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Women shapes
Every woman has her own shape, but most of these shapes can be classified under a few common shapes. I will state the shapes of my interest. These are:
- the hourglass shape
- the pear or the triangle shape
- the inverted triangle shape
- the rectangle shape
- the apple or rounded shape
- the diamond shape
The hourglass shape is considered the perfect shape – but very few of us have it. This is normal. Most of the women have a pear-shaped body. I’ve come to this conclusion since most of the pattern companies release their patterns for this kind of body. Women with other shapes must alter the patterns. Some shapes make few alterations, other shapes must alter quite a lot.
Hourglass
HIP COMPARED WITH BUST
Hip & Bust girths are almost equal
WAIST COMPARED TO BUST AND/OR HIP
Visible and well-defined. Waist girth is considerable smaller than Bust and Hip girth
BUTTOCKS
Well shaped
SHOULDERS
Well shaped
Pear (Triangle)
HIP COMPARED WITH BUST
Bust girth is smaller than Hip girth
WAIST COMPARED TO BUST AND/OR HIP
Waist girth is smaller than Bust girth
BUTTOCKS
Curved
SHOULDERS
Usually narrow shoulders, but not necessarily
Inverted triangle
HIP COMPARED WITH BUST
Bust girth is bigger than Hip girth
WAIST COMPARED TO BUST AND/OR HIP
Waist girth is smaller than Hip girth
BUTTOCKS
Flat, for most of the bodies
SHOULDERS
High and large shoulders
Rectangular
HIP COMPARED WITH BUST
Bust and Hips are almost the same girths
WAIST COMPARED TO BUST AND/OR HIP
Waist girth is almost the same (or a little smaller) than the Bust/Hip girth
BUTTOCKS
Flat, for most of the bodies
SHOULDERS
High, possible large shoulders
Apple (Rounded)
HIP COMPARED WITH BUST
Bust girth is bigger than Hip girth
WAIST COMPARED TO BUST AND/OR HIP
Waist girth is the same as Hip girth, or even bigger because of the fat deposits
BUTTOCKS
Round
SHOULDERS
Round shoulders, possible lowered
Diamond
HIP COMPARED WITH BUST
Bust girth is smaller than Hip girth
WAIST COMPARED TO BUST AND/OR HIP
Waist girth is bigger than Hip girth; fat deposits around the waist are well distinguished
BUTTOCKS
Flat, for most of the bodies
SHOULDERS
Shoulders are narrower than Hips, possible lowered
The apple and diamond shape usually applies to plus-size women. At a first glance, these two shapes are the same, but there are subtle differences: the apple shape has curved body lines and a full bust, that’s why it is also called the round shape; while the diamond shape is more rigid with fat deposits that are prominent around the high waist.