How to choose a skirt or pants based on your body type?

Both getting dressed and buying clothes can be a lot of work for many people on certain occasions. Combining colors, patterns or choosing the type of garment that suits you best is not always an easy task if you don’t know what to wear or what suits your body best. Choosing clothes that flatter is very important to get a good personal image, not what they will say, but how you see yourself in the mirror and how that perception can completely change with clothes that fit you better or worse. That is why it is important to learn to choose the clothes that feel good for us, that allow us to take advantage of our body, with which we feel comfortable and always with confidence in what we wear and how we feel.

There are certain basic rules that, far from fashion, simply consist in achieving a balance: if you wear an oversized piece of clothing on top, it is better that the skirt or pants are straight or even a little tight, and vice versa. As for the clothes, it should be noted that the cuts at the waist give preference and stylize, or the cuts above the ankle visually lengthen the silhouette. Do you want more ‘tips’? From the company Mercedes de Miguel, they give us the keys to choose the clothes that best suit each body type:

Oval or apple silhouette

It is characterized by an undefined waist, with curves and a small belly. Straight pants are the most flattering for this type of silhouette that strikes a balance between the top and the bottom, you can also opt for a flared or elephant leg style. As for the skirts, always high waisted and flared, to divert attention.

pear silhouette

Wide hips can opt for high-waisted trousers with pleats to disguise that ‘b’ shape in which the upper body needs to be strengthened. A-line skirts are best suited as they highlight the waist and completely hide the hips.

Hourglass

The hourglass silhouette has clear curves and a very defined waist, it is favored by garments that help emphasize the silhouette with the same proportion in shoulders and hips. High-waisted skinny pants and pencil skirts that define the silhouette.

Rectangular Or Column Silhouette

More or less slim, the rectangular body has the shoulders, waist and hips at the same height, so there are hardly any curves or a defined silhouette. In this case, it is best to focus on accentuating the waist to accentuate the figure. High-waisted, skinny-fit, flared, palazzo or even low-waisted trousers are one of the strongest trends this summer. Short and tight skirts elongate the leg and flatter the figure, so they are also a good option for this silhouette.