https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:59:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-900562 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:52:38 +0000 Anonymous 900562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Vesperholly - I will PM you too. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-900100 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:25:54 +0000 ElleH 900100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ vesperholly I'm going to PM you. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-899455 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:31:50 +0000 vesperholly 899455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Elle and mtgirl, I'm also on a Paleo ish diet now, partly to help with bloating. I'd love to hear more about your experiences with that way of eating.<br /><br />Is the 8 the same as the Skittle body shape?<br />Angie, would you consider writing some tips for 8-shaped ladies? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-898935 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:51:56 +0000 ElleH 898935@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ mtgirl, Haha that negative review sounds perfect for our bodytype. I hope they work out for you. Yes I'm taking probiotics &amp; kombucha. I am going to PM you more now about diet. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-898927 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:46:06 +0000 Anonymous 898927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Elle - have you tried small amounts of probiotics? Kombucha (the drink) has been life changing in healing a lot of issues. I could only drink a bit at first but it truly helped. If you are hungry, can you try to eat more healthy fat? That seems to help me.&nbsp;<br /><br />Back to clothes :)<br />I just bought some jag jeans pants based on the negative review:<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.zappos.com/jag-jeans-petite-petite-maitland-trouser-stucco">http://www.zappos.com/jag-jean.....ser-stucco</a><br /><br />I ordered a size 8 as well but I think the 10's will work. I have tried jag jeans in the past but these are a different material.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-898746 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:13:33 +0000 ElleH 898746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ mtgirl I just started paleo &amp; have noticed less bloating. I'm finding it difficult after vegetarianism for 13 years. Also difficult because I'm not on full paleo but a much more restricted diet due to sensitivities. There's not much left I can eat, including spices. I guess I'm getting OT but for those with bloating give up the grains &amp; see what happens. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-898628 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:59:19 +0000 siniestra 898628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ so far for me ...hydrulic lolita jeans for curvy for cool embelishment and forever21 skinny jeans ! for now i haven't found jeans for my body so i have&nbsp;<br />2 pairs of dark wash forever21 skinnies<br />3 pastels also from forever21 too<br />and i some other brand i find&nbsp;<br />but i will give you a tip<br />Im a 8 too! and the best thing looks good on me are trousers! usually if you wanna look trendy and more polish than casual choose the ankle trousers look very now https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-898616 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:49:10 +0000 Aziraphale 898616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It's funny when this sort of epiphany happens, isn't it?&nbsp; For years I thought I was an IT, but it turns out I'm not; I'm very much a rectangle.<br /><br />You will find jeans that fit.&nbsp; There is a good pair for everybody.&nbsp; I'm no use in giving tips, because we're different shapes, but I will say that sometimes it's worth having a minor waist alteration done on otherwise perfect jeans.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-898607 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:40:46 +0000 Anonymous 898607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am nodding my head along with all of you. From the bloating issues to the bigger size in the front versus in the back.&nbsp;<br /><br />I just bought these:<br /><br /><span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/78323?feat=Comfort%20knit-SR0&amp;page=comfort-knit-jeans-boot-cut">http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop.....s-boot-cut</a><br /></span><br />they are the comfort knit not the classic fit. I bought a size 6 and I think they fit but I just ordered a 4 to see if they would fit better. They look like dark washed jeans to me. I might order the white as well. I measure 32 1/2 inches where the pants sit (little below belly button) and hips are 37". I have a long rise though.&nbsp;Hope that info helps someone.&nbsp;<br /><br />The best thing I have done (besides adopt a primal/paleo "ish" diet) is to sew a small piece of elastic to the back of my pants so it helps hold them up. I am not a seamstress at all and it is UGLY but helps put the pressure against my back instead of my tummy.&nbsp;<br /><br />The jeans that work ok for me are American Eagle. I tried on every single pair of jeans in that store I swear. Not all fit, but the skinnies sized up to a 10 have a great deal of room in the front and then I add the elastic in the back as well as a belt. Cami's tucked in help hold the pants up and then I do a half tuck. I think they look bad in the back but I am not on team backside :)&nbsp;<br /><br />As soon as the weather stays nice I will be in dresses or skirts. I buy a lot of distressed denim to dress them down for my casual MOTG life.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-898389 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:34:32 +0000 ElleH 898389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I lost 28 pounds since those photos &amp; my skinnies are now a little more relaxed which is more on trend anyway but I still have muffin &amp; still haven't found any jeans that don't do it. When I wear myhusbands&nbsp;jeans which are very loose&nbsp;they slip lower showing even more of it at the front. I just have to hide it with loose tops. It is not a matter of us wearing our jeans too tight. I have changed my diet to help with the bloat but I'm still an 8 &amp; clothes are made for Xs I think. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-898328 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:27:29 +0000 Adelfa 898328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ glad this post got resurrected! &nbsp;I'm an 8 too and am having trouble finding white jeans this season. Even a midrise on me slides right off and it doesn't work at all to cinch tighter! But I don't want it so high that I feel frumpy. &nbsp;Sigh. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-898226 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:43:08 +0000 Prudence 898226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm shaped&nbsp;like this too. I've had good luck with GAP jeans in the past, but it's hit or miss. Right now I have a pair from Patagonia brand that are great. They size based on waist-band inches the way that men's pants do.<br /><br />I tend to buy pants ( and skirts) based on the fit at the waist and let the hip and bum be a bit loose. I don't know if that's " right". https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-897937 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:47:08 +0000 Kari 897937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Me too - regardless of my weight, I maintain that "8" shape with a short waist and high hips. