Well-tailored, simple dresses flatter most figures. Separates are easier to fit as you can buy different sized tops and skirts to get the perfect fit. Or choose a colour theme and let your bridesmaids have different styles. Dark coloured dresses such as navy, hunter green and black look great on almost everyone. If you choose to have pastel colours, then soft rose, lemon yellow and baby blue are good.
Black dresses are chic.
It slenderizes, flatters almost everyone's complexion and can be worn again. Black and white themed weddings have a classic elegance that pastels can never match. Blonde and dark-haired bridesmaids with fair skin look best in pastels. Redheads and darker complexions look better in darker colours. It's a good idea to sit down with all your bridesmaids to give them the chance to say what they will or won't wear.