https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:07:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-210733 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:05:55 +0000 Elly 210733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think your shoulders are narrower than your hips (or in this case the thighs) so you would be a pear. Great thing is you will look good in all the strong shoulder and military epaulet jackets that are in this season. If I were you I would get a bra fitting-- the undies pic bra doesn't look supportive at all (is it a sports bra?) and the newest clothed pic looks like the headlights are showing through the shirt. Being a pear the boobies can use all the help they can get to balance you out. You are very slim though! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-210729 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:59:20 +0000 morgan 210729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the welcomes! </p> <p>It's funny, because before this I never realized that, from the front, my shoulders are as wide as my hips (actually a smidgen wider). But I'm short-waisted and I've got big, strong thighs. I see a pretty pear too, but I've heard the same hourglass-rectangle-pear conclusions from other people, which brought me here. </p> <p>Happy to be here. I think I have enough to go on even if Angie doesn't chime in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-209551 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:21:46 +0000 firefly 209551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the new picture Morgan. I'm revising my opinion to pretty pear. You have a lovely slim figure! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-209522 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:04:10 +0000 Donna 209522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome Morgan!</p> <p>From the new picture I think you're a pretty pear. Hopefully Angie will be able to chime in soon and give you a definitive answer.</p> <p>There's a ton of info on this site, have fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-209459 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:15:38 +0000 morgan 209459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for replying, folks! </p> <p>Unfortunately, what I said about not having slim-fitting clothes also applies to camis: my current wardrobe is filled with looser clothing. It wasn't until I looked around this site that I discovered my need of a cami. </p> <p>The best I can do is wear some old jeans and a sports-top, which while somewhat loose fits around my form nicely. You can see how loose it is immediately below the bust, but hopefully this won't interfere too much: <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8xxycE" rel="nofollow">http://flic.kr/p/8xxycE</a></p> <p>If it's still too ambiguous, I'll be back with a cami and a pair of leggings within the week. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-209447 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:45:10 +0000 Itari 209447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hourglass with pear tendencies is my guess, although a better photo would help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-209438 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:24:58 +0000 firefly 209438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome Morgan. I'm somewhat of a newbie too, so feel free to take what I say with a pinch of salt. </p> <p>At the moment I'm seeing hourglass. However I agree the distortion makes it difficult to judge. Could you try posting another photo, frontal and full length, with form-fitting clothing? Arms by your sides and feet not too far apart would be helpful too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-209421 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:11:53 +0000 Louise 209421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Morgan welcome to the forum. The distortion does cast some wierd shadows. Could you try a front photo with a cami and form fitting trousers? perhaps leggings or slim fit jeans? x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-209408 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:17:39 +0000 Mae 209408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe try a frontal photo in a cami and snug fitting pants? I'm getting a completely different read from the underwear photo to the clothed photos.</p> <p>My guess, given all as is, however, would be rectangle with pear tendencies. But I may be gravely mistaken and I'm not very good or experienced at judging body types. Hopefully some pros will chime in.</p> <p>Edit: And welcome to the forum! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodies-and-types-and-suggestions#post-209404 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:38:34 +0000 morgan 209404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello, all. I'm a first-timer with undeveloped fashion sense and an aging wardrobe, and I'm glad to meet you. When it comes to my body, I'm a terrible judge, so I leave the jury open for you. </p> <p>While I hear that frontal-view, arms loose at the sides is the best photo for body type, I included three different shots: frontal, side, side-twist. Whether this has any value or not is for you to tell me, but I hope it grants a better sense of my body's volumes. </p> <p>Frontal (warning: contains underwear): <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8xq9Gr" rel="nofollow">http://flic.kr/p/8xq9Gr</a></p> <p>I cannot for the life of me take a frontal photo of myself that flatters me while I'm fully clothed. Part of this is my wardrobe: the closest thing I have to slim-fitting clothing is sportswear. The distortions and smiley are a precaution, but if it interferes with deciphering body type, I'll post a different frontal photo.</p> <p>Side (fewer distortions, for I am clothed): <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8xq9Cg" rel="nofollow">http://flic.kr/p/8xq9Cg</a></p> <p>Side-twist (as with side): <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8xq9Fn" rel="nofollow">http://flic.kr/p/8xq9Fn</a></p> <p>Everybody looks good with a side-twist. Note that I had to pinch the shirt (which I'm sure has some specific name I don't know about) so that my top half did not become an amorphous blob with flash glare. </p> <p>Any tidbits about what makes my body type unique and how to flatter it - whether about overall shape, waist height, proportions, pastiness, etc., would be appreciated. If more photos are needed, I'll shoot away. </p>