How to dress an Apple shaped body

The apple shaped figure is also described as V shape or downward triangle because of the ratios of shoulders, waist, hips and legs .

The apple body shape is characterized by broad shoulders, a large bust, narrow hips, slim thighs, a flat rear end and an undefined waistline. Famous females with apple body shapes include Oprah Winfrey,  Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah , Doly Parton , Amber Riley, Kate Upton and Rosie O’Donnell.

Apple shaped women also tend to have slim legs and thighs , whilst the abdomen and chest look larger compared to the rest of the body.

Celebrities with an apple-shaped body include Amy Schumer, Oprah, Mindy Kaling, Drew Barrymore, Adele, Queen Latifah, Kate Winslet, and Missy Elliott. When it comes to styling apple shapes, life is really sweet. It is all about playing up the bust area and emphasising the arms and legs.

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 Characteristics of The Apple Shape

• Your shoulders are ususually two or more inches wider than your hips.
• You have a strong upper body.
• You have average to large bust.
• Your legs are thin and you have narrow hips.
• When you gain weight, you gain it above the waist. Weight tends to form on the stomach
• You carry weight around your mid-section and chest (eg. big bust, protruding stomach). You have no defined waist.
• Your waistline is undefined or has little waist definition
• Your hips may be narrow (similar to Inverted Triangle, but your midsection is wider/fuller)

Apple Shape

Now that we have the time in check, let’s look in the fruit basket and take a bite out of an apple. Dressed in the right clothing, you my sisters are pure eye candy, caramel apples to be exact. You have great cleavage and or legs; your shoulders and hips are smaller in measurement in comparison to the waist which is where you carry your weight without a well-defined waistline. So your challenge is to sculpt your midriff, creating a smaller waist which can be acquired with the use of body control underwear pulling you in at the waist or a belt to then draw attention to your best parts. Steer away from boxy jackets and pleated and tiered skirts. Sharing your shape are two celebs, Queen Latifah and Elizabeth Hurley.

Emphasis Your Best:

• Neckline: drop earrings keep the attention on the jaw line and face.
• Shoulders: tailored ingle breasted jackets adds an outline to the upper body.
• Bust: v-necks and scoop neck tops and wrap dresses draw the eye upwards away from the mid-section.
• Waist: A-line skirts or full skirts will create a smaller waist.
• Legs: straight or boot cut trousers lengthen the look of your legs.

HOW TO DRESS IF YOU ARE APPLE SHAPED

The goal is the define and trim the waist  by creating the illusion of a waist, so  structured garments are suggested because they hold in and disguise the extra weight.

Highlight your cleavage and create nice vertical lines.

You should wear clothes that makes your mid-section / midriff appear smaller narrower. This will help you achieve the look of your body looking  proportional in shape.  Adding volume to your hips, and to your shoulders and neckline, is also suggested.

Wear long open coats and jackets. Long tops, tunic shirts and  hip length tops also  help to balance out the Apple body shape.

Structured Jackets and Coats Preferably hip-length to skim past your midsection and balance out your frame. Buttons should be below the bust to trim your waist.

If you’re an Apple body shape you’ll look best in structured jackets, nipped waist, V-shaped lapels,  single-breasted jackets and  V-necklines.

Tops
V-cut shirts and blouses are a good choice for Apple shaped women.

Avoid wearing high necklines, wide shoulder fitting tops and turtle necks,. Wide shoulder fitting tops will emphasize the shoulders which is not good because you want to draw attention towards the hips, waist and legs.

The best way for Apple shapes to minimize their heavy midriff is to layer whatever top/blouse you are wearing with a structured jacket or coat. This will take attention away from this area and create curves on the right places such as your  chest  and shoulders along with your hips. Wearing your jacket will make the waist appear smaller.

Wear geometric prints to de-emphasize the waist.

Bottoms

Tapered and  skinnys pants  are not suggested on an apple body shaped body , because they’ll accentuate your thin legs and make you look bigger on top. A slight flare  will add   balance  to your body . Wear straight cut pants  with a pair of eye-catching shoes. You can wear skinnys as long as you add knee high boots (that’s because the boots add volume).

Jeans and pants that will bring balance to your top heavy body figure – specifically a hem cut that widens from either your thighs or knee.

Wear styles that add volume to the sides of your hips and around your thighs.

Wear pants that have zippers at the side to avoid adding extra bumps on the front.

Wear straight or flared pants . Avoid pleats.

Wear jeans that are tailored and either straight or flared.

Avoid pleats or ruching on the front of your pants.
Pants with a high rise are good choice.

Pants with some stretch for extra comfort and a good fit are a good choice.

Choose skirts that have their zippers at the side.
Structured pencil skirts work well, but keep them at knee length.
Make sure that any pleats of skirts start below the belly to avoid adding extra volume.

Wear boot leg and flared/wide leg pants and jeans that will bring balance to your top heavy body figure – specifically a hem cut that widens from either your thighs or knee.

Longer Skirt Hems
Right above the knee, knee and calf length skirts. Short skirts will only highlight your midsection .

Your best skirt styles

Structured pencil and A-line skirts

Trumpet skirts

Bias cut Asymmetric

Hanky hems

Short skirts are suggested for petites, but will emphasize your apple shape ,  so you should  more effort in your top by visually elongating your torso with shoulder details. Also you should wear  heels and your skirts right above the knee lengths  if you’re petite.

Dresses
Apple shaped women should choose a dress with a V cut that makes the neckline longer, and a defined waist line.

Wrap-around and one-shoulder dresses are also a great choice

DO NOT WEAR
High necklines
Big shapeless garments that don’t show any waist
Bulky trousers with lots of pockets and zippers at the front
Tight clingy T-shirts
Avoid wearing everything in one solid colour. Better to mix colour with a texture
Big puffy jackets .Too much details such as double breasts accentuate your midsection.