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Knowing your type of figure will help you not only to choose the right clothes that will hide the flaws and emphasize the advantages of the figure, but also to correctly correct the pattern.
Hourglass - a narrow waist, approximately the same girth of the chest and hips - this figure is considered a classic. And ideal if its proportions are harmonious.
Stylists recommend: emphasize your femininity. Romantic style, softly flowing fabrics, draperies, a tightened waist, a year on skirts and similar details.
“Pear” - with this type of figure, the shoulders are narrower than the hips. Usually the top of the figure seems longer than the bottom.
Stylists recommend: focus on the waist and avoid straight silhouettes. In addition, try to highlight the upper body: horizontal necklines, large turn-down collars, flounce collars, necklaces, scarves.
Oval - this type of figure is inherent in full or full-bodied ladies. Often the most rounded part of the body is the waist.
Stylists recommend: draw attention to the face (bright makeup), décolleté and legs. Increase the figure in length using all possible methods: vertical seams, vertical striped fabrics, empire silhouette, heels.
Rectangle - characterized by approximately the same volume in the chest, waist and hips. The waist is slightly pronounced, the width of the shoulders and hips are almost in a straight line. The figure of such ladies during weight gain becomes an increasingly pronounced rectangle. The main problem in overweight women with this type of figure is the protruding belly and wide waist.
Stylists recommend: bet on geometry. Straight cut, embossed seams, fabrics with geometric or diagonal patterns. Try a round neckline, a wide belt (for the thin), frills, lace.
A triangle is a type of figure in which the shoulders and chest are wider than the hips. Often such a figure is called sports. Its disadvantage may be an unexpressed waist, as well as the fact that the upper body seems heavy.
Stylists recommend: emphasize narrow hips and choose clothes that will repeat your silhouette. Point out your legs and try to visually lighten your upper body. Most of all, business women’s business suits you with simple styles and high-quality fabrics. Avoid the romantic style and smoothly curved embossed seams and trim. Never wear clothing with a boat neckline, shoulder pads, pockets and other decorative details at chest level. For those who sew
If you are sewing, then you need to not only know the type of your figure, but also take measurements correctly, then you can most accurately determine your size and, if necessary, adjust the pattern for yourself.
Here are some additional dimensions that you should also know:
Trouser Sizes
Figure 1: Thigh Depth. Measures the distance from the lower edge of the tape at the waist along the thigh to the middle of the tape on the thigh.
Figure 2, seat depth. measured from the bottom of the tape at the waist in a vertical line to the seat plane.
Figure 3: Girth of the abdomen. Measured in parallel with a fixed tape at the waist at a distance of approx. 8 cm
Figure 4: Waist-Step-Waist: Measured in front of the lower edge of the tape fixed at the waist in the backward direction to the lower edge of the tape at the waist. In this case, the centimeter tape passes between the legs close to the body.
These measurements will also be useful to you:
Side length
Measured on the side from the bottom of the tape at the waist to the floor. This measurement is important, for example, when sewing trousers.
Step length
Measured on the inside of the leg from the groin to the floor. When sewing tight-fitting trousers from stretch fabric, this value can be decisive.
Girth of the thigh
Measured on both legs. With deviations, a larger size is taken. Measure is required when sewing trousers of any length.
Height
This is real body size. Measured without shoes from the crown to the sole. Thanks to growth, you can more accurately determine your size.
Wrist girth
It is measured on both hands, with deviations a larger size is chosen. The necessary measure when sewing a dress with a long sleeve.
Bra size
For cutting to standards, you need the size of your bra to accurately determine the size of your chest circumference. In this case, the size of the bra cups is important first of all. Especially important measure when sewing bustier, corsages, bikinis, etc.
Photo: Bassermann Verlag / Beate Bremze, Ruth Rayman, Elke Trier-Schäfer, Heidemar Tengler-Stadelmeier.
The material was prepared by Elena Karpova.
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