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Deciding between body shapes?

• Neat Hourglass V's Full Hourglass

You are a neat hourglass if you are under a size 12 and are average to tall in height. You are a full hourglass is you a size 12 and above.

• Column V's Brick

You are a size 10 and under and are average to tall in height. You are a brick if you are short to average in height and a size 10 and above.

• Pear V's Neat/Full Hourglass

You are a pear if your hip measurement is 9cm larger than your bust. You are an hourglass if your hip measurement is 9cm smaller than your bust.

• Column/Brick V's Hourglass

You are a column if the difference between your bust and waist is less than 15cm. You are a hourglass if the difference between your bust and waist is greater than 15cm.

• Inverted Triangle V's Column/Brick

You are an inverted triangle if your bust is 2.5cm or more than your hip and have little definition in your waist. You are a column/brick if the difference between your bust and hip is less than 2.5cm.

Determine Your Waist Length

Step 1: Measure the tip of your head to your hip. Ensure your hip measurement is taken at the largest point and includes your buttock. 

Step 2: Measure from your hip (at the largest point) to your foot.

Step 3: Calculate using the information below.  

 Short Waisted

Your are short waisted if the difference between your hip to your foot is greater than 7.5cm than the measurement from your head to your hip. If you are short waisted you have long legs in proportion to your body size.

Long Waisted

You are long waisted if the difference from your head to your hip is 2cm or more longer than the distance from the hip to your foot. If you are long waisted you have short legs in proportion to your body size.

Average Waisted

If the difference between your hip to your foot and your head to your hip is less than 7.5cm you have an average waist. This means your legs are well balanced for your body size.