Inverted triangle body type: clothes, diet, exercises for weight loss

The female figure type The inverted triangle (V or “carrot”) is characterized by broad, massive shoulders, medium to large breasts, narrow hips and flat buttocks. Long and slender legs, and the waist is poorly defined. When you gain weight, extra pounds primarily accumulate in the upper part of the body - on the chest and shoulders. While the hips still remain relatively narrow. In this article:

• » Body type Inverted triangle: body features
• » Wardrobe for an inverted triangle figure: » suitable silhouettes
• » suitable lengths
• » suitable proportions in clothing
• » matching styles: » sleeve styles and necklines
• " skirts
• » trousers and jeans

Album of basic recommendations for the Inverted Triangle figure

Shoes

To visually make your legs longer, you need to wear heels. This will help visually elongate the silhouette and the image will become more harmonious. You can also choose shoes with flat soles, but they should have some voluminous details, such as lacing.

Inverted triangle body type: body features

The Inverted Triangle type is distinguished by the following parameters:

• » Height: any.
• » Shoulders: Broad and generally high and well defined. Clearly wider than the hips.
• » Chest: medium or large. As you gain weight it gets even worse.
• » Waist: Weakly defined or wide. As a rule, the waist position is slightly high (shortened torso).
• » Hips: narrow and straight, without a pronounced bend. Clearly less shoulder width.
• » Buttocks: often flat.
• » Legs: slender. Often appear long due to the high waist.
• » General impression: a rather angular figure. The impression of obvious top-heaviness due to the broad chest, large chest and broad shoulders.

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Distinctive features of the figure

A distinctive feature of the triangle figure is considered to be narrow shoulders and wide hips with voluminous buttocks. As a rule, girls with such shapes are short in stature with a pronounced waist. When you gain excess weight, centimeters accumulate in the hip area. The position of the waist with such shapes is slightly low, which gives the visual impression of an elongated torso, while the legs appear short. The buttocks are most often voluminous, and many girls mistakenly believe that by losing weight, they will get rid of pronounced wide shapes. But these are features of the structure of the skeleton, not the muscles, so it is often not so easy to balance the proportions with this type of figure and bring the shapes closer to more harmonious.

The features of the “triangle” figure, or as it is commonly called “pear”, are:

• Narrow chest with small or medium breasts;
• Thin waist (if the girl is not overweight);
• A pronounced transition from the waist to the hips;
• Hips wider than shoulders with full buttocks.

Of all the existing types of female figures, the “triangle” is considered the most feminine and attractive. However, the girls themselves consider this silhouette to be their disadvantage and are not very happy with the shape. The advantages of the figure are considered to be a narrow waist, and the disadvantages are a heavy bottom and full legs.

Designer recommendations

The main goal when choosing the right “bow” is to obtain a harmonious silhouette and align pronounced proportions. To do this, designers recommend choosing things that will help smooth out the lower part of the body, highlight the waist and emphasize the upper area, making it more voluminous. What are the ideal styles of dresses, trousers, skirts and tops that will help highlight the advantages of a pear figure?

Dresses

For girls with an A-shaped silhouette, empire-style dresses with a hem starting just below the bust are suitable. A high waist will add grace to a pear-shaped figure and hide a heavy bottom. The length of the dress should be no shorter than the knees. And in order not to look naive, choose heavy fabrics in dark shades, preferably with long sleeves. Dresses in the New Look style are also still relevant. A loose skirt, defined bust and emphasized waist are ideal for girls with a triangle figure. Wrap options include a waist accentuated by a belt and a bottom hidden by a voluminous skirt. Balloon dresses will help not to hide the lower part, but to play it up favorably. Light knitted fabrics will highlight feminine shapes without exaggerating them. Boat necklines will make your shoulders appear wider. Bright prints at the top of the set will distract attention from the flaws of the silhouette.

Trousers

The ideal options would be trousers with a slightly flared cut from the hip or a loose straight cut. Models that flare from the hips will balance the proportions of the silhouette and hide wide hips. Thanks to this cut, the bottom will not seem so heavy, and due to the 3-5 cm heel, the legs will seem visually longer. But the most successful option for trousers can be called loose trousers with tucks from the waist, which look good on a triangle figure. This model very successfully disguises “heavy” hips. The only condition when choosing trousers will be the refusal of any decorations, side pockets and decorative elements located in the waist and hips. Pants can be high-waisted with a smooth front, but never at the hips. The “palazzo”, “gauchos”, “capri”, “princess jasmine”, harem pants, riding breeches and “aladdin” models will perfectly hide the imperfections of a pear-shaped figure and make the image stylish and original.

