a visual break. This makes your bottom half looks bigger.

Avoid cropped top as they give u the same effect as long jackets. In the case of having a pear shape figure, balancing is the important factor.

Swimming wear

Ladies, for your figure, you need not fret over a swimming wear. You can opt for a 'Tankinis' as it offers a coverage of one piece suit with the advantage of purchasing two pieces of different to accomodate your figure. You can also opt for a bold color on the top and darker color at the bottom. This draws attention upwards.

Shoulder pads

Ladies, a great way to balance up your appearance is to perk up your clothes with padding. Be it a shoulder pad or through a padded bra. The extra lift will help you to dress up in a more flattering way.

With a padded bra or shoulder pad, it actually gives you the illusion that your shoulder is slightly wider. With the right top that your wear, prople around will tends to focus upward then concentrate on your lower body. This also apply to if you wear a padded bra. These actually helps you to look proportionate.

With a pear shapre figure, ladies might want to choose to wear heels or knee-high boots. This will helps to create a elongated silhouette. If you choose to wear accessories, you may want to opt for something more chunky braclets or bangle, funky earring. Shawls/scarves and necklace are welcome too! Just do not over accessorize because you do not want to look busy. The idea of accessorizing to create a balance by adding embellishments to your best body parts.

Lastly, The don'ts for pear shape figure

Do not wear loud prints or light color on the bottom

Do not wear pants that narrow down at the bottom, this will make your hip looks bigger and people will concentrate on that part.

Do not wear pants that settle above your waist

Do not wear mini skirts that fit tightly around your lower half