How To Dress For Your Body Shape – A Body Shape Guide For Men
Male Body Types Choosing the right clothes that flatter your body shape can significantly enhance your appearance and confidence. To begin with, it’s essential to
You you want to know how to find your body shape? I have been asked many times to put together a guide on how to identify your body shape. You can check out the best dresses for an hourglass, the most flattering clothes for an apple shape, and the best jeans for your body shape over on the blog. However, first you need to calculate what your body shape is.
To work out your body shape, either look in the mirror and check out the body shape characteristics below, or calculate your body shape using a tape measure.
It is important to measure yourself correctly if you are using a tape measure because otherwise the results can be wrong. Use the guidelines below to measure each part of your body correctly. Make sure you do not twist the tape.
An apple, as the name suggests, is fuller in the middle of the body. If you are looking at how to find your body shape and the following characteristics are familiar to you, then you may well have an apple shaped body.
The Bluebell tends to be smaller at the top of the body and wider around the thighs and bottom. Check out the characteristics of a bluebell to determine if it sounds like you.
The column shaped body is usually tall and slim all the way down.
The cornet can also be referred to as the upside-down triangle. Your shape is wider at the top and goes in gradually into slim, long legs.
The Hourglass body shape has balance in the hips and bust with a short clearly defined waist.
The Ingot is also referred to as the rectangle. Essentially you are broad and straight up and down. The Ingot can be mistaken for the Column but Ingots tend to be shorter in the legs.
The lollipop as it’s name suggests, is larger at the top and slim from there downwards. Lollipops tend to be quite tall too and have long legs.
The pear is also sometimes referred to as the triangle. Your bust is generally narrower than your hips.
The skittle is slim at the top of the body and then wider at the bottom.
The vase is a longer version of the hourglass. Your hips and breasts are balanced but you have a longer waist.
The Violin is also similar to the hourglass. Your bust and hips are pretty well balanced but you have big thighs and slim calves.
The wineglass might also be confused with the inverted triangle body shape.
To know how to find your body shape it is best to measure yourself as well as to look in a full-length mirror. I have worked with many clients who are sure they are one shape to only discover that they are something entirely different. I alway use both methods to determine shape. Often people can find themselves in between two shapes. If that is you, be honest with yourself and choose the one you think you are closest to. Certain styles and suitability cross over into different body shapes so you will definitely notice a positive change. Check out the How To Dress Your Body Type section on the blog to learn how to find your body shape and for further advice on what styles will suit you and which to avoid.
The information given in the post is the best of my knowledge at the time of writing. If you are embarking on anything new get professional advice if required.
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