How to dress an hourglass figure

Stylists are always talking about dressing for your body shape. After all, you want to wear something that will flatter you and show off all the gorgeous best bits of your body! If people seem to like this post I may do more for different body types.

Body Types

Hourglass figures have curvy roughly the same size bust and hips and a small waist (most websites say 9" smaller than your bust). If your bust and hips are similar sizes but your waist isn't quite as teeny as this you may be a rectangle body type. An hourglass figure is the rarest one although back in the 40s when diet was different it was the most common. The average British woman is an apple shape carrying most of their weight on her upper body. The average body type varies across different countries.

Here are a few ideas of what I think may suit someone with an hourglass figure.

1. Clingy Fabrics

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Fabrics like this that cling to your body are an easy way to flaunt your curvy silhouette. Why not add a crazy jacket?

2. Peplums

Dresses that already have an hourglass shape - clinching in at the waist and going out at the hips will emphasis where your body goes in and out. The peplum detailing on this dress does just that.

A more casual way to way peplums is with jeans and a top. If you've seen my blog before you'll know I'm a big fan of this look.

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I was having a bit of a bad hair day so I thought why not embrace it and go for a wild hair look ;)

3. Pencil Skirts

Hourglass figures will suit most skirts but especially the pencil skirt.Teaming your pencil skirt with a bralette shows off your slim waist.

Also try V necklines, they're great for hourglass figures and if you prefer you can show your curves with some subtle cleavage.

I hope you all have great fun loving your body and dressing to suit it!

Thanks for reading,
Q x

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Outfit of the day: skater skirt, top and ribbon tights

Heya! Here is an outfit I wore to college.

I think that tucked in high-waisted skirt create a really lovely silhouette. I love skater skirts because they are super for all sorts of body shapes. Skater skirts draw you in at the waist creating or enhancing an hourglass figure.

I wore a casual top with the outfit because it was for college so I didn't want it look more suited to going out somewhere a bit nicer. Logo t-shirts like this Superdry one I'm wearing are great because they are really versatile and can also be worn with jeans or shorts.

I haven't bought any of these clothing items recently so I found some similar stuff you may like:

Logo tops

Jukupop.com do lots of fun t-shirts that are retro style or have fun prints on like this spongebob one:

http://www.jukupop.com/womens-c4/t-shirts-c13/freeze-ladies-spongebob-squarepants-buddies-t-shirt-yellow-p2379

Skater skirts

Love this sleek wet look monochrome skirt from misguided. Misguided have a really good variety of skirts so if you're looking for a skirt it might be a good place to check out.
http://www.missguided.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/65445/s/rosie-wet-look-monochrome-skater-skirt/category/501/

Thanks for reading! Love you,
Q x