How to Find the Perfect Prom Dress for Your Body Shape
Shopping for a prom dress can be a fun yet stressful experience. With prom just around the corner, everyone is feeling pressured to find the perfect dress that makes them look and feel like a million bucks.
Sometimes it’s difficult to determine what styles flatter your body shape the most, though. At Muzzie’s, we want dress shopping to be a positive experience for our girls, so we have compiled a list of styles that suit a variety of body shapes.
Petite
If you are 5’4 or under, you are classified as petite. This means that long, full dresses can be overwhelming for your shape. A form-fitting, short dress, or perhaps a high-low dress, will elongate your figure and accentuate your best assets.
Slender
As a slender girl, you are naturally thin. Like petite girls, you will look best in a dress that hugs your figure. If you want the illusion of curves, however, an empire-waist with a flowing skirt can achieve just that.
Hourglass
If you are curvy with a well-defined waistline, and your bust and hips are proportionate to one another, you have an hourglass shape. When dress shopping, your small waistline is your best asset, and you should choose a dress that accentuates it. A dress with a natural waistline, or perhaps a wrap dress, would flatter your curves the most!
Pear
As a pear-shaped girl, you are curvy, and your hips are bigger than your bust. You should choose a prom dress that adds volume to the bust in order to achieve balance. We recommend trying a dress with a full or a-line skirt!
Apple
Our apple-shaped girls typically carry more weight in their mid-section and have a less defined waistline. You should look for dresses that will draw attention away from your mid-section. If you have an apple shape, a dress with an empire waist or ruching will flatter your mid-section!
At Muzzie’s, we want to put you in a dress that flatters your body shape and makes you feel beautiful. Come shop our vast selection of designer prom dresses – we have a style for everyone!