Skirts

The triangular body type seems to be intended for choosing a skirt, the main task of which is to emphasize the waist and hide the heavy bottom. Skirts should be cut to fit slightly at the waist and fall off your hips. The length should be no shorter than the knees, because this way you can only emphasize the volume in the hips. Any light, loose-fitting material, softly framed with a belt, is welcome. A pencil skirt is absolutely contraindicated. It can only emphasize unnecessary volumes.

Blouses and tops

The top for a pear-shaped silhouette can be bright, because its purpose is to attract attention and distract from the bottom. The neckline should be shallow; oval, round, square and especially horizontal options are welcome. For decoration, use any beautiful details - lace, bows, ruffles, etc. The colors can be any, from bright multi-colored models to plain versions. Choose semi-fitting and fitted styles, not too long. It is desirable that their length ends at the hip line.

Wardrobe for Inverted Triangle Figure

Suitable silhouettes in clothes

To achieve proportionality and harmony, it is important to visually reduce the upper body and shift the emphasis to narrow hips and slender legs. You can also expand the hip area, making them equal in width to the shoulders, thus bringing the figure closer to the Hourglass type.

To do this, you should choose a semi-adjacent or trapezoidal silhouette . The first will help to emphasize the waist: the waist will appear narrow against the background of broad shoulders and additional volume in the hips.

The A-line silhouette also balances the top and bottom of your figure by gently flaring out toward the bottom. The degree of expansion depends primarily on growth. The lower the height, the less flare there should be, so that the feeling of “a woman in a teapot” does not appear.

The fitted silhouette takes advantage of the natural roll of the shoulders and enhances the bottom with flared skirts and trousers. In this case, the waist should be low to balance the proportions of the figure.

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How to determine your body type?

Now it’s worth getting acquainted with how to determine a woman’s body type. For this procedure it is necessary to carry out preliminary preparation:

• purchase a centimeter to take measurements;
• measurements are taken from a girl wearing panties and an unpadded bra;
• when measuring the chest, the girth along the most protruding part is taken into account;
• The waist is measured at the narrowest point;
• The hips and buttocks are also measured at the most prominent point.

After preparation, it is necessary to take measurements, but it is worth considering that the figure is determined not only by parameters, but by how a certain part is expressed. That is why it is worth assessing yourself visually in the mirror.

When measurements are made, you can compare the results with the table below.

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Suitable clothing lengths

The main goal of women with an Inverted Triangle figure is to achieve elongation of the upper part of the figure using the correct shoulder lengths . The length should be at least mid-thigh, or better yet, lower.

With skirts and trousers, you should choose tops of different lengths. Women with long torsos should build their wardrobe around skirts; shorter versions of shoulder-length items up to the beginning of the hip are suitable for them.

However, for most Inverted Triangles, trousers are the best item of clothing. You can choose them of any length, any extension and any fashionable cut. It is better to choose a top for trousers that reaches the bottom of the thigh or lower.

The length of the dresses is any: to the knee or below, to show off your legs in high or medium heels, or above the knee - with shoes without heels.

Outerwear should be elongated; any short item will turn your figure up to the waist into a square.

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How to choose sweaters, blouses, jackets ↑

Sweater ↑

Girls with an inverted triangle figure should avoid the oversized chunky knit sweaters that are fashionable today, especially those with a wide neck - this will make the torso look massive.

It is better to prefer tight turtlenecks made of thick knitwear or a noodle sweater that fits your figure. They always look more feminine.

In winter we throw a cardigan with a belt over it, its V-shaped neckline will lengthen the body, and in spring and autumn we wear it just like that. Pay attention to the photo above, which shows cardigans for this body type (photo clickable).

We also pay attention to the coloring - let it be a small pattern, stripes, but not a large pattern that draws a horizontal line from shoulder to shoulder.

Blouse ↑

Thin chiffon blouses with a fluffy bow and a narrow vertical neckline look great on inverted triangles - the fabric itself will make the look more delicate. (Photo below is clickable)

Shirts for this type of figure are good only with very pumped out narrow sleeves and fit to the figure. We wear them with dressing, and leave all the loose models a la men's on the hanger - they will visually make your shoulders much wider.

It is also better to avoid many large details - ruffles, frills, frills - all this additionally weighs down the top.

Jacket ↑

The inverted triangle fitted single-breasted jacket looks great. It can have one button or several, the main thing is not to buy it with a turn-down collar that is too wide, as in the photo below. click on the picture to see more.

It is also better to avoid double-breasted models, especially if it is an oversized style, otherwise you will end up with a direct quote from the 80s.

