What's Your Body Type?

Image Consultants Golden Rules for Neat Hourglass:
- Show off your body by wearing clothes that define your waist.
- Enhance your bust.
- Highlight your hips and bottom.
- Avoid wearing clothes that hide your body line, or you risk looking extra seven to nine pounds heavier than you are.

Image Consultants Golden Rules for Full Hourglass:
- It is important to wear clothes that follow your body line instead of those that are straight and constricting.
- Choose fabrics carefully. Avoid heavy or stiff materials (or you’ll end up with tops and jackets that are two to three sizes bigger than you need them to be just to accommodate your curves).

Image Consultants Golden Rules for Triangles:
- Your jackets and tops need to finish either above or below the widest point of your hips and bottom.
- Layering on your top half creates visual interest and draws the eye upward.
- Buy jackets or tops that fit your shoulders rather than your hips—you can always leave the bottom button undone.

Image Consultants Golden Rules for Oval:
- Make sure the clothes that you wear hang from your shoulders.
- Clothing lines need to be straight, and fabrics soft to avoid any unnecessary volume or bulkiness.
- Keep any detail above the bust line and below the hip line.
- Accessorize, accessorize, accessorize.

Image Consultants Golden Rules for Rectangle:
- Use details on your hips and bottom to create shape.
- Avoid details at the waist, such as noticeable waistbands or belts.
- Keep your clothing line straight.
- Go for the uncluttered look.

Image Consultants Golden Rules for Inverted Triangle:
- You will need to ensure that there is minimum detail on your shoulder line; keep this area as simple as possible.
- Your clothing line needs to be straight, clean and sharp.
- Your silhouette should be uncluttered.