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Shape
analysis
Any classifications and typology of female The other is 161 cm tall, and she has excess
body types interfere with the understanding
weight. Do you think that the same clothes
of ourselves and our characteristics. Although will suit both of them just because of the
we can define ourselves as a pear or a triangle, same body type?

it will not make choosing clothes easier.

No, apart from that, there are importan

Imagine two girls who think their body types nuances, and therefore recommendations

are pears. The height of the first girl is 174 cm, for each girl will differ. Thus, we offer a
and she doesn't have excess weight. following algorithm for body topy analysis.
CRITErias
We will evaluate your body shape

according to these criterias:

 Height and length of leg

 Proportion
 Physique type and body curve
 Appearance features
 When choosing clothes and accessories, we
consider how short or tall we are. But we don't
always pay attention to the length of our legs. For
example, there are two girls, both are 165 cm tall,
but one of them looks taller. It is because her legs
are more proportional to the torso.

1. height

and length

of legs
The girl on the left seems lower as her torso The girl on the right appears higher because

is significantly elongated, and in comparison her legs are longer. Thus, in comparison

with the body, her legs look shorter. with the legs, her torso is shorter.
If the body is significantly longer than the legs, A - Height

this can be noticed by the eye. However,

B - Distance from navel to feet

to verify the disproportion, you can make

1,618 -Perfect ratio
these measurements:

A : 1,618 = B

A B

For example, the height is 165 cm (A);

and the distance from the navel to feet - 97 cm (B);

If you divide 165 by 1.618, it will not converge with the

parameter B by almost 5 cm (this is how much the relation

of torso and length of the legs is disproportional)

To correct the imbalance with clothes, you can lift

up the line waist. For example, the girl on the right

has a turtleneck tucked in. In this way, we can

see the "beginning" of the legs, and the

higher they visually are, the higher

seem the silhouette and legs.

*If one lacks 1-3 cm to achieve

a perfect ratio, it is insignificant

and unnoticeable.

*If one lacks more than 4 cm,

the disproportion becomes

visible.
2. Proportions

The perfect proportions are considered the

one where the width of shoulders and hips

are approximately equal. However, bodies

with broader shoulders or hips are more common.

Nevertheless, we can create a visual balance

with the appropriate attire.

Shoulders wider
Balanced
Hips wider

than hips proportions than shoulders

To have a better image of your body, you need

to make measurements. Determine the distance

from one shoulder to the opposite one. After, go
from one hip to the other, and compare these areas.

If the difference is less than 4 cm, correction is not

required (only unless you want to). To improve the
balance, you need to shift the attention from

the wider parts to the narrower ones.

If the shoulders are broader, make accents

on the hips to even out these parts. Otherwise,

we shift attention from the hips and transfer it

to the shoulders. Later, we will look into specific

methods of balancing our body shape.

3. Package and
volumes
CPhysique type is dependant

on our bone structure, and it affects

our selection of prints and accessories.

There are three physique types:

1. asthenic 2. normosthenic 3. hypersthenic.

To determine your type, measure your wrist

at its thinnest point

It's about the width of the shoulders and hips on

a plane (not girth). That is, you need to measure

the horizontal areas: from one shoulder to the

other (protruding parts), from one hip to the other
(also protruding parts), and compare these areas.
If the discrepancy is less than 4 cm, then it does
not require correction. Otherwise, you can work

with it if you want.

Correction of imbalances consists in shifting
attention from the wide part to the narrow one.

If the shoulders are wider, place accents in the

hips and thus equalize them.

If the hips are wider, on the contrary, we divert

attention from them and transfer it to the shoulders.
We will analyze how exactly this can be done later.
 Type W M

Asthenic < 14,9 cm < 17,9 cm

Normostenic 15-17 cm 18-20 cm
Hypersthenic > 17,1 cm > 20,1 cm

Being normostenic, you can If you are an asthenic, large bags, In case you are hypersthenic,
wear prints and accessories of jewelry or prints are not avoid small jewelry, accessories,
different sizes. In general, recommended. Wearing them,
and prints. Being next to them,
everything will look harmonious. you will look smaller than you are. visually, you will appear larger.
Let's use

You can see asthenic in two different

dresses: 1. with a large print on the left 2.
with a small one on the right. Dress in
shallow polka dots creates a more

examples
harmonious look.
Let's use

In the case of hypersthenic type, it's quite

the opposite: a dress with a larger print

suits her better.

examples
Let's move on

to body curves

Here we will talk about excess weight,

which affects which clothes are better

to choose.

It's only up to a woman to decide

whether she wants to look slimmer or fuller.

Fortunately, some tricks and tips will help

to achieve the desired goal. We will talk

about them in more detail later.

3. Features of

appearance

Appearance peculiarities are what we consider

to be our strengths and weaknesses.