Short jackets will place unnecessary emphasis on the upper body, so choose those that at least slightly cover the waist, or better yet reach the middle of the buttocks - this will elongate the silhouette.

Individual wardrobe plan

Suitable proportions in clothing

Proportions in clothing depend on height and waist position. Women with a T figure tend to have a slightly higher waist. The body seems slightly shortened against the background of long and slender legs. Correct proportions in clothing are designed to put the waist in place, visually lowering it a little lower.

The best proportions for this body type will be those in which the top is long enough to overlap the hips. In this case, the bottom should be longer.

The following proportions can be recommended:

• » top (long jacket or untucked blouse) length to the bottom of the thigh + midi skirt of the same length (proportion 1:1). This set can be worn by slender Inverted Teangles of any height.
• » top (long jacket or untucked blouse) + trousers of the same length (proportion 1:1). Classic proportion, suitable for full-figured figures.
• “With normal growth, we can recommend proportions of 2/3 (top) + 1/3 (bottom), 3/4 (top) + 1/4 (bottom), 7/8 (top) + 1/8 (bottom). An excellent option for women with a high and/or full waist.

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Blouses, shirts, cardigans and more

The length of such things should be just below the waist. A large number of decorative details on blouses are allowed, including flounces, flared sleeves, butterfly sleeves, as well as various cutouts and drapery.

The fact is that it is precisely such elements in clothing that attract attention to themselves, which allows you to divert unnecessary attention to the lower part of the body.

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Clothing styles

When choosing styles and models of clothing, it is necessary to take into account the following features of the constitution. Inverted triangle: broad shoulders and a fairly wide waist. Thus, it is necessary to immediately exclude those styles that expand the shoulder line even more and incorrectly focus attention on the waist (do not make it visually narrower).

The top is worn untucked. The optimal top length is mid-thigh. First of all, pay attention to the shoulder line. Choose top models with slightly high shoulder lines.

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Sleeve styles and necklines

Your best sleeve styles:

• » deep set-in sleeve
• » raglan
• » dolman sleeve
• » dropped sleeve

Suitable necklines:

• » deep V
• » vertical oval neckline
• » sweetheart neckline

What pants, jeans, shorts to wear ↑

The inverted triangle body type can rightfully be considered the best for demonstrating any trends in trouser and denim fashion. Almost all styles will fit perfectly on narrow hips, and will look good on long legs without any heels.

Pants ↑

Narrow pipes, straight classic ones, tapered downwards - inverted triangles can do anything. But chinos gathered at the waist with pleats will look especially impressive on this type. Even if shortened, they will not spoil the beautiful proportions of this physique.

Bananas and trousers with breeches also look impressive. Anything that adds volume to the hips and buttocks is welcome.

In addition, an inverted triangle is perhaps the only body type other than a rectangle on which flared trousers will look good. They can be wide, like the hippies of the 70s, or hip-hugging, like in the 90s, as long as their flared legs balance out the silhouette.

In addition, they are combined with wide tucked shirts, double-breasted jackets and jackets with epaulettes - in general, everything that this type of figure should usually avoid.

We complement the flare with a top or blouse with a deep V-neck and get a spectacular look for a party.

You will also be interested to know what goes with red trousers and trousers. Read our article “What clothes go with red trousers?” to find out more.

Jeans ↑

Happy owners of an inverted triangle figure can safely choose any model of jeans. Low or high rise, skinny or straight, riding breeches or cargo - everything will look neat, stylish and fashionable on a toned body.

We pay attention to the beautiful bright decor. It is best if the jeans are decorated on top, so by focusing on the hips and buttocks, we will divert attention from the broad shoulders.

Shorts ↑

Shorts of any length will suit slender young ladies with an inverted triangle figure. As a rule, girls of this type are athletic, so a mini is what you need for the summer.

Shorts can be denim or knitted. Shorts in bright colors - white, neon pink or green - look especially good on narrow hips. Let's add accents with color!

Ladies who are prone to being overweight also do not have to give up this wardrobe item. We choose only models up to the knee, plus or minus a few centimeters. It is better if the hem is decorated with cuffs, and the shorts themselves are equipped with voluminous details - pockets, fasteners, etc.

Since the inverted triangle gains weight primarily at the top, extra volume at the bottom won't hurt.

We combine them with a loose linen tunic with a vertical neckline or a light blouse. Complete the look with a jacket and mid-heeled sandals.

We recommend that you read the article “What to wear with red shorts in spring and summer?” . Here you will find many beautiful and harmonious images with this interesting element of the women's wardrobe.

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Skirts

To properly highlight your waist, choose semi-fitting silhouettes that create additional volume in the hips. This will make your waist appear narrow.

