Dressing for Your Shape: Pear Shaped

Pear Shaped: People with a Pear Body Shape have hips wider than their shoulders because their bodies store fat there and on the thighs. 


I had an exciting opportunity this weekend to help one of my coworkers pick out a couple of different outfits for her daughter's "Connecticut's Outstanding Teen" pageant this coming weekend. She is a shy woman so I didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable by taking pictures, so I am going to give some examples of things that we picked out for her. 


She is a pear-shaped woman so I wanted to slim-line the lower part of her body and really focus on the upper part with some great colors! Now, in this set, the top and the shoes are actually the ones we bought for her. 

 by sarahkeck86 featuring a cashmere cardigan

The key to this outfit is the wide-leg slacks with the light-weight blouse tucked in. This looked absolutely stunning on her! 

The next outfit we we picked out for her was a little more on the casual side with the cropped pants and the wedge. We still kept the bottoms black and then brought in a very interesting top. Pairing another cardigan with it made it transferable from outside to inside so easily!

by sarahkeck86 featuring flared pants

We got a fantastic deal on the top as well which made the experience all that more awesome! Tucking in the blouse in the pant really accented her tiny waist!

The last outfit was the fanciest to wear on the final night of the pageant. I wasn't able to find the blouse online but like the one here in the picture, it was ruffled along the neckline and was cinched in at the waist giving her a great hourglass figure! Reusing the accessories each night kept the cost down on all the outfits. And they were too beautiful to use only one night. 

 by sarahkeck86 featuring zebra print shoes

I can't wait to see all the pictures from the whole event next weekend! I know she will look fantastic, maybe even outshine all the contestants!

Styling Kay for a Day

I have a very dear friend back home in Michigan. She and I went to high school together and have really "grown-up" together. She is actually the one who got me started on this whole blogging thing. She is very supportive and is rocking it out over on Life After... Blog!


So, she is going to a wedding for an elderly family member. She has two dresses that fit her perfectly but didn't quite know what to put with them. When I told her about my new blog she thought this would be a great way for some cross promotion! She has given me a budget of $40 to accessorize her two dresses.


Here's where you come in. I had put together the two outfits with accessories. It is up to you, dear readers, to help her choose which one to wear. You can vote by commenting on either one of our blogs to let us know which one you like the best! Here they are:

Kay's Wedding Look #1 by sarahkeck86 featuring stone jewelry

Wedding Look #2 for Kay by sarahkeck86 featuring bangle jewelry

I love Polyvore! It's such a cool website. If you haven't checked it out, you really should. It can really get creative! 

Now it's up to you! Which one do you like the best? Be sure to go visit Kayla's blog too! She happens to have this ridiculously cute son that she posts a bunch of pictures of. If that doesn't entice you I don't know what will!

Look One: Green Dress: JC Penny Shoes: Old Navy Bracelet: Forever 21 Earrings: Pret A Portobello.com

Look Two: Cream/White Eyelet Dress: Loft Shoes, Bracelets, Earrings: Forever 21