THE BODY TYPE : CORNET

26/7/2013

Naomi Campbell, known for her amazing body, and the most famous Cornet of them all.
Cornet's are the typical 90's supermodel body shape, also known as "the athletic figure", or "tom boy body".
The shape resemble an upside down triangle, where the shoulders are borad, boobs are usually small, straight waist, slim hips and long, slender legs.
Many Cornets struggle with looking masculin because of their borad shoulders and narrow hips, and there are many rules and guidelines to help you dress, to flatter, or change the appearance of your figure. But in my personal opinion it shouldn't be about hiding and changing. It should be about highlighting your best features. Yes, you might look more like an hourglass with the right dress, but it's better to make the best of what you got. After all you have the super model figure.

The most important guidelines.
- Stay away from anything that will increase your shoulder width.
- Three-quarter sleeves or oversized arms will make you look masculin.
- The wide diamond-shaped neckline is great for reducing the broadness of your shoulders.
- Break up your shape with bold patterns and unusual cuts, such as cropped pants and asymmetric lines. Think about creating angles.
- Clothes that can be wrapped and draped around your angular body are especially forgiving.
- Cornets have lovely legs, and skinny jeans were made for you. In fact they're better on you than any other shape. Be careful when wearing any other styles, too wide and you can lose your dramatic lines.
- Your slim shapely legs need a slim, shapely heel. Chunky platforms are overwhelming on you.

Not all Cornet's are as well balanced as Naomi and her colleagues. Some are even more exaggerated, some have shorter legs, and some have a muffin top. For these individuals the rules are even more important.
You are an extreme shape and trying to disguise that will only make you look gawky and gangly, so flaunt what you've got. This might not always agree with your taste in clothes. But don't worry, there are ways to make some of the more difficult styles work for you. For example, if your body type says you can't wear shoulder pads, it is possible to balance out your shoulder width, with the help of a flared skirt and so on. The trick is to find pieces that show of your lovely legs, creates a waist, and widens your hips. NB! This is just for people with a good understanding of shape and an eye for details.
Not all trends are for everyone. Just keep in mind that you can get away with stuff many only dream about.
Have fun with what you wear, and experiment.

YES

GOOD FOR YOUR SHAPE:
Broad straps on the shoulders.
Big collars and wide lapels on fitted shirts, blouses, blazers, and jackets.
Single button coat with full skirt and big hip pockets.
Wide diamond and V-shape neck opening.
Wrapped knitwear and tops that nip the waist.
Asymmetric wrap cardigan.
Asymmetrical and draped dresses.
Angular dresses.
Flared and fluted skirts, both maxi and mini.
Pencil skirts.
Sigarette pants and skinny jeans.
Low-leg swimsuit.
Slim-healed shoes.

NEVER WEAR:
Anything shapeless that will just hang from your shoulders.
Shapeless and floaty dresses.
Scooped necklines.
Spaghetti straps.
Cut-away shoulders.
Shoulder pads.
Vertical design on the shoulders.
Turtlenecks.
Tops that are bulky around the shoulders.
Three quarter sleeves.
Platform shoes.

Other Cornets: Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Garner and Amanda Seyfried.

(The 12 body shapes and rules are mostly borrowed from Trinny and Susannah's Body Shape Bible. I have made some alterations. Photos in this post are borrowed from Google. Unknown source.)

Enjoy your supermodel figure.

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faye

26/6/2017 11:14:15 am

Well, I feel a lot better now. Thank you oxo

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24/2/2018 08:34:07 am

Awesome! I'm a cornet and an athlete. I have completely slim outsides of my legs but the insides of my thighs are very muscular making them look bigger. It took awhile to find anything near my body shape, and now that I have it's great to know! I have always been complimented on my long legs, but I have a short torso. Any tips would be appreciated!

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6/5/2018 06:51:53 am

Hi, Lariya. Sorry for the late responce. I'm so glad this post could help. Have you seen this post on the Cornet too? It has more info about what works best for your body type. Or is there something more specific you were wondering about?
Here's the link so you can check it out for some more tips:
https://www.idealiststyle.com/blog/body-type-cornet-your-best-looks

Xxx, Sun.

