FB LIVE: Dressing for Your Body Type
Simplifying the five body types, what makes them unique and the importance of dressing for your figure. The ability clothing has to visually compliment your figure is amazing, you just have to know how to style the pieces!
During this LIVE want to briefly discuss dressing for your body type . Knowing how to dress for your figure is one of the best tools to have in your fashion toolbox as a woman. It’ll make getting dressed much easier and it’ll make shopping more efficient. I’ve had many clients tell me “I don’t have the perfect body type, the way I dress for my shape is by covering it up” or “ I see so many articles on the different body types but I have no idea what mine is, it’s so confusing” the truth is, there is no one perfect body type, we all have a uniquely, beautiful shape and every body type deserves to feel beautiful in their clothes. It’s not about the size. Feeling confident in your body type is super important to me as a stylist. At the end of the day, it’s just numbers. Your body type is beautiful the way it is right now. But before we dive into how to dress for your figure, wanted to give you a quick introduction, I’m Emmaline Chappell and I’m a certified personal stylist. I have my own company called Emmaline’s personal styling. I work 1:1 with busy women, helping them to elevate their style by discovering a new way of dressing to look luxe for less.
Today, I want to briefly discuss why dressing for your figure matters and what the different body types are . My number one reason to dress for your body type is because it’ll give you guaranteed confidence of always looking your best. When you’ve identified your body type and understand the specific cuts, garments and styles to enhance your figure you can be assured that you’re always dressing to the nines.
So what are the different body types. There’s endless articles and videos that all differ from each other when it comes to this topic. Some people say there’s only 2 types while others say 12 and then there’s all these different names for the body types. It can be confusing for women. I’ve been certified and trained in identifying the correct and actual five body types. When you’re looking at body types, we’re taking in several measurements: your shoulders, bust, waist and hips. Those measurements will determine what your specific body type is. The five body types are the hourglass, the triangle, the inverted triangle, the rectangle and the apple. An hourglass body type is defined by the shoulders, bust and hips being well balanced in measurement and their waist being the narrowest. The triangle is defined by their hip measurement being the widest and their shoulder, bust and waist is narrower and in comparison. The inverted triangle is defined by the shoulder and bust measurement being the widest and their waist and hips are the smallest. The rectangle is defined by all four of the measurements being almost identical, very straight up and down with little waist definition. The apple is defined by their shoulder and hip measurements being equally balanced, the bust is fuller and their waist has little definition.
So when you hear these five body types, you can visually picture the actual shapes and how they’re created by those measurements like the triangle it’s narrower up top and gets wider at the bottom.
On to the topic of dressing for each shape . When I’m styling my clients I always tell them that when you’re getting dressed, we want to visually convey the illusion of the hourglass because it is the most balanced and proportioned shape. Because of it’s equally balanced hips and shoulders and small waist. We want the outfit to have that really pretty balanced hourglass image through the way we’re styling it. So for each of the five types, our goal is to balance out their figure and define that waist. With each client I’ll show them the specific outfit formulas, garments and cuts that flatter and balance their shape. We want to use clothing and know the right silhouettes that are going to balance out their figure and define that waist. It’s truly amazing to see how illusive different pieces of clothing can be when you know how to style them for your body type. So you can take someone who is a rectangle and has a very angular straight up and down body type and through the clever ways of styling, create curves that compliment and balance their figure.
Once you know your specific body type and the best cuts and garments that are going to enhance your figure, you’ll be able to find pieces when you’re shopping and know this is right body type and these are the cuts I need to avoid. You’ll feel so much better about yourself and it’s a wealth of knowledge that’ll help you shop more effectively for a lifetime.
If you have any questions about this video please leave a comment or send me a direct message and I’ll answer you asap or if you’d like to have your measurements taken to identify and learn about dressing for your specific body type reach out through my website.
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