A Professional Stylist Reveals The Secret To Finding Your Style After Your 20s

There are a few different ways fashion experts categorize body shapes. One of the more detailed and sworn-by systems is the Kibbe Body Type System, which looks at bone structure, proportions, and overall lines to help people understand what silhouettes tend to suit them best.

But for beginners (me), I feel like the “fruit” body shape system, which groups bodies into simple shapes based on proportions between your shoulders, waist, and hips, is easier to grasp and a good place to start. 

Here are the six main shapes of the “fruit” body shape system and their characteristics:

– Oval (Apple): broader shoulders and midsection, slimmer legs

– Triangle (Pear): hips wider than shoulders

– Hourglass: shoulders and hips balanced with a defined waist

– Rectangle: shoulders, waist, and hips similar in width

– Inverted Triangle (Diamond): shoulders and hips balanced with a defined waist

– Trapezoid: shoulders, waist, and hips similar in width