https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:22:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-32348 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:53:48 +0000 ImogenL 32348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marcia,</p> <p>You are more pear than hourglass, you're just a pear with lovely breasts (which help to balance, but don't completely). Not all pears have small breasts - the body shape is the outline of the body, (check yourself out from the back view - have someone take a photograph of yourself from the back and see what you look like).</p> <p>Go for wide rather than narrow V necks to broaden your shoulders to balance your hips. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-32308 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:00:26 +0000 Marcia22 32308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok. Thank you.</p> <p>I'm pretty confident about how I dress anyway. I usually get compliments. I try to dress to emphasise how small my waist is in comparison to my boobs and hips and use colours to emphasise the contrast between my dark hair and light skin.</p> <p>Was just curious about others' thoughts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-32214 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:44:03 +0000 Tanya 32214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Marcia, I am afraid that we can not tell just from the measurements, we need some photos. I know that you have posted some, but they are not very clear and some are tiny.. What would be ideal is a photo of you standing in formfitting jeans and t-shirt, arms down by the side; the shot should be straight from front, and the picture should be decent size. I am sure that you'll get plenty of replies than. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-32204 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:27:56 +0000 Marcia22 32204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK. So based on the pic, do you think I must be a pear? I seem to be wider on the bottom but the thing people notice about me most, and comment about most, are my boobs and I thought a pear was supposed to have small to medium breats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-31795 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:16:50 +0000 Marcia22 31795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, sorry I measured my shoulders again, in front of a mirror, this time around my shoulder bones. They are only 32 inches. I have bony shoulders. So if you don't look at my bust, I am definitely bigger on the bottom. Only my bust is very noticeable (according to other people) so I have to take it into account when I dress.</p> <p>So 32 inches shoulders.<br /> 34 inches bust<br /> 27 inches under bust<br /> 26 inches waist<br /> 36 inches - widest part of my hips, just below my crotch </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-31696 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:29:54 +0000 Marcia22 31696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are right a 30E is very different than a 34E. A 30E is also very different than a 34A, even though they measure around the same distance around. A 30E bust sticks out the front a lot; a A 34A bust looks flat.</p> <p>My shoulder width is smaller than my hip width. I'm about 34 inches around my shoulders (around the same width as my bust), and 36 inches around my hips, so does that makes me a pear? I definitely have to take my boobs into account when I dress. In fact, the first thing I check when I get dressed is that my upper half looks decent for the occasion.</p> <p>I always thought an hourglass figure referred to someone who had a large bust and hips in proportion to their waist. No one admired Marilyn Monroe or Sophia Loren for their shoulders.</p> <p>Anyway, here is another picture.</p> <p><a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa258/snuggly2/?action=view&#038;current=QM2cabin-3.jpg&#038;t=1224703463403" rel="nofollow">http://s199.photobucket.com/al.....4703463403</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-30969 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:39:21 +0000 Nicole 30969@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marcia, </p> <p>Make sure your arms are down by your side in the front facing photo.</p> <p>I want to comment on the bust size thing though. Cup sizes are relative to band sizes. I bet most people are shocked when they find out your bra size is an E cup. A 30 E is much different than a 34E, visually. And breast shape has a lot to do with it too. (A round fuller bust that sticks out on the sides draws more visual attention which can create competition for your shoulder line).</p> <p>So while your bust size does come into play in determining your overall shape, it's secondary to your shoulder line, especially if your shoulders are wider than your bust. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-30967 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:53:51 +0000 ImogenL 30967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marcia,</p> <p>What is the measurement round your shoulders - because it's this that is related to the hips to see what shape you are, plus waist measurement.</p> <p>If your shoulders are around 35 inches you'll be an hourglass, if less, then a pear.</p> <p>Breasts are just a variation on a body shape. All body shape does is tell you where to put details, it doesn't tell you how long a garment should be - have a look at this <a href="http://insideoutstyle.blogspot.com/search/label/Body%20Shapes%20Explained" rel="nofollow">http://insideoutstyle.blogspot.....0Explained</a> and see if it helps.</p> <p>To really assess you we need a front on photo in tight clothing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-30851 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:54:43 +0000 Alecia 30851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's too hard to say with the jacket covering the hips. We need an unobscured look at you. The hips are a critical component of body shape. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-30842 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:33:12 +0000 Marcia22 30842@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa258/snuggly2/?action=view&#038;current=marcia_hotel_oxford-2.jpg&#038;t=1224055648828" rel="nofollow">http://s199.photobucket.com/al.....4055648828</a></p> <p>Ok. Here is one. Only the jacket is covering my hips and the shoulders on the tops are a bit loose. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-30801 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:40 +0000 Ana 30801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, we definitely need to see a front facing photo wearing a form fitting top and pants (or shorts even) to determine body type. As Shell suggested, a dress could work too as long as it's a pencil skirt or something else that lets us see the outline shape of your body. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-30790 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:01:24 +0000 shell 30790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>id have to concur that a front-on photo is the best way to determine your body type. you dont have to wear pants - a form fitting skirt or dress could work too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-30781 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:49:43 +0000 greenglove 30781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marcia,<br /> I am certainly no expert on this, but I do know that the only really accurate way to tell is by seeing a front photo. The reason is that the silhouette of your shape from the front is what determines body shape. I thought I was an hourglass because of my measurements and found out from these more knowledgeable ladies that I was a rectangle with inverted triangle tendencies because of my straight silhoette. I would never have known that. Could you post a photo in a form fitting dress if you do not have jeans? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/big-boobs-but-skinny-upper-body#post-30777 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:19:34 +0000 Marcia22 30777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi. What is my body type? I have big boobs but my upper body is skinny. I have bony shoulders and a narrow ribcage and back. Most body shape lists assume that if you have big boobs you have broad shoulders and a broad back, or that if you have a narrow torso you must be flat-chested.</p> <p>My measurements are:</p> <p>Bust - 34 inches<br /> Underbust - 27 inches<br /> Waist - 26 inches<br /> Hips - 36 inches</p> <p>I wear a 30E bra.</p> <p>If you go by my bust I am an hourglass, but if you go by my shoulder and back I am a pear?</p> <p>Here is a photo. Sorry, I am not wearing jeans. I can never find jeans that fit well and aren't extremely baggy in the waist so you can't really tell my body shape when I'm wearing jeans. </p> <p><a href="http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa258/snuggly2/?action=view&#038;current=watchingTVincabin-1.jpg&#038;t=1224019738195" rel="nofollow">http://s199.photobucket.com/al.....4019738195</a> </p>