We demonstrate and emphasize our best sides

and hide the ones in which we are unsure

(of course, only if we want it).

Earlier, we mentioned such features of the

body as short legs in relation to a long torso
or inequality in the shoulders and hips.

Now we will look at other peculiarities

and see how we can work with them.

Correction
Before examining any techniques,

we need to agree that body advantages

and disadvantages are subjective concepts.

For one girl, big breasts are virtue. Another

one will consider her large breasts to be a
disadvantage and would wish to make them
look smaller.

We will analyse the possible strong and week

sides and describe how we can work around
them. However, it is only up to you to decide
whether you wish to apply certain techniques.
Advantages
Let's start with our advantages. Think about
what you like about yourself. When you work
with strong sides, you can make them more
visible, or you can create an accent on them.

Let us examine the possible advantages and

how we can make them stand out.
neck
If you have a beautiful, graceful neck,

be sure to show it and make accents on it:

Wear tops with V- and

U-shaped cutouts

Add accessories and jewelry:

scarves, necklaces
back
Wear clothes that show your whole back

or part of it (a drop shoulder top is also

a good option);

Add sautoirs, decoration for open

backs or backdrop necklaces;

hands
Beautiful hands can draw attention.

If this is your strong side, then wear:

Tops with thin straps or sleeveless tops

Tops with close-fitting sleeves

waist
To make emphasis on the waist,

you can wear underlined clothing waistline,

fitted jackets or wraparound dresses.

You can use belts (with buckle or without)

or corsets
tummy
To make an accent on your tummy,

you can show only a small part of it

or wear something close-fitting:

Wear bodysuits and other items that closely

fit your belly area;

Show a small belly pinstripe (to do so,

use crop top + pants or high rise skirt);

hips

Choose dresses and pants that

are made from close-fitting materials;

Your perfect trousers

are straight-leg trousers that

are slightly tapering downwards;

buttocks
To create an accent on the buttocks, you can
wear something close-fitting. Also, you can
emphasize the waist as narrower a place.
Therefore, you can try:

Pencil skirt

Skirts and trousers with high landing;

Belts at the waist

legs
If you have long, slender legs, then

you can emphasise them by wearing:

Shorts and mini skirts;

Skinny jeans and leggings;

Colored shoes or footwear with prints.

dis–

advantages
Disadvantages are those appearance features We will analyze examples of possible
that, due to some reasons, we find unattractive. disadvantages. After, we will create
The main principle of correction here is that we recommendations on what is or isn't

divert attention from one area, transfer it to our worth using to remove unwanted attention.
stronger sides.
Short neck
Try to avoid Worth to use

High collars Extra long earrings and chains

Accents on the shoulders - shoulder pads, Deep narrow cutouts (V-, U- shaped)

boat cutouts, horizontal stripes on tops and longitudinal stripes on tops

Scarves and shawls tied horizontally Scarves and shawls tied vertically

(when the scarf / the scarf completely (scarf / shawl thrown over the neck

wraps around neck, no dangling ends) and its ends hang down

Chokers and other jewelry, overlapping Deep narrow cutouts (V-, U- shaped)

the neck and longitudinal stripes on tops

long neck
Try to avoid Worth to use

Deep, narrow cutouts and longitudinal

Chokers and other jewelry, located
stripes on tops horizontally and visually separating the neck

Scarves and shawls tied vertically High and accent collars

Extra long earrings and chains Scarves and shawls tied horizontally

Deep, narrow cutouts and longitudinal

stripes on tops
Broad shoulders
Try to avoid Worth to use

Shoulder pads V- and U-cut, wide straps, asymmetric tops

on one shoulder
Boat neckline and narrow shoulder straps
Laconic tops – dark, plain or matte
Bulky sleeves or puff sleeves
Any vertical accents in shoulder area

Bright accent tops – light, printed or shiny – row of buttons, fastener-zipper hanging
vertically decoration.
Other horizontal accents in shoulder area,

including jewelry.
plump hands
Try to avoid Worth to use

Thin straps as they will make

Loose and extended sleeves. If the sleeve
your hands look bigger; does not fit the hand and between them is

a formed space, the hand will look slimmer

Close-fitting and short sleeves.
due to a so-called pencil in a glass effect.
If the sleeve wraps around the arm

and ends at the widest area, it will

Accents on the wrists. The wrist is the
make your hand look fuller. thinnest part of the hand. To make the

arm look smaller, you need to shift attention

to your wrist using bracelets or watches.

petitte breast
Try to avoid Worth to use

Close-fitting tops. For example, a turtleneck Neckline accents as draped necklines,

makes your breasts look as they are,
riffles, or jabot;
so visually the chest will appear small.
Patch pockets on the shirt because

Deep décolletage they will add the neck

Smooth plain fabrics Textured fabrics and active prints

big breast
Try to avoid Worth to use

Close-fitting tops as such tops show Tops with a semi-fitted cut and with

everything as it is a moderately deep neckline (V-shaped

is the most successful)

Tops made of textured and glossy fabrics
because they add needless volume Tops in flowing, easily draped fabrics

Busy prints in the neckline area Matte textures, solid color tops (all accents
and volume move down)
Patch pockets and other decor
Accents on the waist by using belts

to remove the unwanted attention from

the top of your body.