6/5/2018 06:47:45 am

I'm so glad you found it to be useful :-)

Xxx, Sun.

3/10/2018 10:56:05 am

Hi, Faye! I'm so glad, and you're very welcome!

Xxx, Sun.

hayley y

27/6/2018 03:36:05 am

For the first time ever I finally understand my body shape type. I am a cornet exactly as described apart from I also have rather large breasts to go with it all. Which is why it was hard to see my shape hiding behind those beasts. Anyway thank you for showing me what I really look like. And the tips are amazing! I never thought I had a supermodel body but I certainly have more in common with the ladies in your pictures than anyone else. I confess to sporting a muffin top occasionally but currently weight watchers is bringing out the supermodel in me.

12/8/2018 01:19:19 pm

Hi, Hayley. I'm so glad you figured it out, and you're very welcome. My cousin has the same type of Cornet body. She used to think she was a Goblet, but she is indeed a Cornet.

Xxx, Sun.

Kathryn

25/8/2018 08:13:44 am

Firstly, thanks for all the effort you've put into this.
I can't decide what type I am, in part because I think my height is throwing me off with all these descriptions of "long legs."
I'm 5'1 and 95 Ibs. My measurements are: 34" shoulders, 32" Breasts, 28" underbust, 25" waist, 31" Hips (high hip/pelvis area) to 33" Hips (Lower Hip/largest part of my butt/high thigh).
I have a proportional upper half to lower half (alas, no long legs).
I have a visible waist definition, but it curves out to my high hipbone and than drops straight down in a shelf like effect.
My butt is small, but round. My shoulders are the widest part of me but my back is slim (I'm small boned in general so hard to tell). My breasts seem proportional to the rest of me -neither small nor really big.
I feel like my hips take hourglass, cello, pear, skittle and bell right out. Apple is out. Shoulders are suppose to = hips in column and brick so I feel like those are out. I don't feel like I have big enough breasts for goblet or vase (but I could be wrong there).
So that leaves me with cornet or lollipop but I don't really feel I have the long/slender/elegant legs. :(
Advice please

3/10/2018 10:54:32 am

Hi, Kathryn! Thank you so much for your kind words.
Long legs just means they are long compared to your upper body. Kind of, is your body more legs than torso, the other way around, or is it balanced? Short people can have long legs too, just long in a different way :-). Also, I have seen Cornets with a long torso and shorter legs too, so there is always an exception to the rule. It's more about overall look really.
To me it sounds like you could be a slender Vase. Think of Geena Davis in the 80's, but a short version. Think of your general look. Do you have wide shoulders, but hips are not very different from shoulders, chest is medium, you have a small waist (is it a long or a short waist compared to the rest of your body?). You have balanced length legs that are not very slender, but also not heavy. It sounds the most like a Vase actually. A Lollipop, Goblet, or Cornet could also be possible, but that depends on your proportions.

I hope this helped a little.
Xxx, Sun.

aisha

13/12/2022 09:39:53 am

hey, it felt nice to see someone with * almost * the same body as mine! the only difference is that my boobs are tiny, only 28 inches. and I'm 5'4. the cornet body type is by far the most relatable body type to me. I've found this after a long research (lol) . I personally find I look the best in casual clothes.

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11/2/2019 11:00:59 pm

thanks for the information

5/6/2019 06:32:18 am

You're very welcome! :-)

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11/2/2019 11:08:35 pm

good one keep it up

5/6/2019 06:33:05 am

Thank you, Varun! :-)

Emily

6/12/2019 09:26:34 am

Hi, thanks you very much for those posts. I can't figure out whether I'm a brick or a cornet,

I'm 5,2 and 108 pounds,

My shoulders are 38,5 and my back is broad
Bust is 30
Waist is 25 (and short)
high hip is 30
and lower hip 34

Judging by those figures, I guess I'm a cornet, yet my legs are definitely not long, and not slender either. I look very thin when I'm dressed but not that much when I'm in underwear or in bikini, mostly because my bones are considered as large - I have large wrist, elbows, ribcage and knees). All in all, in a bikini, I look like a thinner version of Maisie Williams (who looks rather "bricky" to me).

