4 BASIC BODY SHAPES
BODY SHAPES
Body shape is just the general appearance your body. Its the description of the overall silhoutte of your body. Contours of your body figure is based on your waistline. For ladies to know your body shape you need to be aware of the size of your bust, waist and hips, if you dont have the figures right, let a professional take your measurements. To find your possible actual body shape click the link to find out. www.calculator.net/body-type-calculator. .. note; you may not find your body shape..
Basically there are four basic female body shapes at least that was what I was taught in my first year of studies in fashion design and marketing. It includes :-
- hourglass
- pear
- banana
- apple
For the guys there are five basic body shapes but I'll mention 3
Ectomorph- They are taller and lean, longer torso and they have trouble building muscles (spend too much time in the gym)
Endomorph- They are huge and have high body fats,usually compared to the pear shaped since they have a tendency to store fat
Mesomorph- They are muscular and well built and they have high metabolism and their mucle cells are responsive. This is like the figure 8 in women..All guys would want to have this body shape.
If you guys want an extensive information or further clarification on male body shapes please send me an email or comment below and be sure your questions will be answered!
Back to the ladies,if you used the calculator or you already know what your body shape is,below is the information you're looking for.
I just used fruits to illustrate the body shapes..but there actual people for better illustration, keep scrolling down to find out.
This is every woman's dream, let's call it everyones' body goals-to be a size 8 I mean who, wouldn't want to be this perfect. Here the hips and bust measurements are the same, small and short waist, generous thighs, average shoulders and average-long legs. Here, women with this shape can dress in almost anything they dont have trouble when doing their shopping since anything would look good on them
In case you dont fall in this category worry not because its not the end of you. Besides in my survey only 6% of the women fall in this category. I as well don't fall in this category!..continue reading to find out..
Banana shape/column/rectangle
When I was doing my research, I found this is where I belong, I always thought I'm lollipop shape coz of my huge boobs! but with the calculator,i fell in this category. This is where most women fall, about 48%. Banana shaped women are similar to the hour glass the only difference is the undefined waist because
the bust and hips measurements are almost similar, longer legs and a slight waist. Nicole kidman is infact in this category!
It's important to define your waist by either incoperating belts In the outfits and wear dresses that have a seam around the waist.
In order to shorten your height due to long legs, avoid busy patterened bottoms and keep it plain trousers and skirts unless you are ok with looking extra tall.
For me I have trouble getting the right length for my jeans coz from the waist to my ankle,my measurement is about 40-43 inches so I recently decided to purchase new jeans and I did away with the second hand jeans I had coz all were not of the right length
To widen hips, you could use horizontal stripped bottoms. If you pair your outfit accordingly with regards to the rules and sticking to your style you'll definitely look stunning and give the illusion of being a size 8. For those that ain't lazy,you can hit the gym and work on trimming your waist and enlarging hips to have that curvature of the hour glass.
Bell shape/pear/triangle shape
Here, ladies tend to have a small cup size, average legs with thick thighs and larger bottom and the waist is rather small and short. Am not fat shaming anyone at all, rather just letting the thick mamas out there know that they should get comfortable. A friend of a friend, Abayo is her name, she's the reason why I actually thought of writing this piece, I overheard her saying how she doesnt find the right size for her jeans and she has to go and customize her trousers so that it fits and I understood her frustrations coz I dont get the right size but not because am thick but very tall! Anyway she's a thick girl with juicy bams!;-) and amazing thighs, her waist is about 35'', bust is 36'' and hips is about 48'' and she was the perfect example for a bell shaped lady. Celebrities include kim kardashian and Eva longoria
Apple shape/inverted trangle
Here in kenya its the typical "mwili ya wakikuyu". Women tend to have a larger upper part than the lower part. They have narrow shoulders average busts and average leg length. Hips tend to be smaller than bust size. Tyra banks and Jennifer hudson fall in this category
define the waistline, by use of belts of contrasting colours. For short girls put on high waist skirts and trousers. patterns on the lower part and make use of horizontal stripes.
Basically those are the four major body shapes,if you happen not to fall in any of the category and you want to find more information in your category you could send me your email and get the details. Other shapes include vase, lollipop, Skittle, Goblet, cello, Brick, Whatever category you fall on, be happy appreciate yourself and most of all be confident and proud of your body shape, whether you have big bams or you are as straight! be happy and put on your best outfit and slay hard missy!
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