How To Dress A Rectangle Body Shape

How To Dress A Rectangle Body Shape

If you have a rectangular body shape, your clothing problems are most likely due to a lack of curves— especially, a lack of them. But that is no longer the case. In this comprehensive guide, you’ll discover how to dress a rectangle body shape using various stylistic concepts.

Firstly see if your body shape is rectangular, and read this article to know exactly what to wear, what to avoid, and why you’re buying what you’re buying.

What distinguishes a rectangular body shape

To begin, keep in mind that a standard and plus size rectangle varies somewhat in appearance. The following are the characteristic features of a rectangular body.

  • Breasts are small.
  • Butts that are flat to average in size.
  • There is little or no waist definition.
  • The breadth of the hips, waist, and shoulders is almost the same. As a result, a rectangular body is referred to as a “straight or banana body.”

What distinguishes a rectangular body shape

Styling Techniques For Rectangular Body Shape

If you’ve ever done any online shopping, you know that certain items that look wonderful on the model might seem quite different on your rectangle frame.

The goal of this guide is to solve that problem and ensure that the next time you go shopping, you’ll know exactly why you’re making each buy. The most flattering styles for a rectangle/straight/banana body are listed below.

Frills and ruffles for bigger looking breasts

Tops with ruffles and frills are your best choice if you’re not a lover of push-up bras as a breast enhancer. They don’t reveal any cleavage, but they do make the breast appear bigger.

Look for items with frills or ruffles at the bust, hips, or hemline below the knee. They’ll give you an hourglass figure. Ruffles and frills that sit at the waist will only add to your waistline’s size.

Frills and ruffles for bigger looking breasts

Asymmetrical pieces for a thinner appearance

Asymmetrical components flatten by drawing attention away from a rectangle’s straight lines. They achieved this by dividing the breadth of the body into two smaller asymmetrical portions, giving the impression of a thinner and less angular form.

Asymmetrical pieces for a thinner appearance

Vertical lines and patterns for an elongated look

While the diagonal line shortens, the vertical line lengthens. It does this by emphasising length rather than breadth. As a result, petite rectangular bodies (or anybody with a small body shape) can never go wrong with vertical patterns in their clothing.

Vertical lines and patterns for an elongated look

Tummy control panel for tucking stomach fat

A belly control panel is an additional layer of cloth put beneath a garment that serves two purposes: it tucks in stomach fats and gives the midsection contour.

It’s similar to Spanx, except it’s incorporated into the garment. You’ll often see these pieces from brands that specialize in plus size pieces.

Tummy control panel for tucking stomach fat

Wrap designs for ruching styles

Wrap dresses are crossbreeds of hourglass and ruching styles. They wrap around a straight body’s waist to emphasise it.

This wrap produces a ruching design that hides the belly while enhancing the curves. As a consequence, you’ll have a lovely hourglass shape. Wrap dresses are quite popular among ladies who have rectangular figures.

Wrap designs for ruching styles

Diagonal lines and patterns for a slimmer figure

Because they divert the gaze away from the body’s breadth, diagonal lines and patterns slim the figure. This is particularly helpful for making the shoulders appear less large and thick.

“But rectangular bodies don’t have hefty shoulders!” you would argue.

Only for lean rectangles is this true. When a rectangular body approaches US size 12, the shoulders, along with the abdomen, begin to expand. Here is how diagonal lines and patterns help.

Diagonal lines and patterns for a slimmer figure

Ruching to conceal fat belly

Ruching is a sewing technique that creates pleats by gathering a cloth into a repeating pattern. These pleats provide more room for the belly to develop while still concealing it.

While ruching is most often associated with plus-size clothes, it’s not unusual to see it in regular-size clothing as well.

Finally, ruched items have a unique way of making any ensemble (of any price range) seem costly and attractive due to their detailed finish.

Ruching to conceal fat belly

Push up bra to divert the rectangular shape

Is it necessary to use a push-up bra if you have a small-chested rectangle? It’s optional, and you don’t have to wear it if you don’t want to enhance your breasts.

But the main aim is to divert attention away from your body’s straightness by leading it somewhere else. The majority of women with flat chests seek to attract attention to their cleavage.

The beautiful thing about push-up bras is that you can choose how much cleavage to display and how much to cover, so you don’t have to expose more than you want.

Push up bra to divert the rectangular shape

Hourglass patterns for an hourglass silhouette

If you’re unsure, hourglass patterns are a good choice. They’ll never fail you.

They provide the appearance of defined curves and an hourglass silhouette: a narrow waist and broad hips, which is always a pleasant compliment to a straight figure.

Designers create the hourglass silhouette by combining colours, fabric, form, lines, and patterns, all of which are efficient tricks for fooling the eyes into seeing a sensuous curve when there is none.

Hourglass patterns for an hourglass silhouette

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