Apple Shaped Women

By bringing the waistline of your dresses and tops to your rib cage, the effect seen in empire waist clothes, you get a shapely figure. So focus on empire waist dresses and blouses. They flatter you.

1. Start with a new dress. Prints or plain. Colored or neutral. It doesn't matter, other than the fact that it has a high waistline and is in a color or colors that flatter you.
2. Detract from you thick waist by drawing the eye to your arms and legs. You blouse should have full sleeves. The hems of the sleeves should be full and flowy. A longish blouse or top that has an empire waist, but flares below to a full hemline is another plus for you. Pick one such blouse, sheer, or lacy or made of a velvet or silk. Either way, if it is flowy and full in the right places, you'll look more feminine in it.
3. Get one of the black lace dresses that are so hot this season. Pick one with full sleeves, with wide hemlines at the end of each sleeve. Get it in floaty lace, with an empire waist of course. A full hemline for the skirt wouldn't hurt either. Make that your de facto little black dress.
4. Load up on the accessories. Wear earrings to draw attention to your pretty face. Wear bangles to bring the eye to your arms instead of your waist. Wear stunning shoes, or boots that would complete your look. 
5. Get on of this season's pretty belts and use that to cinch your dresses and jackets at the narrowest part of your ribcage. 
6. Avoid tops with a lot of detailing and ruffling or rouching. Keep it simple and clean with soft flowing fabrics.
7. Do not wear very tight or clingy synthetic tops that enhance your problematic areas.
8. Go for light colors for you lowers and wear darker shades on top.
9. Use detailing, pleating, etc on your skirt or pant to attract attention there.
10. V-necks will make your bosoms look smaller.
11. Wear a wrap top to cover your stomach. Using layering in the same color and fabric here will have a slimming effect.
12. Under no circumstances wear anything shoulder padded. Wear thin and light materials on top only.

Source : About.com