How to Choose Your Shapewear. A Beginner Guide for Real Body Types.
Pear or Triangle：
This body shape is characterized by a smaller bust and shoulders, while having fuller hips. The figure is generally slim from the shoulders to the waist, with an hourglass shape below that area. The hips are the primary area where weight is carried for pear-shaped women, rather than the stomach. Therefore, when looking for shapewear, it is recommended to choose ones that help sculpt and tighten the excess weight carried in the hips, while providing balance with the rest of the body.
Round or Oval, also Apple:
This body shape is characterized by a fuller middle, while having great legs. It is typically characterized by a round or oval body type with a fuller bust, abdomen, and hips. The figure curves outward at both ends. To enhance this body type, it is recommended to choose shapewear that can help cinch the waist and sculpt the abdomen, creating an hourglass shape and providing more definition to the overall figure.
Hourglass:
Characteristics: This figure has a defined waist and a balanced bust to hip ratio.
It’s naturally a perfect balance between a slim waist and larger hips. This figure has two main features: defined waist with thicker upper legs, and rounded buttocks. We recommend going for shapewear that will highlight your curves, and add structure to the well-defined waist, while also giving some love to the narrow hips compared to the bust.
The prominent curves, slightly rounded shoulders and the ample buttocks will gain extrashaping from bodysuits and enhancing shapewear.
Rectangle:
Characteristics: This figure has a flat bottom with little waist definition.
If we keep the summer vibes going and the fruit analogy, this is a “banana” body type. Worry not, there is also the perfect shapewear for your body that’ll help create fluid lines to highlight your beautiful shape.
We recommend waist sculpting shapewear that will help balance your shape for an hourglass look.
Top hourglass:
Characteristics: As a top hourglass, you have the general shape described earlier under the hourglass figure. However your bust is slightly larger than your hips and this may affect how clothes fit on you. We recommend shapewear that compliments your curves in the front while hiding those at the back.
Bottom Hourglass:
Characteristics: As a bottom hourglass, you have the general hourglass shape but your hip measurements are slightly larger than your bust. It might be difficult to find clothes that fit well as
it can be tricky finding bottoms to hug around the hips without being too tight in front.
Shapewear will help you balance out your hips, and offer compression and shaping exactly where you need it.
Inverted apple/pear:
Characteristics: The inverted triangle body shape is also quite popular. This figure needs liftingin the bust area to accentuate it and help draw the attention away from the hips to balance it out. If you have this figure you may want to hide your legs, but with the right shapewear, you may change your mind.
Diamond:
Characteristics: This figure is one of the most popular body types. Women with this figure have a broad back, hips wider than their shoulders and waistline that curves in towards the middle. It also has some extra weight on the upper legs. This figure can be found in both taller or shorter
women. Show off your shoulders and arms and shape and contour the other parts of your body, for that ultimate confidence shot.
We recommend shapewear that will accentuate your midsection and keep you looking sleek without constricting your bust.
Athletic:
Characteristics: This figure is muscular but not curvy. The waist is narrow, and has the same size as shoulders and hips, with all of them having similar proportions to each other. We recommend looking for shapewear that will help you contour the areas where you’d like to see more contrast.
Open back or strapless outfits will show off your sculpted back, while the shapewear will do its magic to sinch and shape an hourglass looking figure, to allow for fluid, sexy lines.
This body shape is characterized by a smaller bust and shoulders, while having fuller hips. The figure is generally slim from the shoulders to the waist, with an hourglass shape below that area. The hips are the primary area where weight is carried for pear-shaped women, rather than the stomach. Therefore, when looking for shapewear, it is recommended to choose ones that help sculpt and tighten the excess weight carried in the hips, while providing balance with the rest of the body.
Round or Oval, also Apple:
This body shape is characterized by a fuller middle, while having great legs. It is typically characterized by a round or oval body type with a fuller bust, abdomen, and hips. The figure curves outward at both ends. To enhance this body type, it is recommended to choose shapewear that can help cinch the waist and sculpt the abdomen, creating an hourglass shape and providing more definition to the overall figure.
Hourglass:
Characteristics: This figure has a defined waist and a balanced bust to hip ratio.
It’s naturally a perfect balance between a slim waist and larger hips. This figure has two main features: defined waist with thicker upper legs, and rounded buttocks. We recommend going for shapewear that will highlight your curves, and add structure to the well-defined waist, while also giving some love to the narrow hips compared to the bust.
The prominent curves, slightly rounded shoulders and the ample buttocks will gain extrashaping from bodysuits and enhancing shapewear.
Rectangle:
Characteristics: This figure has a flat bottom with little waist definition.
If we keep the summer vibes going and the fruit analogy, this is a “banana” body type. Worry not, there is also the perfect shapewear for your body that’ll help create fluid lines to highlight your beautiful shape.
We recommend waist sculpting shapewear that will help balance your shape for an hourglass look.
Top hourglass:
Characteristics: As a top hourglass, you have the general shape described earlier under the hourglass figure. However your bust is slightly larger than your hips and this may affect how clothes fit on you. We recommend shapewear that compliments your curves in the front while hiding those at the back.
Bottom Hourglass:
Characteristics: As a bottom hourglass, you have the general hourglass shape but your hip measurements are slightly larger than your bust. It might be difficult to find clothes that fit well as
it can be tricky finding bottoms to hug around the hips without being too tight in front.
Shapewear will help you balance out your hips, and offer compression and shaping exactly where you need it.
Inverted apple/pear:
Characteristics: The inverted triangle body shape is also quite popular. This figure needs liftingin the bust area to accentuate it and help draw the attention away from the hips to balance it out. If you have this figure you may want to hide your legs, but with the right shapewear, you may change your mind.
Diamond:
Characteristics: This figure is one of the most popular body types. Women with this figure have a broad back, hips wider than their shoulders and waistline that curves in towards the middle. It also has some extra weight on the upper legs. This figure can be found in both taller or shorter
women. Show off your shoulders and arms and shape and contour the other parts of your body, for that ultimate confidence shot.
We recommend shapewear that will accentuate your midsection and keep you looking sleek without constricting your bust.
Athletic:
Characteristics: This figure is muscular but not curvy. The waist is narrow, and has the same size as shoulders and hips, with all of them having similar proportions to each other. We recommend looking for shapewear that will help you contour the areas where you’d like to see more contrast.
Open back or strapless outfits will show off your sculpted back, while the shapewear will do its magic to sinch and shape an hourglass looking figure, to allow for fluid, sexy lines.
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