https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/large-shouldered-pear-small-busted-invert-triangle-or-just-plain-rectangle Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:20:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/large-shouldered-pear-small-busted-invert-triangle-or-just-plain-rectangle#post-1492505 Sat, 16 May 2015 19:45:19 +0000 Vix 1492505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi WB --</p> <p>I actually think you'll be best off picking and choosing from a variety of body shape suggestions to find what proportions and styles work best on you.&nbsp;</p> <p>[Sorry, wanted to give an easier answer!]</p> <p>Your overall look is very balanced, and you're blessed with having something most Rectangles and ITs lack -- a perky posterior/defined S curve in profile.&nbsp;</p> <p>So Hourglass/Pear strategies may be useful in some ways, Rectangle/IT ones useful in others.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>I do see a lovely curve outward at your lower hip, which means you don't have to worry about failing to fill out A-line skirts as I (straight-hipped Rectangle with HG/Pear tendencies) do. </p> <p>I'd just experiment with shapes and see what appeals to you. You can always ask for feedback here, too. Good luck during this time of transition!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/large-shouldered-pear-small-busted-invert-triangle-or-just-plain-rectangle#post-1492504 Sat, 16 May 2015 19:44:38 +0000 WB 1492504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you everyone! </p> <p>Now the question is, how do I modify the dressing tips for being small-chested? Use the cowl necks, low scoopnecks and low square necks that flatter small chested Pears?</p> <p>Frannieb: I wear elastic-waist pants and low-rise pants and very, very rarely I can find a high-waisted pair that fits everywhere okay, but yes, I have a lot of dressing room rejects that have a gap at the low back or don't get over my hips when the legs fit fine. Over time I've gotten a feel for what shaped of pants to just walk past on the rack. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/large-shouldered-pear-small-busted-invert-triangle-or-just-plain-rectangle#post-1492439 Sat, 16 May 2015 15:46:43 +0000 frannieb 1492439@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree you are not a pear &nbsp;but you probably have a heck of a time finding pants because you have a curvy backside - not so much because of hips. This may be why you think you are a pear shape. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/large-shouldered-pear-small-busted-invert-triangle-or-just-plain-rectangle#post-1492392 Sat, 16 May 2015 14:04:14 +0000 Angie 1492392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see inverted triangle too. Slight and strong. Welcome to the forum.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/large-shouldered-pear-small-busted-invert-triangle-or-just-plain-rectangle#post-1492359 Sat, 16 May 2015 11:01:49 +0000 Summer 1492359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see inverted triangle/rectangle, as, seen from the front, your shoulders look slightly wider than your hips. &nbsp;You don't necessarily have to be busty to fit this shape.<br />I'd look back at Angie's body shape guidelines and pick out the pieces of advice that seem to relate best to your shape, remembering that many of us are a mix of two or three. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/large-shouldered-pear-small-busted-invert-triangle-or-just-plain-rectangle#post-1492344 Sat, 16 May 2015 08:37:56 +0000 Sharon 1492344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see inverted triangle. You are a slight frame, but have a lovely strong shoulder line. But I think a lot of body shapes overlap into each other. I will be interested to here what everyone else thinks! What styles do you think suit you best?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/large-shouldered-pear-small-busted-invert-triangle-or-just-plain-rectangle#post-1492285 Sat, 16 May 2015 02:43:09 +0000 Greyscale 1492285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say rectangle / inverted triangle but I'm no expert. At any rate, your top and bottom balance each other very well, which leads me to think hourglass or rectangle.&nbsp;Your shoulders look like mine, and I think of myself as an inverted triangle (I have fewer curves on the bottom, and more on top, though). I don't think bustiness is necessary, but maybe I'm misinterpreting the definitions.</p> <p>Also, you look uncannily like my college roommate - features, haircut, body shape and all. Though she dyes her hair bright blue. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/large-shouldered-pear-small-busted-invert-triangle-or-just-plain-rectangle#post-1492283 Sat, 16 May 2015 02:31:34 +0000 WB 1492283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay, starting this thread again, with pictures! </p> <p>My measurements:<br />shoulder - 39"<br />bust - 32"<br />waist - 27"<br />hip - 37"</p> <p>Without the shoulder measurement I show up as a Pear. I seem to be more of an Inverted Triangle shape with the shoulder measurement, but as you can see, I am not busty. Since most of my hip measurement is on my backside, I wonder if I'm actually not just a Rectangle with wide shoulders? I have a bit more bust shape with a bra, but chose to go with my natural shape here. </p> <p>I've gone through a bit of transition with motherhood, divorce, relocating to a new state, and trying to get back into work I've been out of for a while, which has made me lost style-wise and searching for a way to update my style.</p> <p>Thank you for the help in advance!</p> <p> </p>