In a frenzy I researched all that I could find out about my own body type. Apparently I am an hourglass figure, which is where the shoulders and hips are the same width but the waist is smaller. There were three other common body types. The square(or rectangle), where the hips, waist, and shoulders are the same width. The triangle(or pear), where the hips are wider than both the shoulders and the waist or the reverse triangle where it is the opposite. Finally the apple, where the waist is fuller than the shoulders and hips.
I have noticed how fashion trends go well together with the current body type that is in style. For example, in the fifties it was all about the wide and full Dior skirts, which accentuated the small waisted hourglass figure. In the twenties clothing dropped the hip and the square figure was in style.
Each of these body types have different body lines and because of this, different clothing styles look better on each. It all comes down to following each of these figures lines. Because I am an hourglass figure I must wear clothing that accentuates my small waist. For example, high waisted pants, skirts and dresses and wrap around dresses. As for the models on the catwalk, most of them are a square figure. This is why they look good in squarish garments, because it follows their body lines.
