https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:55:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused#post-325747 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:43:32 +0000 rae 325747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would caution against using measurements alone to determine your figure. A wider, flatter shape (less booty) might have the exact same measurements as a narrower, deeper shape (more booty). The link to Inside Out Style is great help; look at yourself straight on -- or even take a photo -- and imagine the lines and shape guides Imogene draws in that post. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused#post-325712 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:41:12 +0000 Aziraphale 325712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No probs, lyn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused#post-325353 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 08:03:03 +0000 kh 325353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are about my measurements and when I posted a pic everyone declared I was an hour glass. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused#post-325349 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:51:10 +0000 Jyoti 325349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually have reallllly similar measurements to you and I'm the same height! I'm heavier in the hips so I tend towards pear-shaped, but like everyone else, I'm inclined to say you'd be close to an hourglass. And again, I agree with the cry for pictures! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused#post-325324 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:52:00 +0000 lyn* 325324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Elisabeth for this link - it was very useful for me too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused#post-325319 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:19:36 +0000 Aziraphale 325319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the so-called "ideal" female figure (the hourglass), the waist is about 70% as wide as the hips. That translates to about a ten inch difference, which is pretty much what you have. Your bust and hip measurements are pretty close. So, yes, I would agree (in the absence of a photo) that you are probably a slim hourglass. </p> <p>The main reason a photograph makes a difference is that it's not just the three numbers -- bust, waist, hips -- that matter here. For example, I don't know how broad or angular your shoulders are. That can matter more than the size of your breasts in terms of determining body shape. Also, I don't know how long or short your legs are, or how long- or short-waisted you are. If you're short-waisted, you're likely to look a bit more rectangular than hourglassy, given your measurements. </p> <p>Imogen Lamport explains it well. Here's the link to her first blog entry on "body shapes explained":</p> <p><a href="http://www.insideoutstyleblog.com/2010/05/real-life-body-shapes-8.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.insideoutstyleblog......pes-8.html</a></p> <p>Check the right-hand sidebar for the other body shapes. Hope that helps! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused#post-325146 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:39:03 +0000 Irene 325146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree that this is better done with pictures. However, you sound to me -and I'm no expert- like a very slim hourglassy girl with rectangle tendencies (your waist-to-hip ratio is not that accentuated) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused#post-325144 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:35:08 +0000 chewyspaghetti 325144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Mina- welcome to the board!<br /> The best way to determine your body type is by posting a straight on picture of yourself wearing tight fitting clothing and with your hands down at your sides. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-body-type-i-am-soo-confused#post-325141 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:26:42 +0000 mina 325141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hiya!<br /> I'm just so confused about my body type. I've been searching the internet for different body shape calculators and they all come up with different suggestion!</p> <p>My measurements are: Bust-33<br /> Waist 25/26<br /> Hips-35</p> <p>I'm also very short and measure up to I'm 5 foot 1".</p> <p>Thank you! </p>