"Balance and perfection - the essence of the breed, in which the individual parts are connected into a harmonious whole, without undue or insufficient focusing on each of them" (Jean Singer)

Orientals - the color version of the Siamese breed, so the standard of these breeds, except for color and eye color, absolutely identical in all feline associations.

In an ideal representative of Siamese and Oriental breeds head has the form of a long tapering wedge. Wedge starts at the nose and straight lines diverge to the base of the ears forming a triangle.The skull is flat. In profile, the long smooth line is viewed from crown to tip of nose. Without a bulge in the eye area. No reduction in the line of the nose.
Currently you can find oriental cats of various types. Trends in recent years reduced to a different reading flexible standards by the breeders and the emergence of cats extreme type, with elongated body proportions, and large low-lying ears.

The classic cats type

The modern cats type

Ears are impressively large, broad at base, rounded, continuing the line of the wedge head.
Eyes almond shaped, medium size, oblique and inclined towards the nose in harmony with lines of wedge and ears. Not bulging, but not hollow. Without strabismus.

The nose is long and smooth, continues the line of the forehead without a break. Snout sharp, wedge-shaped.
Chin and jaw medium size. The tip of the chin forms a straight vertical line from the tip of the nose. Not beveled and is not overly massive.

The body is long and slender. The characteristic combination of sophisticated backbone and strong muscles. Shoulders and hips continue to smooth lines body. Hips can not be wider than the shoulders. Stomach tightened.
Neck long and slender.
The legs are long and slender. Hind legs higher than the front, in good proportion to body.
Paws dainty, small, oval in shape. The tail is long, thin at the base, tapering to a pointed tip.

The coat is short and fine, silky texture, bright, tight to the body. In color valued color saturation of its uniformity, sharpness and contrast of the image. For tabby Oriental and Siamese cats is characterized by an inverted letter W on forehead and a necklace around his neck.