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The following information will enable you to dress successfully and correct.  Use the guidelines to analyze your own figure and to understand the shape of your figure.  Then:  take this information into consideration whenever you dress, smart or casual, as well as when you plan your new wardrobe.

Standard measurements in cm (Metric pattern cutting)

1.   Any two of the first three measurements, determines your figure size

2.  If one or two of all four measurements is bigger or smaller than your figure size, it determines your figure type.

You will now fall into one of the following categories:

A                             B                          C                           D                            E 

Inverted triangle    Circle                    Rectangular          Large                   Triangle               Other

(Grape)                   (Apple)                   (Banana)                 (Watermelon)           (Pear)

A    The inverted Triangle  (Grape - shape)

This category is recognized by individuals with bigger shoulders and bigger breasts than what the standard measurements suggests.

B    The Circle  (Apple - shape)

This category is recognized by individuals with a bigger waist than what the standard measurements suggests.

1. Shoulderpads are advisable.

2. Never emphasize the waist.

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This category is recognized by individuals that are taller than what the standard measurements suggests.

1. Wear different colours above and below the waist.
2. Belts are often necessary.
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D    Large  (Watermelon - shape)

This category is recognized by individuals that find two or more measurements not up to what standard measurements suggests.

1. Wear anything that is not too tight.  Wear clothes 1 or 2 sizes bigger.
2. Use soft fabrics and avoid the harder ones. Woven fabrics add a kilo or 2.
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E    Triangle  (Pear - shape)

This category is recognized by individuals who have smaller shoulders, smaller breasts and wider hips than what standard measurements suggests.

1. Jackets may not be shorter than just below the hip and should not be tied in front.
2. Shoulder pads are allowed but should be small.
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Other figure types are:

Where the waist is smaller than the bust and hip measurements.  This exists in many men’s dreams.

Where the figure is generally small and adults almost have to shop at the kiddie's-department.

Kate Moss                 Rectangular                      Princess Diana              Rectangular

And so all have that illusion of what perfection really is…

General background to always remember and to visualize while looking at yourself in a mirror.

1. It helps to look at yourself via the third dimension (use a diagonal mirror to see yourself in a second mirror.
2. Black makes smaller and white makes bigger (This is often used as an optical illusion)
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