Dex·Frame
Clavicle frame
Community canon
The width of the bony shoulder girdle, measured acromion to acromion. The signature of the Clavicular era. Visible clavicles plus wide biacromial diameter became the new face during 2025 to 2026, and the community now treats frame as a separate axis from body composition.
Clinical canon
Biacromial breadth scales to height. Athletic males land around 23 to 25 percent of stature. Skeletal frame is set by adulthood and not modifiable. Visible clavicle prominence depends on subcutaneous fat, posture and trapezius development.
How it's measured
Measure shoulder bone tip to shoulder bone tip across the back with arms relaxed. Divide by height for the scaled ratio. Visibility check: stand in good light, neutral posture, photograph from the front.
Perceptual effect
Wide clavicles produce the V-taper that reads dominant under any clothing. They cantilever the head, lift the chin posture and shorten the apparent torso. The single highest-leverage non-facial trait.
Improvement paths
Bone is fixed. Optimize what sits on it: rear delts and lateral delts widen the visual shoulder, posture training opens the chest, and body fat below 15 percent reveals the clavicle line. Tailored shirts emphasize the angle.
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