An Apple a day...

Hey BBZ, today we our first installment of Shape Up! Today we are focusing on the rounded apple shape.
A few of the most famous apple shaped women are Catherine Zeta Jones, Drew Barrymore and Liz Hurley.

First of all we need to know how to spot an apple shape. As I've mentioned bodies don't always follow the rules but here are the general statistics for those lovely apple shaped women out there. Apple ladies tend to have broader shoulders, Their shoulders are normally wider than their hips. Lucky for apples they tend to have slim legs. Fat is normally distributed in the abdomen and chest. Not that Catherine Zeta Jones would know anything about that. The larger apples out there tend to have larger breasts than average. If you're an apple your best features are most likely your legs and breasts. The biggest mistake people make when dressing themselves is that they focus on hiding the parts they don't like rather than trying to accentuate their best bits. If you're an apple focus on your skinny legs and your melons. Don't be afraid to show em off. It's normally said that around 14% of women are apples.

Next we have to learn how to dress all of you apples out there. Simply, because apples tend to carry most of their weight around their waist avoid tight or clingy clothes; instead opt for looser cottons of flowing silks. If you are a fan of prints, choose simpler designs. The more intricate the design the more attention is drawn to your waist when we want them to be staring at your sexy legs. Apples tend to give off a stocky look so we can lengthen the body by choosing monochromatic colours instead of a brash mix of colours. A nice touch to add if you are a colour lover is to wear a pair of bright statement shoes with a monochromatic dress.

A great way to draw attention away from your waist and onto your legs is to wear shorter skirts. Obviously if  you don't feel comfortable about this then you can simply buy trousers with flat fronts. Avoid pleats and look for back zippers, mainly anything the draws attention towards your waist. Wearing tops with long shirttail hems, they hid the tummy with their rounded hemming. When choosing a formal dress try and look for a dress that wraps around your figure and folds on the stomach, they linear folds cut up the tummy and stretch you out. Basically the rules with apples is to draw attention down to your legs or up to your bust. You can draw attention up by choosing tops with a V neckline. Catherine is very fond of her plunging necklines.

If you're a Jeans lover choose low rise jeans than lower your waistline. Avoid belts as they cut you right below your waist, this accentuates your tummy. A problem Apple ladies tend to have to deal with is that they find jeans that fit their waist but not their slender hips and thighs. To aid this you should choose jeans that fit your hips, even if they have a bit of extra room in the tummy you can wear a tunic top to cover this.

That's all for the apple shape. My must have piece for an apple is an A-line skirt. It converts your apple shape to a slender hourglass shape. Thanks for reading my little fashion monsters. Tune in next to to learn all about those sexy pear shape women.

Bye BBZ!