Whether your figure type is curved or straight, you can bring out your best features by selecting the fashion silhouettes and home sewing fabrics that flatter the shape of your body.
When you home sew your own clothes, you can take advantage of the styles, sewing fabrics, and details that will flatter your body. All the pieces in your wardrobe can be personalized to draw attention to your best features.
It is extremely important to let your own figure guide your wardrobe selection. What would be the correct dress to choose to conceal any excess weight?
Body types are not based on weight but on the natural shape of the body. The silhouette formed by hips and shoulders determines the figure type. By dressing in clothes that follow your body shape, you can accentuate your best features.
The soft, curved figure type encompasses a wide variety of different body shapes. A curved-figured woman may be pear-shaped, or may be shaped more like an hourglass. Both body shapes are characterized by soft, rounded curves.
There are many variations within the straight-figure category. Women in this group may vary from V-shaped, with shoulders wider than hips, to a square form, with shoulders more in line with the hips.
When considering this body shape and how to accentuate your body shape, never forget that sewing fabrics play an important role in helping in this area of your home sewing project.
Submitted by: Loretta Crowder
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