News — BodyShape

Last week, I introduced the art of dressing according to your body type and featured five talented female designers. This week, let’s look at men and get sporty with four exceptional athletes as examples.  Unlike the alphabet letters that characterize women’s body shapes, we can use geometric forms to identify men’s body shapes: the inverted triangle, the trapezoid, the oval, and the rectangle. Michael Phelps. (Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for LA28)Inverted Triangle: Michael Phelps The inverted triangle body shape is characterized by the shoulders and chest being significantly broader than the waist and hips. This body type is seen in athletes...