Body Shape Calculator

What Does Body Shape Have To Do With It?

 In June, 2013, an article concerning Body Shapes ran in the http://www.bodyshapecalculator.co.uk.  The topic provides another reason that plus size women may find it difficult to find the fit they need in the style they prefer.

Take a look at the chart which shows the various shapes said to be applicable to plus size women.  While looking at the chart, it becomes obvious that retailers can sell many more items of Hourglass and bell shaped women.  A Lollipop shape may not find anything o the retail display that would be suitable for her.

We emphasize these things in an effort to say again, loudly, that home shopping, via the  Internet, may be the way to best find the fashions needed and desired by plus size women. 

Armed with the right tools, chances are good that a shopper can get what they need online with much less frustration as experienced in a retail store.

What are the tools?  First a thorough knowledge of your body's shape and measurements is needed before attempting to order online.  Next is to read and understand the product description that is published with every item for sale.

Be aware of how a product will be shipped, when it will be shipped and if there is a cost in having it shipped.  Along with that topic, is the merchandise return policy that you will want to understand.  Hopefully, there will be no need to return something you wanted but we should never order something with no more than wishful thinking.

One way to have confidence in what you order is the Customer Reviews which will be available
along with the product description.  Along with the customer's written reviews, you will find the star chart that summarizes customer satisfaction for the product.  The chart here shows that 89 customers rated the product.  It is evident that there was much more satisfaction than dissatisfaction.
The percentages are surprising but helpful in understanding why manufacturers may find it unprofitable to produce garments designed to be worn successfully by particular shaped women.


I think the word 'Preparedness' describes the correct attitude for an online shopper for any product, but more so with plus size women needing specific attributes in a product.

Thank you for reading.

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Body Shapes

Body Shapes For Plus-Sized Women

Plus-sized women are well aware of fashion, style, and trends.  It may be that plus-sized women are more aware of the internal workings of the clothing industry than are straight sized women.

The plus-size woman looks at news, movies, magazines, etc.  In all of these, there are desirable articles of clothing.  It takes only a quick glance to recognize that "I like that dress".  It takes hours of contemplation about "How can I make that dress work for me?"

Knowing your body type (shape) as well as your personal body measurements can go a long way toward answering the question of how to wear a particular garment.  We've enjoyed learning about body shapes and the style of clothing to pair with those shapes.

All women should know about their physical shapes.  It's most important for the plus-size woman shopper to be able to choose clothing based on her personal body type.

There are several standard 'types' of bodies that have been defined.  When a particular type of body is mentioned, anyone that's into clothing at all will know instantly to begin looking for a particular style to go with that type.

Plus-size Women owe a thank you to the women celebrities who have demonstrated how to dress for their own bodies.  Each body shape owned by plus-sized women is also owned by a woman celebrity who dresses for beauty and the attention received from the general public. 

In the following posts, we'll be looking at the various shapes of women's bodies.  When the shape label is established, we can move on to suggestions about styles that look best for that shape.

The body shapes to be discussed are:

• The Apple Shape
• The Bell Shape
• The Brick Shape
• The Cello Shape
• The Column Shape
• The Cornet Shape
• The Goblet shape
• The Hourglass Shape
• The Inverted Triangle Shape
• The Lollipop Shape
• The Pear Shape
• The Rectangle Shape

With the knowledge of how to measure her body, the knowledge of what her body's measurements are in both centimeters and inches, the knowledge of her body type and the knowledge of best styles for her body type, our plus-size woman on-line shopper can be extremely successful in creating her wardrobe.

(More to come)

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