A belt is a must-have accessory for every fashionista. Though belts are mostly used for holding trousers, women can wear belts in various other ways to make fashion statements.
Wearing a belt on your natural waist, lower or high waist helps to define that particular part of the body. It can be worn over a dress, chunky sweater, shirt dress or long blazers. When choosing a statement belt, pay attention to your body figure type so you can walk around confidently.
For petite ladies
You need a skinny belt to define your waist. However, if you love wider belts, then the wider the belt, the more you want to match the belt with your dress. Wearing a belt that matches your top helps elongate your upper body.
For tall women
Wider belts look most proportional on your beautiful tall frame.
For the hourglass-shaped ladies
Any belt will accentuate your body shape. However, avoid wearing them lower to avoid making you look bottom-heavy. If wearing wider belts, try them on your natural waist or slightly above and thinner belts on your high waist unless you’re tall. The key is to emphasize your natural waist, which will emphasize your curves without digging into your hips or lower bust area.
For pear-shaped women
Your styling challenge is to make your waist look slimmer. Thus, try a belt on the waist to highlight your beautiful curves. A contrasting colour belt can perfectly highlight your feminine curves!
For the apple-shaped lady
You tend to gain weight in your mid-section, you need wide belts and wear them under your bust to create an illusion of a slender waist; simply skip belts around the hips.
For women with rectangular body shapes
You have a body type that is proportionally straight up and down and with no defined waist. A statement belt is your best asset to help create the illusion of a waistline.