Strange question - how to emphasize the waist? It would seem that if it exists, then everyone will notice it. And if not, then there is nothing to emphasize. But not everything is so simple. Happy owners of a thin waist do not always know how to accentuate it. And girls with a rectangular figure sometimes don’t even realize that the waist can be made more pronounced.
This is easy to achieve:
- accurately determine your body type;
- choose the right wardrobe;
- purchase suitable accessories.
The right clothes sometimes shape your figure better than a surgeon's knife! Let's figure out how to achieve a feminine silhouette.
What to wear to highlight your waist
For those with an hourglass figure, everything is simple: just avoid oversized clothes, wear a pencil skirt or tie a shirtdress with a thin strap. Everyone else who does not naturally have a thin waist should listen to the advice of stylists.
Successful combinations
- A similar effect can be achieved this way: put on dark vest or jacket over a light blouse.
Important! Do not button the top of your vest or jacket! This is the only way to create an optical illusion: the transition from a narrow top to a contrasting wide bottom.
- Another way is to wear wide skirt. It can be flared or bell-shaped, but it must made of shape-holding fabric and on the belt.
- The desired image is obtained in combination with a light, rather narrow top or with broad shoulders.
Advice. Instead of a skirt, a dress with a full skirt and shoulder pads is also suitable, fortunately they are back in fashion.
- Women with a boyish figure have another correction method available. Need to wear a voluminous blouse combined with tight trousers or a skirt.
- High-waisted jeans tighten the belly, hide folds on the sides and create the desired silhouette as if out of oblivion. Ideal if the legs are straight or flared.
Suitable cut
Although the listed images are based on illusory perception, they are quite straightforward. And in a woman, according to the song, “there must be some kind of mystery.”
High waist
The best hoaxers are high waist dresses. Remember the elegant image of Natasha Rostova: a satin ribbon under the bust and the skirt begins immediately from the ribbon. With any movement, the outline of a figure can be discerned under the flowing fabric.
Fitted silhouette
Items with a fitted silhouette will also do the job.
Important! Clothing should be fitted, but not tight.
Fitted jacket - this is a classic. It itself has the desired silhouette. Just put it on any figure, it will immediately acquire exciting curves!
The jacket goes well with both trousers and skirts. Any length, you can play with the color. Contrast, tone-on-tone combination, even pattern are acceptable.
Advice. It is better to choose a monochrome jacket, mid-thigh length, with not very large shoulders.
Cropped top
Alternative option - cropped jacket, the length of which barely reaches the waist.
Not only a jacket can be shortened, but also top.
Important! Keep in mind that a crop top is only suitable for skinny people and those with good abs.
Side inserts
Every woman is a master of illusions. To make your figure look like a violin, there is also a magical way: you need to “draw” the waist! No, no, not in the literal sense of the word.
This is done using dark side inserts on the dress or combination of plain dyed fabric and printed fabric. The trick is to have the patterned insert resemble an hourglass shape.
Basque
This detail continues to be popular as a way to create the desired silhouette. What other element of the cut will successfully hide the belly, make the hips rounded, and the waist narrow?
Peplum suits almost everyone. It will make a pear-shaped figure even more seductive; to a masculine figure, he adds hips.
Accessories to help define your waist
It is believed that the waist can only be emphasized belt or with a belt. Be aware that this is a misconception! Cord, rope, chain, sash or scarf also have the right to be present in the wardrobe.
Reference. The emphasis will definitely shift to the waist if there is a flat brooch of an elongated shape - oval or rectangular. It is important that it is a contrasting color to the fabric.
You need to know how to wear accessories. Some young ladies, wanting to present their wasp-like figure to others, tighten it up so much that they look like the famous model “in a swimsuit” from the cartoon “Well, wait a minute!”
How to Wear Waist Accessories
We'll tell you what rules to follow so as not to turn yourself into a laughing stock.
- Belts are absolutely not suitable if your waist is larger than your hips.
- A thin strap emphasizes the waist only on thin girls.
- A wide belt or waistband does a good job of meeting the expectations placed on it. But only when there is a waist initially or there is at least a hint of it.
- Accessories should be either in the overall scheme of the outfit or contrasting.
- You should not tighten your belt so much that it is difficult to breathe. A tight belt often plays against its “mistress”: it denotes not the waist, but the stomach.
Finally, the most important rule: any experiments on yourself must be carried out in front of a mirror before going out into public. And it’s even better to have a person nearby who always tells the truth.
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