The spoon body shape is commonly known for a smaller top and wider bottom, which is sometimes also called the triangle shape, or the pear shape. It is important to wear clothes that can accentuate your assets and avoid those that emphasize your weaknesses. In this article, we’ll take a deep dive to understand your body’s strengths and weaknesses, and then go over the type of clothing that you should be cautious to wear or even avoid altogether.
Characteristics
- Similar to the pear body shape
- Narrow shoulders
- Wide hips compared to your bust and waist area
- Very defined waistline
- More weight around your upper thighs and upper arms
Although this body type is similar to the pear body shape, people with the spoon body shape have a more defined waist.
Therefore, you should focus on balancing the narrow top half of your body by adding more volume to this area and wearing clothing styles that will make your hips appear slimmer.
Tops without shoulder pads
Wearing shoulder pads might seem like ancient fashion but they are never going out of style. Tops with shoulder pads have been a lifesaver for women with narrow shoulders because they add more volume to this area of the body, and the spoon body shape is on this list.
However, without a top that has shoulder pads, you will be denying your upper body the boost it needs to appear more balanced with the bottom half of your body. Shoulder pads are also great for limiting the overwhelming size of your wide hips, so that it doesn’t become the focal point of your body shape.
Since the spoon body shape typically has narrow shoulders, this means that your hips will appear bigger and that’s where tops with shoulder pads come in. use this to extend the width of your shoulders and make sure your unique shape is not overshadowed by the width of your hips.
Tops without neck ruffles
As a woman with a spoon body shape, you need all the help you can get to create a flattering effect on your curvy hips and add more volume to the top half of your body. One amazing and stress-free way to achieve this is to wear tops with neck ruffles that stylishly adds dimension to your body, especially the top half.
This is great for balancing your body shape and making your spoon body type look even more elegant. Tops with neck ruffles are great for you because they also help to downplay the relatively wider nature of your lower body compared to your upper body.
Therefore, with more volume on your upper half, the ruffles will give your shoulders and bust area a fuller look that balances out the prominence of your curvy hips.
Fitted tops
Since you’re trying to balance your hips and draw more focus towards the upper half of your body, it would be a terrible idea to wear fitted tops that hide your neck and shoulders. The fitted style draws more attention to the narrowness of your shoulders and creates an uneven silhouette as your wider hips will become more noticeable.
However, a much better idea is to wear off-the-shoulder tops that show off your shoulder stylishly as this will help to balance out your bottom-heavy body shape. For the spoon body shape, you need to make sure the width of your hips doesn’t overwhelm your body frame, and an easy way to do this is to draw attention to your top.
With an off-the-shoulder top, you can easily create a horizontal line across your shoulders that distracts from your large hips. Meanwhile, a fitted top will create a disproportionate upper half and hips as it creates an unflattering vertical line.
Turtleneck tops
Open necklines should be your best friend as a woman with a spoon body type. Just like with off the shoulder tops, wearing open necklines that expose your chest and collarbone will help to balance your hips and the upper half of your body.
To create a more even body shape where both halves of your body are more proportional, you should avoid turtleneck tops. Turtleneck styles make your upper body narrower which emphasizes the unevenness of your body shape.
Better neckline styles for the spoon body shape are the v-neck, scoop neck and square neck tops. These are styles that open up space around your chest and bust area, thereby creating the illusion of broader shoulders.
This is exactly what you need to boost a sense of balance and elegance on your overall outlook.
Bodycon dresses
Women with a spoon body shape should wear dresses that create a waist cinching effect without drawing attention to the narrowness of your upper body. Bodycon dresses will not help you achieve this.
Rather than create a flattering silhouette, they fit uncomfortably on the body and reveal every bump on your body. It’s better not to wear this if you have a spoon body shape. A better alternative is the A-line dress which takes advantage of your small but defined waistline, and draws attention to this best asset on your body.
A-line dresses maximize this by cinching your waistline as this becomes the focal point of your body. Meanwhile, this style of dress also emphasizes the illusion of an hourglass-like shape, which makes you look more feminine and sophisticated.
So, rather than wear bodycon dresses that make your heavier bottom more visible, camouflage this part of your body with an A-line dress that has the gentle flare necessary to balance both halves of your body.
