- My shape? - Yeah.

Like rectangle with rounded sides.

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Women's bodies, they come in all shapes and sizes.

But the media loves to put us into boxes.

Ever heard of phrases like pear shape or hourglass?

The media also loves to tell us what to wear

and apparently certain body shapes

should wear certain types of clothes.

Hm, I personally think you should be able

to wear whatever the (censored) you want

so myself and some friends are gonna be wearing clothes

we're not supposed to for our shape

and we'll see what people think.

I never like buy clothes with the idea

that like I'm an hourglass

and hourglasses must wear X thing.

I go by what feels good on me.

I don't know if I consciously think about things

that flatter like my body shape.

I wear high waisted stuff a lot,

and I'm not even sure that flatters my figure.

I just personally like high waisted stuff.

What I generally go for is something

a little more high waisted.

I have these wonderful love handles

that just don't want to leave my side.

I like to emphasize my waist

but like I also like to have things

a little bit looser.

I generally stay away from like really tight things.

I do like my legs so I'll show them off.

If a magazine says, okay your shoulders

are a little bit bigger and your hips are smaller,

maybe try this thing, it's okay to try that stuff

but I don't think you should take it as gospel .

I think it's very stupid that there are rules

that you have to abide by because of your body shape.

I think you should wear whatever you feel good in.

Nina's shape is closest to hourglass,

think Kim Kardashian, so we chose a shift dress for her

because apparently you don't want anything too boxy

or anything that doesn't show off your waist.

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Alaina's shape is closest to inverted triangle or apple.

Inverted triangles apparently shouldn't

be showing off their broad shoulders

or wearing tight skirts that exaggerate

their smaller lower halves.

So we chose an off the shoulder top

and a tight, dark colored mini skirt.

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My shape is closest to rectangle or athletic,

think Cameron Diaz.

We chose a baggy and plain colored wide sleeved dress

for me since anything shapeless has been said

to only accentuate my boyish figure.

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Destinee's shape is closest to pear shape

or triangle, so we chose a narrow shouldered top

since allegedly a woman with that shape

should aim to draw the eye upwards, not cover that part up

and a mini skirt since they say

you shouldn't wear anything that cuts off

just below the hip.

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Well here it is, a lot of sleeve.

Oh, okay, well we'll see how this goes

throughout the day.

I don't why they say I shouldn't wear this.

This is fine, it's cute.

Granted I look like a child.

That is not because of the shape that I am.

I don't hate it but I also don't love it

and I don't feel 100% comfortable.

Actually, I really like this.

It is really baggy but like, it's a look I think.

I have a big desire to just go like this.

I'm very comfortable with how I look

and I honestly do not expect most of my coworkers

to be shook by this.

I like my shoulders and I like my decolletage area

but I don't actually usually wear things

that are super off the shoulders.

I think it should probably be a bit longer.

I'm not used to wearing all black, either

so I feel very bat-like.

I feel like people will like this.

All they're gonna see if like the bright color and pattern.

If they like really stand there and look at it,

I don't know how people are gonna feel.

I think the combination of these two things together

makes me feel a little bit like a sexy secretary.

Alrighty, time to bring this out into the world

and see what my friends think.

Whoever made those rules, they're a liar

because you look beautiful.

I like the tight outfit on you.

You wear loose clothes a lot, this is so different

and I love this aesthetic.

I don't think I've ever looked at someone

and thought, that person's shaped like a pear.

It plays into the idea of scrutinizing women's bodies.

We don't have that for men.

I think if you wore more dresses like this

I'd be like, yeah, this is great.

I wear a lot of men's clothes because I like how those fit,

technically they're not made for my body

but I prefer how they fit my body.

I've been wearing this outfit for about half a day.

It's just not a very me look.

With that being said, I don't think I look bad in it

because of my body shape.

I've had a few people, just walking down the corridors

being like, oh I love your outfit.

Most people are like, you're wearing clothes, Destinee,

I don't know what you want from me?

This feels normal, this feels right.

I don't hate that it gives me some freedom.

A lot of the things that I think

would be really good for my body type

are kind of constraining because they all

come in at the waist.

I really like the bell sleeves on you,

I've never seen you wear something like that

and I think that if were constrained into that box

you would never like explore something new like this.

- It looks good, right? - It looks great.

I didn't even know there was rules for your body type.

The idea of like what is flattering

is so ingrained in us from like magazines

that it's a really hard mindset to break.

I struggled with it so much today.

I probably never would have picked this off the rack

but because I was forced to wear it,

I kind of grew to like it.

I think there's a lot of conflicting information out there

for like what is supposed to look good on your body.

I am glad that I took on this challenge

so I can let you people know, wear what you want to wear,

wear what makes you feel good.

I would totally recommend this challenge to other people,

especially if you're kind of stuck in your ways

as to what you think you can wear.

Just forget about what you should wear

and just try out new things, no matter what.