Body Shape Calculator

Inverted Triangle Body Shape Guide

An Inverted Triangle result means your bust is proportionally wider than your full hips in this calculator. This guide explains the calculation, accurate measurement, and practical fit research.

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A proportion category—not a size, health score, or style rule

What the Illustration Shows

The image is a guide to relative proportions, not a visual judgment or an ideal.

More upper-body width

Bust is at least 5% wider than full hips in this calculator's female logic.

Shoulders can vary

Shoulders can affect the earlier Hourglass check, while this direction test compares bust and hips.

Many appearances

Shoulder slope, posture, torso length, and muscle change visual appearance.

Understand your result

What Is an Inverted Triangle Body Shape?

The label describes an upper-to-lower measurement relationship, not a body ideal.

An Inverted Triangle body shape has a bust measurement that is proportionally wider than the full hips. The result does not state that your shoulders must look a particular way, nor does it describe your health, fitness, or attractiveness. It is a short label for a relationship between circumferences.

Two people can receive this result while looking very different. One may have broader shoulders, another a fuller bust, and another a smaller hip measurement. Torso length, posture, hip shape, and garment construction all influence fit. Use the result as a starting point for understanding garments, not a limitation on your personal style.

This calculator's method

How This Calculator Identifies Inverted Triangle

These are the actual checks used by the female profile.

Check Hourglass first

The calculator first checks upper-lower balance and a clearly smaller waist. An optional shoulder value can affect that check if it exceeds the bust.

Check Pear direction

If hips are at least 5% wider than bust, the calculator returns Pear first.

Check bust-to-hip difference

Inverted Triangle is returned when bust is at least 5% wider than full hips. This specific test uses bust and hips.

Repeat close results

A difference near 5% can change with tape placement, so measure twice before treating the label as meaningful.

How to Measure for an Inverted Triangle Result

Use a soft tape, one unit, a natural stance, and two measurements at each point.

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Bust

Measure the fullest bust circumference and keep the tape level across the back.

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Natural waist

Measure the natural crease between ribs and hips; do not assume it is your trouser waistband.

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Full hips

Measure the fullest hips and seat with feet close together, not only the upper hip bones.

Check your measurements

Check Your Inverted Triangle Result

Enter measurements in one unit. Calculation stays in this page.

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Check your proportions

This is a practical estimate based on your proportions.

Opposite direction

Inverted Triangle vs Pear

Both use the same 5% direction threshold, but in opposite directions.

Pear is returned when full hips are at least 5% wider than bust. Inverted Triangle is returned when bust is at least 5% wider than full hips. A close result can sit between the two descriptions, so use careful measurements and actual fit clues.

Compare this result with the Pear Body Shape Guide.

Balance question

Inverted Triangle vs Hourglass

Hourglass requires balanced upper and lower references plus a defined waist.

A person can have a defined waist and still receive Inverted Triangle when upper and lower measurements are not close enough for the Hourglass balance test. The labels describe current proportions, not value or identity.

Compare this result with the Hourglass Body Shape Guide.

Practical fit clues

Clothing-Fit Considerations

Use fit experiments, not body-shape rules.

Some people with this result find that a jacket fits through the bust or shoulders but has extra room at the hips, while others simply notice that different sleeve or shoulder constructions feel better. Check shoulder movement, bust ease, and where a garment's waist seam falls before using a size label as the only guide.

Structured shoulders, drape, fabric stretch, and seam placement change a garment's fit more than a category alone. Choose the silhouette and coverage you enjoy, and prioritize comfortable movement.

Continue with the Inverted Triangle Body Shape Outfits guide for shoulder-fit priorities and outfit formulas, or review the Body Measurement Guide before checking your result again.

Inverted Triangle Body Shape FAQ

Answers to common questions about this result.

Repeat the calculation after checking tape placement.

Inverted Triangle Body Shape Guide: Measurements & Fit