Inverted Triangle (Strawberry)
Bottoms
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Style
style
- Wear bottoms with more details at hips, thighs or legs.
- Wear wider legs and bottoms with flare.
- Wear Zip fasteners trousers rather than button up jeans.
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waist
Waist
Bottoms that is lower than your natural waist is best.
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color
Color
Wear light/ bold colors on bottom. Dress in monochromatic or single color with different shades rather than many colors.
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avoid
Avoid
- Avoid tucks and bottom up jeans as they will add volume to tummy.
- Avoid vertical details on bottom as it will make you look slimmer.
- Avoid narrow hemlines e.g. pencil skirt and skinny jeans.
- Avoid tapering or high waisted trousers.
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Most flattering
Most flattering
Baggy trousers, combat, turn ups, palazzo, flares, culottes, cargo, harem, gauchos, cuffed jeans. Straight and cigarette pants flatter to some extent. Boyfriend styled, distressed look, colored jeans, ripped, washed look great.
Tops and Shirts
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Style
style
- Keep less cluttered, simple straight lines, splits on waist/ hip, layering on hips.
- Wear vertical lines.
- Wear tops with rounded hem.
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color
Color
Wear dark colors on top.
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avoid
Avoid
- Avoid patterns and stiff fabric on top.
- Avoid checks and bold patterns.
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Most flattering
Most flattering
Peplums, trapeze, bolero, camisoles, wrap styles and corsets.
Skirts
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Style
style
- Wear dropped waistline, panels, and box pleats.
- Wear fuller skirts, tulip, tiers, bias cut, and patterns on skirts.
- Wear skirts that fall from waist not the hip.
- Horizontal stripes work well.
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Length
Length
Length can vary from short and flared to long and flowing. Wear short skirts above 1-1.5 inch above knees.
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color
Color
Wear light/ bold colors on skirts.
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avoid
Avoid
- Avoid straight cut skirts, tight tube, pencil skirts.
- Avoid details near waist, it will highlight tummy.
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Most flattering
Most flattering
A line skirts.
Dresses
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Style
style
- Wear simple straight lines.
- Have flared hem, nipped and waist paneled dress and pattern.
- Wear skirts that fall from waist not the hip.
- Horizontal stripes work well.
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Length
Length
Shorter dress flatters your body figures.
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color
Color
Dress in monochromatic or single color with different shades rather than many colors.
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Most flattering
Most flattering
Wear little black dress, A lines, shift dress, tunic dress, bias cuts, drop waist dress which hits around hipbone, empire dress with raised waist, asymmetric like 1 shoulder line, T-shirt dress and one strap dress.
Jackets & Coats
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Style
style
- Wear straight lines with fuller hemline.
- Choose simple tailored jackets.
- Keep jackets unbuttoned.
- A cami or tank top with matching jackets always works well.
- Wear nipped jackets to make waist look smaller.
- Look for single button coats.
- Wear soft feminine fabrics to soften shoulders.
- Wear structured jackets at shoulder.
- Wear belts to define your waist.
- Wear angular lines for coats.
- Flared sleeves work well.
- Coats will volumes at hips are best.
- Wear lower pockets and vents in back. Wear hip pockets. Double vents are great.
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waist
Length
Length should be below waist to mid thigh or even 3/4th length and flare slightly to have balanced look. Jackets should never fall at waistline. Go for long jackets.
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color
Color
Wear dark colors. Go for vests in dark colors with light color trousers.
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Lapels, Collars and necklines
Lapels, Collars and necklines
- Small lapels and collarless styles, waterfall collars or small collars will flatter.
- Wear open necklines and collars like halter necks, U, V and scoop neck, portrait, square, asymmetric necklines.
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avoid
Avoid
- Avoid heavy lapels, fur collars, epaulettes, shoulder pads, gathers, pleats, puffy sleeves big shawl collars.
- Avoid double breasted jackets.
- Avoid boycut and slouchy jackets.
- Avoid boat necks and horizontal lines.
- Avoid cropped jackets with slim fitting bottoms.
- Avoid knits.
- Avoid big patterns and bold colors.
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Most flattering
Most flattering
Belted coats, wrap styles, trench coats, cocoon, A lines capes or trapeze coats, peplum, wide straps. Wear flattering wider sleeves like kimonos, batwings, dolman or raglan sleeves.
Accessories
Wear long pendant necklace. Avoid chunky necklaces and big earrings. Wear big rings. Avoid scarf’s or you can wear simple dangling scarf down to your waist.
Shoes
Wear detailed patterned and colored shoes. Wear wedges, platforms, medium to chunky heels, ankle straps, ankle boots, uggs and cowboy boots, bright shoes. Avoid petite footwear.
Handbags
Wear Chunky, colored and detailed shoulder or handbag that will sit on your hips and thighs. Avoid clutch bags.
Belts
Create illusion of waist with details such as wide belts.
Jumpsuits
Jumpsuits work best for your body shape.