Body Shape Bible: Understanding How to Dress 8 Shape Bodies

As I discussed here when I explained how lines work, body shape tells us:

• Where to put the verticals
• Where to put the horizontals to balance, broaden or highlight
• Where to place detail
• Where to keep boring/dull/plain/no detail

That's it! So let's look at the 8 Shape (commonly called the hourglass shape).

Putting this information into action let's look at a dress shape for an 8 Body Shape.