The Ultimate Guide For Understanding Your Body Type.

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Only a few things in life beat the joy of finding ‘the perfect’ outfit for yourself. However, why is it so difficult to find the clothes that work for you? The answer comes down to not understanding your body type.  

If you don’t know what your body type is, it’ll be hard for you to find the right fit and silhouette for yourself. Although, once you understand your body shape, building a dream wardrobe will be a walk in the park. 

Hence, The team of stylists’ at Styl Inc came together to create a guide for you, from the top. So sit back and let us pilot you on the different types of body shapes.  

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   How to determine your body type

The first step in this, would be finding out what your body type is. You’ll need a clothing tape for this. 

The silhouette of your body is what your body shape is. However, figuring that out can be tricky sometimes. So we’ll be using a measuring tape. 

• Shoulders, Bust, Waist and Hips:

Taking these four body measurements are the most secure way of understanding your body shape. The correlation between these measurements will determine your body shape. 

Shoulders: You’ll need someone else to take this measurement for you. Wrap the tape around the widest point of your shoulders and pen down your measurement. 

Bust: Start by measuring the fullest part of your bust from under the shoulder. Make sure that the tape isn’t too tight or too loose, it should be snug enough that you’re comfortable.  

Waist: Contrary to how you measured your bust, this time you have to measure the narrowest part of your waist. Measure the indentation of your waist which is usually just above the belly button. 

Hips: Just like your bust and shoulders, you have to measure the circumference of your hips from the fullest part. 

 

Once you have all your measurements, you can easily determine your body shape. Don’t let popular opinions make you believe that adjectives such as petite, tall, short or curvy determine your body type. They don’t, your body parts do that.  

 

 

   2. Five most common body types:

While there are many different body types, most of the women range between these five: triangle, inverted triangle, oval, rectangular and hourglass. 

• Triangle Body Shape: 

If your hips are wider than your upper body, then you most probably have a triangle body type. 

Celebrity examples: Beyonce, J. Lo and Anne Hathaway 

• Inverted Triangle Body Type: 

Contrary to triangle body type, if your shoulders are broader than your lower body, you likely have an inverted triangle body type. 

Examples: Angelina Jolie and Kate Middleton 

• Oval Body Type: 

If you have a heavier bust and a little less defined waistline, then you likely have oval body.   

Celebrity examples: Jennifer Hudson, Adele and Amy Schumer

• Rectangle Body:

If your waist, hip and shoulder measurements align, then you are likely to have a rectangular body shape. 

Examples: Nicole Kidman and Gwen Stephani 

• Hourglass Body Type: 

If your shoulders and hips are proportionate, then you likely have an hourglass body. 

Celebrity examples: Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara and Marilyn Monroe.  

We hope this blog was able to help you identify your body type better.

Stay tuned to Styl-Inc Blogs for more tips and trends.

Keep’in it Styl’ ish,

Signing off,

Tanisha Gupta.