https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-my-shape-please Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:06:42 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-my-shape-please#post-513405 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:39:01 +0000 Angie 513405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The ladies have you sorted, so I'm just saying hi and welcome to the forum! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-my-shape-please#post-513362 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:41:25 +0000 ManidipaM 513362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>See, there's exactly why I delurked --- because someone else's perspective on your body is so often refreshingly at odds with your own anxiety-inflected view!</p> <p>All this while I've actively avoided wearing bracelets or a noticeable watch precisely because I thought I'd be 'cutting' my arm short (similar to ankle straps and larger ankles?). Didn't think of using it to 'shift' the line or blur it at all! I'll try to experimenting a bit with this. Thank you, MissVee, for the push to cross that particular self-drawn line. (I 'play safe' with fashion too often, although I would ideally like to be more creative/playful.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-my-shape-please#post-513311 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:02:19 +0000 missvee 513311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi ManidipaM - I'm hesitant to assign a label to your figure - from what I can see it looks very well proportioned. Just a couple of comments though - if you feel you have a rounded shoulder line, then a top or jacket with a well defined shoulder should suit you very well. And as for the small hands/big wrist dilemma - I don't see that at all in your photo, but if you are self conscious, how about wearing bracelets and/or a watch? They will draw the eye to the jewelry but blur the line between wrist and hand. I look forward to seeing more of your posts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-my-shape-please#post-513300 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:57:56 +0000 ManidipaM 513300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, Inge. Appreciate the help very much.</p> <p>Yes, I gathered that arm would be a problem. Just couldn't find a photo taken by someone else where I was dressed in sufficiently clingy things! :-)</p> <p>I think from the front my hips look just a little bit smaller than my shoulders. This impression changes as soon as I turn sideways, of course... which is why I added the profile as well. That's exactly what confuses me! Plus, I have a rounded shoulder line, so it isn't all that strong a 'shape' either, despite the width.</p> <p>Hmm. Maybe I should try taking another shot where I hold the camera lower. After all, I'm not the best person to 'see' myself. I was trying hard to get my feet into the frame earlier! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-my-shape-please#post-513295 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:26:39 +0000 Inge 513295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi ManidipaM,</p> <p>It's a bit hard to say because you have one arm up holding the camera. Would you say your shoulders are about as wide as your hips? From the front view, I was thinking rectangle with a little bit of apple mixed in.</p> <p>I know the other ladies will chime in soon. Welcome to the forum! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-my-shape-please#post-513290 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:51:04 +0000 ManidipaM 513290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I stand 4 feet 10 inches in bare feet. (Nope, 'petite' doesn't cover it, really it doesn't --- whole other issue, that.)</p> <p>Usually weigh about 56kg, but fluctuate up to two kilos a month from water retention. When unbloated, measurements look something like this: 37 for bust and bottom both, 29 for waist. My shoulders are definitely broader than average for my height. My hip might seem narrow from the measurements, but you can see from my pictures they don't actually LOOK narrow. </p> <p>I seem to have a very long rise (it's a real pain finding pants that fit right in the crotch area). Very short neck. Slightly short waist. Sway back. Rounded belly that never quite flattens, not even at my lowest ever weight of 49kg, but waist while undefined, never entirely disappears (partly due to the sway back). </p> <p>Large thighs and upper arms, very large ankles and wrists for my height (comparing to similar-height friends as well as mother, who is half an inch taller) --- even if I lose weight, these areas stay large. Short legs. Wide and small hands and feet (shoe size usually an US 6, but can go up due to width, depending on design).</p> <p>The photos I'm linking too were actually taken at the worst of the bloat, ie, my most challenging shape to dress. (At this point my waist is possibly 30 or 31 inches, and visibly pushes out.) You'll need a password to see the album, which is 'youlookfab'. Here goes: <a href="http://photobucket.com/myshape" rel="nofollow">http://photobucket.com/myshape</a> </p> <p>Now, what shape am I? (If I had to pick, I'd say primarily an apple, but am confused by my shoulders, heavy thighs and bubble butt! Am I perhaps a pear or rectangle with a secondary apple shape? Help!)</p> <p>Also, any ideas on how to deal with small hands and feet vs thick wrists and ankles? I feel like my arms and especially legs sometimes look like they end in stumps, with my shoes almost disappearing under my pants!</p> <p>And to any and all who reply, thanks for your time and your help! </p>