A silhouette is the overall outline your outfit creates on the body. Every outfit — no matter the trend — creates a silhouette. Before talking about body shape, we start here because any body can wear any silhouette. It’s all about how you want to feel.

Silhouettes generally fall into three categories: masculine, feminine, and blendedThe silhouette is a crucial element in fashion because it defines the structure and proportion of clothing, affecting how a garment fits and drapes over the body. You can imagine it as the shadow or outline you'd see if you were looking at a person wearing the clothes from a distance, without being able to see the details of the fabric or design. It sets the mood and style of an outfit, influencing the overall impression of your style and how your outfit interacts with your body.