The same way that knowing your breast shape can help you find a flattering bra fit, nailing down your butt shape can determine which underwear styles fit best, according to HerRoom.com lingerie expert Tomima Edmark.
So ID your butt shape below, and stick with the recommended underwear styles listed for the most comfortable, flattering fit. No matter how well you think you know your body, there's a good chance New York City board-certified plastic surgeon Matthew Schulman, MD, knows your butt type even better. Find out what the shape of your but below, so u can start dressing up your pretty behind the right way.
1. Square
If the line between your hip bone and outer thigh
runs perpendicular to the ground, congrats,
your butt is square, according to Dr. Schulman.
The best bottoms for you: While styles designed to hit high on the thigh can ride up and result in a wedgie, boy shorts, bikinis, tangas, and thongs can be comfortable and flattering for women with square, flat butts. Just steer clear of panties with elastic-edged leg holes, which tend to have extra fabric that can cause awkward bunching.
2. V-shape
If the line between your pelvis and hips angles
inward, your butt takes on a "V" shape from
behind, according to Dr. Schulman, who says
this butt shape is common among women with
broad shoulders and very narrow hips.
The best bottoms for you: Stick with briefs, boy shorts, hipsters, or bikinis without high-cut leg holes, which won't provide quite enough coverage for your butt cheeks. Because a V-shaped butt can make your cheeks look like they're sagging, make sure your underwear's leg opening cups the bottom of your buns for extra definition.
3. Upside-down heart
The ol' upside-down-heart-shaped butt is round
without defying gravity. Like round booties, "it
involves a curve to the outer hips, but with more
volume in the lower part of the hip," Dr.
Schulman explains.
The best bottoms for you: Because your butt and hips are full, and your buns are set low, high-cut leg holes might not give your butt cheeks quite enough coverage. Go for briefs, boy shorts, hipsters, or bikinis with a lower-cut leg opening. If you're worried about looking saggy, make sure your underwear's leg openings cup the buns, hitting right below your butt crease for the illusion of an instant butt lift.
4. Round
This one is pretty much self-explanatory, but
mostly because you've seen this shape on Kim
Kardashian, Queen Bey, and J Lo. If you want a
rounder butt — which tends to be a popular
sentiment among Dr. Schulman's
patients — strengthening the butt muscles can
give your backside "more projection" without
surgical intervention.
The best bottoms for you: A round butt requires extra fabric in the back for full coverage — otherwise, the crotch of your underwear will just shift backward, which can lower the front waist band and trigger a frontal wedgie — not cool. Tangos and thongs, as well as briefs and boy shorts with four-way stretch, a center back seam, and — in a perfect world — ruching along that seam are ideal for contouring your butt cheeks. Pro tip: Size up for even more coverage.
5. A-shape
"Pear-shaped" women tend to have A-shaped
butts that widen below the hip bones, according
to Dr. Schulman.
The best bottoms for you: Because A-shaped butts tend to stem from fuller thighs, the most comfortable underwear styles have high-cut legs with larger leg holes. Stick with tangas, bikinis, or boy shorts made from stretchy lace, or seamless, laser-cut edges — and avoid styles with elastic edged leg holes, which can be binding and uncomfortable.
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