Clothing and Accessories
See also: Foundation garments and Dress sizeClothing changes the appearance of the body. Fashion may enhance the shape of the body, while tight jeans, bikinis, bras, belts, corsets, and other garments may support or constrict areas of the body to achieve different proportions. High heeled shoes, generally used by females, also alter body proportions.
Dress size depends on different dimensions. US, European and international standards are common. Different terms used in fashion include petite sizes, full-figured (FFW), size zero, and vanity sizing.
Standard retail clothing (i.e., not tailored) is proportionally scaled, however, the idea of differing body shapes alludes to commercially available garments as being designed without the body shape in mind. Companies like lankeeclothing.com seek to address this and market to specific body types.
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