To determine your most flattering clothing silhouettes and the fabrics that harmonize with them, it is necessary to define your “Elemental Body Shape.” Fashion Feng Shui® identifies five basic body shapes.

A Fashion Feng Shui® Facilitator can assist you in identifying and dressing your body shape.

WATER
Sensual/Soft Triangle
or Teardrop "A" or Pear

• Your lower body (hips/thighs) is broader or fuller than your upper body (bust/chest/shoulders)
• You wear a smaller size top than bottom.
• You may have a small bustline, defined waist and full derriere or be voluptuously Ruebensesque.

Your asymmetrical body shape requires a soft a-line or flowing silhouette in Water fabrics. Choose, semi-structured tops and fluid skirt or pants that ease over your fuller hips and thighs. Avoid clothes with angular silhouettes.

WOOD

• You have balanced shoulders and hips, and a  straight torso.
• You have little or no waist indentation.
• You have slender legs and a flat derriere.

Your straight body does best in Wood silhouettes, such as rectangles or columns. Slim, elongated clothes, especially pants, flatter your form. Avoid clothes with curvilinear Metal silhouettes.

• Your upper body (shoulders/chest) is broader or fuller than your lower body.
• You usually wear a larger size top than bottom.
• You have a full bust or broad chest, and flat derriere.

Your cone-shaped body requires angular Fire silhouettes. Tops can be oversized, but make sure your skirts and pant fit close to the body through the hip/thigh/derriere. Avoid clothes with too much flow.

EARTH
Sturdy/Square or Round "H","O" or Apple

• You have balanced hips and shoulders and a compact, square or round torso.
• You carry most of your weight in the bust/midriff/tummy area and have narrow, lower hips.
• You may have an ample neck, full upper arms, shapely or slender legs or strong bone structure.

Soft rectangle Earth silhouettes harmonize with your fuller body shape. Avoid fitted tops, belts, bulky or gathered skirts or pants. Tunics can elongate your compact torso, Show off your slim legs.

METAL

• You have balanced shoulder and hips, and a curvy torso.
• You have a pronounced bust, defined waist and shapely legs.
• You have delicate or fine bone structure.

Semi-fitted clothes in curvy Metal silhouettes flatter your hourglass body shape. Show off your waistline with belts. Avoid oversized, baggy or too-fitted garments.