Why is the same outfit on your girlfriend and you looks completely different, even if the height and weight are the same? It’s all about different types of shapes.
The type of figure depends on the structure and development of bone, fat and muscle tissue. For the most part, it is due to genetics, but can be adjusted by diet and exercise.
Any person is beautiful and unique. The body of each has its advantages and disadvantages. Knowing your type of figure is important in order to train more efficiently and learn how to choose clothes in order to look the most attractive.
Female figure types
By general features, there are five types of female figures: “hourglass”, “rectangle”, “triangle”, “inverted triangle” and “apple”. To determine which type you belong to, arm yourself with a centimeter tape and take three measurements.
- Breast volume: over the usual bra without push-up, at the most protruding point, holding a centimeter parallel to the floor.
- Waist: on the narrowest part of the body (just above the navel), without pulling or protruding the stomach.
- Hips: on the widest part of the hips, keeping the tape parallel to the floor.
Now we evaluate the results.
- If the chest and hips are approximately equal in volume, and the waist is noticeably smaller (by 20-30 centimeters), then your type of figure is an “hourglass”.
- If the chest and hips are approximately equal in volume, and the waistline does not stand out strongly against their background, then you are a “rectangle”.
- If the chest is smaller than the hips in the volume at the visible waist, then your figure type is “triangle” (“pear”).
- If the thorax is thicker than the bottom of the body, and the shoulders are outwardly wider than the hips, then your figure is the “inverted triangle” (T-shaped figure).
- If the waist, belly and chest are most prominent, and the legs are slender, then your type of figure is “circle” (“apple”).
Hourglass
Notorious 90/60/90 – about this type of figure. Such ladies can be proud of a well-defined waist and prominent shoulders and hips. And such proportions will remain even when weight is set, which can not but rejoice.
The X-shaped silhouette of the female body is an unspoken ideal, praised since the days of Antiquity. If you are a lucky possessor of this type of figure, let’s rejoice. The main thing in your case is not to break the harmonious proportions of the chest, waist and hips.
The main task
To emphasize the curves of the figure, keeping the harmony of the top and bottom.
Suitable for:
Practically everything. The most favorably emphasized figure:
- Stitched silhouettes.
- Blouses, coats and raincoats with zapah and belts.
- V-shaped or round neckline on blouses and dresses.
- Skirt-pencil, trapezium or the sun.
- Jeans and trousers with a high fit.
- Belt to the waist as an accessory.
Not suitable
- Baggy clothes, hiding silhouette.
- Outer clothing of straight cut.
- Dresses or blouses with high or low waist.
- Jeans or trousers with a low fit.
Rectangle
Women with this type of figure have equal in volume breasts and hips, and the waist is weak or not pronounced at all (for example, if the waist is 92 centimeters long, the waist is more than 70 centimeters).
This physique is more athletic and sportier than, for example, an “hourglass,” and an insufficient bend of the waist can be visually increased. In order to emphasize the features of such a figure, you just need to keep the harmony of shoulders and hips, visually narrowing the waist. This effect can be achieved by creating an additional volume in another part of the body.
The main task
Make an emphasis on the waist and beautiful legs, keeping the balance of the upper and lower body parts.
Suitable for:
- A fitted outer garment, a coat with a belt.
- Tops on thin straps, blouses with sleeves flashlight.
- Jackets or outerwear with a straight line of shoulders.
- Dresses without straps or with zapah.
- Skirt-trapezium, sun or with a slit.
- Tight pants or jeans with medium or low fit.
- Classic straight trousers or capri.
Not suitable
- Baggy or oversized-clothes.
- Clothes that open the abdomen excessively.
- Straight overcoats or dresses.
- T-shirts, sleeveless tops or with a neckline, turtlenecks.
- Leggings, pencil skirts.
Triangle (pear)
Possessors of this constitution can be proud of their elegant narrow shoulders and waist, and also mouth-watering hips. It is worth considering that with such parameters to exhaust yourself with strict diets, trying to make the fifth point less than it can be, it makes no sense.
The shape of the pear shape is preserved for model and overweight. It is better to attract more attention to the beautiful neck, collarbones and hands, which can easily be done with the help of suitable clothing.
The main task
Balance the hips with an accent on the upper part of the body.
Suitable for:
- Tight outer clothing, coat-trapezoid.
- Any fitted clothes with overhead shoulders (coats, jackets, jackets).
- Blouses, tops and T-shirts with open shoulders, sleeveless or with a wide neckline.
- Skirt trapezoid or pencil.
- Dark trousers or jeans straight cut.
- Trousers or jeans extending downwards.
Not suitable
- Baggy outerwear, long coats of straight cut.
- Tops or blouses with a neckline under the throat, turtlenecks.
- Bright massive straps on hips.
- Clinging trousers or trousers-puffs, especially light colors or with a bright print.
- Trousers or jeans with decorative elements on pockets or belt, lush skirts, skirts flap.
- Pants or skirts with a lot of weighting elements: lace, ruffles, folds.
Inverted triangle (T-shaped figure)
For this type of constitution, broad shoulders and relatively narrow hips (for example, 95 and 90 cm, respectively) are characteristic. Often the owners of this figure legs are longer and slimmer than other women, with which they can be congratulated.
To add more harmony to the “inverted triangle”, we will use the tricks of the stylists. With the help of suitable clothing visually reduce the shoulders, increase the hips and emphasize the waist. For this purpose, the straight cut, the minimal amount of details in the chest region, the maximum – on the hips, will be most suitable.
The main task
Balance the top and bottom, not forgetting the waist.
Suitable for:
- Coat trapezoid.
- Square, V- or U-shaped notches on dresses, tops or blouses.
- Pants or jeans with a low fit.
- Dresses or tops with basque (frill below the waist).
- Wide massive straps on hips.
- Skirts-trapezium, with zapah, with folds or bulk pockets.
Not suitable
- Long straight coats, baggy outerwear.
- Tops or blouses with a wide cutout boat.
- Bright voluminous sweaters or jumper.
- Clothes with overhead shoulders.
- Blouses or jackets with lush sleeves.
- Dark straight trousers or jeans, leggings.
- A pencil skirt or ankle-length.
Circle (apple)
The owners of this type of figure have a straight silhouette without an expressed waist, but with an outstanding chest. The main part of the volume of the figure is in the upper part of the body (but the legs last longer remain slender).
Women “apples” should carefully monitor excess weight: it tends to be deposited on the stomach.
Main goals
Visually stretch the figure, mark the waist and emphasize the beautiful neckline and legs.
Suitable for:
- Coat trapezium, outerwear with A-silhouette (narrow in the chest and widening downwards).
- Blouses or tops with a V-neck.
- Dresses with A-silhouette or zapah.
- Trousers and jeans flap with volume pockets.
- Clothing with large details (frills, patterns, drapes) below the hip line.
- Solid clothes with vertical tucks.
Not suitable
- Strongly tight or baggy clothes.
- Tops and blouses without sleeves, with a cutout under the throat or string through the neck.
- Turtlenecks, short tops.
- Clothes with a bright print, frills, decorative elements on the shoulders and abdomen.
- Narrow trousers, trousers and jeans without pockets or with a low fit.
- Tight skirts, a pencil skirt.
Any figure is beautiful and attractive, especially if it is beneficial to emphasize it. And how do you dress to look even better?
