A blouse can make or break your look, here’s listing some styling tips on how to find the ideal blouse design for your body-type.
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A number of factors are supposed to be kept in mind while choosing the right blouse for your lehenga. Starting from the fabric, and the colour to the embellishments, every little detail is important but finding the right design and fit of the blouse that flatters your body type can turn around the entire look.
No matter how spectacular or high-end designer your lehenga is, if not teamed with the right choli, it can literally break the entire look. An eye-catching choli that highlights your best features is all you need to compliment the aesthetic.
Most Indian women are naturally blessed with a curvy body type however, the volume proportion can vary. Pre-dominantly there are 5 body types and the right designs can be decided accordingly.
Here listing of the ideal design of blouses for different body types:
Apple Body Type:
A body type with a heavy top and torso, a fuller bust, and slender arms and legs is considered to be an apple-shaped body. This body type is also known as the circle body type; usually, individuals with such body type have a less defined waist.
What to wear: Choose wider necklines that can take away the focus from the mid-section.
Blouses with an elbow or full-sleeve length in single colours can help de-emphasize the torso and redirect the focus in a linear view, making the upper half look less full.
What not to wear: Avoid wearing heavily embellished blouses or ones with intricate details on the neckline.
Pear-Shaped Body
Someone with a heavier lower half, heavy thighs and butts, a well-defined waist, and a smaller bust in comparison to the lower half is considered to have a pear-shaped body. Some Bollywood actors with such body types are Mrunal Thakur and Ileana D’cruz
What to wear: To balance out the proportion for this body type, opt for designs with heavy embellishment on the blouse or fancy necklines that can put all the focus on the upper half and make it look fuller. blouse which is fitted at the waist and further flares at the bottom also helps in concealing the heaviness of the lower half and balancing out the proportion. Backless blouses that put all the focus on the upper half thereby, deemphasizing the lower half are also a good option for this body type.
What to avoid: A fitted or cropped blouse that ends at the torso is a complete no-no.
Inverted Triangle or Strawberry Body Type:
A body type with prominent shoulders, fuller bust, slender legs, and narrow hips is considered an inverted triangle body type. To balance out this body type, choosing silhouettes that add volume to the lower half for a proportionate body is the best bit.
What to wear:
- Off-shoulder and boat neck designs that highlight your prominent collar bones thereby also de-empathizing the bust can help strike a balance.
- Ensure to choose a short-sleeved blouse as it can help you look slimmer and slender.
What to avoid:
- Heavily embellished cholis that highlight your bust is a big no-no.
- Stray clear of thick fabric blouses and high-neck blouse designs as it can make your bust look fuller.
Hourglass Figure
Considered the most ideal shape, this body type has an equal portion of volume in the upper and lower half with a well-defined waist. Most designs look good on such body types but choosing silhouettes that hug the body at the right places thereby, highlighting the natural curves should be the right pick for this body type. Actors with such body types would be Jhanvi Kapoor and Malaika Arora.
What to wear:
- Short or cropped choli that highlight your natural curves and complement your body should be the right pick
- Whether it’s lightweight fabric like georgette or thick fabric like velvet, the list of the right styles for your body type is endless.
What to avoid:
- Avoid wearing peplum or long-length choli that prevent you from flaunting your naturally proportionate body shape.
Rectangular Body Type
A straight body silhouette with little to no curves, a narrow bust, waist, and hips with no definition in the waist is considered a rectangular body type. Actresses with this body type would be Alia Bhatt.
What to wear:
- People with such body types should opt for strappy, high-neck, or halter-neck blouse designs.
- Heavily embellished blouses that add more volume to the upper half can be the best pick.
- Thick fabrics like velvet and brocade and also be a good way to add more volume to the upper half.
- A nicely fitted corset top, and crop top that frames your body is another good way to add definition and curves.
What to avoid:
- Avoid ill-fitted or baggy blouses
- The plunging neckline is a big no-no.
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