What You Should Buy From Zara According to Your Body Type

With the vast inventory that Zara maintains at any given time, it should come as no surprise that there's a slew of stylish options in a number of categories for every body type. The tricky part is knowing what your body type is and what flatters it best. Luckily, we've covered this very subject in the past and used our handy body type guide to sift through the hundreds of items that Zara currently has in stock to find the perfect pieces for each of the four major body types: triangle, rectangle, hourglass, and inverted triangle. We've also sprinkled in a few tips along the way that should help you when searching for future Zara purchases on your own.
Ready to shop our flattering roundup of dresses, jackets, skirts, pants, and more? Keep scrolling for our picks of the most stylish Zara pieces for your body type.
TRIANGLE
You're a triangle if your hips are more than 5% bigger than your shoulders or bust. This body type is also known as pear. Find out how to do the math here.
Our Triangle Picks:
RECTANGLE
You're a rectangle if your waist is less than 25% smaller than your shoulder or bust, and your shoulder, bust, and hip measurements are within 5% of each other. Find out how to do the math here.
Our Rectangle Picks:
Related: Every Plus-Size Girl Needs to Know These Zara Shopping Tips
HOURGLASS
You're an hourglass if your waist is at least 25% smaller than your shoulder or bust and at least 25% smaller than your hips, and your shoulder and hip measurements are within 5% of each other. Find out how to do the math here.
Our Hourglass Picks:
INVERTED TRIANGLE
You're an inverted triangle if your shoulder or bust measurement is more than 5% bigger than your hip measurement. Find out how to do the math here.
Our Inverted Triangle Picks:
Next up, check out a cool styling trick that works for every body type.
This post was originally published at an earlier date and has since been updated.

Allyson is a senior editor forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing . She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing . Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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