https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1260994 Sun, 25 May 2014 22:01:56 +0000 Caro in Oz 1260994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi sunkissie, I think a lot of us don't fit neatly into one or even two body types &amp; that's where the confusion starts. In my experience there is nothing like trying on the clothes to see how we feel &amp; look in them </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1260918 Sun, 25 May 2014 18:56:26 +0000 sunkissie 1260918@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For someone just starting out it was a kind of confusing.&nbsp; I did the measurements and math as best as I could but I was still confused.&nbsp; Thank you for posting the link to the video though. The more resources I have to learn from the better off I will be.&nbsp; I guess the confusion will go away when I learn more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259870 Sat, 24 May 2014 04:42:22 +0000 Caro in Oz 1259870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good points Firecracker. Shoulders &amp; legs are two more things to consider </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259863 Sat, 24 May 2014 04:34:39 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1259863@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The significant thing that she does not take into consideration in my experience is the shoulder line. According to her method, I'm a lower figure. And for many years, I thought I was pear-shaped, because my bust has always measured somewhat smaller than my hips. But so many of the pear-oriented styles just didn't do much for me. I didn't understand why until I ran into some figure guidance that accounted for shoulders! Mine pretty much balance out my hips, giving me more of a slight hourglass appearance. This video completely ignores leg length and vertical proportions as well. <br />Still, I'm always drawn to these analyses and found it a fun exercise! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259780 Sat, 24 May 2014 02:23:01 +0000 Caro in Oz 1259780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are right Gigi &amp; it does explain why body-type rules are just a starting point </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259779 Sat, 24 May 2014 02:20:30 +0000 Gigi 1259779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was fun, Caro. Thanks for sharing. I had some characteristics across categories too. But I think that's part of the fun, realizing that our bodies are unique and don't always fit into a nice set of numbers. :^) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259756 Sat, 24 May 2014 01:38:29 +0000 Angie 1259756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hah. Quite. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259752 Sat, 24 May 2014 01:33:36 +0000 Caro in Oz 1259752@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know Angie - gives new meaning to the phrase d**** lies &amp; statistics </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259748 Sat, 24 May 2014 01:27:55 +0000 Angie 1259748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh. I just did this. It was confusing actually. But a fun exercise. And I agree with what Janet said.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259663 Fri, 23 May 2014 23:25:19 +0000 Caro in Oz 1259663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's so interesting how we all learn how to deal with the unique details of&nbsp;our own bodies.&nbsp;</p> <p>Janet I agree absolutely about visual tricks.&nbsp;I am short-waisted &amp; it is definitely one of the defining characteristics for me&nbsp;as far as clothing goes :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259630 Fri, 23 May 2014 22:30:24 +0000 rabbit 1259630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Janet says about a different visual effect from the front or side goes for me too. &nbsp; I think I'm fairly rectangle from the front with a long waist that I can kind of arbitrarily decide where I want to belt, but pear from the side/back -- so especially with close fitting skirts or pants, those are the proportions that need double-checked. &nbsp; </p> <p>For example semi-tucked long&nbsp;tops can look good from the front, and then just a mess at the back, so I'm trying an all-over tuck that's loose and mimics the curve of a semi-tuck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259148 Fri, 23 May 2014 13:27:46 +0000 Janet 1259148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Numbers can be misleading -- they don't take into account that a person's form can be more elliptical or more round. I am extremely elliptical -- I'm wide in the hip but little booty, so I might measure more hourglassy but appear slightly pear-ish when viewed from the front, an angle that also tends to not show how busty I am. When I turn to the side, I look more top heavy because I don't tend to carry weight in my stomach. </p> <p>I also think that being short- or long-waisted can play tricks on the eye when it comes to these proportions. So, yeah, numbers can be helpful, but I think a mirror and photo with a close-fitting outfit method works well too, as long as the photo is taken from the proper angle and distance so the image is not distorted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1259085 Fri, 23 May 2014 11:49:38 +0000 Day Vies 1259085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I finally got my body type right by taking measurements. I was under the delusion I was an IT for so long then when the measurements came back and I realized that my shoulders weren't that broad and my tummy collects a lot of love then apple it was. So you're right Caro, measuring has some value. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-determine-your-body-type#post-1258972 Fri, 23 May 2014 07:27:59 +0000 Caro in Oz 1258972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> .....or not.</p> <p>&nbsp;Worth a try if you like numbers.&nbsp;Didn't work for me though.&nbsp;I'm <b>finally </b>convinced that&nbsp;I don't fit into any of these&nbsp;categories. I have some upper body characteristics, some middle &amp; some hourglass - now I have the measurements to prove it :(&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuchUEGiSkI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuchUEGiSkI</a> </p>