Dresses without ruching
Make your spoon body shape look even more flattering by incorporating ruching details into your dresses. Ruching makes your dress styles more interesting visually while also doing a great job of adding volume to your upper body.
However, without ruching, some dresses on your spoon body shape will take on an unflattering outlook that doesn’t highlight your best assets. Use ruching to bring balance to the heavier bottom half of your body.
The fun bonus is that ruffles are very beautiful to look at and will definitely be admired. If you have a little volume around your midsection that you would love to minimize, ruching can help you do this effortlessly.
It’s great at camouflaging muffin tops and highlighting a more feminine hourglass shape on your body. This is definitely a must have for women with a spoon body shape.
Spaghetti strap dresses
One of the best ways to emphasize the top half of your body and add more volume to this area is to wear dresses with full sleeves. However, when you wear spaghetti strap dresses as a woman with a spoon body type, this will draw attention to your narrow shoulders and make your body shape appear more uneven.
Full sleeves, on the other hand, draw attention away from your wide hips while also enhancing your overall body appearance. You can add a few interesting details to your sleeves including statement buttons and this will further boost your top half.
The effect of dresses with full sleeves on the body of spoon-shaped women is more than you can imagine. Choose one of the flattering necklines mentioned earlier to ensure that you can show off your shoulders and neckline beautifully without concealing your best assets.
Meanwhile, this style of dress will also help to minimize your bottom half to get a more proportionate figure.
Coats with no waist definition
Sure, the spoon body type comes with a naturally defined waist but it doesn’t hurt to wear coats that have waist definition as well. When you wear coats with a clear waist definition, this helps to complement your waistline and create a waist cinching effect that’s more flattering for your body type.
An example of a coat with no waist definition is the double-breasted style. This style of coat will not further enhance your lovely shape. A better choice is the belted coat style which subtly nips the waist in and creates the illusion of an hourglass figure.
Wearing a belted coat will make your waist look well-defined as it draws attention to this amazing asset on your body. So, even if you know that you have a naturally well-defined waist, wearing coats with waist definition is the way to go to make your silhouette look more sophisticated.
Cropped blazers
When choosing clothing for your upper body, it’s always a great idea to pay attention to the length. Cropped blazers end at the widest part of your body which draws attention to the exact width of your hips.
Knowing that your hips and thighs are larger than your upper body, this can make you feel more self-conscious about your shape as it draws attention to the lower half of your body.
Rather than wearing cropped blazers, you should opt for long cardigans that ends below your thighs. While this may also draw a little attention to your hips, it’s okay to wear black bottoms which have a natural slimming effect on your lower body.
Ultimately, this will balance out your body proportions and you can rock a stylish long cardigan without worries. Longer coats are more flattering for women with a spoon body shape. Therefore, you should completely avoid coats that are short.
Cargo pants
Cargo pants typically have bulky pockets which can disrupt your overall silhouette as a woman with a spoon body shape. Therefore, you should avoid any clothing style that will accentuate your wide hips and make them more noticeable, and bulky.
The goal is to wear pants that can help you achieve a more proportionate look and cargo pants won’t get this done. These are a type of bulky pants embellished with numerous pockets that add more volume and weight visually to your hips and thighs.
This means that the eyes will be drawn more towards this wider part of the body, effectively making this area appear larger. Meanwhile, this will also shift the balance of your overall body structure away from your upper body while your spoon shape becomes greatly exaggerated.
Ultimately, rather than wear bulky cargo pants, stick with more streamlined and slimming styles like bootcut pants, wide leg pants and straight leg pants.
Skinny bottoms
As much as you should avoid wearing cargo pants which is a bulky kind of bottom wear, you should also be careful with bottom wears that emphasize the lower half of your body excessively.
Skinny bottoms draw focus towards your heavier bottom half which is the opposite of the effect you want to create on your spoon body shape. Therefore, to avoid highlighting your curvier bottom with a tightly-fitted skinny bottom, it’s best to completely avoid wearing them.
Stay away from skinny styles that highlight every curve on your thighs and backside. This is not a good effect on women that are self-conscious, and if you fall into this category, you may end up having a pretty uncomfortable day.
Skinny bottoms draw attention to the widest part of your body shape and that’s what makes them unflattering for you. Avoid styles that cling tightly to your legs.
Rather than wear skinny bottoms, wear styles like the wide leg pants that help to camouflage your wider bottom half while still staying fitted on your body.