https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:40:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9552 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:01:16 +0000 Angie 9552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do Anne! I think that wide leg pants are trickier to wear than one might expect and height is a prerequisite. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9542 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:52:44 +0000 anne 9542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie - no. Haven't yet.</p> <p>Veronica - Re the "skittle" thing. I have said elsewhere that I really identified with that body type and I can see why you would too. It seems to me that it is on the cusp between Angies' hourglass and pear shape - sort of in proportion with regard to hip and shoulder width, but having bigger thighs. (Depending on how you do the measurements - the thighs might be included in a hip width measurement) But you are definately more towards the hourglass side.<br /> Angie - do you agree with Tanya about jeans recommendations? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9516 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:40:03 +0000 Angie 9516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SOOOO pear shaped. Have you seen her in her latest show Nigella Express? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9512 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:33:51 +0000 anne 9512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting re Nigella Angie, T &#38; S had her as an Hourglass example! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9419 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:39:44 +0000 Angie 9419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Please go to Nordies, or a specialist lingerie shop for a bra fitting, Veronica. It’s worth it. VS is a joke unless you’re a noddy-body teenybopper. </p> <p>I'm an hourglass and I'm not voluptuous at all. Nigella Lawson is extremely voluptuous and as pear-shaped as can be. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9408 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:39:55 +0000 Veronica 9408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, my fitting was at VS. I'm going to try Nordstrom. I always thought hourglasses were more voluptuous (think Nigella Lawson)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9403 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:05:52 +0000 Angie 9403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hourglass for sure. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9401 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:57:43 +0000 Nicole 9401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I'd say hourglass too. And you do not have big thighs at all. I think you're very well proportioned. Was your bra fitting at Victoria Secret, by any chance? They don't do a very good job at it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9397 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:15:29 +0000 Tanya 9397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Maya, i also think that you are probably a hourglass. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9386 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:49:10 +0000 Maya 9386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You sound very similar to me Veronica! Except I'm busty. 32DD, 26, 36, and I too have big thighs. I am also 5'2, and sometimes wear a size bigger on the bottom.</p> <p>You look hourglassy to me. If you have a small chest, a higher neckline is best. You can definitely wear an empire top, cru necks, boatnecks, slash necklines, funnel necks and turtlenecks. Basically any high neckline is fair game for you. I think a shallow v and scoop is fine, especially with a cami. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9378 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:25:41 +0000 Veronica 9378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the replies! I probably am a little hard on myself about my thighs. I wear the same size on top and bottom, but sometimes a size larger on bottom, and my shoulders are an inch or two wider than my hips.</p> <p>I'm 5'2 and I was fitted a couple of months ago. I was measured a 32a, but when I tried 32a on, my chest bulged out of the top of the bra (very uncomfortable). So I tried on 34a, 34b, 32b and 32b fit best.</p> <p>Here's a picture: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/58wkob" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/58wkob</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9357 Sat, 31 May 2008 23:32:23 +0000 Angie 9357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome Veronica and thank you for the compliment! Thanks for the info and Tanya has started you off on a good track. (Clever Tanya and we share the same Chantelle bra size btw).</p> <p>It sounds like you might be a little hard on yourself wrt the size of your thighs. It’s best to post a picture of yourself like the others have done so that we can make the right body type assessment. Tanya thought she was pear-shaped when she was hourglass. Shoulder width plays a huge role. Also, are you sure you’re a 32B? When were you last correctly fitted for a bra? And how tall are you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9352 Sat, 31 May 2008 22:57:36 +0000 Tanya 9352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some more info would help, such as : What is the width of your shoulders relative to your hips? Do you wear the same size on top and bottom? A photo would be even more helpful.</p> <p>I have very similar measurements to you ( 32C, and my hips are 37") and Angie helped me figure out that I am an hourglass.</p> <p>As for tops for small chests, details like ruffles, pleating, ruching, breast pockets etc. help a lot. You can do crew-necks, boat-necks, even V-necks, especially if you wear a cami underneath. The only cut I would avoid are really big scoop-necks, but higher ones are OK. And I believe that empire waists actually look very good on small chest, since they draw the eye there.</p> <p>I find it hard to believe based on your measurements that your thighs are that large. In general booutcuts/flares would work. Wide-legs would depend on your height, they could make short people look stumpy. And I think skinny jeans would still be OK if worn with proper-longer length tops and higher heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-skittles-small-busts-and-problematic-thighs#post-9351 Sat, 31 May 2008 22:50:56 +0000 Veronica 9351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi, I'm new around here. I'm not quite sure what my body type is. Here are my meausurements,</p> <p>Bust: 33<br /> Waist: 25 or 26<br /> Hips: 35</p> <p>I wear 32b, so I'm small up top. My thighs (and calves) have always been a problem area and I've got some love handles, so I was thinking maybe I'm a skittle?</p> <p>Questions about small busts: What tops look best on a small bust? Empire waists, scoopnecks, v-necks are out, right? Are baby doll tops alright for a small bust? What about when the pleating is above/on the bust line?</p> <p>Last question: Since my thighs and calves are a problem area, I don't look good in skinny jeans. What styles fit big thighs and calves? Wide leg? What about straight leg?</p> <p>Thanks Angie and everyone else here. I really love reading this blog...wearing clothes that look good on your body make a world of a difference in my opinion :)</p> <p>Thanks again!</p> <p>-V </p>