Basics and Fundamentals: What is Your Body Type? How to Dress for Your Body Type?

Do you know what your body is and how to dress for your body type? After you read this post your relationship with your clothes will be one of a profound knowledge, absolute understanding and mutual acceptance. As soon as you know which body type you fall into, you will get a clear picture of what your pluses and minuses are and how to dress accordingly – to achieve that harmonious “hourglass figure”. Our body type is conferred by our bone structure and the distribution of muscle and fat. We can approximate our future grown up figure from adolescence. For women, the basic body types are usually divided into: triangle (pear), round (apple), rectangle (boyish), hourglass and inverted triangle (strawberry). Depending on the individual, the general characteristics of a body type come with distinctive features (long legs, short torso etc.). 1. Triangle or pear body type

• Curved hips and bottom
• Narrow shoulders
• Flat stomach
• Small or medium breasts

How to dress for triangle or pear body type? To highlight your feminine figure you need to balance out the fragility of the upper part of your body. The advantages of this silhouette are impassable: narrow waist, very strong, flat abs, curved bottom. Therefore you need to add more texture and volume to your torso. Shimmering tops, large prints, embroideries, sequins, ruffled shirts, structured jackets, lapels.

Avoid everything that isn’t cut on the waist and tube tops, especially if you’re not toned. Celebrity inspiration: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys 2. Round or apple body type

• No waist
• Accumulation of fat around the waist and butt
• Nice legs and sometimes, voluptuous breasts

How to dress for round or apple body type? If you’re careful not to add to much volume around your waist and to emphasize your legs and beautiful breasts, then you will have a very harmonious figure. Empire dresses, deep V necklines, tunics are the ones that will help you hide your waist and move the focus on your face.

Avoid everything that means fluffy, short, flounced, high-waisted or pleated. And above all say “no” to big pockets. Celebrity inspiration: Oprah Winfrey, Drew Barrymore 3. Rectangle or boyish body type

• Fragile constitution
• No breasts, butt or hips
• Sometimes no waist

How to dress for rectangle or boyish body type? Many women prefer such a figure, because with the right clothes it’s easy to create voluptuous curves. Structured clothes, with belts, create the impression of volume in the hip area. Bulky details, flounces, pleats can become good friends of yours, but I can’t say the same thing about low-waisted pants, that create the impression of a very long torso or clothes without a defined waist.

Celebrity inspiration: Mel C, Kate Moss 4. Hourglass body type

• Defined waist
• Voluptuous breasts and butt

How to dress for rectangle or boyish body type? If you’re among the lucky ones that possess a silhouette that breathes sensuality don’t hide it in shapeless, bulky clothes, but be careful not to fall in the other extreme, the too sexy, curve hugging and vulgar side of things. Use belts for the thinnest part of your waist, wear A line dresses and boot cut trousers. If you have larger hips, stay away from skinny jeans.

Celebrity inspiration: Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara 5. Inverted triangle or strawberry body shape

• Shoulders are wider than the hips
• Voluptuous breasts
• Fairly flat bottom

How to dress for inverted triangle or strawberry body shape? You need to harmonize the large size of your torso (broad shoulders and breasts) with your narrow hips and flat bottom. Stay away from epaulettes, bulky shoulders or anything that might give the impression of a massive upper body. Choose voluminous skirts, structured pants, pleats, slightly baggy and A line dresses.

Celebrity inspiration: Demi Moore, Rene Zellweger, Charlize Theron A large mirror and your image in minimal lingerie, plus a large dose of sincerity will tell you what your body type is. Embrace it and maximize your advantages, don’t hide your body in inappropriate clothing.