Types of figures in women - how to choose clothes?

In order to choose the right things for the wardrobe by the type of figure, you need to have an idea of ​​the features of the female body. On how fat and muscle tissue is distributed, how metabolic processes occur, physique and type of figure depend, which affects the choice of style, silhouette and suitable style of clothing. Let's figure out what types of figures women have, how to choose clothes.

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Types of female figures

Female figures can conditionally be divided into types, depending on the characteristics of the distribution of fat in the body. In this case, a particular physique is laid at the genetic level and is subject to adjustment only to a small extent by normalizing nutrition and increasing motor activity. Also, the features of the constitution of the body are interconnected with many other processes in the body of a woman, these are:

• Metabolic rate.
• The amount of hormones produced.
• The psychological characteristics of man.

In total, there are five main types of female figures, namely:

• Pear.
• Hourglass.
• An Apple.
• Rectangle.
• Inverted Triangle.

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How to determine your type of figure?

To choose clothes according to the type of figure, you first need to determine which type you have, for this:

• Strip to your underwear.
• Measure the width of the shoulders from one to the other (namely the width, not the girth on both sides).
• Measure your chest circumference with a centimeter tape.

Important! Measurement should be carried out in a bra. Chest girth is measured at the most prominent points. The tape should be clearly parallel to the floor.

• Measure your waist circumference.
• Measure your hips around the widest part.

After all necessary measurements have been carried out, they should be analyzed. Possible options are:

1. If your hip circumference is approximately equal to your chest circumference (with a difference of no more than 10% on either side), while your waist circumference is less than your hip circumference (more than 25%), then your type is an hourglass.
2. If the hip circumference is approximately equal to the chest circumference (with a difference of no more than 10% on either side), while the hip circumference is slightly larger (no more than 25%), then your type is a “rectangle”.
3. If the hips are noticeably more than the chest (the difference is more than 10%), then your type is “pear”.
4. If the waist circumference is almost equal to the circumference of the hips, there is a protruding belly and overall excess weight, then your type is an “apple”.
5. If the conditions of the preceding paragraphs are met, while the shoulders are clearly wider than the hips, then you are an “inverted triangle”.

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Pear

To visually correct a figure of this type, you should focus on the upper body and expand your shoulders:

1. To do this, it is worth choosing outfits with a light top and darker bottom.
2. It is also desirable that clothes for this type have a voluminous top, deep cuts, lush sleeves and various decorative elements on the bodice.
3. Visually expanding the shoulders can help things with a square neckline or a boat neckline.
4. Clothing with chest pockets, skirts and trousers that have a loose cut and made from delicate types of dress fabrics, with an expanded hem and a cutting waist will be appropriate.

Important! What to avoid:

• It is undesirable to choose blouses and jackets that end on the widest part of the hips and buttocks. They should be either above or below it.
• It is undesirable to wear tight blouses or blouses that fit tight jeans.

• YUbq-tulips (pattern) only add volume.

• Additional details on trousers or skirts and things with straps that are tied at the back or connected at the neck should be avoided.

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An Apple

In this case, the main problem area is the middle of the body. Therefore, choosing clothes by type of figure, you need to visually stretch the body and focus on the legs and neckline. For this:

1. It is advisable to give preference to things with a more direct silhouette. A sheath dress is a good option, in which a straight, simple cut and the absence of sleeves will successfully balance the silhouette.
2. It helps to visually stretch the shape of dresses that have a high waist - they emphasize the chest and hide a wide waist.
3. Asymmetric, trapezoidal models (for example, A-line skirt).
4. It is desirable to select dresses monophonic.
5. For girls with this type of figure, various knitwear, loose at the waist and tight-fitting breasts (greek dress), as well as jackets that are hip-length.
6. Additional details on all things should be located either below the hips, or in the upper part of the bodice.
7. Clothing should be selected from soft, flowing, draped fabrics.
8. Of the trousers, wide models with a lowered or high waist are most suitable.

