https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:48:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101190 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:00:55 +0000 shana 101190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wouldn't say the SP tops are miraculous but pretty darn close! I just got two (thanks to Tanya &amp; Vani) during the recent smart bargains sale and though I have a much thicker waist than say Tara who looked completely awesome in hers, I really like the fit of their faux wrap style top. BTW, I did size up.</p> <p>BOP, I also have to work at concealing the tummy flab. I almost always wear a cami with a little bit of spandex. It helps to tame some of the jiggle factor. I also look for higher rises in jeans &amp; pants. It's a tall order when your hips are not much wider than your waist (same issue for me). Wrap tops work fairly well and layering is a great technique. Generally I find that patterns work to conceal the tummy so I will layer a cardigan or jacket over a patterned cami/tee. Floaty tops also work great - I don't really like volume on its own so I will layer a more fitted cardigan over a floaty top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101165 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:50:31 +0000 chewyspaghetti 101165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It was quite a while ago when I tried them, and there wasn't any more up to go. I even tried on some plus sizes, and the fit on those was very akward. I will probably give them another try in the spring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101164 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:46:45 +0000 elpgal 101164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bitsofpieces, I like your blog. You seem to have a very wholesome way to improving your diet. The apple/mid-section challenged shape is kind of a pain to dress because it poses problems while selecting tops and bottom.</p> <p>I am with Maya about sizing up for Sweet Pea tops. I am a size 8-10 but need an XL in SP which are rarer to come by. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101121 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:39:58 +0000 Maya 101121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, gotcha. I don't want to push you into wearing anything you're not in love with, but if you ever revisit the idea of trying them, I would advise to size up. I felt the same way when I tried a small but a medium is fine. Even going up 2 sizes probably wouldn't be a big deal. I think Joy (or maybe someone else) did this with success. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101117 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:25:40 +0000 chewyspaghetti 101117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Same thing that I don't like about all knit tops- they outlined the pooch. I tried several different styles- wrap, empire waist, t shirt, and band bottom. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101115 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:45:38 +0000 Maya 101115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm surprised to hear that Khris! With your "new" waistline I would have thought that they would be super flattering on you. What about them didn't work? Which styles did you try? It's fine if they don't work for you, I'm just curious as to why you didn't like them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101111 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:40:45 +0000 chewyspaghetti 101111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've tried on Sweet Pea tops, and they did not work for me. I know that lots of people love them and they are surely worth a try, but they aren't magical and they don't look super flattering on everyone in my experience. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101100 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:47:16 +0000 Maya 101100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love volume and even I understand that it can be boring to wear it ALL the time. Variety is the spice of life. So, when I wear something fitted, I wear tops with ruching or an empire waist without gathers or pleats (which result in a maternity look even on the skinniest of minnies). The point of an empire waist is so that it hugs you where you are smallest, and then gently floats away from the tummy and any other business you might not want to share with the world. I definitely recommend you look into Sweet Pea for fitted tops. There is something magical about them that makes them super flattering on everyone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101099 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:28:11 +0000 chewyspaghetti 101099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try banded bottom tops, or tops that skim your body, rather than being really fitted. I am well familiar with the pooch! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101098 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:25:22 +0000 bitsofpieces 101098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm... I am totally unfamiliar with the rectangle type. I have thought of myself as an apple for so long! Maybe I will have to research it more...</p> <p>I don't really know how to dress for my body type NOW. I knew how to dress when I was 20 lbs thinner, but these days I can't figure out what looks good. Empire tops tend make me look pregnant, but fitted stuff just emphasizes my pooch. I never know what to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101080 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:16:53 +0000 Maya 101080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If I just saw you from the front I would never guess apple, so I would guess rectangle with apple tendencies. </p> <p>I find the apple shape confusing too. Many times do I see women post pictures who clearly have more of a midsection than I do, yet they are not apples but I am because their hips happen to be wider than mine or their torsos are longer or something else. I guess it's probably best not to overthink it if you already know how to dress, but if you don't it can be confusing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101074 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:06:41 +0000 chewyspaghetti 101074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look like an apple to me, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101061 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:58:53 +0000 shana 101061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you are a rectangle with a bit of a tummy. Maybe that's the definition of an apple but I don't really get the apple description. I feel that it's often used on anyone who has a few pounds to lose (like me!!!). For example, Kristen was probably defined as an apple but after losing a significant amount of weight, she sees that she is clearly a pear. I think it's difficult to tell on a post-baby body too. I know that I probably appeared as an apple for the last year or so after I had my youngest but now as I shed more weight, my inverted triangle tendencies are more pronounced (though I'll always have a bit of tummy left over from the pregnancy). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101059 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:34:52 +0000 rute 101059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome!<br /> You seem an apple to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-whats-my-body-type#post-101056 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:08:57 +0000 bitsofpieces 101056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always thought I was an apple, but I'm not really sure...</p> <p>Here are photos: <a href="http://livingcleanforlife.blogspot.com/2009/08/before-photos.html" rel="nofollow">http://livingcleanforlife.blog.....hotos.html</a> </p> <p>(If you click on them, they get bigger.)</p> <p>Note that my stomach is totally relaxed in this picture... I didn't suck it in at all. </p>