This document provides tips for dressing for different body shapes, including apple, pear, hourglass, athletic, slender, inverted triangle, tall, and petite. It identifies each body type and offers clothing recommendations to emphasize positive attributes and minimize problem areas. Examples include wearing fitted but not tight clothing for an hourglass shape, bootcut jeans to create curves for a slender shape, and bold colors that complement height for tall women.

1. Dressing For Your Shape
A how to guide

2. Introduction
This presentation will take you through steps
on how to dress for your figure and to find
clothes that are flattering for your body type.

3. Finding your shape
There are many body types including:
• Apple
• Pear
• Athletic
• Hourglass
• Slender
• Inverted triangle
• Tall
• petite

4. Finding your shape
Identifying your body type can be easy if you
know your body proportions.
Channel4 have a very helpful website that
gives you options for finding your body type:
http://www.channel4.com/4beauty/style-
me/bodyshapefinder

5. Finding your Shape
Below is a quick breakdown of the body types:
Apple: plentiful Pear: small bust and Athletic: Strong Hourglass: where
bust, rounded narrow shoulders, and and sporty body bust and hips are
stomach and bigger hips, thighs or with minimal equal with a
slimmer hips bottom curves defined small waist
Slender: Slim Inverted Triangle: Tall: 5’10 and Petite: 5’3 and
with few curves Shoulders are broader above below
than hips

6. Dressing for your shape
Now that you’ve found what body type you
are, dressing for your shape will be a lot easier.
Finding clothes to suit you will also be a less
difficult task.
The next part of the presentation will go
through each body type/shape and a guide to
dressing for your body shape.

7. Apple
Tips For Apple shape:
• Draw attention to the parts you love, e.g. Bust and Legs,
this will distract attention away from your round
stomach.
• Slimming control underwear helps define your body
• Structured and tailored clothes are good, single
breasted structures with one or two buttons
• A Line skirts helps the waist look smaller
• Strong block colours help accentuate the parts you love

8. Pear
Tips for Pear Shape:
• Strapless tops and dresses show of slim shoulders
• Padding in jackets help broaden shoulders to
balance hips
• Clothes which stop above the hip line are more
flattering
• Thin belts on the waist are flattering
• A good padded bra will improve your cleavage

9. Athletic
Tips for athletic types:
• Avoid plunging or round neck lines which make breasts
look smaller
• Leggins look great showing of slender legs
• Pull in a waist clinching belt to create a new waist
• Asymmetric lines are great for drawing attention to
strong shoulder

10. Hourglass
Tips for an hourglass shape:
• Puff sleeves to emphasise shoulders
• Pencil skirt is the most flattering for your
figure
• Wear fitted clothes but make sure they're
not too tight. Consider going one size up so
your clothes really mirror your
figure, rather than pull at it.
• High-waisted, wide-legged trousers will
emphasise the curve of your hip without
making your bottom half look big

11. Slender
Dressing for a slender shape:
• Look for clothes which will help create
curves, such as ruffles and pleats
• Boot cut jeans are perfect as they create flare
and volume
• Stay away from large prints
• Padded or push up bras create curves

12. Inverted triangle
Tips if you have an inverted triangle shape:
• Sexy tailored jackets are perfect for you
• Large bangles and clutches help balance
your shape
• Use a belt to counter balance an outfit
• Tulip skirts and harem pants draw
attention to your bottom half

13. Tall
Tips for tall women:
• Bold striking colours compliment your height
• Horizontal lines diffuse height
• If dresses seem to short, layer them with
tights, leggins or jeans
• Floor skimming maxi skirts and dresses show off
your height
• Large jewellery flatters proportions

14. Petite
Tips for being petite:
• Avoid fuss and clutter, like pockets and pleats
• Well tailored clothes are a must
• Girly, sugary colours appear child like so avoid
them
• High waist line on skirts and trousers work well
• Wedges and heels add height and confidence

15. Sites I Used
My source of information was:
http://www.channel4.com/4beauty/style/dress
-for-your-body-shape
http://www.google.com