Athletic, Inverted Triangle and Strawberry Shape

If you are an Athletic, or Inverted Triangle Body Shape, this means your shoulder measurement is noticeably wider than your hip measurement. You have limited waist definition, narrow hips and usually great legs. The Strawberry Body has wider shoulders and torso and should also follow these guidelines.

Your Styling Goals

To balance out the hip measurement with the shoulder, to streamline the top half of the body, add volume at the hip, emphasise the waist where possible and create a silhouette.

How?

Keep the shoulder line simple and without any volume (eg avoid shoulder padding, puffy shoulders or horizontal necklines

Break up the shoulder line with halterneck, racerback and assymetric neckline shapes

Elongate the upper body with v and scoop necks

Create waist shape by choosing tops or dresses with side ruching.

Wear mid-width belts and match the hardware to your necklace and to the detail in your bag and footwear, to draw the eye upwards and downwards.

Fully tuck or French tuck tops to create silhouette

Wear neat fitting tops with looser fit trousers / skirts

Trousers and skirts which have volume at hip level, including side pockets, pleating and pintucks

Choose dresses which nip at the waist

Avoid baggy jumpers and jackets

Avoid skinny jeans which create a triangle effect

Wear statement footwear to draw the eye downwards

Create balance with the upper body including side pockets, pleating and pintucks

As you have great legs and don’t want to create an overall bulky look, try to keep the top half uncluttered and clean-lined, with longer top and hemlines - jackets should be hip or thigh length.