Shape up!

Hey BBZ!
Today, is the day this blog really commences. With regular posts and everything! EXCITING! We have already learned about fashion itself so now it's time to talk clothes. Firstly, we need to learn about a very important topic. Body shape! Before an artist can start to paint they need to find the right canvas. When we wear clothes and get dressed we become one with our clothing. To explain this I will use an example. If you were to wear a long evening gown. You look stunningly elegant and beautiful. You're going to feel more elegant, which will cause you to act more elegantly. The clothes we wear affect our moods on both a conscious level and a subconscious level. So getting it right is more important and anyone could know and we must first learn about the canvas for our clothes. Our bodies.

They come in all shapes and sizes from the towering elegants to the adorable elves the human race is a bustling melting pot of non-conformity. However there are enough trends and patterns in human figures that allow us to group certain body types together. Depending on how you refer to, many people believe there are about 4 female body shapes. Trinny and Susanna would beg to differ and agrue a reputable 12 body shapes. I however believe old Aunty Gok has got it right at around 8. I have taken it upon myself to work through these 8 female body types in order listed below and teach you how to spot each one and how to dress each one.


The 8 Female Body Types
The Apple
The Pear
The Petite
The Tall
The Athletic
The Inverted Triangle
The Slender
The Hourglass

The 5 Male Body Shapes
The Triangle
The Oval
The Rectangle
The Rhomboid
The Inverted Triangle
(I know...They sound so not as cool but hey, what can you do?)

There are also a respectable 5 body shapes for men which I will also be going over. I am a person who believe that men should have just as much choice when it comes to fashion as women. Sadly the world disagrees. So, my little fashion monsters, stay tuned for the first installment of the Body Shop where we will learn how to spot and dress an apple!

Love Lunarchic