When the noun 姿（すがた） ‘figure’ is used as a 接尾後（せつびご） (suffix), it describes the outward appearance of someone. This may be in relation to what the person is wearing, their overall shape, body type, or style. 姿（すがた） is often translated as ‘(A) looking’, ‘wearing (A)’, ‘clad in (A)’, or ‘performing (A)’.
姿（すがた） may be used after verbs in their 連体形（れんたいけい） (attributive form), or after nouns followed by the 格助詞（かくじょし） (case marking particle) の.

• 昨日（きのう）初（はじ）めてお父（とう）さんが働（はたら）いている姿（すがた）見（み）た。
  Yesterday was the first time I saw my father working.
• 息子（むすこ）が悲（かな）しんでいる姿（すがた）を見（み）ると、私（わたし）まで悲（かな）しくなってくる。
  When I see my son in a sad state, it makes even me sad.
• さっき男（おとこ）の人（ひと）の姿（すがた）が見（み）えたけど、気（き）のせいかな。
  Earlier, I saw a man (his figure), but that might have been my mistake.
• デパートで息子（むすこ）の姿（すがた）が見（み）えなくなって、少（すこ）しパニックになった。
  I lost sight of my son, and it made me panic a little.

姿（すがた） is a word that focuses primarily on the way that someone appears to observer. Therefore, it is also often used to describe the observer's impression of who they are looking at, in regard to their presence, or lack thereof.

• 娘（むすめ）の歩（ある）く姿（すがた）が夫（おっと）に似（に）ている。
  The way my daughter walks looks just like my husband.
• 犬（いぬ）の寝（ね）ている姿（すがた）はとてもかわいい。
  The way my dog looks when he is sleeping is so cute.