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Body shape guide
Pear body shape
A pear reading, also called a triangle, means your hips measured wider than your shoulders. The width sits below the waist through the hips and thighs, and the waist itself is usually well defined.
- Shoulder / hip
- below 0.95
- Waist / hip
- below 0.80
How to tell
- Hips measure wider than the shoulders
- Shoulder-to-hip ratio below 0.95
- A defined waist, with waist-to-hip usually below 0.80
- Narrower shoulders and bust relative to the hips
- Fuller thighs and seat
What tends to work
- Detail at the top: interesting necklines, prints, statement sleeves
- Boat and off-shoulder necklines, which widen the shoulder line
- A-line skirts, bootcut and flared trousers that carry through the hip
- Darker below, lighter or patterned above
- Structured jackets that add a little shoulder
What to watch for
Anything that stops at the widest part of the hip draws the eye straight there. Hems that fall above or below that line sit better.
Often confused with
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Hourglass →
The difference is whether shoulders match the hips or fall short of them.