https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodyscopes-by-carol-saltus Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:01:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodyscopes-by-carol-saltus#post-161373 Tue, 25 May 2010 03:38:56 +0000 malcontent 161373@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>None of those types fit me either. Some descriptions are closer than others. I think I'm mostly a blend of ectomorph and endomorph, but not quite in the way described. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodyscopes-by-carol-saltus#post-161274 Tue, 25 May 2010 01:25:39 +0000 Beth 161274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>E-I-E-I-O - Ecto?</p> <p>I'm just all-over confused. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodyscopes-by-carol-saltus#post-161248 Mon, 24 May 2010 23:57:24 +0000 Maya 161248@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Based on this information, I conclude that I am an ecto-endo-meso. So yeah, not very helpful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodyscopes-by-carol-saltus#post-161236 Mon, 24 May 2010 23:41:47 +0000 Rosie 161236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure if I am familiar with the book, but these are very classic body types that have been around for decades. In addition to the shape of our bodies they take into account the muskulo-skeletal system and such. Meso/Endo/Ectomorphs are written about frequently. I have to reread to figure out which of them I am. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodyscopes-by-carol-saltus#post-161231 Mon, 24 May 2010 23:30:31 +0000 Lisa 161231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not familiar with the book and there's no way I'd figure out my body type with those descriptions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bodyscopes-by-carol-saltus#post-161227 Mon, 24 May 2010 23:26:16 +0000 Itari 161227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is anyone familiar with the book? I've just read about it. Apparently it defines 9 different female somatypes:</p> <p>Balanced Ecto: A light, sharp, alert body with a narrow, shallow, rather short torso; square shoulders; very long, slim limbs; and narrow hips and pelvis.</p> <p>Endo Ecto: A long, soft, willowy body that is rounder and looser than the balanced ecto and has a less tapered waistline and more prominent and curvaceous hips and belly.</p> <p>Meso Ecto: A lean, muscular body with a broader, deeper chest tapering more sharply to the waist than in the balanced ecto.</p> <p>Balanced Meso: A clean-cut, sturdy, athletic body with chest and shoulders strongly dominant over the belly; a low waistline with little indentation; narrow pelvis and hips; strong arms and legs that don't taper; and well-defined muscle contours.</p> <p>Endo Meso: A compact, rounded, solid body with more curves and a higher, more indented waistline than the balanced meso.</p> <p>Ecto Meso: A lean, lithe, agile body that is longer and slimmer than the balanced meso.</p> <p>Balanced Endo: A small-boned, billowy body with soft, gently swelling curves; full, smooth shoulders; high, hourglass waistline; and deeply curved and prominent belly, hips, and thighs.</p> <p>Meso Endo: More strongly muscled than the balanced endo with more firmly molded and pronounced curves.</p> <p>Ecto Endo: A slightly leaner version of the balanced ecto with a high but less sharply indented waistline and narrower chest, shoulders, and hips. </p> <p>Ha, ha, ha. I don't know about you, but I feel that there's no type that would describe me. I can't even make a connection between this and YLF shapes (OK, I know that Balanced Ecto is rectangular, Balanced Meso is inverted triangle-shaped and Balanced Endo looks like an apple-pear hybrid). Not sure about the rest. Why does the book associate big hips with a round belly?!</p> <p>I don't put much faith in it, but I love finding different body shape systems (yeah, I'm an INTP and I love logical and quasi-logical systems, even if there's little or no science to them. Just for fun). </p>