Dress to Flatter Your Inverted Triangle Shaped Figure

The Inverted Triangle Shaped Figure Type

Alyssa Milano attends a party in Phoenix, February 2008.

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Some petite celebrities who also have a triangle figure include:

• Alyssa Milano
• Bette Midler
• Dolly Parton

Petite women who have inverted triangle shaped figures have more of a challenge in dressing because they are short. So if you're a petite women who has an inverted triangle figure, you'll want to combine flattering styles for your figure types and also dress to look longer and leaner. Here petite Alyssa Milano flatters her inverted triangle figure in this black cocktail dress by wearing:

• black - a dark color.
• strapless dress, which shows off beautiful bare shoulders.
• sleek high heels, a great style for short women.
• horizontal line across narrow hip, which helps balance the figure. (Women with other figure shapes should not use this technique!)

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