Most of us tend to focus on the colour of your skin when it comes to choosing what to wear. That’s because very few of us know that being smart about our choice of colours can actually flatter our body types. Yes, colour can actually help with our dressing dilemmas. Here’s how you can flatter your body type by wearing the right colour combos... Pear shape What you need to focus on is your best assets—your shoulders, arms and chest. Draw attention on your upper body by experimenting with colourful blouses, shirts and tanks. Neutral, dark or rich hued bottoms can help deal with your problem areas—your waist or lower body—and make it appear ‘bootylicious’ and alluring. Colour combinations

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With separates

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With one piece

Dress: 1,487 on asos.com, Sandals: 6,891 on nastygal.com, Backpack: 1,195 on forevernew.co.in.

Apple shape

Broad shoulders and fuller busts are your problem areas. Trick it into looking thinner by playing around with colours in rich and dark tones. Since your legs are thinner, draw focus on them by going for light or pastel hues and fake a thin upper body by going for colours like burgundy, emerald, black or Persian blue. Avoid plain white clothes as it will make your body shape appear fuller and wider.

Colour combinations

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With separates

Pants: ₹1,740 on shop.mango.com, Blouse: ₹890 on shop.mango.com, Bag: 7,442 on asos.com, Sliders: 1,895 on koovs.com

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With one piece

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Banana shape

Your shoulders are balanced with your waist and hips but there’s hardly any waist definition. In order to lend some curves, wear colours like red, white, yellow or jewel tones and avoid very dark colours like black or darker shades of blue as they tend to make your frame appear boyish.

Colour combinations

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With separates

Pants: ₹3,472 on asos.com, Crop top: 1,487 on misguided.co.uk, Bag: ₹899 on koovs.com, Flatforms: ₹8,575 on nastygal.com

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With one piece

Dress: 5,752 on asos.com, Heels: 4,490 on shop.mango.com, Clutch: 3,999 on tadpolestore.com