If you like your body shape you are either male or a very unusual female! However, whether you like your body or not, if you understand what your current body shape and proportions are and know a few guidelines for your shape you are well on your way to looking your best.

Combine wearing flattering clothes with your best colors and you’ll feel fabulous and impress everyone you meet.There are a number of factors that are involved in a full style analysis.

To Determine Your Body Shape you will need

• stand in front of a full length mirror.
• A long straight object such as a long ruler or a broom handle will also be useful to work out whether your hip-line is narrower, wider, or the same width as your bust-line.
• hold the ruler under your arm pit and rest it on your hip.

Select  your horizontal body shape to find out the general style aims and specific dos and don’ts for your horizontal body shape.

Hourglass Body Shape

You have an hourglass figure if

• Your full hip-line and your full bust-line are the same width and your waist is well defined .

• You most likely have a balanced body vertical body shape

Lucky you! Your hourglass figure is referred to as the ideal body shape.

You have plenty of options dressing for your body shape.

Your main style aims are …..to emphasize your curves, especially your waist, without adding bulk.

Do wear…

• Fitted and semi-fitted clothes
• Soft, clingy, flowing fabrics
• Low to medium-low necklines
• Dresses with defined waistlines
• Straight and gently flared pants
• Straight and gently flared shirts

Don’t wear…

• Stiff, bulky, fabrics
• Baggy styles
• High necklines (unless you have a small bust)
• Skirts with open pleats
• Very tapered pants

Inverted Triangle Body Shape

This is the second best women body shape. You have an inverted triangle body shape if

• You have a proportionally large bust, or you have broad shoulders, or both
• You have narrow hips with a well defined waist
• You most likely are a long legged vertical body shape with proportionally slim legs
• You may also have a flat bottom

Your main style aims are …..to create the illusion of the perfect hourglass body shape by balancing your lower body to your upper body and to draw attention away from your upper body.

Do wear…

• Flowing fabrics
• Low to medium-low necklines
• Set-in sleeves
• Three-quarter length sleeves
• A good fitting, well adjusted bra
• Tops and dresses that flow through the waist
• A-line skirts
• Flared pants

Don’t wear…

• Stiff, bulky, fabrics
• Styles that emphasize your shoulders
• High necklines
• Big collars
• Tapered skirts and pants

Triangle Body Shape

This body type is often also referred to as pear-shaped. You have this shape if

• Your full bust-line is proportionally narrower than your full hip-line and you have a well defined waist
• You typically have narrow shoulders
• You most likely have a balanced body or short legged vertical body shape
• Your thighs are typically full
• You may also have a full rounded bottom

Your main style aim is……to balance your top half to your bottom half by creating the appearance of a wider upper body.

Do wear…

• Accessories and designs to draw attention to your upper body
• Short-sleeved tops
• Shoulder pads to broaden your shoulders.
• Medium to high necklines
• Garments to emphasize your waist
• Skirts and dresses that are straight or slightly flared
• Low rise pants to avoid gaping at the waist
• Boot leg and straight pants

Don’t wear…

• Baggy garments
• Stiff fabric
• Garments that add bulk to your hips
• Hems or design lines at hip-line
• Open pleats on skirts or pants
• Tapered skirts or pants

Rectangle Body Shape

You have a rectangle body if

• Your full bust-line and full hip-line are about the same width and you have little waist definition
• Your legs and arms will typically be proportionally slender
• You have a small to medium bust
• You most likely have a balanced body or long legged vertical body shape
• You may also have a flat bottom
• You may have had an hourglass figure when you were younger or slimmer
• You may look shorter and heavier than you really are

Your main style aim is……to add curves by:

• Defining your shoulders
• Or, if you are slender, by defining your waist

Do wear…

• Shoulder pads to emphasize your shoulders. This may sound very 80s advice, but they really do work. However, they should not be too large and definitely shouldn’t be visible
• Semi-fitted clothes
• If you have firm upper arms, short-sleeves and sleeve-less tops and dresses
• Medium to high necklines
• Dresses that wrap or flow through the waistline
• Straight to gently flared flat-fronted pants
• A-line shirts

Don’t wear…

• Clingy fabrics
• Fitted clothes
• Low necklines
• Baggy tops
• Baggy pants
• Narrow skirts

Apple Body Shape

This body shape is also often referred to as an apple shape. You have an oval horizontal body if

• You have the overall appearance of being round especially around the waist-line
• Your waistline is undefined
• You have a large, low stomach
• You may have love handles
• Your hips are wide
• Your upper thighs are full
• You may also have a full bottom or a flat bottom

Your main style aims are …..to create the illusion of a longer, inverted triangle body shape. And to draw attention upwards towards your shoulders and face.

Do wear…

• Ear-rings, necklaces and other focal points designed to draw an observer’s eyes up towards your shoulders and face
• Shoulder pads to emphasize your shoulders. This may sound very 80s advice, but they really do work. However, they should not be be visible
• Semi-fitted and loose fitting clothes
• Good fitting, well adjusted bras
• Support underwear
• Tops and bottoms in the same colors
• Low necklines
• Un-tucked tops
• Tops and dresses that flow through the waistline
• Straight flat-fronted pants in soft, flowing fabric
• Straight and slightly flared skirts

Don’t wear…

• Clingy fabrics
• Fitted clothes
• Fabric with large patterns
• High necklines
• Large lapels
• Belts
• Tucked-in tops
• Pleats
• Narrow or tapered skirts
• Narrow or tapered pants

Diamond Body Shape

This body shape is also referred to as an apple shape. You have this body shape if Your waist is undefined

• You have a large, high stomach
• You may have ,love handles
• You may also have a full bottom or a flat bottom

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