Fashion Terminology- Body types and shapes!

Apple Body Shape

Broad shoulder, large bust line and full hips, waist may not have defined bust line

Hourglass Body Shape

Bust and shoulders are at the same width as your hips and a defined waist

Pear Body Shape

Hips and thighs are center stage; wider than the rest of your body. Your shape is also known as 'triangle body shape'.

Rectangle Body Shape

Shape looks athletic with bust and hips of approximately the same width; little or no waist definition. Your waist measures from 1" to 8" smaller than the bust.

Inverted Triangle Body

Shoulders are wider than your hips and upper body larger than below. Strong shoulders and narrow hips (so-called clothes hanger shoulders), projects a sporty and athletic physique

Anthropometrics

Refers to the measurement of the human individual for the purposes of understanding human physical variation. Construction of parallel joints and linear connections, placed symmetrically relative to a centerline.

Diamond Body Shape

Opposite of an hourglass figure. The waist is thicker than the shoulders and hips.

Silhouette

Overall form or outline of a object