Know your body shape

Sep 5

Written By Ria Mc

Tips and tricks to dress for your shape. Do you struggle to accentuate your waist ? Need to add height to your small stature ? Are your shoulders wider than your hips ? We are all your unique in shape,just as we are in personality. Getting your clothes to work for you is all about knowing your body shape’s proportions.Fashion is all about finding the right shapes that fit those proportions well.

Here is a quick guide to the Key Body shapes and finding fashion that flatters your shape.

How to find your body shape. Measure yourself around.

a) your shoulders
,b) your bust,
c) your waist ,
d) your hips

Now you have your measurements you can determine your own body shape.

The Principal Body shapes are .

pear
hourglass
inverted triangle (top heavy)
rectangle (straight up and down)

The Pear Your hips are wider than your shoulders

Best asset :Statistically pears have flatter Tums than most.

What to wear: A fit and flare dress,will show off how little you are on top and be roomier from the waist down for your curvier bottom half. Celeb Pears include Beyonce ,Shakira,Kim Kardashian.

Hourglass Your shoulders and hips are around the same size, with a very defined waist.

Best asset : The waist

What to wear : Choose anything which draws the eye to the waist. A pair of High waist jeans. A wiggle dress will really accentuate an hourglass figure. Celeb Hourglasses include Marilyn Monroe and Scarlett Johansen

Inverted triangle Your shoulders or bust are larger than your hips.

Best asset : The chest area

What to wear : Fitted jackets with nipped in waist and flared bottom look great. They define the waist and flare over hips to create the illusion of lower body curves and will help balance out your broad shoulders. Celeb Inverted triangles include Angelina Jolie and Naomi Campbell .

The Rectangle Your shoulders bust and hips are around the same size.With no defined waistline.

Best asset : Height rectangles tend to be statistically taller.

What to wear : Try to broaden the shoulders and hips and taper in the waist with an A line skirt or a 50’s fit and flare circle skirt.Celeb Rectangles include Cameron Diaz and Kate Moss.