Know Your Body Shape

Going cross-eyed with the variety of wedding gown styles available? Not if you can identify your body shape!

A lady’s body shape can broadly be classified into 4 main types: Apple, Pear, Hourglass and Rectangle.

Once you have identified your body shape, you can zoom into the various wedding gown cutting that flatters your body shape most. This helps make your quest for the perfect wedding gown so much easier!

Apple Shaped
An apple shaped lady is relatively proportionate. She has broad shoulders and a full chest. Her waist may be relatively undefined. Her hips are narrow and flat. Apple shaped ladies also tend to have slender and shapely legs.

Know Your Body Shape (Apple) - Little Wedding DiaryPear shaped
Pear shaped ladies tend to be the reverse of apple shaped ladies. A pear shaped lady has full and curvy hips and thighs. She also has a relatively flat tummy. Her shoulders and chest are narrow compared to the hips.

Know Your Body Shape (Pear) - Little Wedding Diary

Hourglass shaped
Lucky you! You are blessed with a naturally tiny waist. You have a full bust and curvy hips. Most ladies would kill to have your figure!

Know Your Body Shape (Hourglass) - Little Wedding Diary

Rectangle shaped
As the name suggests, this body shape is fairly straight up and down. Your shoulders, waist and hips are approximately the same width.

Which shape are you?

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