Best Jackets and Blazers for an Hourglass Body Shape
Structured jackets that nip in at the waist keep your outline.
This guide is for the hourglass body shape: bust and hips within 5% of each other, with a waist at 75% or less of the wider of the two.
Look for
- Blazers with a single button at the natural waist
- Cropped or waist-length jackets in denim, leather or tweed
- Belted trench coats and wrap coats
- Peacoats with a fitted waist and a slight flare
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- Oversized, boxy blazers that hide the waist
- Long, unbelted straight coats
- Heavy padding at the shoulders that widens the upper half
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Jackets and blazers for other body shapes
These are starting points, not rules. If you love a style that isn’t listed, wear it.