How to dress for your body shape

     The Only Known History Of Clothes

    How to dress for your body shape has been one of the oldest question for humans.  Since the discovery of clothes by the Neanderthal man who lived between 200,000 B.C.E. to about 30,000 B.C.E, clothing has become a very basic necessity of human live. The Neanderthal man learned how to make tools like spears and axes with stone, this inventions made them good hunters. They hunted the hairy mammoths, bears, deer, musk oxen, and other mammals that shared their environment. They then used the thick, furry hides of these animal to made clothes to cover their skin and this marks the beginning of clothing. Over the years human have learned to make clothes for different purpose and to fit different body shapes.

Why Human Wear Clothes

        There is an old saying that "clothes make a man" that is to say the presentation of your physical self in your clothes determines your social class.  Clothing takes the form of symbols used by individuals as a tool for social interaction. From the beginning, clothing has served the same basic human needs. Those needs are: 

1. Protection(a physical needs), 
2. Adornment and identification (psychological needs), 
3. Modesty and status (social needs).

Men's Body Shape

    The first step to dressing your body type is familiarizing yourself with your shape. Historically, men's bodies have been categorized by five main shapes:

1. Oval Body Shape
2. Triangle Body Shape
3. Rectangle Body
4. Rhomboid Body Shape
5. Inverted Triangle Body Shape

How to identify your body shape

    To identify your body shape, look at the mirror and observe your proportions. Your body shape is based on the relationship between your shoulders, waist and hips. Draw an imaginary line down from your shoulders to your hips and make a mental note of where the line hits. The easiest way is to snap a quick mirror picture for reference if you're having a hard time visualizing. 

Men' s Body Shapes

We  realized that the notion that all four billion men on earth fit neatly into these five categories is unrealistic, but it does function as a good starting point.

Once you've identified the shape of your body and the purpose, it will become exponentially easier to determine the best clothing that fit perfectly on your body and serve the very basic purpose for which clothes were made.

Body Shapes of Some Popular Celebrities

Now, it's worth noting that regardless of your shape, the real focus should always be on what it is that you hope to achieve. Do you want to protect your body? Do you want to adorn or identify with a group? Or  do you want to be modest? All are obtainable so long as you're dressing for your body frame, as opposed to strictly your height and weight. 

While these tips and tricks may be most conducive to certain builds, we'd implore you to experiment and see what works for you.