| Is shopping for clothes frustrating? Don't like | | | | and hips/thighs |
| shopping? Nothing fits well? The mirror is not your | | | | - Figure Eight: Shoulders are curved and relatively |
| friend? If you suffer from MP (Mall Phobia) or | | | | as wide as hips/thighs. Waist is distinctly narrower |
| CSFS (Clothes Shopping Frustration Syndrome) | | | | than shoulders and hips/thighs |
| read on to find the remedy to the "shopping | | | | - Oval: Shoulders are narrower or as wide as your |
| blues". | | | | hips/thighs. Your waist appears wider than your |
| Know thyself for a frustration-free shopping | | | | shoulder width and/or hips. |
| excursion. Know what your Body Type is. Yes, | | | | - Hourglass (natural only to women): Shoulders are |
| you too guys. No, don't stop reading now, this | | | | even with and relatively as wide as your hips |
| information is too valuable. | | | | thighs. Waist is distinctly narrower than shoulders |
| What's your Body Type IQ? There's been talk of | | | | It is important to highlight that no Body Type is |
| spoons, rulers, cones, pears, apples other fruit and | | | | better than another and they are not related |
| miscellaneous objects. I will keep it simple and to | | | | necessarily to weight, but to the body structure |
| the point: I have found that these 6 most | | | | and built. The key is to find the right way to |
| accurately represent the shapes of most body | | | | dress each shape for its greatest appeal and to |
| silhouettes of both men and women (with | | | | maximize your assets. |
| exception of the hourglass). Which one is yours? | | | | Look, assess and learn. Stand in front of the |
| - Rectangle: Shoulders as wide as hips/thighs. | | | | mirror and assess which Body Type applies to |
| Waist almost as wide as shoulders/hips/thighs | | | | you and stay tuned and learn the tricks and tips, |
| - Triangle: Shoulders and waist are narrower than | | | | what cuts and styles are flattering to each. It's all |
| hips/thighs | | | | a process, once you get this down, you're on |
| - Inverted Triangle: Shoulders are wider than waist | | | | your way. |