Dress your shape - Column
All about you
You've got fantastic legs, slim arms and lovely structured shoulders. When viewed from behind, your shoulders are in line with your hips, and you don't have a strongly defined waist.
It's easy to mistake this body shape for an apple, but the chances are that if you have more angular structured shoulders when viewed from behind, you're a column rather than an apple. Remember that this is about shape, not size, so there's nothing precluding you being a column at a larger size, or a petite apple.
Your biggest strength is your amazing legs. Regardless of your size, your legs will always look good, and emphasising them will give you no end of confidence.
You might feel that you lack a waist or feminine curves, and may feel that you gain wait around your tummy area, but don't let your confidence fall - we're here to show you the very best styles for your body shape!
Your best styles
- Those which are more forgiving over your tummy but highlight your great arms and legs.
- Pleating and ruching at the waist, which will help you 'fake' an hourglass figure.
- Layer a looser, boxy top layer over a longline fitted base layer for a modern streamlined look.
- Straight cut casual tshirt and shirt dresses are made for you.
- An open jacket or wrap give a slimming, waist enhancing effect.
- Leggings and slim/skinny trousers will really show off your great legs - you can pair them with longline tops or tunics to keep the silhouette long and lean.
Avoid
- Shapeless droopy styles which hang from your shoulders and make your whole body look blocky.
- Boxy jackets and tops without a longer layer underneath to balance you out visually.
- Dropped waists are usually unflattering on you.
Our favourites for the Column body shape
Hyacinth Champagne Jojo Blouse | Apple Mimi Top | Iris Cropped Ponte Trousers
Bright Apricot Short Tie Wrap | Papaya Stripey Pima Tee
Remember, you can use the body shape filter on our shopping pages, to narrow down your selection by body shape, as well as colour, season, and fit. Why not have a browse to find even more styles?
Shop your shape from the Full Collection - and choose the Column filter!
And remember, almost all of our styles are in jersey fabrics, which means that many of them can be styled for almost any body shape. Don't be afraid to experiment with styles that don't come up in your body shape filter; they might be perfect for your unique combination of lifestyle, body shape, face shape, and attitude to life! If you want to learn even more about personal style, we highly recommend booking a personal style analysis with a qualified consultant (you can find colour consultants in our directory - many of them also offer personal style analysis).
To read about the other body shapes, use the links below:
