Showing posts with label body types. Show all posts
Showing posts with label body types. Show all posts

What's Your Body Shape?

Knowing your body shape is important to picking clothing that compliments you and helps highlight the positive aspects of your shape. We all have pieces of our body we wish to avoid accenting... this blog post will help you identify which shape you are and will be followed up with different posts identifying how to dress for your body type. Enjoy!

Please note that body types are about a lot of different things it's not about how much you weigh but about how weight is distributed, bone structure and muscle tone.



Apple Shape- aka the The Inverted Triangle Shape is defined by a wider upper body including shoulders, bust and arms with a less defined waist and smaller hip.

**Please note that bodies come in all shapes and sizes... celebrities tend to be
thin
unhealthy so don't compare your size to these celebs just note similarities in shape**
Celebrity Apple Shapes:

Demi Moore


Naomi Campbell


Pear Shape Also known as the "triangle" or the "A frame" is characterized as women who have smaller waists, bust and shoulders and tend to carry more weight in their hips, butt and thighs.

**Please note that bodies come in all shapes and sizes... celebrities tend to be
thin
unhealthy so don't compare your size to these celebs just note similarities in shape**
Celebrity Pear Shapes:

Jennifer Love Hewitt


  Rihanna


Hourglass shape-  The hourglass shape is the most coveted body shape by most women. It's characterized as the hips and bust being almost equal and the waist is more narrow and well defined creating the silhouette of the hourglass.

**Please note that bodies come in all shapes and sizes... celebrities tend to be
thin
unhealthy so don't compare your size to these celebs just note similarities in shape**
Celebrity Hour Glass Figures:

Marilyn Monroe




The Rectangle Shape-aka the "ruler" and the "banana" shape. This is an easy body type to define as your body weight is equally distributed your shoulders are as wide as your hips and your waist has little to no definition.

**Please note that bodies come in all shapes and sizes... celebrities tend to be
thin
unhealthy so don't compare your size to these celebs just note similarities in shape**
Celebrity Rectangle Shapes:

Cameron Diaz

Gwyneth Paltrow