The pear body shape with big arms has the typical pear body features of wide hips/thighs, a nicely defined waistline, an elegant neck area and hips that are larger than your bust. It is critical to find the right styles that can accentuate your assets and avoid those that highlight your weaknesses. Let’s dive right in!
Wear statement earrings
Yes, your arms are big and flabby. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t make them look interesting by drawing the focus away from the size of your arms. This is a very effective move that has worked for women with a pear body shape for decades, and you can tap into this stress-free method.
All you need are statement earrings that will naturally add more visual interest to your face. With the eyes drawn upwards towards that part of the body, this automatically means there’s less attention on your arms.
Feel free to go for earrings that are as big and bold as you can go. The bigger and bolder they are, the more flattering the results. Remember that it’s all about highlighting your face so that your arms are not exactly noticeable.
Avoid tight sleeves
As flattering as tight-fitting sleeves can be on the body, this is not exactly a great choice for women with a pear body shape, especially if you have big arms. The last thing you want to do is wear clothing styles that emphasize this part of your body and tight-fitting sleeves do exactly that.
Tops or dresses with sleeves that are skin tight on your arms will highlight this area of your body and emphasize the lack of proportion between both halves of your body. What you need for your pear body shape with big arms are sleeves that leave more than a little wiggle room.
Better choices are flutter sleeves or the kimono sleeves that are big enough to allow your arms flourish but moderate sized so that they don’t overwhelm your smaller upper body.
Avoid sleeveless tops
As much as you want to avoid sleeves that are skin-tight on your arms, an even worse move is to wear clothes without sleeves. This is one way to completely highlight your big arms, drawing attention to how flabby they are compared to other parts of your body.
While you’re not trying to use sleeves to hide this part of your body, you need as much coverage on your arms as possible for a flattering result. Leaving them bare is an invitation to the eyes.
When you wear clothes with sleeves, there’s more volume on your upper body that works great with your wider hips, creating an overall flattering figure you’ll fall in love with instantly. Therefore, as much as you can, avoid sleeveless clothing styles and keep their fit moderate as this is also a crucial factor.
Avoid cap sleeves
Ever heard of cap sleeves? This is a fairly common sleeve style but if you’ve never heard of them, here’s an interesting breakdown. These are usually very short sleeves that don’t extend along underneath your arm but hang over the edge of your shoulders.
Most times, you will find this style on dresses rather than tops. Now, this is not so different from sleeveless tops and dresses, as they also expose too much of your big arms. Of course, this is not in line with the theme of trying to draw attention away from your big arms as much as possible.
Cap sleeves stop right at the widest part of your arms, which is another reason why they emphasize the size of your arms. Therefore, it’s in your best interest to avoid them. Rather than wear cap sleeves, wear longer sleeves that stop below the largest part of your arm.
Wear statement necklaces
Statement necklaces are another amazing way to draw attention to interesting features on your face and draw focus away from your bigger arms. The secret to this is that statement necklaces are usually very close to your face and the eyes will naturally move towards flashy accessories on your body.
Similar to the magic of statement earrings, statement necklaces are another effective way to enhance your overall appearance. Of course, you don’t have to worry that you’re wearing something that’s out of style.
Quite the opposite. Statement necklaces are a fantastic trend that have been around for years and look like they are here to stay. So, take advantage of the way it tunes up your overall appearance and makes your arms look smaller than they actually are.
Wrap tops
One of my favorite styles of tops out there is wrap tops and I’m sure there are thousands of women that agree with me. You could call them the VIP of the fashion world.
Wrap tops are an amazing way to balance your body proportions, especially if your top half is smaller compared to the bottom half of your body. Typically, wrap tops draw attention towards the waistline.
As a woman with a pear body shape, your slender waist is a valuable asset that you need to draw as much attention as possible to. With wrap tops, you can easily emphasize this part of your body and make it the focal point of your outfit.
However, what about your big arms? Well, since wrap tops draw attention to your waistline, this naturally means that there’s less attention on your big arms as well. You can use this to slim down this part of your body and project a more flattering appearance.
Empire waistline dresses
As you may have guessed already, empire waistline dresses draw the eyes downwards towards your narrow waistline. Do you notice the pattern here?
Empire waistline dresses sit high above your natural waistline, which is a flattering position for the pear body shape that wants to create a more curvy silhouette with a feminine outlook.
The most amazing result of wearing this style of dress is that it draws all the attention to your slender waist which eventually impacts your body proportions. So, if you have been looking for a seamless way to balance both halves of your body without wearing complicated styles, here’s one for you.
However, the main focus here is in how it makes your arms look. With an empire waistline dress, you can visually slim down your arms as the eyes are drawn downwards towards your slender waist and curvy hips.
A-line coat
Wearing structured coats can help you create a universally flattering silhouette which conceals the true size of your arms, and make you look less awkward. A-line coats are a fantastic style for pear-shaped women with big arms.
They perfectly highlight your slender waist and add more depth to the upper half of your body, so that this corresponds with your bigger bottom-half. However, there are different types of A-line coats available and these all have different results on the body.
Going for styles with wide collars and big lapels will help to buff up your upper body so that this volume corresponds with the size of your arm. This way, your arms will not stand out as a bigger part of your body.
It’s important to avoid wearing coats with too many details around your hips as this will add unnecessary volume to this area. You don’t want to draw attention to your hips and make your overall figure less proportionate.
Tops with a horizontal neckline
One way to flatter your upper body and play down your big arms is to wear tops with a horizontal neckline. This is a great way to make your big arms correspond with the width of your upper body as this style visually expands your shoulders.
Wearing tops with a horizontal neckline is an effective way to create the illusion of a wider upper body, a flattering result that has a balancing effect on your overall body especially your big arms.
Horizontal necklines that are perfect for women with a pear body shape are off-the-shoulder and boat neckline styles. Both revealed your shoulders in just the right amount to balance out your wide hips.
With this balancing effect, your arms won’t look so big and flabby. Also, with more visual volume on your upper body, everything blends seamlessly to give you a flattering feminine look.
