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The Style Bible is an easy to read style guide for women - by Simon Rademan - available in bookstoresThe 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)

Size

   08

   10  

   12

   14

  16

   18

   20

   22

   24

Bust

   80

   84

   88

   92

  97

  102

 107

 112

 117

Waist

   60

   64

   68

   72

  77

   82

   87

  92

   97

Hips

   85

   89

   93

   97

102

  107

 112

 117

 122

Waist-floor

 102

 103

 104

  105

106

  107

 108

 109

 110

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.

  1. Shoulders and breasts should not be emphasized.
  2. Shoulder pads are a no-no.
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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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C    Rectangular  (Banana - shape)

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.
  3. -10.  ... order this

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Check out your measurements and other figure types..

Look at yourself in a mirror

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Other figure types are:

F  The hour-glass:    

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

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G  The petite:

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

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H  The Hollywood and the Royal.   

Kate Moss                 Rectangular                      Princess Diana              Rectangular

Meryl Streep              Triangle                             Nancy Reagan               Triangle

Dolly Parton               Hourglass                         Princess Stephanie        Inverted Triangle

Victoria Principal        Inverted Triangle                 Queen Elizabeth             Circle

Cher                          Triangle                             Goldie Hawn                   Rectangular

Vanessa Redgrave      Rectangular                       Jackie Onassis               Triangle

Jamie Lee Curtis         Inverted Triangle                Cybil Shepherd               Triangle        

Oprah Winfrey            ?? Hourglass (Last time I looked)

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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