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Understanding your body shape is crucial in having in a wardrobe filled with clothes that look great on you and that you feel confident in. Usually we only wear a selection of the clothes we have in the wardrobe and always fall back on old favorites that get worn all the time.
Statistics say that we only wear 20% of our wardrobe! On average we have at least 100 garments in total in our wardrobe with an approximate price tag of $75 per garment and when we do the maths…..this works out to be a minimum of (80% x 100 x $75 =) $6000 worth of clothes that are in your wardrobe that could be spent on basics and styles that work for your body shape.
Why do we buy things and never wear them? There could be a variety of reasons but one of the main contributors is that the style simply just does not suit your shape!
So what is your shape? Well there are 6 main female body shapes:
1. Hourglass ***Click Here for Hourglass Fashion Do's and Don'ts***
A body shape that has a well balanced upper and lower body with a well defined waist. Your aim is to wear shapely garments especially at the waist, wear soft fabrics, emphasise curves without cluttering and wear straight and slightly flared pants and skirts (pencil skirts exaggerates the curve from the hip to the knee).
2. Triangle or Pear ***Click Here for Pear Fashion Do's and Don'ts***
The most common female body shape with a bottom-heavy frame arising from narrow shoulders, a small waist and a heavy bottom. Your aim is to create balance by visually broadening your upper body by using clothing with horizontal lines on your upper body, by bringing the attention upwards to the bust area. Puff sleeves broaden the shoulders to balance your lower body. Dresses that are body-hugging on the top, accentuate your tiny waist and then drape outwards, drawing a discreet veil over the width of your thighs. Wrap dresses are a great style to try.
3. Rectangle ***Click Here for Rectangle Fashion Do's and Don'ts***
A common body shape that has a columnar boxy silhouette that comes through in a similar circumference of the bust, waist and hips. Your aim is to add definition to the shape by visually elongating body and defining the shoulders (if you are overweight) or defining the waist (if your are slender). Dresses that wrap or flow through the waistline, feminine chiffon softens your shape. High waisted dresses (like a wrap dress) will add definition to your shape.
4. Inverted Triangle ***Click Here for Inverted Triangle Fashion Do's and Don'ts***
A body shape that has an upper-body-heavy frame arising from a large bust and proportionally narrow hips. Your aim is to create balance with the upper and lower body by creating the impression of a wider bottom and drawing the attention away from the upper body. Use clothing with horizontal lines lower body and use vertical lines upper body.
5 & 6 Oval and Diamond ***Click Here for Oval and Diamond Fashion Do's and Don'ts***
A body shape that has a undefined waist, a large low (Oval) or high (Diamond) stomach and a tendency to have love handles. The hips are broad and the upper thighs are generous. This woman may also have either a large or a flat bottom. Your aim is to visually elongate the body and pull the attention toward the head and shoulders. Draw attention away from the middle area upward to the face, shoulder and neck areas. By creating length in the torso you will have a longer more flattering silhouette.
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Blog written by Angela Barbagallo, Fashion Stylist
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