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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. |
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| 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. |
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Defined waists with darts, Shaped tops & jackets |
Vertical lines, Tunic tops & shapely jackets |
Garments that accent the waist, shoulder padding, large collars |
Wide leg pants, A-line skirts, over hip length tops |
Shapeless tops, clingy fabrics |
Baggy pants, full skirts, heavy shoulder padding |
Tight short skirts or pants, but not to the point of being baggy |
Defined waists with belts, fitted skirts and pants |
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