Fashion Blog by Jen Anderson

Your body can absolutely have some attributes of more than one of the five main body shapes. It's so common that some style experts have come up with their own taxonomy. Trinny & Susannah discuss 12 body shapes in The Body Shape Bible, while Bradley Bayou has defined 48 body shapes...

I mean, really. I've rejected the idea that I have figure flaws that need to be camouflaged. Or that I should dress to look taller. And don't get me started on how weight isn't an indicator of health. But I still talk about apples and pears and which pieces are better...

Having an apple shaped body can be frustrating. The other body shapes are all variations on each other. An apple shaped body is different. Not wrong. Not worse. Just different. Like every other body shape, yours is more comfortable in some styles than others. So stop wasting time cursing at...

It's easy to feel left behind by fashion when you're apple shaped (aka Oval Shaped). And of course it's even worse if you're plus sized. (Yes, it is absolutely possible to be apple shaped and as thin as Angelina Jolie, who is herself apple shaped.) Every plus sized apple shaped women...

When you're apple shaped, it's easy to think that your curves are all in the wrong places. The hourglass ideal has messed with a lot of women's heads. But only 8% of women are hourglass shaped. Most women are actually pear shaped. Which still leaves you feeling like the odd woman...