Body Shape Bible: Understanding How to Dress V Shape Bodies

By Imogenl @ImogenLamport

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 V Shape (commonly called the Inverted Triangle or Cone shape)