Beyond Geometry

Hi everyone, as  I was just arranging my wardrobe last evening, got to see my old geometry box and  had a thought that how our body shapes play an important role in image styling and projection. "How many of you really know your exact body shapes and the attires which looks best on you"?

Well to begin with let me share this with you all that the only way to know what type of clothes look good on you is for you to know your body type. Wearing the proper clothes proportionately right for you can and does make a difference. Just because a particular style is 'in' does not mean this style is right for you.

Which body type you think is you are?

• If your shoulders & bust are about same size & you curve in at waist, thats an hourglass figure.
• If your Shoulders, waist and hips are about the same size, you have a straight figure.
• If your hips and thighs are wider than your shoulders, you have a triangular figure.
• If your shoulders are wider than your hips and thighs, you have an inverted triangular figure.
  

Types of Body Shapes

Hour glass

• This is the easiest figure to work with. You can wear fitted tops & fitted bottoms with emphasis on your small waist.
  
• Call attention to waist and midriff with belts.
  
• De-emphasize bust with non-clingy tops.
  
• Emphasize curve of hip with two piece jersey dresses or fitted pants.
  
• Balance between top and bottom.
  
• Look for clothing that has simplelines and follows the soft curves of your hourglass figure.
  

Straight

• When you have this figure type, you are straight all the way from your shoulders to your feet.
  
• There is no defined waistline and both the top and bottom of body are of equal width.
  
• You can wear anything an hourglass type can wear, but you have to be conscious about creating a waistline out of your figure.
  

Triangle

• This figure type has sloping shoulders, a small bust line and big hip & thigh area.
  
• This type needs width at upper area so horizontal lines are the solution.
  
• Emphasize the midriff and waist with belts. De emphasize the lower with dark bottoms and A line skirts.
  
• Look for clothing that emphasizes the waist.
  

Inverted triangle

• This figure type has wide shoulders and smaller lower body part. 
  
• Choose vertical lines and dark colors.
  
• Emphasize bottom by wearing dark and prints. 
  
• Give illusion of balance with dark colors on top and light at bottom.
  

That is for today will talk tomorrow about petite and full figures and the type of dressing required. Before I end will leave you all with this link from TOI, will help you to understand more about body shapes. http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/35/2011070120110701025712499acbb7fc9/Dressed-to-hide.html

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