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Purchasing the Right Lingerie for Your Body Type

Monday, August 10, 2009@ 10:46 AM
posted by mutsav

Purchasing the Right Lingerie for Your Body Type

No matter what kind of clothing you purchase, it is important to make sure it compliments your body type. This is especially important for lingerie. Most lingerie is tighter and more revealing than everyday clothing. For this reason you absolutely must be sure that your selection highlights your best features and disguises any less desirable aspects of your figure.

Determine your body type by looking closely at your features. If your upper body is smaller than your lower body and any weight you gain seems to go straight to your hips and thighs, you have a pear shape figure. Apple shaped figures are just the opposite. The upper body is the largest and most weight gain occurs in the waist line. If you are curvy and weight gain simply increases your curves, then you have what is commonly referred to as an hourglass figure. Anyone who is straight up and down with weight gain that distributes over the entire body is considered to have a rectangular figure. Determining your figure type will help you make sure your lingerie looks amazing.

For a pear shaped figure you will want to purchase lingerie that is tight at the top and looser at the bottom. This will accentuate your upper body drawing attention away from your hips. A darker lower half will also help to draw attention away from your hips. Pair this with a shear top and you will create a romantic appearance that is sure to please. Longer apparel can also be chosen to help give your hips a smaller appearance. Apple shapes will not benefit from these tips.

Apple shapes do not need to hide their hips. Instead concentrate on drawing attention to the hips and away from the torso. Select off the shoulder lingerie that will hang loosely from the shoulders. Electing to wear pieces that fall only to the hips will give a sexy appearance and make a large torso less noticeable. Shear or light colors are fine because even though your body shows through the fabric still creates a new line for the eye to follow.

Curvy figures look amazing in lingerie. For many years it was considered quite attractive to have a curvy figure and because of this most lingerie is designed for curvy women. It is still important that you pay attention to the size of your curves. There is a point that it stops being a curve and starts being fat! Covering your body appropriately is much sexier than trying to show off what used to be curves.

Regardless of the fact that most lingerie is made for curvy figures, it is possible for straight figures to look great in lingerie also. If you are slim consider lingerie that will be form-fitting and cinch at the waist. This will help create curves. If you are too large for this to work choose a piece that cinches at the top and flares outward to the mid thigh. This will cover any problem areas and create a beautiful appearance that will make any lack of curves unnoticeable.

Feel beautiful no matter the shape or size of your body. Choose lingerie that looks fabulous by using the simple tips above. You will not be disappointed.