Best Dresses for a Rectangle Body Shape
Your bust, waist and hips are close in size, so dresses that create the look of a waist are the ones to try.
This guide is for the rectangle body shape: bust and hips within 5% of each other, with a waist between 75% and 85% of the wider measurement.
Look for
- Wrap dresses and belted styles that mark a waist
- Peplum, ruched and gathered waists
- Fit-and-flare dresses with a defined bodice
- Two-tone or colour-blocked dresses with a darker section at the waist
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- Straight shift dresses with no shaping
- Very stiff or boxy fabrics
- Long, shapeless maxis with no waist definition
More for the rectangle body shape
Dresses for other body shapes
These are starting points, not rules. If you love a style that isn’t listed, wear it.