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March 29, 2024
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What is your physical type?

Fashion trends are the same for all women. However, each should know how to use them to their advantage, so as to emphasize their beauty and femininity, not their imperfections. For this, the first characteristic of their own which they must know is their physical type: hourglass, rectangular, inverted triangle, triangular and oval.

What determines a person's physical type is the shape of his silhouette. Do you know your body? From the moment a woman comes to know her body, she will know what suits her. Clarify your doubts and find out what your form is.

The 5 types of silhouette

Hourglass: "This woman's slim, curvy waist contrasts shoulder and hip size," explains Boucle image consultant Gabí F. Souzä. In numbers, this woman has a measure of the bust equal to the hip, or a difference of up to 5 centimeters, and the size of the waist is about 20 centimeters smaller.

Rectangular: Named when the shoulders and hips are the same size and the waist is straight, and may even be the same size as the upper and lower body. With a tape measure, measure your bust and your waist. If it is between 1 and 5 centimeters larger than the waist, and this, in turn, is 1 to 10 centimeters smaller than the hip, its silhouette is rectangular.

Inverted triangle: In that case, the body is wider from the waist up. Usually around the shoulders and / or breasts? Says Gabí. Who has the inverted triangle silhouette, has up to 10 centimeters more in the bust than in the waist, which in this case is less than or equal to the hip.

Triangular: Boucle's image consultant says that "when the hip, buttocks and breeches region is the widest in the body, the woman has a triangular silhouette." This woman is about 8 centimeters between the bust and waist, the upper part is smaller. In this case, the waist is also smaller than the hip.

Oval: This woman has the same size bust and hip, while the waist can be up to 10 centimeters larger. "The widest part of the body is the waist, belly," explains Gabi.

The image below illustrates the 5 types of silhouette presented above:

Famous and the physical types

The image and style consultant Fernanda Maranho highlights some famous that have each of the types of silhouette presented above, check out:

Triangle: Paola Oliveira and Camila Pitanga (most common silhouette in Brazil);
Inverted triangle: Sabrina Sato and Priscilla Fantin;
Rectangular: Fernanda Torres and Leticia Birkheuer;
Oval: Black Gil and Lilia Cabral;
Hourglass: Juliana Paes and Sheron Menezzes.

Learn how to value your curves

The ideal hourglass for women is to soften the volume between the shoulders and the hip to enhance the natural curves. For this, they should use medium and wavy prints, as well as monochrome pieces. A good tip is to let your lap and shoulder show, fluid and supple tissues.

Since the woman with a rectangular silhouette has no curves, she must create the illusion of curvy shapes. For this, she can wear asymmetrical necklines (one-shoulder, U-shaped or V-neck), light colored pieces and bright prints and high collars. Tip: Use textured fabrics with velvet, knitting and wool.

To emphasize the natural beauty of your body, those who have the inverted triangle physical type must create a balanced look by adding volume (without excess) to the lower body. This woman can wear dark or discreet colors, smooth and without texture, narrow and deep necklines that extend the neck (V or U), well adjusted shoulders and no volume, cuffs and bar with volume or detail. The most suitable fabrics are soft and fluid.

The woman with a triangular silhouette needs to add volume (without excess) to her upper body to maintain a balanced look. Their bet should be on the textures, embroidery, appliqués, sparkles, purses and drapes used on the bust. A good tip is also to leave your lap and shoulder exposed.

Enhancing the woman's shape of oval silhouette is easy. It is necessary to bet on dark and slightly contrasting pieces of color that thin and lengthen the silhouette and mark the waist.