Long torso
Try to avoid Worth to use

Low rise trousers and skirts because they High waisted jeans and skirts because

will make your torso visually longer the torso will appear shorter

Untucked tops (especially close-fitting ones) Tops tucked in trousers and high-waisted
skirts
Belts of the same colour as top
Waist accents (fitted silhouette, belt)
Elongated chains which hang below the chest
(because they will make your torso visually Cropped jacket
longer)
Lack of waist
Try to avoid Worth to use

Low-waisted
high and medium rise clothes
and close-fitting clothes
Semi-fitting and loose fit of waist products

Thin contrasting straps (due to volume in the hip area at the waist,

a bend will visually appear)

Wide belts to match the clothes (provided

that the clothes are not sticky, the belt

on the contrast of volumes at the top and /

or bottom will create the desired silhouette)
fat belly
Try to avoid Worth to use

Accents in the belly area (these are Elongated jackets and cardigans, especially
contrasting buttons, buttons on waist when unbuttoned (due to two verticals

products, including trousers with an elastic on the sides, they stretch the silhouette

band) and divert attention from the problem area)

Thin skin-tight and embossed fabrics

Semi-fitted fit and flowy fabrics
in the abdomen
Outside tops
Low landing

Tucked tops

Active prints
wide hips
Try to avoid Worth to use

Shoulder products that end at the widest
parts of the thighs (either shorter or longer)
Bright light colors, shiny textures and active
prints in the hip area (all this is carried up)
Semi-fitted or loose-fitting waist products
Solid, predominantly dark colors, matte
textures and lack of prints in the hip area
Flowing structured materials that create

Bags, scarves and other details located

the silhouette you want
in the hip area (this is an unnecessary
attention-grabbing)

Thin tight materials

Flat buttocks
Try to avoid Worth to use

Butt-tight things (pencil skirt, sheath dress, Belts with volume (A-line skirts, trousers
tight pants) with tucks)

Overlay details (peplum, back pockets on

trousers, jeans)
plump calves and ankles
Try to avoid Worth to use

Half-boot (end at the widest part of the leg) High boots with a wide bootleg (the
principle is the same,

Sandals with thin straps (against their as with the correction of full arms)
background, the legs will seem fuller

than they are) Sandals with wide straps (they will look
proportionate)
Crooked legs
Try to avoid Worth to use

Mini skirts Waist products that do not focus on the

problem area - loose-fitting trousers;
Skinny, leggings
Skirts ending below where the legs are
crooked
Flat buttocks
Try to avoid Worth to use

Butt-tight things (pencil skirt, sheath dress, Belts with volume (A-line skirts, trousers
tight pants) with tucks)

Overlay details (peplum, back pockets on

trousers, jeans)
Balance

of

guidence You likely identified that you have more than one
disadvantage. Moreover, recommendations on how
to work with them contradict each other.

Rest assured, it is more than OK.

All body shapes with their features are unique.

Think of a disadvantage that bothers you

the most and try to work with it.

As for the other tips, try to apply them in different

combinations and analyse when your body

looks better to you.

In the way of trial and error, you will understand

how to present yourself in the best way possible

Growth

and volumes
Let's take a look at how to work

with growth and volumes, literally:

 How to look talle

 How to look lowe
 How to look slimmer
 How to look

taller?

What do we consider a small stature?

There are a lot of opinions. However,

let's not put any boundaries and decide

for yourself whether you want to look

taller and slimmer.

All techniques are based on adding

verticals to the image. They stretch the
silhouette and make it visually taller and
slimmer.
Waistline As we previously found out, the longer

our legs are, the taller we appear.

To make the legs seem longer,

to designate the waist a bit higher.

Accordingly, if you want to look taller,

wear high fit clothes and refrain from

tucking in clothes you wear on the torso

area. Also, you can designate the waist

with a belt.
floor

length

trousers
And if you add floor length to the high

waist of the trousers, then the legs

and silhouette will tend to infinity!

TEspecially well work non-close-fitting

jeans and trousers, which gently fall.

Due to this single long line, the growth

appears higher.
 Vertical seams, stitches, and stripes are great
tools for lengthening of legs and growth. Both
front and side seams work great. The main
thing is that they should not creep anywhere
and should have a clear direction.

It is especially the case for striped trousers.