Important! What to avoid:

• It is undesirable to choose too tight or too wide outfits.
• Lush and voluminous sleeves will look bad.
• Clothes made of dense, rigid types of fabrics will give the figure an extra volume.
• It is not worth creating accents in the waist area, for example, putting on belts.
• It is better to abandon outfits with horizontal stripes and large prints - they will add volume to problem areas.
• Try to avoid sharp contrasts between the bottom and top of the thing.
• Short, especially narrow trousers are inappropriate.

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Hourglass

It’s better to choose clothes for girls with this type of figure that will emphasize the waist and demonstrate smooth bends of the body:

1. Almost any outfit is suitable for such a figure. The main thing here is that their cut follows the lines of the figure, but things that are characterized by lightness, fluidity, and waviness will look best.
2. To emphasize the waist, it is advisable to use belts.
3. Hips will be favorably allocated pencil skirts (patterns) or sheath dresses.

Important! What to avoid:

• Clothing that is too tight is undesirable.
• It is worth abandoning things of a straight cut.
• Dense, rigid fabrics will make the figure visually denser.
• Things with clear geometric motifs and large patterns should be avoided.

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Rectangle

In this case, you need to create the appearance of rounded shapes and mitigate the excessive angularity of the figure. To do this, you need to select clothing models that can help emphasize the waist and mark the line of the hips. Semi-adjacent things will cope with this task, which repeat the shape of the figure and make a soft emphasis on the waist:

1. Tucks, folds, decorative seams, pockets located on the hips, vertical lines converging to the waist, contrasting top and bottom will help to create the desired shape.
2. Since clothes for this type of figure should indicate the waist, it is advisable to wear belts and belts. At the same time, thin models emphasize the waist, while wide ones distract attention.
3. The rectangle of a skirt or dress that creates volume in the hips, for example, a tulip skirt, best emphasizes the figure pleated skirt (pattern), things with basques or draperies.
4. From trousers it is better to choose models that have folds at the waist, straight, narrowed to the bottom, flared from the hips.
5. Visually give the buttocks volume can patch pockets on the back.

Important! What to avoid:

• It is better to abandon things from thin flowing fabrics.
• Do not pick up too tight clothing.
• It is undesirable to wear long jackets and cardigans.
• Inappropriate clothing that is tailored obliquely.
• Not in the best way models of skirts with an elastic band will look.

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Inverted triangle

Selected clothing by the type of figure for this option should give the hips volume and visually reduce the shoulders. Therefore:

1. Outfits with a tight top and a lush or flared hem are well suited.
2. It is also advisable to choose things in which there is an emphasis on the hips in the form of ruffles, draperies, bows, for example, skirt with frills (pattern).
3. To add volume to the lower part can help a light bottom in combination with a darker top.
4. Things look good with a V-neck, an American armhole and a soft rounded neck.
5. When choosing a model for a dress, one should take into account growth: for short girls, the length of the mini is more appropriate, and tall ladies should choose dresses to the knee or slightly higher.

Important! What to avoid:

• Do not wear plain, too tight-fitting things.
• Flared or lush sleeves, ruffles and draperies in the shoulder area will give even more unnecessary volume to the upper part.
• It is also worth abandoning tight-fitting, especially narrowed down skirts.
• It is undesirable to wear clothes that have a large pattern at the top.
• It is worth abandoning things with a large, round neck and wide collars.

It is also worth remembering that jewelry plays a significant role in distracting attention from shortcomings and focusing it on virtues. Properly matched dresses decoration can create the right accent or smooth out flaws.

Important! If among all the variety you still could not choose the perfect dress, it is better to sew it. All about dressmaking in master classes on our website:

• Fabric for dress how to choose.
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Thus, the selection of clothes by type of figure should begin with the definition of your particular type of figure. Correctly choosing wardrobe items for this parameter, you can emphasize your advantages and successfully hide existing shortcomings.