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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: adding to the high hip https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:30:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php lynne on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-298432 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:57:23 +0000 lynne 298432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a clever and perfect solution! You look fantastic in that dress, Anne. rute on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-298377 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:28:44 +0000 rute 298377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Loveth the outfit!!!! Great fit for you!!!!!!!! You look amazing! anne on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-298370 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:23:02 +0000 anne 298370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Vix - meant to get back to this before - You are probably right re the width of the shoulders. I got the feeling from the writing in the body shape bible that they intended Skittles to have broader shoulders than other pearish types. It is still the t & S shape I would be closest to as my very small A cup bust wouldn't make me any of their hourglassy types. Vix on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-295419 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:57:11 +0000 Vix 295419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Anne -- Sorry for the late response! I'm actually the opposite of you -- very short-waisted. But long-torso'd (annoyingly). Regardless, I can empathize with your excitement about finding a dress that hits the right waist spot! I will take your word for it that you're a T&S Skittle...your shoulders look much broader/more balanced with hips to me! I just reviewed their Brick tips and I certainly use many of them -- especially the waistline detailing stuff + curved seaming, necklines, and purses. I always end up modifying tips to take in my specific proportions/fit issues -- or lack thereof! -- but I find the ones I called out never do me wrong. anne on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293657 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:39:44 +0000 anne 293657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hello and thanks everyone for confirming my thoughts! Vix thanks for all the time you put into your post. There are some good suggestions here. While we are talking Trinny and Susannah - I am almost point for point (barring only the ankles) bang on for their "skittle" body type. I opened the page and thought I was looking at myself in the mirror! I remember thinking that their suggestions for the "brick" as they put it, were very flattering. What did you think of them. One of the things that made this dress such a rare fit for me is that the waist actually fits at my real waist. being longwaisted often the waist fits on my rib cage and so hip pockets or peplums obscure my waistline rather than accentuating them. Are you longwaisted too? Mo - interesting that we might be the same. Mo on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293302 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:29:32 +0000 Mo 293302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is a very good tip for me, thanks! I have a similar shape. Maybe that's why these slightly exaggerated cargo pockets work for me on this skirt. Eye opening Scarlet on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293296 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:14:33 +0000 Scarlet 293296@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks for adding the photo and clarification. Makes perfect sense! Bravo for figuring out this trick. Vix on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293279 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:57:13 +0000 Vix 293279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hi Anne -- You're right, that shirtdress is beautiful on you! I'm with you on the peplums...I kept waiting to see more last year when the 40s/90s resurgence was it was slim pickings, alas. You and I have similar shape issues, though it looks like you stay tiny up top no matter what your size while I gain/lose all over evenly...but it's my very low hip that matches up with my shoulder width. [I'm more of a Trinny/Sus "Brick" -- though I prefer "Bread Loaf" -- than a Rectangle!] Anyway, I'm always looking for ways to smooth the transition from (non-indented) waist to knee. Now that you've discovered the pocket placement thing, you might keep your eye out for cardigans or jackets that end at the high hip AND have hip pockets. The good news is these are often on sale because other women find them unflattering. ;) Can't remember if you own some like this, but I also like: - tops that are rouched all the way down (in wovens) or in knits, draped/rouched at the hips - banded-bottom tops that one can bring up/down to the high hip (one trend my more classic butt jumped on a few years ago was the banded dolman!) - skirts that are rouched or draped across the hips You may be noticing a theme, ha. Have fun experimenting...would love to see what else you end up with! Kimmy on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293278 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:56:59 +0000 Kimmy 293278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Even after reading about your low hip breadths and such, no one will be able to tell when they look at you in that dress. (: Angie on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293265 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:23:28 +0000 Angie 293265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That is interesting, Anne! You in that dress is utter perfection. Queen Mum on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293213 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:25:22 +0000 Queen Mum 293213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That dress is really flattering on you! You've figured out a great little trick for yourself. Mellllls on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293189 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:35:15 +0000 Mellllls 293189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ i know nothing about body type, I don't even know my own BUT I think that dress in the first picture looks great on you!! Deb on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293188 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:30:45 +0000 Deb 293188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The outfit must be working its magic, because you appear perfectly proportioned in it! I think you hit on something, and it makes total sense - you're rounding out below the waist and shifting visual proportions. Clever you! Lisa on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293165 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:43:39 +0000 Lisa 293165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Interesting and the dress is just lovely on you. anne on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293118 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:28:50 +0000 anne 293118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ yes that is right . Here is a picture ( it is nearly a year old - I may be a kilo of so more than than now) Scarlet on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293116 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:20:26 +0000 Scarlet 293116@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hmm, interesting insight. If I understand the body type right, you mean you have narrow hip bones, but more breadth on the thighs/bottom? In any case this dress is very flattering on you. anne on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293115 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:06:27 +0000 anne 293115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ edited to add a picture anne on "adding to the high hip" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/adding-to-the-high-hip#post-293086 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 05:50:54 +0000 anne 293086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Well it is a while now since I posted on body type issues! For those who have joined YLF more recently I am either a pear with strong shoulders or a bottom heavy hourglass - with a strong dose of rectangle thrown in too. Anyway I have breadth at the low hip (thigh/ bottom) and not high. Imogen of the Inside style blog calls me me an X. So the reason for this post is that I think I have discovered that adding a little to the high hip is actually a flattering look for me. My new black shirtdress has hip pockets that seem to look good. I then remembered a fitted tailored jacket I had back in the 90's that fitted to the waist and then had a slight peplum (just flared, not ruffled or gathered). It is an interesting discovery.