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-897929 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:43:38 +0000 cinnamon fern 897929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think Curve ID are for X shapes - I'm definitely an X and the bold curve fits me really well. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-897856 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:31:40 +0000 Vildy 897856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I can wear a lower rise with a high hip but I <i>have to</i> wear a belt else they <br />slide down, like a guy's would. It's hard to get the tautness of the belt right, too. Either it tends to slide anyway or it doesn't but creates the muffin top.<br />I like it better when the sides of the pants waistband goes over my high hip.<br /><br />Mens pants can fit me very well. It makes sense. <br /><br />ETA: I get the digestive bloating, too, in the lower abdomen. I have to watch <br />dairy.&nbsp; Even without the bloating, I notice that I am a different smaller size <br />in the back half of clothing than in the front.&nbsp; I made a skirt from a pattern recently and saw that the back side seams wanted to be all the way over into the front and the front was not reaching far enough to the side. <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-897847 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:22:38 +0000 vesperholly 897847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Realizing that I am almost certainly an 8 with a hip shelf has been nothing less than a revelation for me. Now I know why A-line skirts look terrible on me, and why I despaired of my "hip fat muffin top", &nbsp;which I now realize is my skeleton! It was an actual relief to give away six or seven pretty skirts I could never get to look right because&nbsp;they flared from the high hip and made me look like a roller skating waitress from another planet.<br /><br />Am I right, though, that Levi's Curve ID has too low a rise for 8 shapes? The Demi through Supreme Curve seem like they narrow at the waist just where we still have hipbone. Wouldn't a waistband more open at the top be better for this shape, unless the rise is high? (Signed, I have a beloved pair of Demi Curves but they cut in in an unflattering way.)<br /><br />Is a high hip a high rise by default? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-726566 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:18:16 +0000 ElleH 726566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks again MO </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-726537 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:53:53 +0000 Mo 726537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will add that the J Brand were more forgiving in the waist and less likely to induce muffin top than some of the other brands, so that might be a brand to look into for you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-726526 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:49:09 +0000 ElleH 726526@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Von thank you I've tried the curve ID:) no luck:( But I will try the AT ones thanks:)</p> <p>Rholmes I will try the AG ones thanks:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-726264 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:31:59 +0000 ramya 726264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh mine is the opposite... I thought I was an 8 and turned out to be X :D<br /> Thanks to you I just checked that site you mentioned :)</p> <p>Oh yes I love the curve id from Levis... I have 2 and they are my absolute favorite and I am going to buy more when I go back to India... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-726214 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:11:44 +0000 rholmes27 726214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm an "8" also. If you are looking for skinny jeans, I recently tried on AG Stilt cigarette jeans. I think they will be my next purchase.<br /> Oh, &amp; I'm petite also; don't know if that will change anything for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-726020 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:55:54 +0000 Von 726020@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you tried the new Levis shape fit jeans? I'm very curvy and they work great on the bottom - no gaps. I think I have the Bold Curve body type jeans. You can pick depending on your waist to hips ratio, and the waistband is tummy-friendly. Another great denim find is Ann Taylor jeans. Not the Loft, but regular AT, The modern fit trouser jeans are so very nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-725978 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:13:14 +0000 ElleH 725978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks ladies,</p> <p>I have tried many of the different Levis &amp; some gap skinny cords with no success. I will try all your other recommendations. I bat team back so sometimes the muffin wont be as bad but the back looks awful:( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-725945 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:57:02 +0000 Anonymous 725945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm an 8 shape, too, with the same tummy issues! You and I are very similar from the back....with high and low hip visually the same width. It's not an easy shape necessarily, but it is considered an enviable one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-725942 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:53:25 +0000 Anonymous 725942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I believe Mo is an 8 shaped hourglass as well. Maybe she will chime in with some brand recommendations. I must be your tummy bloat twin. I have to avoid wheat and yeast. :/ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-725938 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:51:21 +0000 Mo 725938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I, too, wrestled with this - I think my pic is actually in the comments on her blog. I thought I was a pear for 40 years, then came here to find I was an hourglass, then saw over there that I was likely an 8 hourglass. Jeans that work for me are Miss Me, low rise Levi's, True Religion, and J Brand. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-725933 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:50:36 +0000 MsLuna 725933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Elle!</p> <p>I'm not an 8-shaped gal, but I'm a squishy rectangle - which means I have a squishy belly! </p> <p>That being said, I've been having a rough time looking for jeans as well, though so far I found the Gap mid-rise Always Skinny to work on me. Perhaps give those jeans a shot? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-an-8-shape-hourglass-rather-than-an-x-epiphany#post-725922 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:46:44 +0000 ElleH 725922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure how it will help me find the perfect jeans. I don't think they exist for 8 shapes but I think I'm an 8 according to the body types on inside out style blog. It means my hip is high &amp; I carry weight on lower abdomen. Jeans are designed more for X shapes who are wider at the top of the thighs. I am widest just below my waist &amp; then stay the same all the way down to thighs. </p> <p>My tummy isn't always as bad as last pic. It depends what I eat as I bloat easily. I wanted to show it at it's worst though.</p> <p>Well I hope I can find jeans to fit but maybe not. At least on Imogen's blog there are some recommendations for 8s that may differ from a general hourglass suggestion.</p> <p><a href="http://www.insideoutstyleblog.com/2010/05/real-life-body-shapes-8.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.insideoutstyleblog......pes-8.html</a> </p>