Knowing your body shape can unleash a huge amount of wardrobe potential, but how do you do it? TWH has made it easy for you to figure out what body shape you are, and what rules will guide you to wardrobe success!
The Shapes
I think that all body shape rules can be covered by the five basic body shapes of pear, apple, hourglass, petite and athletic/slim. The reason I believe you don’t need 12 or 20 shapes instead is because if you break each of those body shapes up into upper half and lower half rules, you have every base covered.Take a photoYou need form fitting clothes, a white wall and a camera (digital is best). Get changed into an outfit that’s head to toe one colour (dark grey and black work best) and then stand against a white wall, with natural posture and legs together arms out from your sides slightly. Get a trusty friend to take a photo of you and then print it out.Take your photo and cut around your silhouette and then turn it over, that is your body shape.
Simple!
Pear
Your hips and thighs will be the largest measurements, then usually your bust followed by your waist.
Apple
Your measurements will be similar across the bust and hips, with not much difference between your under bust and your waist.
Hourglass
Your bust and hip measurement will be your largest, and your waist measurement will be quite small.
Petite
You could be any of the other measurement combinations; you will be shorter and tend to have broader shoulders. For you it’s more about creating the illusion of height and proportion so mix and match your rules with the other body shapes rules to find the perfect rule set for you.
Slim Athletic
Your measurements will be fairly regular across your hips, waist, bust and under bust. You will also have fairly regular measurements across your mid thigh as well.
Your hips and thighs will be the largest measurements, then usually your bust followed by your waist.
Apple
Your measurements will be similar across the bust and hips, with not much difference between your under bust and your waist.
Hourglass
Your bust and hip measurement will be your largest, and your waist measurement will be quite small.
Petite
You could be any of the other measurement combinations; you will be shorter and tend to have broader shoulders. For you it’s more about creating the illusion of height and proportion so mix and match your rules with the other body shapes rules to find the perfect rule set for you.
Slim Athletic
Your measurements will be fairly regular across your hips, waist, bust and under bust. You will also have fairly regular measurements across your mid thigh as well.
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