How do I know if I have the V shape?

Your shoulders are broad, your hips narrower, and the waist is barely guessed at. Straps never slip. It is rather the lower half of dresses that feels narrow. Deep necklines suit you: they break the horizontal line of the shoulders.

Which wedding dress for broad shoulders?

The ones that build nothing above: a fluid fall starting at the bust, or a full skirt that gives the lower half the room it does not naturally have. The line balances by itself.

Which neckline should I choose with a V shape?

A V, a crossed or an asymmetric one. All three break the width with a vertical stroke, and here that is the detail that counts most — more than the cut of the skirt.

Can I wear puff sleeves with a V shape?

Yes, and it can work very well if the skirt has volume to answer it. Worn over a straight skirt, the puff sleeve does emphasise the width of the shoulders — it is a question of balance, not of prohibition.

The V shape

Which dress for a V shape?

Soften the shoulders, give fullness below: the dress rebalances without effort.

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Recognising the V shape

Broad shoulders, narrower hips.

The marker: Your shoulders are broad, your hips narrower, and the waist is barely guessed at.
The top: Straps never slip. It is rather the lower half of dresses that feels narrow.
In front of the mirror: Deep necklines suit you: they break the horizontal line of the shoulders.

The proportions

Broad shoulders, narrow hips, an athletic figure.

A body shape is not read in a mirror in thirty seconds, and it does not have to be exact: it is a starting point, to know what to try on first. If you hesitate between two, in three questions.

The cuts that suit you

All silhouettes

Soften the top and give volume below. Here is why these lines work, and what they actually do once the dress is on.

Wedding dress, ball gown recommended for the V shape — MADAMOON showroom, Paris 10e

Sheath

Nothing is built at the shoulders. The fabric falls from the bust, and the upper body stops being what the dress rests on.

All our Sheath dresses

Ball gown

The fullness of the skirt gives the lower half the room it does not naturally have. The shoulders no longer set the line.

All our Ball gown dresses

A V, crossed or asymmetric neckline breaks the width with a single vertical stroke. It is the detail that counts most here.

Discover our sheath wedding dresses suited to the V shape — or go straight to Adularia, Charmeuse sheath and Dove, A fluid fall in matte satin, draped neckline, off the shoulder.

Discover our ball gown wedding dresses suited to the V shape — or go straight to Santana, Ball gown with basque waist in organza and tulle, floral lace and Guinevere, Strapless ball gown in jacquard, pointed basque corset.

Our dresses for this figure

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How do I know if I have the V shape?: Your shoulders are broad, your hips narrower, and the waist is barely guessed at. Straps never slip. It is rather the lower half of dresses that feels narrow. Deep necklines suit you: they break the horizontal line of the shoulders.
Which wedding dress for broad shoulders?: The ones that build nothing above: a fluid fall starting at the bust, or a full skirt that gives the lower half the room it does not naturally have. The line balances by itself.
Which neckline should I choose with a V shape?: A V, a crossed or an asymmetric one. All three break the width with a vertical stroke, and here that is the detail that counts most — more than the cut of the skirt.
Can I wear puff sleeves with a V shape?: Yes, and it can work very well if the skirt has volume to answer it. Worn over a straight skirt, the puff sleeve does emphasise the width of the shoulders — it is a question of balance, not of prohibition.

Beyond the body shape

A body shape says where to begin. It does not say who you are on the day of your wedding.

The style: A dress is also chosen against one’s type. An 8 shape may want something fluid, and be quite right.
The place: A two-metre train on a beach, heavy satin in August: the dress has to last the day, not only the photograph.
Comfort: You will wear it for twelve hours. If you can neither sit down nor raise your arms, no cut will make up for that.
Feeling: It is the only criterion that really decides. In the fitting room, brides know within thirty seconds — long before they have looked at the cut.

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