How To Get A Summer Body

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How to find the perfect summer shirt for your body shape

Stressing over what to wear to work now the sun's made an appearance? Read on...

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Don't work up a sweat stressing over what to wear to work during the summer months. These lightweight shirts will not only keep you feeling cool but looking cool too. Find the perfect cut for your shape to smarten your look and enhance your body shape.

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Square

Straight up-and-down shapes should look for asymmetric shirts. The multi-directional seams on this Topshop offering create detail for the eye to follow, subtly breaking up your torso. The wider sleeves create a waist and the illusion of balanced curves. A clever shirt indeed.

£45, Topshop

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Inverted Triangle

Worn with a light wash denim or pale cigarette pant this longer shirt is the perfect staple for women with wider shoulders. The two-tone pastel provides clever shading, drawing the eye down to those slim legs. The contrast white collar brings the eye in for a slimming effect on your shoulders and the cuffs create the illusion of a longer torso. It can also be worn as a dress if temperatures rise throughout the day - just make sure you're wearing suitable underwear.

£29.99, Zara

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Petite

Beware of swamping your frame with boxy boyfriend shirts and stiff cotton. Instead look for a sleeveless style in a light fabric that won't add bulk. Flesh on show will elongate your figure and create the illusion of curves. Look for large prints or bold colour contrasts to create shape on smaller chests. This two-tone shirt has a contouring effect and the vertical lines of both the side panels and the buttons makes you look even taller. High five.

£25.99, Zara

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Apples

The key to dressing an apple shape smartly is lengthening that middle. Look for a soft fabric that can either be tucked in to high waist trousers to define the middle, or skimming casually over the top of skinny jeans. Wear the collar open, unbuttoning at least the first two buttons, more if you're feeling adventurous - making sure you're office appropriate. Rolling sleeves up to just above the elbow can also create the illusion of a defined waist. Magic.

£185, DKNY

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Pear

A shirt with wide shoulders or a boxy top half is perfect for balancing out a larger bum and hips. The horizontal shoulder panels on this shirt lengthen the shoulders and the wide arms give your torso a structured shape, to keep your body in balance. The pocket detail draws extra attention to the chest area too - bonus. Make sure the bottom of the shirt is slightly fitted with no eye-drawing detail. Got it?

£55, Mint Velvet

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Hourglass

Make a beeline for the the belted shirt that's flooding the high street this season. Cinching in the waist, it's the perfect way to enhance those curves. The twist detail on this shirt from Vanessa Bruno will show off your shape to perfection. Look for a longer length that stops about two inches down the thigh to lengthen the torso.

£215, Vanessa Bruno

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