Understanding your silhouette is important for designing your dress.

Throughout history, the beauty standards established by society have transformed; the female body has thus gone from voluptuous to curvy, square, extremely thin, to athletic, and today an inclusive trend is being created, where all body types are intended to be accepted as beautiful.

However, the female body is socially identified as always being balanced between the width of the shoulders and hips, with the waist always at least slightly narrower.

In reality, not all of us have the desired proportion; sometimes the shoulders, hips, or waist are wider. This is where clothing allows us to highlight or hide certain parts in order to achieve a more balanced shape. Dressing well is not about dressing fashionably; it is mainly about having a good "fitting" that achieves the desired harmony, and for this, it is important to know the type of silhouette we have.

The triangular silhouette is narrow at the shoulders and wide at the hips. In this case, balance is achieved by highlighting the upper part with shoulder pads, square necklines, and sweetheart necklines. Skirts with pleats or drapes that accentuate the hips are avoided.

Conversely, the inverted triangle morphology shows wide shoulders and back accompanied by narrow hips. The ideal is to adopt V-necklines that lengthen the torso and add volume to the lower part with more structured skirts made of fabrics with less drape.

The apple-shaped body shows a wider waist than the shoulders and hips. The waist can be accentuated with belts, A-line skirts, and details placed at the center of the body.

A rectangular silhouette is usually more even in proportion between shoulders, waist, and hips. Here too, belts and details centered at the waist are best. Volumes in skirts like pleats and A-lines help a lot, as do sweetheart necklines to create the effect of curves.

A hourglass body has a narrow waist and wider hips and shoulders; these are usually curvy bodies. The ideal here is to lengthen the silhouette, so flowing fabrics, straight skirts, straight or V-necklines will help.

If you have no idea what body type you have, you might end up choosing the wrong pieces or styles. We invite you to have a design consultation session with us when creating your dress, so you'll get specific advice and get used to selecting your clothes better.