Best Jackets and Blazers for an Apple Body Shape
Jackets with a long, open line and soft structure work best.
This guide is for the apple body shape: waist at 85% or more of the wider of bust and hips.
Look for
- Longline blazers that end below the hip
- Open cardigans and waterfall jackets
- Straight-cut coats with a soft shoulder
- Single-breasted styles with a low button stance
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- Short, cropped jackets that end at the waist
- Double-breasted styles with heavy buttons at the midsection
- Belted styles tied tightly at the waist
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Jackets and blazers for other body shapes
These are starting points, not rules. If you love a style that isn’t listed, wear it.