| For females, a 'perfect' body is a moderately tall and | | | | pants or skirts with dropped waistband. Tight or |
| vertically balanced body. For males, it is considered to | | | | tapered skirts & pants and also the cropped |
| be tall with a balanced vertical body and a trapezoid | | | | pants are a straight 'no' for you. |
| torso - broad shoulders & chest tapering to | | | | Balanced Body |
| medium waist & hips. If you don't have that | | | | Do's: Draw attention to your shoulders and face. |
| perfect body- most of don't have it- no need to | | | | Wear medium-long, untucked tops. If tops and |
| worry, just determine what your body shape is. | | | | bottoms are in same color, it's better. Such tops and |
| Determine Your Body Shape: Assess your vertical | | | | dresses that flow through the waist and straight or |
| body proportions- the proportion of the bottom half | | | | flared skirts, will also look good. Go for skirts and |
| of body as compared to the top half. Measure your | | | | pants with narrow or no waistband. Waisted, low-rise |
| full height and the height to your hip-line. Hip-line is the | | | | or hipster pants, all are good for you. |
| circumference around the hips where your bottom is | | | | Dont's: Avoid short or empire waist tops & |
| fullest. Then determine where your hip-line comes in | | | | dresses as also wide belts. Pants or skirts with high |
| proportion to your height. Both males and females will | | | | waistband will also look odd on you. |
| fall in any one of the three body types,- Short Legs | | | | Long Legs & Short Torso |
| & Long Torso; Equally Measured Legs & | | | | Do's: Draw attention down by wearing such skirts or |
| Torso or the Balanced Body; and Long Legs & | | | | pants that have border prints and medium-long to |
| Short Torso. | | | | long accessories, of course, if you are not short. |
| Short Legs & Long Torso | | | | Wear dark color tops and skirts & pants in |
| Do's: Dress for drawing attention to your shoulders | | | | lighter shades. If you are short, wear tops that are |
| and face. You'll be fine with short to medium-long | | | | no longer than knuckle length. Tops should be worn |
| tops, layered tops- might tuck-in tops but only if you | | | | untucked and if these tops or dresses flow through |
| don't have a big tummy. Medium or light tops with | | | | the waist, it's great. Skirts & pants with narrow |
| dark pants or skirts and wide belts will look good. | | | | or no waistband, straight and flared skirts & |
| Straight skirts and straight or boot-leg pants are | | | | pants or low-rise or hipster pants, all are for you. |
| good. Men should wear pants, socks and shoes of | | | | Dont's: Avoid pin stripes, short tops, empire line tops |
| same color. Heels should be medium to high and pant | | | | & dresses, wider belts, tapered pants and skirts |
| hems to the ground. | | | | or those with a high waistband. |
| Dont's: If you are short in height, avoid long tops, | | | | Now also do some color analysis to look your best! |