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Body Shapes — The Rectangle Body Shape

Sep19
2009 Written by Bobby G. Keith

If you have an overall equally portioned body shape you are considered a rectangle (or boyish shape). Rectangles generally have great legs, balanced thighs and great arms.  You may have a moderate bust size and undefined waist, if so your biggest challenge will be to develop a curvy look.

What a Rectangle Should Wear

Do’s and Don’ts for Tops

  1. Do wear tops with low cut necklines, V-necks, scoop, boat necks and sweetheart necklines. You will do fine with frills, ruffles or spaghetti straps. Try layering your tops to form an illusion of a curvy waist and add volume to your bust area.
  2. Don’t wear baggy tops, short length tops or turtle necklines. Stay away from oversize tops without a wide empire belt to create a waist.

Do’ and Don’ts for Skirts

  1. Do wear A-line or flared skirts.  Pencil skirts will work nicely to form a curvaceous lower silhouette. You have beautiful legs so draw attention to them.
  2. Don’t wear straight skirts as they do not create curves.  Other than that your lucky,  you can wear most any skirt with your body shape.

Do’s and dont’s for Dresses

  1. Do wear dresses that add volume to your bust. If you have a more prominent bust choose lower necklines, but if not choose higher necklines with a scoop, boat or sweetheart design. You can wear most any dress but try to choose ones that gives the appearance of a curvy waist.
  2. Don’t wear dresses that hang straight down.

Do’s and don’ts for pants

  1. Do wear skinny jeans or Capri.  Choosing pants with button or embellishments around the hip area will add nice volume.
  2. Don’t wear straight pants or cargo pants.

The goal for the rectangle (boyish) shape is to add volume to your bust and hips while developing the appearance of a curvy waist.  Be sure to draw attention to your amazing legs.

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Body Shapes — The Inverted Triangle Body Shape

Sep13
2009 Written by Bobby G. Keith

An inverted triangle body shape (sometimes called strawberry) is wide at the top and narrows as it goes down your silhouette all the way down to your feet. Classic features of an inverted triangle are wide shoulders, broad back and large bust.  From the waist down you are proportionately smaller than your upper torso with small buttocks and hips. Your legs are generally very shapely and considered an asset to you.  The goal of an inverted triangle is clear, de-emphasize your upper torso while adding volume below the waist to bring an overall balance to your entire silhouette.

What an Inverted Triangle Should Wear

Do’s and Don’ts for Tops

  1. Do wear tops with low cut necklines, V-necks and sweetheart necklines are great as long as they are not too wide . Wear longer length tops to pull eyes up and down rather than side to side. Darker colors are your friend.
  2. Don’t wear tops with wide necklines, shoulder pads, rouched or puffed sleeves and never wear halters or tube tops.  Stay away from tops that are too short or too loose. Don’t wear light colored or loud tops with dark bottoms as this will only draw eyes to your top width.

Do’ and Don’ts for Skirts

  1. Do wear A-line or full skirts that flare away from the waist rather than your hip. Colorful skirts with darker tops are a great combination for you. Add interest to your skirts with biased cuts and asymmetrical hemlines. You have beautiful legs draw attention to them.
  2. Don’t wear tight fitted pencil skirts  or short skirts as they may tend to make you look too top heavy. Don’t wear long skirts with thin floaty unsubstantial fabrics as they will not add the proper structure to your lower body.

Do’s and dont’s for Dresses

  1. Do wear dresses with fitted bodice and lowish necklines. A line dresses and dresses layered below the hips and add volume to the bottom are idea. Choose colors that are solid to add vertical interest that draw the eye up and down.
  2. Don’t wear dresses with unstructured fabrics or that has designs or embellishments that over emphasize your upper torso (wide necklines). Tapered form fitting dresses will not bring the overall balance your looking for.

Do’s and don’ts for pants

  1. Do wear boot cut, wide leg or flare legs.  Cargo pants will add the desired volume you need and will look great on you. You can also get away with wearing skinny jeans as long as you play down your choice of top when wearing them but be careful.
  2. Don’t wear high waist tapered pants or short shorts as this will not add the volume your looking for to bring overall balance to your lower body.

The goal for the Inverted Triangle (Strawberry) is to bring attention away from your upper torso and create an overall flattering vertical balance by adding volume to your lower body.  Be sure to draw attention to your amazing legs.