Skirts that create volume in the hips:

• » circle skirt (semi-sun)
• » balloon skirt and tulip skirt
• » A-line skirt (flared skirt)
• » tutu skirt
• » skirt-pants
• " Skirt with Basques

Review of styles and models of skirts

Trousers and jeans

• » straight classic trousers and jeans
• » shortened models (capri pants, breeches, etc.)
• » flared trousers

Review of styles and models of trousers and shorts

Suitable fabrics

Since the lines of the Inverted Triangle figure are straight and quite angular, choose fabrics of medium density and stiffness: linen, cotton, thick silk, corrugated fabrics. The texture of fabrics and color also play an important role when choosing clothes. If you have a type V body type, you should give preference to fabrics of lighter shades for the bottom, with a variety of designs and colors, and darker, solid colors for the top; this will give proportionality to the silhouette.

Shoes and accessories

shoes of a classic shape. The heel can be either high or small. Tall girls can afford ballet flats. Unsuccessful models for girls with a triangle-shaped figure are shoes with large platforms and models with square toes.

Bags are feminine, with draperies, folds, bows. Bags with a long strap that are worn on the shoulder would be a bad choice. In this case, the bottom of the bag will fall on the widest part of the figure, which focuses attention on it.

Neck jewelry Chains and beads should not be long. Oval-shaped jewelry is better suited; rectangular pendants and pendants should be avoided.

Be sure to use neckerchiefs, scarves, and stoles. These wardrobe details are necessary to draw attention to the shoulder line.

Diet for the Inverted Triangle: how to lose weight?

Women with this type of constitution have an average metabolic rate. Extra pounds mainly settle in the upper part of the body: on the chest, arms, waist and abdomen. Some nutritionists believe that a vegetarian diet is best suited for this body type to get rid of extra pounds. You should include in your daily diet as much fiber as possible (fruits, vegetables, legumes, rye and bran bread), which reduces cholesterol levels in the blood, promotes better absorption of vitamins, minerals and trace elements, and also enriches the body with useful substances. You should completely avoid all kinds of smoked meats, baked goods, sausages (even boiled ones), nuts, fast food and carbonated drinks.

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• » Daily fat intake
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• » Table of proteins, fats and carbohydrates
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What to say no to

You can choose the perfect style of clothing if you clearly remember what should not be in an inverted triangle wardrobe. Strictly prohibited:

• any shoulder pads;
• cowl collars;
• large lapels;
• ruffles, flounces, prints in the upper part of clothing;
• narrow straps;
• boat neckline;
• voluminous sleeves;
• loose robes.

It's in your closet - sell it, donate it, get rid of it in any way and make room for new outfits.

Carefully:

• short tops;
• clothes that are too tight;
• oversized style;
• tight dark trousers;
• square cutouts;
• transverse stripe at the top;
• candid mini.

Whether such things are suitable or not depends on personal characteristics. Use common sense and a sense of style.

Exercises for type T: the best types of physical activity

In addition to a proper diet, physical exercise also has a positive effect on the formation of a beautiful silhouette. Loads can be aimed at strengthening the muscles of the back, legs and buttocks:

• » tilt the body as low as possible to the right and left and back and forth;
• » raising the legs from a standing position one by one as high as possible;
• »swinging the press and lifting the pelvis from a lying position;
• » squats;
• » kicks;
• » lunges

It is necessary to start playing sports small - fast walking, jogging, step, gradually increasing the load. To create a waist, body rotations, hula hoops, and weighted bends are perfect.

By the way, swimming as a sport is not recommended for women with an Inverted Triangle figure, since it contributes to the development of the shoulder girdle, which in this case is undesirable.

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Triangle figure - celebrities

An interesting “triangle” figure for women is represented by many celebrities:

1. Singer Rihanna has this physique. For many, the artist is the standard of femininity. At the same time, she looks great both thinner and curvy.
2. Actress Rachel Bilson is a skinnier girl, while model Chloe Marshall is curvy.

Stars with an inverted triangle shape

The incredibly beautiful “inverted triangle” figure is found in the following stars:

1. Prominent representatives of such a figure will be Angelina Jolie and Renee Zellweger. These representatives of the fair sex have a distinctly athletic physique.
2. Sienna Miller, Cameron Diaz, Alisa Milano, and Sigourney Weaver also have this body type. When choosing an outfit, girls with a similar physique can take as a basis the images created by these celebrities.

Accessories

Accessories can have a massive and large look that will suit your body type. Necklaces, belt buckles, earrings, watches - all this is of great importance in creating a particular image.

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