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Shape: Diamond

Description

You have a smaller frame with narrow shoulders and back; medium, or smaller size bust and wider midriff with no defined waist.

Your body carries most of the weight in the middle section. Sometimes the waist is the largest measurement around the body. You have broad hips and generous thighs. At the same time, your buttocks are flat and your lower legs are proportionately slender.

Figure's Assets

The greatest Diamond Figure’s assets are:

• Proportionate face, neck, and bust
• Balanced thighs
• Shapely legs
• Great arms

Characteristics

The Diamond Figure type has the following characteristics:

• Shoulders are average or narrow
• Face is proportionate to the body
• Neck is well defined
• Ribcage is average
• Bust is small to medium size
• Waist is undefined, carrying the weight in the front midsection with a potential for the “love handles”
• Flat or average buttocks
• Hips are usually medium to prominent
• Thighs are slightly fleshy
• Lower legs are shapely and proportionately slimmer to the overall body shape

Enhance and Balance

To enhance and balance the Diamond silhouette, the objective is to:

• Balance narrow shoulders with softly squared off shoulder pads and horizontal, broadening necklines
• De-emphasize tummy and a horizontal girth
• Accentuate shapely legs
• Draw the attention away from the midriff section to the face, shoulder, and neck areas

Shape: Triangle

Description

You have very full and fleshy hips and thighs. Sometimes, your buttocks can also be very full and round (although, sometimes, your derriere can be quite flat).

Your face, shoulders, arms, bust, and ribcage appear to be overall much smaller relative to your bottom; you have a defined waist.

Figure's Assets

The greatest Triangle Figure’s assets are:

• Proportionately slender face and shoulders
• Curved in waist
• Shapely neck and bust
• Relatively slim arms

Characteristics

The Triangle Figure type has the following characteristics:

• Shoulders are proportionately narrow or average
• Face tends to be smaller relative to the rest of the body
• Neck is proportionally slimmer
• Back is smaller or average in size and is not so full relative to the bottom
• Bust is relatively smaller than the lower torso
• Waist is well defined due to a much more pronounced hips and thighs
• Full, round, and fleshy buttocks (in some cases, buttocks are flat)
• Hips are usually much wider comparing to the rest of your body and do get fuller at the lower hip line that frequently bulges outward
• Thighs are full and very voluptuous
• Lower legs are often proportionately heavier

Enhance and Balance

To enhance and balance the Triangle silhouette, the objective is to:

• Emphasize the middle section and waist area
• Visually elongate and slenderize bottom torso
• Broaden upper torso with soft shoulder pads, lighter colors. and wider necklines
• Draw attention to the shoulders, face, neck and arms
• De-emphasize thighs and hips
• Create an overall balanced silhouette

Shape: Rectangle

Description

You have a straight up and down figure, with relatively small or medium size bust, no clearly defined waist, and moderate size hips.

Your body is shaped evenly, with the fullness being uniformly distributed throughout the upper torso and lower torso; your figure has a columnar, boxy silhouette.

Figure's Assets

The greatest Rectangle Figure’s assets are:

• Proportionate hips
• Balanced thighs
• Shapely legs
• Great arms

Characteristics

The Rectangle Figure type has the following characteristics:

• Shoulders are in line with the hips
• Face is fleshy with a fuller jaw
• Neck is shorter with the inclination toward fullness at the nape
• Rib cage is larger with the broader back
• Bust is moderate relative to the whole body
• Waist is undefined (often short) with tendency toward fleshier midsection
• Flat or medium size buttocks
• Thighs are average and tend to have evenly sized high and low hips
• Legs are slender and often very proportionate to the overall body weight

Enhance and Balance

To enhance and balance the Rectangle silhouette, the objective is to:

• Create an illusion of a smaller, more defined waistline
• Form an impression of feminine curves
• Create a proportionate, elongated upper torso silhouette
• Balance a larger rib cage
• Emphasize thighs, hips and shapely legs

Shape: Oval

Description

You have a prominent front middle section (tummy) with no defined waist, often fuller bust and sloping shoulders. Your body carries most of the weight in the middle and upper torso; you may appear to be top heavy. However, your legs are proportionately very slender and you have thinner arms.

Figure's Assets

The greatest Oval Figure’s assets are:

• Proportionately slender hips
• Balanced thighs
• Shapely legs
• Great arms

Characteristics

The Oval Figure type has the following characteristics:

• Shoulders are prominent or average and slightly sloped
• Face is fleshy with the fuller jaw and cheek area
• Neck is shorter with the inclination toward fullness at the nape and shoulders
• Back is broader and fleshier; wider ribcage
• Bust is ample; usually larger than the hips
• Waist is undefined, carrying the weight in the front midsection
• Flat buttocks
• Hips are usually proportionately slender
• Thighs are relatively thinner and only tend to have a slight fullness at the high hip.
• Legs are very shapely and lower legs are proportionately slimmer to the overall body shape.

