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If life’s a parade, you’d better rock that runway! From character to body structure, everybody’s born with special traits that make them unique. The more eclectic the mix, the better the pageant. And while people come in different shapes and forms, so do clothes.
Being comfortable in your own skin is essential to prance around with confidence and poise. To achieve that, you’ll need to find outfits that highlight your body’s best features. That can be tricky when you don’t understand your body type.
This article aims to guide you through choosing a dress that will look and feel great to add an extra sparkle to your appearance. After reading this, we hope you’ll have more clarity as to how to play up your style and celebrate your special attributes.
The five most common body types
While following trends is fun, feeling uncomfortable in the hottest garment can affect our self esteem. But remember that trends are focused on generalised perceptions of what’s hot at the time, and that changes constantly depending on popular belief.
There isn’t really a norm as to what a female body should look like. It all depends on each woman’s genetic configuration, and biology doesn’t care about fad. Yet there are some general categories that help the fashion industry in catering to different people.
These classifications can also give you some direction as to how to plan your wardrobe to make dressing up more enjoyable and rewarding. The most common ones are:
- Apple (aka oval or round)
- Pear (aka triangle)
- Athletic (aka inverted triangle)
- Rectangle (aka straight or banana)
- Hourglass
How to determine your body type
While your lifestyle and exercise can modify your silhouette, your bone structure, proportions and muscle distribution are mostly inherited. Body shape is based on those factors – not on your weight. Understanding and accepting your body type is a lovely step towards self-love. Dressing in accordance to your shape will help you find snug & flattering fits to carry yourself with confidence.
You might be able to figure out your body type just by looking at yourself in the mirror, but the best method is to take some measurements.
- Shoulders: Stand up straight and relaxed, and wrap the measuring tape around the top of your shoulders, at their broadest point above the shoulder blades.
- Bust: Stand normally, and wrap the measuring tape around the fullest part of your bust without compressing your chest.
- Waist: Wrap the measuring tape around the narrowest part of your
waist, usually located just above the belly button. - Hips: Place the measuring tape around the fullest part of your hip, including the butt, just below your hip bones.