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The dress selection depends on a number of elements: body type, body colors, height, face shape, neck type, shoulder type, legs type, arms type, tummy type, bottom type, bust type, and personal style. The most important of all these elements is body type. These tips focus on highlighting your strengths and camouflaging your weak points.

If you have curvy figure, try to highlight your curves and minimize the details at the bottom and top with dresses such as wraps, shifts, A-lines, and belted shirt dresses. For curvy women, the styles that drape over curves and show off waistline such as wraps, shifts, A-lines, and belted shirt dresses work well. If you have pear shape, try to pull attention to the top with dresses that have an empire waist. Add details at the top and keep the details at the bottom to minimum. If you have a column shaped figure, focus on enhancing the curves with bias cuts and horizontals and more details at the bust and bottom.

If you are short, focus on incorporating vertical details and patterns such as piping and vertical lines. If you have full bust, focus on lengthening your neckline and draw the eye up to the face with open necklines such as V-necks and sweetheart necklines. If you have a small bust, the bust defining empire waist styles works better.

Another attribute to consider when selecting dresses is whether you have long legs or short legs. If you have long legs, go for dropped waist styles or anything that obscures the natural waistline, such as straight sheath or coat dress. If you have short legs, you should try a style that curves in slightly above the natural waist such as empire waist style.

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