https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/body-shape-help-3 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:26:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/body-shape-help-3#post-1144522 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:29:54 +0000 Snicklefritz 1144522@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for your help. It was really confusing for me because I have always thought I was so bottom heavy but when I would say that I some people they would kind of laugh at me! Now I feel I can open up more in my personal style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/body-shape-help-3#post-1144230 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:35:31 +0000 endlessness 1144230@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's funny, I have the same exact measurements as you, but I'm 5'3, so I'm a lot more compact :P&nbsp;I've been told by the lovely ladies on this forum that I am an X hourglass (with strong shoulders, too):</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.insideoutstyleblog.com/2010/05/real-life-body-shapes-x.html">http://www.insideoutstyleblog......pes-x.html</a></p> <p>I'm not sure if you are also&nbsp;an X as I'm not very good at judging this, but I just thought I'd throw it out there in case it helps you figure something out One thing for sure, you have a very nice slender figure! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/body-shape-help-3#post-1143778 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 20:30:53 +0000 Suz 1143778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>On the basis of this photo I would say you are definitely not a pear. A very slender hourglass with a strong shoulder line, or even an IT. Lovely figure and it should be easy to dress!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/body-shape-help-3#post-1143727 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 18:45:34 +0000 Snicklefritz 1143727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you are all right about my shoulders balancing out my frame. Here is a picture. Thanks for the help!!</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/95068643@N03/12035443854/" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/.....035443854/</a></p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/body-shape-help-3#post-1124898 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:04:37 +0000 K. Period. 1124898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto what Meli said. &nbsp;You don't have to include your face if you don't feel comfortable. &nbsp;</p> <p>There is so much that measurements don't take into account. &nbsp;If you are small chested, but have large shoulders, you could very well measure as a pear when in fact your shape is a clear hourglass because your shoulders are balanced. &nbsp;Lots of folks who&nbsp;post on the forum about their body shape discover that they are an entirely different shape than their measurements suggested. &nbsp;</p> <p>Try photos with close fitting workout wear and if possible take them with a timer or have someone else take them. &nbsp;You'll want them taken with your hands down, relaxed at your side to get the most accurate picture. &nbsp;Also, taken about chest level seems to work best for me. &nbsp;Any higher or too much&nbsp;lower and you distort your shape. &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/body-shape-help-3#post-1124829 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:30:51 +0000 Meli 1124829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A picture of you in simple tight clothing would help! Yoga pants and tank? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/body-shape-help-3#post-1124827 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:25:27 +0000 Greyscale 1124827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Numbers only go so far - if you don't see a pear in the mirror, you're probably not a pear! Hard for us to judge of course. But at your height and frame, a 37 hip measurement doesn't sound&nbsp;bottom-heavy enough to come across as pear.</p> <p>I haven't read up on the body types here on YLF but I know Angie suggests including your shoulder measurements too - and it's possible that your shoulders/torso and hips are balanced, giving you a hourglass or rectangle shape with a relatively small bust.</p> <p>At any rate, sounds like a perfectly lovely body to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/body-shape-help-3#post-1124821 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:05:13 +0000 Snicklefritz 1124821@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I am constantly obsessing over what my body shape is. I always do those online calculators but I don't think they work for my body.</p> <p>I am:<br /> 5'11"<br /> 34-27-37 measurments<br /> Large Frame<br /> 140 lbs<br /> Athletic build</p> <p>I always get that I am pear shaped but when I look in the mirror I don't really see a pear? Any opinions? Thanks! </p>