https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:30:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-408578 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:40:29 +0000 liss 408578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great, thank you all! After reading the post suggested by anne I think I am actually average, not short-waisted. Regardless, I think I will look at the junior and petite sections this fall to see what is out there for jackets! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-407347 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:24:28 +0000 Charmian 407347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto on the recommendation to shop juniors! Like Suz, I'm 5'4"; like you, I'm short-waisted. The juniors section doesn't always have the look I want, but it has the fit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-407081 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:21:41 +0000 Suz 407081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, from your description it's not clear that you are short-waisted. </p> <p>Like Mo, I find petite jackets to be a better fit. (I'm 5'4", so on the borderline in terms of height, but in my case they tend to work better.) </p> <p>Waist, armhole and sleeve length are all more proportionate for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-407067 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:52:59 +0000 anne 407067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have a look at this post<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2009/06/29/how-to-tell-if-you-are-short-or-long-waisted/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2009/06/.....g-waisted/</a></p> <p>I am a definite long waisted girl, and often have the problem of waist ties hitting my rib cage (ie too high). I have quite a long rise too - am basically very long torso/short leg proportions </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-406898 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:49:01 +0000 bran888 406898@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Liss, I'm still figuring out some of this terminology myself! Short waisted means that the smallest part of you is high up, not far from the bustline...so I would think that shirt waists would hit too low if you are short waisted? I have no idea what the terminology for this would be, but perhaps your upper torso is long, which could be why shirt waists hit too high? I might have this totally mixed up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-406814 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:35:40 +0000 liss 406814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks! The idea to shop petites and juniors is a good one. Bran888, I am curious about your reply. I often feel that a waist tie hits right under my ribcage therefore I think I am short-waisted, but maybe the correct term is "high-waisted" as Lynne said. Any additional insight on this? What exactly constituents "short-waisted?" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-406433 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:26:52 +0000 Mo 406433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have been buying petite jackets (I am not petite in any other clothing item, by the way) and juniors jackets to solve the sleeve, waist, and low armhole problems. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-406380 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:14:20 +0000 Lynne 406380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Liss, I love the 3/4 sleeve jacket in the YLF store. I am also high-waisted, and it sits in just the right spot for skirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-406312 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:42:58 +0000 bran888 406312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hmm if the nipping in at the waist looks like it hits too high, then perhaps you're not short-waisted? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-406239 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:43:17 +0000 Anonymous 406239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As another short waisted kind of hourglass I think you are spot on. Don't waste the waist (smirk), otherwise you'll look so much bigger than you are. </p> <p>One thing i have noticed is that being shortwaisted it can be hard to find a jacket where the waist is in the right place for me. I'm a shorty and often a jacket waist is too low, so the jacket rides up. Nothing a bit of shopping around can't solve. </p> <p>Happy shopping! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/jackets-for-a-short-waisted-hourglass#post-406177 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:47:55 +0000 liss 406177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am preparing my list for fall shopping and am looking to purchase a few jackets to spruce up my casual ensembles. I am a definite hourglass and have always fit the "short-waisted" profile so I am wondering what jackets would work best for me this fall. </p> <p>I have read that anything hitting high hip bone to hip bone is best and that it is always a good idea to emphasize my waist. However, being short-waisted, I feel that any nipping at the waist on me looks like it hits too high. Any advice is much appreciated! </p>