How to Show Off Your Pear Curves

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Choose tops that bring attention to your upper body. This helps make your curves fierce and fabulous by balancing out your fuller lower body. Your attention-stealing details can be bold colors, wide necklines or funky prints. Or, show off how fabulous your shoulders are by wearing shoulder-baring styles or even flash back to the '80s and wear a top with shoulder pads (think thin, not line-backer thick).

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Wear tops and jackets that end at the top of your hip and no shorter. Wearing a jacket that's too short will show off your curves all right, but not in a way that's flattering for your body.

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Wear pants and skirts that are darker in color than your tops. The contrast in colors will help your figure maintain its balance.

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Avoid pleated-front pants that will pucker and stretch across your mid-section (so not a good look). Avoid giving yourself an extra puffy pouch and wear flat-front slacks instead.

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Choose skirts and dresses that work with your shape. A-line and wrap-style skirts and dresses are pear-ific choices; they show off your body in a way that screams "dangerous curves ahead!" These types of dresses are fabulous at skimming over fuller curves and bringing positive attention to others.