Seams

If they stretch, they will not lengthen the legs

but, on the contrary, will make them fuller

and correspondingly shorter.

and stripes
The incisions It applies to skirts, dresses, and trousers.

If the waistband ends in a horizontal line,

it splits the silhouette and accordingly

shortens it.

Especially if this line is located in the wide

part of the legs. Therefore, classic pencil skirts

ending in the middle of the knee, spoil the figure.

Culottes (mid-calf) have the same effect.

However, cuts level out clear horizontal lines
and make silhouette seem higher.
 The horizontal endings of belts

leveled not only by incisions, but also

by other contour blurring tools.

For example, fringe on skirts or raw

edge of jeans, which became so

popular in last years.

It is all because they blur the horizontals,

which are formed at the bottom jeans,

and thus also stretches legs

and silhouette in general.

Fuzzy edge
 Monochrome is a technique when the whole
image consists of one color or its stretch.

Due to the fact that the image is a single color

vertical without sharp splits, the figure seems

slimmer and taller.

Monochrome
Shoes

in color
Why is there so much talk about pump
shoes? It is all because they are super
versatile footwear! If you pick the ones

that match your skin, they will look stylish,

and the legs will seem longer.

The same goes for other shoes.

If your footwear matches your trousers

or pantyhose, it will create a single vertical

and again silhouette will appear higher.
 While shoes with heels make you higher,

it is not your only option. Let's also take

a look at the shoes with a pointed toe cap.

Pointed toe cap

It may be even flat ballerinas,

but if they have a pointed toe cap

in them you will seem taller.

How to look

lower?

If you don't like being tall, there are tricks

to appear visually lower. They are the exact

opposite of the previous techniques.

The logic is simple. The guidelines

mentioned above are based on the creation
of a single silhouette and visually not
breaking it with colors or lines.

When we want to appear lower, we split

a silhouette and consequently make it

shorter. So we'll use horizontal lines

instead of vertical ones.

waistline
Don't define your waist or tuck in any
garment. This way, you'll distort the
proportions and make your silhouette
seem smaller.

If a thin waist is your advantage

and you want to emphasize it, but

appear lower at the same time, there

are many ways to reach your aim.

Horizontal

lines
To look lower, feel free to play with
horizontal lines. Your main task

is visually to divide the silhouette.

Wide horizontal strip handles will

do the job as well as any other

horizontal accents. By the way,

in your case, pants-culottes

are very successful style choice!

 prints
Vibrant large prints distort the
silhouette just fine. Such an accent

is very eye-catching and enlarges

the chosen body area.

Be careful if you don't want to add

unnecessary volume, for example,

in the thighs.
If with the help of monochrome A 1:1 ratio works best when one part of the
technique we appear higher, then with silhouette is in one color and other part

the help of color, we can break up the is in different colour. The best effect

silhouette and make it seem shorter can be achieved if colors are contrasting.

color block
Plus size
Finally, we move on to the recommendations

for those whose size exceeds the standard.

Again, we will not define any standards.

We believe that such thing as standard

everyone should determine for themself.
However, If your goal is to appear slimmer, you
can use these tips.

If you don't see this as a necessity, you can

skim through some pieces of advice. They

will come in handy in case you want to create

a slenderer look.

Let's clear out that there are no specific

techniques. Plus size is not some unique body
shape. Girls whose size is considered Plus size,

like any other girl, have their peculiarities.

Nonetheless, there are some general

recommendations that we are about to analyse.
 It's better to avoid baggy clothes as they'll
make the shape look bigger. The tight fit
will emphasize the unevenness of the
body. Therefore it is not an option either.
The middle ground is a semi

Cut fitting-clothes (when between the body

and clothing there is 1-2 cm of space).
materials
When choosing materials, it's better

also stick to the golden mean. Too thin

material will create unwanted accents.
Too dense will add extra volume.
Therefore, it is better to choose
materials of medium density. Also,

if possible, you should avoid relief

fabrics (large knitting, decorative

patterns, fur inserts, and long pile).
Styles
Vertical accents help to draw out the
silhouette. For example, wrap-around
cut, V-neck, stripes, lines, arrows are
excellent solutions. It's better to avoid
the horizontals, especially multi-tiered
details. Also, a good solution for Plus

size is to underline the waist (if any).

proportions
The right choice of accessories will make

a Plus size shape look harmonious. Keep in

mind that they should be proportionate to
the body. Therefore, it is better to choose
medium and large jewelry, bags, and belts.

A plus-size body next to a small bag or belt

will seem bigger than it is. The same rule
works with prints.
We
believe
in you!
Here is the place where your style guide ends.

However, your path of finding and reflecting

yourself through clothes begins. You have all

the essential knowledge to create better looks

and feel more confident. All that's left is to find

a drop of courage and start making changes.

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