Fashion Tips for All Shapes and Sizes
By Wendy Carpentieri

Guess what? You don’t have to be a tall, pencil-thin size 4 to find great, stylish clothes and look your best. Fashion comes in all shapes and sizes. You can no longer use “But I’m short and chubby” as an excuse for not overhauling your fashion-illiterate wardrobe.

Before you can start on this journey of revamping your entire closet to start looking like a babe, you have to first learn to accept your body as it is. Most women have a love-hate relationship with their bodies and are constantly comparing themselves with other women. Stop comparing and start accepting! Once you’re there—or at least on the road to “there”—you can start learning how to dress fashionably in way that flatters your body type, and that makes you look and feel attractive and even sexy.

The trick for success in this area is picking great-looking and high-quality clothing that highlights your good features and disguises your not-so-pleasant ones. Tall, thin women generally have it easiest, as they can wear most anything and not only get away with it but look great.

But you may have the classic pear shape, for example, with wide hips, an ample hiney, and round thighs. Choose clothes than downplay your lower half and flaunt your narrow waist, slimmer upper body, and sexy arms and shoulders. Examples include A-line skirts, bootleg-cut pants, and fitted stretch tees. As a general rule of thumb, keep to darker tones on the bottom and lighter or more colorful on top, and overall, stay clear of too-baggy or too-tight numbers.

Many women are apple-shaped, with a thicker waist, softer middle, a generous bosom, and narrower hips with slim legs. Clothes that flatter the apple-shaped woman highlight her legs and cleavage. Wardrobe examples include V-neck, low-cut, and turtleneck tops that extend well past the waistline, short skirts or shorts, and five-pocket jeans or pants.

No matter your size or shape, if you take some time to get to know and like your body and learn what looks great on you, you will come away with a new style that not only makes you look sexy, but also feel sexy.