Tips for Selecting Flattering Wedding Dress Styles

Slenderize - Lengthen vertical lines Look for styles with pressed pleats, vertical tucks, button front closings, v-necklines and princess seams.


Broaden - Shorten vertical lines. Look for styles with yokes, wide waistbands, extended shoulders, boat necklines, dropped waists, or empire waists.


Balance - The plus or minus of your figure. If bottom is broader choose styles with detail that broaden your top and vice versa.


Minimize - Large areas. Choose styles with virtually no details in the area you want to minimize (ex. large bust - no pockets or ruffles on front)


Accent - attractive figure areas. Choose styles with detailing in those areas. (ex. trim hips - sarong draping or hip yoke)


Reveal - figure shaping. Choose styles with traditional close fit. (ex. darts and contour shaping)


Conceal - figure shaping. Choose styles with relaxed fit which emphasizes the flow of fabric rather than figure underneath.


Streamline - fitting your body. Choose styles with seams or other details in areas needing adjustments. The more seams, darts, pleats, or gathers in a figure area, the more opportunities to correct the fit without extensive changes to the pattern pieces.