Your Horizontal Body

Your Horizontal Body is the relationship between your bust, waist, hips etc. in fact any measurement taken 'around' your body. Everyone's measurements are different and there is no right or wrong size to be.

The only limitation of course is if you're trying to buy clothes off the peg and you're stuck with the manufacturer's interpretation of a clothes size!   

Do you sometimes feel you're the only woman who can't find clothes to fit? It's frustrating to say the least, but there are very few women who can buy ready-to-wear clothes that fit perfectly.

It's not you it's the clothes!

When you're trying to find clothes to fit, does it make you feel FAT, SKINNY, TOO SHORT, TOO TALL? No wonder so many women have a complex about the way they look!

Time was when clothes were handmade or homemade and made to fit the individual, but now clothes are mostly mass produced and cut to a pattern. 

But WE are not cut to a pattern. We are all unique individuals, we're different shapes and sizes just as nature intended us to be.  

Common fit problems: skirt not cut for curved hips and dress not cut for the 'sway' back

So many reasons why clothes don't fit!

• A woman's body is not cut to a pattern

• Mass produced clothes are 'mostly' cheaply made and not consistent

• Garments manufactured/distributed around the world have no size regulations

• Millions of women wear the same size but measurements may be different

• Manufacturers cut their garments to fit different body shapes 

• Fast fashion means little investment in cut or fabric

So...

• Don't get hung up about the size label

• Aim for a good fit and be prepared to size up or down if necessary 

• If a quality garment needs attention it's worth having it tailored to fit

It's like a jigsaw!

Measurements and sizes mean NOTHING...  it's how you FEEL that counts. One woman may delight in a large bust, another may want to minimize her assets. 

Discover your Body Type first which will direct you to a generic shape and the various styles ready to flatter that type of figure.

Although millions of women share a Body Type, your actual Body Shape is unique!

Get to know your shape and it's proportions (vertical body) so you know the shapes you're looking for and can shop more wisely. Once you actually think about the shapes that suit you you can buy clothes in cuts that work for that body shape.

• the buttons don't gape on your blouse
• the waistband doesn't cut you in half
• a skirt doesn't ride up because it hasn't allowed for your thighs
• and pants that fit rather than looking like a pair of jodpurs!    

"A staggering 93% of women can't find tailored trousers to fit off the peg!"

The way you use Shapes and Styles can visually change your body shape. You can choose the parts of your body you want to accentuate and those you'd rather camouflage. No matter your size if you want to look taller, slimmer etc. you can always do a bit of visual cheating.

You can also change your body shape in the way you use color!