Your body type
Pear
Hips carrying more width than the shoulders.
- Line
- Soft Natural
How to work with it
Your frame comes down to hips wider than your shoulders, a waist that narrows a little and weight that settles low, and that reads as a pear. In practice that means the lower half wants room and the upper half wants a little more presence. How your clothes should handle that is the other question, and your frame answers it: soft edges, moderate volume, and a medium run head to toe.
Strategy
Your strength sits low, so keep the eye high and give the thighs room. A mid-to-high rise lengthens the leg; a straight or tapered cut lets the thigh breathe. Layers should reach the hips, not stop at the widest point—length carries your volume instead of cutting across it.
Line height
shortlongHow long the frame reads from head to toe: a proportion, not a measurement in centimeters.
Body lines, edges
sharpsoftWhether the bone structure and features read as sharp or as rounded. It decides whether a cut should have an edge or a curve.
Volume
lightfullHow much curve the frame carries, independent of size. It sets how much fabric a piece can hold before it takes over.
Balance of the shoulders and hips
shoulders widerhips widerWhich half is wider. It decides where a silhouette needs room and where it needs a line.