Someone really needs to change the name of the body "brick", too ! "Rectangle" as opposed to column would be less derogatory ...

26/9/2020 04:59:37 pm

Hi, Emily! :-)

From what you're describing, it sounds like you could either be a Cornet with shorter legs. My cousin is a short legged Cornet, so it is very possible. She is just very mindful or making sure that the wide shoulders combined with shorter legs, is considered when dressing. So she avoids anything that would shorten her legs more, or add to the shoulders. Especially not at the same time. For her it means that she is a more dramatic Cornet, so when she follows the Cornet rules a bit closer than most.

Other than that I would say that also Brick comes to mind, so that could also be a good fit. Or maybe even a Goblet too, but also with shorter legs, and if you chest is not on the smaller size as suggested by the measurements. I also think Cello could be worth checking out, as Brick, Cornet, Cello, and Goblet all have broad shoulders.

I actually think the Brick sounds good, but that could be because I see it as all the gorgeous women who are Bricks. Also, I am myself a Skittle, which is not very delicate either if you really think about what it's used for. However, I think it's a good name for the type, and like it.
I guess naming body types after objects means that it will be affected by peoples relationship with the name. And I guess the object that is an hourglass for example have been given a positive meaning, while brick has not. All though objectively a brick and an hourglass are both beautiful objects, and maybe this is a chance to uplift the Brick and it's meaning? I think the contrast of how we give meaning to these words in reference to the body, is best shown by using the Pear. It has for decades or centuries been seen as something bad in western society, but now that the body ideal has changed it's no longer bad. And so a Pear now is something positive, as Rihanna, Beyonce, and Jennifer Lopez are Pears. It was always a popular body type in for example Brazil, so the name Pear being used for that body type didn't change or the body type didn't change, but the meaning connected to it did. So, maybe the brick can get a new popularity too? It really should, because it is such a good body type. They all are. I can find a gorgeous example of any one of them. The body ideal changes all the time. In the 90's the brick body type as well as Column were the most popular ones because of Kate Moss. As well as Goblet and Cornet. Now the body ideal thinks that none of these have enough curve. Maybe in a few decades straight shapes will be back again? My hope is that we will ditch beauty ideals and just embrace the diversity instead though, as someone always loses with ideals that only fits one type.
The names for the body types are also just ment as an easy way to group things in similar categories, and use easily understandable descriptors. If you have a good idea for a name change though, I would love to hear it. As the main goal would be for everyone to feel good about themselves, incase the brick keeps feeling negative to many. I think I thought about this myself when I created this page to avoid anyone feeling negative about anything surrounding their bodies, but couldn't come up with a better one. Tv, dining room table, chocolate bar, book, the door, A4 paper? But a book is actually wider than a Brick, so brick stills sounds more right. In reality a Brick is also kind of Vase shaped, as Vases can be different shapes, but that one is taken. Again, suggestions are welcome, and maybe maybe down the line I can rename everything with a negative meaning to it. Apple might need a word with less negative history too. So yes, I totally get why you would feel that way.

Back to the point! I think you could possibly maybe be a slender Cello too, as it could fit your descriptions. Slender Cellos are very difficult to type. It seems like your dominant feature is your broad shoulders, however your body seems otherwise balanced. So I think Brick or Cello are the best matches, based on what you've written.

I hope this helped, and sorry you had to wait so long for a responce.
Xxx, Sun.

26/9/2020 05:02:47 pm

Forgot to add cornet, so I'm posting it again.
I think Brick, Cello, or Cornet with short legs, are the best matches, based on what you've written.

Xxx, Sun.

mary

27/6/2021 12:41:03 pm

what shape am i if i am 5'5, i have long legs, small (slightly toned waist like 24 inches) waist, 34 inch hips, broad shoulders and a 32d cup?

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27/8/2021 04:10:38 am

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