Enhance and Balance

To enhance and balance the Oval silhouette, the objective is to:

• De-emphasize tummy and to draw the attention away from the midriff section
• Visually elongate and slenderize neck
• Elongated upper torso silhouette
• De-emphasize heavier back
• Accentuate thighs, hips, and shapely legs
• Visually elongate the neck and face area with the V-necklines

Shape: Hourglass

Description

You have a very curvy shape with clearly defined waist. Your shoulders, bust, and hips are about the same width with the hips usually no more than 4” larger than your bust. Your waist could be 6”- 9” narrower than the smaller of the above two.

You have full and round hips, thighs, tummy, and buttocks. Your bust is medium to larger size; your lower legs are shapely and proportionately slender. Your upper arms are average in size but tend to be fleshier.

Figure's Assets

The greatest Hourglass Figure’s assets are:

• Harmonious silhouette
• Voluptuous bust
• Feminine waist
• Proportionate and curvy hips
• Shapely legs

Characteristics

The Hourglass Figure type has the following characteristics:

• Shoulders are proportionate to the whole silhouette; about the same width as the hips
• Face has an oval, round, rectangular, or heart shape; potentially well defined chin and tendency toward a double-chin
• Neck is proportionate in length with an inclination toward fullness at the nape and shoulders
• Back is average and soft; medium size ribcage
• Bust is medium to large, shapely and full; usually narrower or equal to the hips
• Waist is well defined, gently curving in and out to the high hip
• Full, round buttocks
• Hips are usually soft and round with proportionate curviness to them. However, the lower hip is the widest part of the body
• Thighs are full but also proportionate to the rest of the body and can have tendency toward inner and outer thigh bulging
• Legs are shapely and proportionate; in most cases equal to the length of the upper torso

Enhance and Balance

To enhance and balance the Hourglass silhouette, the objective is to:

• Accentuate waist
• Softly drape over the feminine curves of the bust and hips
• Overall elongate body silhouette
• Balance heavier bottom
• Accentuate shapely legs
• Accentuate the face, neck and décolleté area with the open collars and V-necklines

Shape: Inverted Triangle

Description

You have a top-heavy appearance, with broad shoulders and upper back as well as medium to fuller bust.

Your waist gets narrower; your hips, thighs, buttocks, and lower legs are also proportionally smaller.

Figure's Assets

The greatest Inverted Triangle Figure’s assets are:

• Smaller waist
• Proportionate hips
• Balanced thighs
• Shapely legs

Characteristics

The Inverted Triangle Figure type has the following characteristics:

• Shoulders appear to be very broad
• Face is fleshier
• Neck is shorter with an inclination toward fullness at the nape and shoulders
• Back is broader and fleshier; wider ribcage
• Bust is ample; usually larger than the hips
• Waist could be slightly indented with some of the weight in the front midsection
• Flat or medium size buttocks
• Hips are (usually) proportionally slender
• Thighs are relatively thinner
• Legs are very shapely; the lower legs are proportionally slimmer to the overall body shape

Enhance and Balance

To enhance and balance the Inverted Triangle silhouette, the objective is to:

• Balance the upper and lower torso by wearing lighter colors on the bottom
• Visually slenderize shoulders and bust
• Elongate upper torso silhouette
• De-emphasize broader back
• Accentuate thighs, hips and shapely legs
• Visually elongate the neck and face area with the V-necklines

Shape: Figure Eight

Description

You display a combination of several shape characteristics that are commonly seen in the individual classic figure types.

You are very curvy with the overall silhouette of the Classic Hourglass. However, you are heavier at the bottom then your Hourglass sister with very profound derriere and fuller thighs similar to the Triangle figure type. Your waist is defined, but much less indented with the possible “love handles” at the sides. You have a pronounced front midriff bulge, similar to the Oval figure, although in your case, the fullness is more evenly distributed throughout your body. Your shoulders are very proportionate to the overall silhouette, with the full and shapely bust. Your upper arms tend to be a bit fleshy.

Figure's Assets

The greatest Figure Eight Figure’s assets are:

• Proportionate bust and waist
• Voluptuous cleavage
• Slender lower arms
• Shapely legs

Characteristics

The Figure Eight Figure type has the following characteristics:

• Shoulders are proportionate to the entire silhouette
• Face can have an oval, round, rectangular or heart shape, and a potentially well defined chin with the tendency toward a double-chin
• Neck is proportionate in length with an inclination toward fullness at the nape and shoulders
• Back is larger and tends to be fleshy and full
• Bust is medium to large, shapely and full; usually smaller than the hips
• Waist is moderately indented, with a propensity toward the “love handles”; there is some fullness in the front of a midriff
• Fleshy and full buttocks
• Hips are usually very well defined, round and full, and have proportionate curviness
• Thighs are full but also proportional to the whole body and could have a tendency toward inner and outer thigh bulging
• Legs are shapely and proportionate and (in most cases) equal to the length of the upper torso

Enhance and Balance

To enhance and balance the Figure Eight silhouette, the objective is to:

• De-emphasize fullness of the middle torso and back
• Softly drape over the feminine curves of the bust and hips
• Overall elongate body silhouette
• De-emphasize heavier bottom
• Accentuate shapely legs
• Accentuate the face, neck and cleavage area with the open collars and V-necklines