The easiest way to balance a bottom-heavy figure is to choose little black dresses 2012 that skim over the lower half of the body. A fitted halter or strapless silhouette — which accents a trim upper body — is very flattering for bottom-heavy figures.

The little black dresses under 50 are considered essential to a complete wardrobe by many women and fashion observers, who believe it a “rule of fashion” that every woman should own a simple, elegant little black dress that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion: for example, worn with a jacket and pumps for daytime business wear or with more ornate jewelry and accessories for evening. Because it is meant to be a staple of the wardrobe for a number of years, the style of the little black dresses with sleeves ideally should be as simple as possible and never out-of- date.

Do you have a little black dress? If not, it’s time to shop one.