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My beloved four readers,

The name given to this female type certainly does not sound persuasive or sexy to our ears as it might sound for an Hourglass or a Diamond female type (a variation of the apple female type), but if we stop for a moment to observe her, we will notice that this type, with her broad shoulders and narrow hips, is quite prevalent among athletes. What? Yes, take swimming athletes like Federica Pellegrini for example. She is a Strawberry shaped woman, but we can also find examples of this type of body shape in the basketball or volleyball worlds. 

It is also the body shape that is most present on fashion show catwalks. But wasn’t that the Banana Shape?

Indeed, Banana Shaped Women aplenty may be found there, but the broad shoulders of the Strawberry Shaped Woman give her the nickname "the crutch" because the designers' clothes "hang" on her so easily.

But life is not a bed of roses for this woman.

She definitely will never have the problem of not being able to wear a pair of Levi's 501 like her cousin, the Pear Shaped Female. But it will be hard for her to find the dress of her dreams that fits her narrow waist and her ample bust perfectly. If she opts for a smaller size to fit her narrow hips, the dress will be too tight on top, and if she opts for a bigger size to fit her bust, it will be too large on the bottom. Not to mention shirts. Never can she keep all the buttons buttoned, and if the shirt has nice feminine ruffles or puffed sleeves, they will only succeed in making her look like a rugby player.

This is the reason why The Strawberry Women are always dressed in jeans and huge sweaters with which they try to hide their massive bust and flashy breasts.

Her main objective will therefore be to balance the two halves of her body, reducing the upper and emphasizing the lower half to achieve a look that mimics The Hourglass Female Shape.

IDENTIKIT

● Her shoulders are broader than her hip line

● Her chest is usually broad, but not always.

● Her arms are slim.

● Her breasts are usually abundant, but not always.

● Her waist is usually more poorly defined than her hips.

● Her hips are tight and straight.

● Her pelvic bones are narrow

● Her bottom is underdeveloped and flat.

● Her legs are long, toned and muscular. (Not skinny like those of Banana Shaped Women)

● Her physical appearance makes her appear androgynous and athletic.

YOU ARE A STRAWBERRY WOMAN IF:

- You wear a bigger size for the upper part of your body than the lower

- When you put on weight, the fat is evenly distributed to the entire body, especially on the upper part of the body, including the breasts, arms and back (which is quite rare for the other types like the Pear or Banana Woman )

THE STANDARD STRAWBERRY WOMAN

She is a woman that we will call Fabiola. She has the average measurements of a Strawberry Woman Shape.

About The Horizontal Body Type

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- She is 64, 96 /66, 93 inches tall.

- She wears  a size 42/44 for the upper body and a size 40/42 for the lower body.

There is a lack of proportion between the sturdy upper part of the body and the more slender lower part of the body.

- She has a B cup, sometimes C.

- Her chest is a size 34/36

About The Vertical Body Type

The upper half of the body - her bust - is proportionate to her lower half – her bottom and legs.

                                          

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EXAMPLES OF WOMEN WITH A STRAWBERRY BODY SHAPE:

TIPS FOR CREATING A VISUAL BALANCE:

The Strawberry female, as we have explored previously, has a slightly masculine aspect – big shoulders, no curves at the level of the waist and hips. She might easily end adopting men's clothing or even worse, she might only come to feel at ease in overalls and sneakers.

Her goal must therefore be to minimize the upper part of her body firstly by softening her broad shoulder line while at the same time showing off the lower part of her body by putting more emphasis there, and secondly by trying to create a defined waist.

- The Strawberry Woman can attract attention to her lower body by using:

* colors: dark for the upper and light for the lower part.

* belts: to create a waist line

* pants or extravagant skirts

* shoes with heels or bright colors

- She should also improve her posture and avoid hunching in an attempt to hide the breasts or shoulders.

Do not underestimate:

- She must seek clothing lines that recreate the shape of a triangle pointing up, typical of Pear Shaped Woman - or clothing lines that visually give the illusion of an hourglass shape .

- She will have to buy a good bra, no matter how much it costs. This is not extravagance for The Strawberry Female Shape. Good support will shape the bust as only cosmetic surgery could do by making this part of her body instantly slimmer and modeled.

What to avoid:

- She should avoid any detail of design that creates volume - ruffles, double breasted jackets, turtlenecks, gaudy earrings, very large brooches – anything that draws attention to the upper part of the body, looking instead to keep it linear and free from these elements.

Keep in mind that there are Strawberry Female Types who are proud of their athletic body, with their pronounced shoulders as well as their healthy breasts, and who have no desire to minimize anything. This desire may be legitimate but, of course, she must be smart enough not to overdo it because otherwise she runs the risk of looking like an American football player .

She may emphasize the shoulders with clothes that have clean lines including plain or square necklines. But she must also remember to create a defined waist point with the addition of belts and to shift the focus to the lower part of the body, leaving the legs uncovered, with a skirt or dress length above the knee or mid-thigh.

Do you have any suggestions on how to further improve the silhouette of the Strawberry Body Type?

xoxo

M. Agatha 

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