The Swimsuit Style Guide for Women Infographic

The Swimšuit Style Guide for women Pear-Shaped Figure (a.k.a Triangle) Women with pear-shaped figures are generally smaller up top (shoulders, bust, waist) and fuller on the bottom (hips, butt, and thighs). Advice: Emphasize top half and play down your bottom half. Your Perfect Style What to Avoid Printed or embelished tops Hipsters or Boyshorts Dark solid color bottoms High-cut bottoms (for a slimmer look) Bottoms with busy prints or horizontal stripes Apple-Shaped Figure (a.k.a Inverted Triangle) Women with apple-shaped figures are generally bigger up top (shoulders and bust) and smaller on the bottom (hips and butt). Advice: Emphasize bottom half and play down your top half. Your Perfect Style Dark solid color Printed bottoms Halter and Hipsters or Boyshorts constructed tops (for more support) tops Athletic Figure (a.k.a Rectangle) Women with athletic or boyish figures generally have very straight figures. These women are generally non-curvy with narrow hips and a smaller bust. Advice: Emphasize waist, bust and create the illusion of curves. Your Perfect Style What to Avoid Triangle and halter tops Busy prints, ruffles, fringes or beaded detail Bandeau-style tops that go straight across Twisted bandeau Monokini tops or bandeaUS that dip in the front (sweetheart styles) with hipsters or boyshorts (cutout one-piece) Hourglass Figure E Women with hourglass figures are usually somewhat bigger up top (shoulders and bust area) as well as on the bottom (hips and butt area), but they usually have smaller waists. In general, women with hourglass figures are proportionate, in that their bust size is about equal to their hip size. Advice: Find styles that fit and support your top and bottom. Your Perfect Style What to Avoid Halter or constructed tops Tie-side bottoms Hipsters or Boyshorts with thick ties Matching top and bottom (solid + solid or print + print) Thin-stringed bottoms I Petite Figure Women with petite figures are generally shorter in stature (usually 5'4" or shorter) and their top halves are usually pretty proportionate to their bottom halves. Petite women are usually characterized as having smaller trim figures, as well as smaller busts. Advice: Find a style that elongates your torso and/or legs. Your Perfect Style What to Avoid Printed triangle and halter tops Twisted bandeau Bandeau-style tops that go straight tops or bandeaus that dip in the front (sweetheart styles) across Low-rise or high-cut leg bottoms Curvy/Full-Figured S Women who are curvy tend to have fuller hips, often paired with a larger bust. Advice: Find styles that fit and support your top and bottom. Draw attention toward your best features and away from any problem areas. Your Perfect Style What to Avoid Halter or constructed tops Horizontal striped patterns Skirted bottoms Hipsters or boyshorts One-piece with Lycra Spandex Thin-stringed bottoms Brought to you by: SWIM InSpleSumear.com UNIVERSITY The Ultimate Guide To Pool Care & Hot Tub Care www.InStyleSwimwear.com www.SwimUniversity.com