Plus Size Wedding Dresses: What is Your Style?
by glamourbride on 24/02/10 at 12:00 pm
So you have set the date for your wedding. The frightening fact is that you have set the date, all the while, thinking that you have so many months to lose weight and get back to the size that you were when you were at school-surely it’s possible! Well I am not here to judge, I know it is possible, but whatever you do, don’t order a dress 2 sizes too small and vow that you will fit into it on the day of your wedding! No bride needs to be under that amount of stress!
The trick is to know what suits your figure. Here is a guide to choosing designs for your figure. Have a look at yourself in the mirror and see which shape best describes you and which features you like about yourself, is it your waist, your bust, your legs? Then look at how you could accentuate those features.
Photo by David Reese
Pear Shaped Figure: If you are pear shaped and you are comfortable and confident with your booty then choose a dress that is form fitting, such as a fishtail wedding dress. If you want to look more balanced then go for full or a-line skirt, with a fitted bodice. Ball gowns are a great design that compliment a pear shaped figure.
Hourglass Figure: Corset dresses and two-piece dresses look gorgeous on an hourglass figure. Now that I think of it, you can’t really go wrong. An hourglass figure is well proportioned and just about any design of wedding dress should suite you.
Slender Figure: I’ve called this ‘slender’ with the thought of a ‘non-curvy’ figure. If you want to achieve a more curved look you might choose a dress that draws attention to your bust line. You can do this by choosing an empire design and enhance that line with something eye catching, for example, a beaded motif, or you might try a ‘belt’ of a different colour. There are many options.
Fuller Bust Figure: Dresses with scoop or square necklines enhance bust lines whereas widely spaced straps wane a busty figure. Strapless dresses are a possibility, but this depends on each bride. Remember that support will be an issue and you must make sure your dress has adequate support.
Apple figure: An apple figure is generally described as one with wide torso (full bust, waist and upper back).You may find, as an apple figured woman, you feel top heavy, dresses with an empire waist will help draw attention to your middle. V-necks will create a more slender frame and a full skirt helps to balance your figure.
Enhance features:
Legs: if your legs make you proud, then chose a dress with a slit to mid-thigh, this not only shows off these great features of yours, but will also help you to look a touch leaner.
Bust: As seen above, a dress with a scoop or square neckline enhances the bust line.
Waist: If you like to show off your waist, draw attention to it but adding a waistband of sorts, this could come in many forms, and all will draw attention to your waist.
Hips: If you have hips to boast of, there is nothing more attractive than a woman who is proud of who she is, and the design that encapsulates this is a fishtail style dress. This is a bold, but endearing move!
