How To Dress For Your Body Type and Female Body Shape
Regular Triangle
or “Pear Shape” Body Shape
A triangle or pear-shaped body is identified by a wider lower half, so you probably have wider hips and thighs and a narrower top half.
Regular Triangle
or “Pear Shape” Body Shape
Celebrities like Kim Kardashian and JLo both have pear-shaped bodies.
Regular Triangle
or “Pear Shape” Body Shape
For this body shape, you want to draw attention to your upper half. You can do this by choosing prints or brighter colors for your top half.
Regular Triangle
or “Pear Shape” Body Shape
Wider necklines like boat necklines and sweetheart necklines broaden the shoulders.
Regular Triangle
or “Pear Shape” Body Shape
You want your shirts to hit just at the widest part of your hips, avoid extremely long shirts and extremely cropped shirts.
Round Body Shape
The round body shape, also known as an apple body shape, is known for a larger upper body than lower body with no defined waistline.
Round Body Shape
This body shape has a slim waist and great legs but lacks definition from the hips up.
Round Body Shape
This can be a difficult body shape to initially buy for, as the tendency is to buy things oversized to compensate for the broader top half.
Round Body Shape
A proportional dressing emphasis will help this, and we will discuss that in the video below.
Round Body Shape
The easiest jeans for your body type is a straight leg jean, as it highlights your fantastic legs, while also defining your waist a bit more.
The Inverted Triangle body shape
You typically have an inverted triangle body shape if you wear a larger top half than the bottom, and your shoulders are broader than your hips.
The Inverted Triangle body shape
Celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Demi Moore, and Rene Zellweger all have an inverted triangle body shape.
The Inverted Triangle body shape
The best pair of jeans that work with an inverted triangle body shape would be the boyfriend jean.
The Inverted Triangle body shape
Avoid necklines like boat-neck or Bardot, big straps, halter-neck tops, big shawl collars, and larger patterns on your top half.
The Inverted Triangle body shape
Instead, opt for items that accentuate your bottom half like an a-line skirt or wide-leg trousers.
Hourglass Body Shape
An hourglass shape is defined by an equal size in hips and shoulders with a waist that is well defined.
Hourglass Body Shape
Celebrities like Beyonce and Dita Von Teese are famous for their hourglass shape. However, Marilyn Monroe is the most well-known hourglass figure out there.
Hourglass Body Shape
With this body shape, you still want to accentuate your waist, because that is the slimmest part of your body.
Hourglass Body Shape
With an hourglass shape, you want to avoid shapeless or baggy clothes that will overwhelm your frame and can even look lumpy.
Hourglass Body Shape
Hourglass shapes usually come with a more busty figure.
Hourglass Body Shape
If you want to be more modest or minimize your chest you can opt for a boatneck, or scoop neck and avoid high neck tops like turtlenecks.
The Rectangle Body Shape
With the rectangle body shape, you wear the same size in tops and bottoms, you don’t have an overly defined waistline, and have a straight shoulder line and hips.
The Rectangle Body Shape
Celebrities like Kate Hudson and Gweneth Paltrow have this female body shape.
The Rectangle Body Shape
Belts around your waist, mid-waisted trousers, and belted jackets are all great options.
The Rectangle Body Shape
You should avoid silhouettes that are too vertical- like a straight jacket with straight trousers which will give you little definition.
The Rectangle Body Shape
You have a great body type for practically any pair of pants. You can go looser or form-fitting, and in fact sometimes body-conscious pants can highlight your curves.