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Body Shapes — The Pear Shaped Body or Triangle Shape

Sep07
2009 Written by Bobby G. Keith

In a previous post I made the point that women need to know their unique body shape and that different body shapes require a woman to dress according to the features of her shape. I think this is especially true for plus size body shapes.

Today we will be covering the pear shaped body also known as a triangle body shape. If you are a woman with a pear shape body type then you most likely have  prominent hips and thighs. Your upper torso is disproportionately smaller and your waist line is a big asset.

The pear shaped body types goal is to bring overall balance by choosing clothing that emphasizes your waist, bust and neckline while choosing skirts, dresses and pants that deemphasizes your hips and thighs.

What a Pear Should Wear

Do’s and don’t for Tops

  1. Do choose wide neckline tops that expose more of your shoulder and neck like Boat Necks, V-necks and Sweetheart neckline cuts. choose tops that are not too loose in the midsection to emphasize your beautiful waist line.
  2. Don’t choose tops with turtle necks or tight collars and lapels.

Do’s and don’ts for Skirts

  1. Do choose A-line and flared skirts that flare away quickly from the hips.
  2. Don’t Choose pencil skirts, tube skirts or any skirt that clings to your hip.

Do’s and don’t s for Dresses

  1. Do choose A-line dresses that flare away quickly from the waist with lowish cut necklines that are embellished to emphasize your top.
  2. Don’t choose clingy dresses, biased cut dresses or dresses with fluffy layering in the hip and thigh area.

Do’s and don’t s for Pants

  1. Do choose wide leg or flare pants in darker colors to de-emphasize your bottom half.
  2. Don’t choose skinny jeans, cargo pants with large pockets or pants that are bright colors or have button embellishments.

Remember to keep you emphasis on your top half and de-emphasize your bottom and thighs when choosing fashionable clothing for your pear shaped body type.

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Plus Size Fashions – Shopping By Shape Will Save You Money & Time

Sep02
2009 Written by Bobby G. Keith

Shopping for baggy tent clothes don’t require much thought, you simply find something that has more fabric than a bed sheet and put it on thinking that it’s going to hide a multitude of flaws but in reality you wind up just looking like a slouch. Tent clothes have been the easy choice for far too long and I believe the reward you get out of something is generally related to the effort you put into it.

It’s true enough that in the past you had a right to complain about not having a choice but those days are disappearing fast and leaving you without an excuse to look and feel your best. Finding clothes that accent your positives while keeping your little secrets “Top Secret” requires you to learn something new about yourself.  You need to know your body shape, what works with it and what works against it. The writer over at Igigi summed it up best;

“Shopping without knowing your body shape is like taking a test without studying.
Every woman has a particular body type that determines whether or not certain fashion styles look great on them or if it should even be avoided altogether.  It can create anxiety and add disappointment in your shopping experience.”

With that being said I would like to recommend a couple of easy ways to get a general shop by shape Igigi1 150x150 Plus Size Fashions Shopping By Shape Will Save You Money & Timeidea of what your unique body shape is. I want to share with you a couple of sites that have a simple yet effective way to determine what your body shape is and some ideas of how to dress that shape.

Igigi’s Shapestylist – Igigi breaks body types into 7 geometrical shapes and helps you to determine which one is closest to your shape by asking a few simple questions and then giving you the result. Once you’ve determined your shape the shapestylist articles will also help you determine how to properly dress that shape.

Joy Wilson’s Shape Guide – Another simple quiz type shape finder that breaks down Shop by Shape3 Plus Size Fashions Shopping By Shape Will Save You Money & Timebody types into 3 fruits (apple, pair and strawberry) and 2 geometric, shapes hourglass and rectangle. At the end of the simple quiz, Joy gives you some ideas of what to and what not to wear.

Taking a little time now to learn your body shape and what works with it will save you both time and money later. Although I think we should feel comfortable in our own skin and not worry too much about what others think of us, I cannot deny the effect that wearing drop dead clothes has on my overall well being. So understanding which style of clothes makes me look and feel like a million bucks will ultimately save me big bucks in misguided purchases.

Bobby G. Keith, retailer of womens trendy plus size clothing both fashionable and ultra affordable.

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