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Sexy people play the symmetry card
Balance, not body type, is key in fashion and attraction
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You don't have to look like supermodel Naomi Campbell to be sexy. The key, says fashion designer Bradley Bayou, is dressing to enhance symmetry.
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 NEW YORK - To call sexiness an exact science is a stretch, but there is certainly a formula, says fashion designer Bradley Bayou. Measurements have nothing to do with it. It's about symmetry. "What we are attracted to, what we find sexy, are things that are symmetrical. Research backs that up," says Bayou, who has written a new book called "The Science of Sexy" (Gotham Books). "Women try to force their figures into fads and trends, even if they're not flattering to them, because they think they're 'sexy.' ... But it's really all about balancing the body." Short hourglass shapes might consider jackets that fit snugly at the waist, perhaps adorned with a peplum, and skirts with either semicircles or A-lines. Tall boyish shapes would be better served by open necklines, such as a V or a scoop, and a pleated skirt or straight-leg pants with angled pockets, Bayou suggests. "Everywhere you look in nature, it's always balanced. A tree is balanced, even looking, even though it's not exactly the same on both sides. Yes, you'll have imperfections, but if you pull it all together, they'll be balanced." That makes sense to Randy Thornhill, a biology professor at the University of New Mexico who has studied the link between symmetry and physical attraction. Health equals beauty
"The bottom line is developmental health. The general finding for animals - not just humans - is that as the individual begins development, optimal development is bilateral symmetry. Most don't achieve it," he says. Symmetry, whether most of us realize it, may signal that an individual can be a strong, healthy mate capable of producing healthy offspring, Thornhill says. It indicates an ability to deal with any environmental problems encountered in the person's life. Thornhill's original research focused on facial symmetry, but, he says, further research has found the same thing with breasts, buttocks and thighs. | CLICK FOR RELATED CONTENT |
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