Body Shapes
First, you must know that body shapes categorizing isn’t a science.
Often, you will know what shape types your body belongs to. Sometimes you will know that there’s a lot of variation within one type. You may have many features and characteristics from several shape types at the same time.
Each body has a different shape and size, that’s what makes each one a unique body. But in general, the most common categories include:
- The apple shape or inverted triangle.
- The pear shape or a triangle.
- The banana shape, rectangle, or straight shape.
- The hourglass shape or curvy.
It’s important to confirm that bodies have shapes and sizes and that they are beautiful! There isn’t a typical body or ideal shape, despite it being common that the hourglass shape categories are more feminine because of their curves.
How to determine your body shape
Nothing is more useful than a tape measure to know your body shape type. It can be helpful for choosing suitable clothing. Then start taking measurements of your shoulders, bust, waist, high hips, and hips. In the end, you can use this information to determine your body shape which has the best description of your measurements.
How to take your measurements?
Knowing your measurements is necessary not only to determine your body shape but also for clothes shopping too. Sometimes you can recognize your body type by matching the shape with the type description.
But if you want to be accurate on this, you can follow these tips:
- Use a soft, flexible measuring tape.
- To get accurate measurements, remove your clothing and stay in your underwear or put on something light such as tiny leggings with a tank top.
- To position the measuring tape properly, you can stand up in front of the long mirror while you take the measurement.
- Measure around the fullest part of your body; either you take the bust or hips measurement.
- Keep the measuring tape snug around your body, but don’t pull it so tight.
- Make sure you can still fit 1 finger between the tape and your body.
- Measure around the smallest part of your waist.
- Focus on the 3 measurements and compare them to determine which is the largest and smallest.
The apple shape or inverted triangle
You can recognize your body as an inverted triangle or an apple shape if your bust or shoulders are larger than your waist and hips.
When choosing clothes for this shape, highlight your lower parts and elongate your legs, the nude shoes will be perfect.
The pear shape or a triangle.
You can recognize your body as a triangle or pear shape if your bust and waist are smaller than your hips. It is also known as a spoon shape.
Highlighting your shoulders, bust, arms, and back, when choosing clothes for this shape and creating a waist for more contour.
The banana shape, rectangle or straight shape
You can recognize your body as a rectangle shape or banana if your bust, waist, and hips are about the same measurements, and your shoulders width is about the same as your hips.
You can dress up many layers to break up your outfits with them, and different clothing proportions.
The hourglass shape or curvy
If your bust and hips are larger than your waist, you can recognize your body as an hourglass shape or curvy.
Choose clothes that showcase your shape instead of loose-fitting.
Written By Rania Abu Jbarah
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