Define Your Waistline

The hips are usually wider than the shoulders and bust, and defining the waistline can help create a balanced and flattering silhouette.

Fitted Tops: Opt for tops that are fitted at the waist or have waist-defining features.

Crop Tops: If you feel confident showing a bit of skin (confidence is key to fashion!), a crop top can highlight your waist, especially when paired with high-waisted bottoms.

A-line Silhouettes: A-line skirts or dresses flare from the waist, highlighting a slim waist while evening out wider hips.

Flattering Necklines

You want to define the neckline so it can draw attention upwards to balance the silhouette.

V-Necklines: This is a great option for elongating the neck and drawing attention upward, creating a more balanced appearance.

Boat Necklines: Boat necks, also known as bateau necklines, beautifully follow the collarbone, creating a flattering look that can enhance the appearance of your shoulders while balancing out wider hips.

Off-the-shoulder Tops: This garment style can highlight the shoulders and the neck, drawing attention away from the hips.

Square Necklines: Tops with a square neckline can help broaden the shoulders and draw attention to the upper body, creating a balanced silhouette.

Sleeves

Sleeves are another great way to bring attention to your upper body.

Puff Sleeves: Puff sleeves are a great option to add volume to your shoulders and upper arms, drawing attention upward and creating a more balanced silhouette.

Should Detailing: Another way to draw attention to your upper body is shoulder details like ruffles, and embellishments to draw attention upward. This also adds nice visuals to your look!

Bottoms

Bottoms are another great way to add volume to the lower half of your body.

Wide-Leg Pants: Since wide-leg pants are flowy, they lay over the hips and create a sense of balance with your upper body.

Bootcut or Flared Jeans: These styles are fitted through the booty and thighs, and flare out starting from the knee, helping to balance out wider hips.

Straight Leg Jeans: A straight-leg cut is universally flattering and can help streamline the lower half of your body without adding bulk.

Dark-Wash Denim: The darker, the slimmer looking! Wearing dark-wash denim can help minimize the appearance of wider hips.

Prints/Patterns

Small to Medium Prints for Bottoms: If you are big fashion girly into printed bottoms, try wearing small to medium size patterns so it does not emphasize your hips.

Dark Bottoms: If you didn’t know already… darker colors cause a slimming effect! Dark solid bottoms can help slim the appearance of your thighs and hips.

Jackets

Structured Blazers: Blazers with shoulder pads and a tailored waist can create the illusion of broader shoulders, giving you a more proportional silhouette. (TIP! If you don’t have a blazer with a tailored waist, button it up and use a belt from your closet to cinch it!)

Cropped Jackets: A jacket that ends right above your waist can highlight the narrowest part of your torso, drawing attention to the upper part of your body.

A-line Coats: Coats that flare out from the waist skim over your hips and do not add extra bulk.