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Body Shapes - Learn Your Shape and Enhance the Positives!


Body shapes generally fall into one of the following four categories illustrated below. Learning your body shape can help you dress to complement your figure. This will enable you to enhance your positive figure characteristics, and minimize any negative aspects.

HOURGLASS
Shoulder and hip width equal or nearly equal with very small waist indentation. Overall appearance of extremelysmall waist relative to shoulder and hip.
RECTANGLE
Approximately equal visual balance between shoulder and hip with waist slightly indented. Overall appearance of average figure with little waist definition.
PEAR
Much wider at hip than shoulder with waist indented. Overall appearance of extremely heavy hip area relative to waist and shoulder.
INVERTED TRIANGLE
Much wider at shoulder than hip with waist indented. Overall appearance of extremely broad shoulder relative to waist and hip.
hourglass rectangle pear inverted triangle

CHOOSE

Defined waists with darts, Shaped tops & jackets

CHOOSE

Vertical lines, Tunic tops & shapely jackets

CHOOSE

Garments that accent the waist, shoulder padding, large collars

CHOOSE

Wide leg pants, A-line skirts, over hip length tops

AVOID

Shapeless tops, clingy fabrics

AVOID

Baggy pants, full skirts, heavy shoulder padding

AVOID

Tight short skirts or pants, but not to the point of being baggy

AVOID

Defined waists with belts, fitted skirts and pants


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