How to dress for your body shape: Rectangle

It's easy to make women's dress more flattering by paying attention to the woman's figure. If you have a rectangle shape, one with no curves, you can make your dress habits flatter your figure by making the right clothing choices.

• Ladies dress items like dresses, dress pants and dressy blouses can all be worn in a way that flatters a rectangle figure. The object is to create the illusion that you have larger hips than you waist and larger breasts than you do. This can be done by the cut and the color of the dress items that you choose.

• Look for items that are tailored at the waist. The shirt, jacket or dress should nip in at the waist to create the illusion that it's your figure that has the waist. The cut of the outfit should also emphasize the bust line. A shirt or dress with an empire waist will make the bust look larger and therefore the figure curvier.

• Choose brighter colors at the bust line to break up your figure and make your bust look larger. Many shirts and dresses feature extra color or styling at the top. These can help you to instantly look curvier and less like a rectangle.

What to wear?Tapered Shirts

Choose shirts that taper in at the waist instead of shirts that are loose fitting in this area. The reason for this is that the loose-fitting shirt will hide your curves and make you look rectangular or "boxy." This is the opposite of what you want to do. By choosing a shirt that tapers in at the waist, you are using your shirt to create curves. Choose shirts that have lower neckline, as opposed to the high necklines. You can also choose shirts that have decorations around the neckline to add visual interest to the neck area.
Flared or Straight-Legged Pants

Flared or Straight-Legged Pants

Wear pants that give you shape or pants that highlight the shape you already have. For example, instead of choosing a tapered pant that will cling to your rectangular shape, choose flared or straight-legged pants. By wearing a flared or straight-legged pant, you are adding shape and definition to your lower body, from the hips all the way down to your ankles.A-Line Skirts


A-Line Skirts

Stay away from straight-line skirts, since these straight lines will cause you to look rectangular. Instead, wear A-line skirts. The A-line skirt literally flares out like the shape or the letter "A." The A-line skirt will give the appearance of shape to your lower body. Try to wear skirts that stop just above or at the knees. This will allow the curvature of your calves to show.
Tapered Jackets


Tapered Jackets

Wear a jacket that tapers in at the waist. For the length of the jacket, it should stop right below the waist. If you wear a jacket that is longer, you run the risk of the jacket covering up the curves of your hips, thus giving you a rectangular shape.

Celebrities with a rectangle body type:  

Cameron Diaz, Hilary duff, Nicole Kidman and Britney Spears