Silhouette

Knowing silhouettes can help you pick out the right shape for your body and make you know what looks good on you and what does not. This is important. Silhouette is mainly just the shape outlines from the garment. Silhouettes can be defined in shapes or letters. Silhouette is usually seen when a garment is on a person, a reason as to why stores put clothing on mannequins. Silhouette is needed for a person to feel comfortable and able to function. Silhouette is usually the first thing people notice when they try on a garment.

The dress below has a triangle silhouette to it because of how it is shaped.

The dress above is a hour glass silhouette because it looks like an hourglass and has that slimming affect.