Understanding your body shape
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| What's Your Body Shape? |
The most common body shapes are Hourglass ( top and bottom heavy with a small waistline), Rectangular (straight, flat body types), Pear (smaller on the top and bigger on the bottom), Inverted triangle (broad shoulders and top but smaller waistline and bottom).
Hourglass
The sexiest women in the world have hourglass shape bodies. It is known as the dream body shape, full bust, defined waist and well rounded hips. Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Scarlett Johansson, Salma Hayek, Catherine Zeta Jones and Kim Kardashian are just some of the most famous curvy celebrities you should use as reference. When dressing, make sure you accentuate your curves. Avoid baggy cloths and always flaunt your to die for figure with belts around your waistline. Choose tops which end just right at your waist. Knee-length A line skirts paired with heeled pumps should be an office wear staple.
Rectangular
If you have an equal shape balance between your shoulder and hip then you have a rectangular body shape. Rectangular shaped women such as Cameron Diaz, Nicole Kidman and Hillary Duff should be your style reference. When picking out outfits, your main goal should be to create a defined waistline. Dark colored wide belts or cinching shape wear works well. Add dimension to you frame to create what you do not have, by wearing ruffled or flowery tops to create the illusion of a fuller bustline.
Pear
The Pear or bottom heavy woman has a smaller shoulder measurement in comparison on to her hip and thighs. Beyonce, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez are some of the notable celebrities which you can use as style reference. Figure hugging, attractive tops draws attention towards the upper half of your body. Also try balancing our your body shape by creating the illusion of a broader shoulder, puffed sleeves tops or jackets, cropped jackets, boat necks and ruffled neck tops. To de-emphasize your curves choose bottoms with flowing fabric, A line skirts which aren’t too tight works well too. Inverted triangle
This is the opposite of the pear; broad shoulders and smaller hips. Women with this body shape look more athletic. Demi Moore, Renee Zellweger, and Naomi Campbell have this kind of body shape. The main goal when dressing is to create a balance between your top and bottom; since the bottom appears smaller, aim to draw attention to this part of the body. Add volume and width around your hips and downwards with belts or flared / wide legged pants. Long tops or dresses which are nipped at the waist line are very flattering. -end-
