{"id":4206,"date":"2019-06-06T18:51:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T13:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavendertheboutique.com\/?p=4206"},"modified":"2019-09-15T15:48:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T10:18:50","slug":"tips-for-gown-silhouette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavendertheboutique.com\/blog\/tips-for-gown-silhouette\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the Perfect Gown Silhouette for any Occasion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Gowns are extremely versatile items of clothing and are a popular outfit choice for special occasions of all kinds. When selecting the perfect design for a gown, a lot of elements need to be considered, such as the fabric, colour, neckline, train length, and sleeve style. However, one of the most important design elements of a gown is the silhouette, because the right silhouette will ensure that the gown flatters your body type and highlights your best features. In this article, we will take you through all the essential steps that you should follow to select the perfect gown silhouette for your body type as per the occasion at hand<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t In design terminology, silhouette refers to the overall shape of the garment, which comes in different variations to flatter different body types as well as to suit the dress code of different events. A clever choice of gown silhouette can allow you to mask your problem areas and can make you appear slimmer or taller, as the need may be. The wrong gown silhouette, on the other hand, can drown your frame in fabric or draw attention to your problem areas. Therefore, one of the first steps towards making the right silhouette choice for your frame is to identify your body type<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Understanding your body shape will allow you to identify your best features, and you can then select a gown silhouette which showcases these features while drawing attention away from the other areas. To determine your body type, first measure your shoulders, bust, waist, and hips using a tape measure. Here is a reference article<\/a> to help you measure yourself correctly. Once you have noted down these measurements, you can easily identify your body type using the following classification<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Source: SizeCharter.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Your hips are at least 5% wider than your bust or shoulders<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Your hips, bust, and shoulders are almost the same size without a defined waistline i.e. your waist is <25% smaller than your shoulders or bust, and your hip, bust, and shoulder measurements have <5% variation from each other<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Your bust or shoulder measurement is >5% bigger than your hip measurement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Your shoulders and hips are almost the same size with a well-defined waistline i.e. your waist measurement is more than 25% smaller than your shoulder or hip measurement and your shoulder and hip measurements are within 5% of each other<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Your waist and bust measurements are >5% bigger than your hip measurement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tThe Significance of Gown Silhouettes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Determining Your Body Type<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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