https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:14:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602828 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:07:37 +0000 Maneera 1602828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup. IT for sure. And a very cute one! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602793 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:49:13 +0000 Kaelyn 1602793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think IT is officially unanimous on YLF. Happy to finally know what I am, and meet others! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602788 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:26:32 +0000 dashielle (Ann) 1602788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late to the party, but as an IT, I recognize you! Welcome to the team...now I'll go see what everyone else had to say.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602754 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 02:16:24 +0000 catgirl 1602754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ITs rock strapless dresses! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602742 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 01:48:46 +0000 Kaelyn 1602742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm horribly out of shape, but trying to make myself crawl to the fitness center (it's COLD!) more often. Now I'm inspired. If I'm going to have an athletic build I might as well be strong. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602718 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:54:18 +0000 DonnaF 1602718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute!&nbsp; I've never owned/worn a formal dress.&nbsp; DD is in the IT Club (with perhaps Adorable Apple tendencies), but I am the precise opposite:&nbsp; Some type of hourglass/pear hybrid.&nbsp; I've started to work out with dumb bells to get if not awesome but more shapely shoulders and arms, but I will never be able to do five (5!!!) pull-ups that she can. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602676 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 23:22:02 +0000 Kaelyn 1602676@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here's another one, so you guys can see what I looked like when I was thinner. Still a 16, just minus about 50 pounds. (I want to look just like that again but my gosh losing weight is hard.) I LOVED wearing this dress in high school and college for formal events. I also chose a strapless dress for my wedding. I always thought I had awesome shoulders. Huzzah! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602637 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:58:55 +0000 Kaelyn 1602637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Btw, I'm giggling over everyone saying "the IT club." You are all so clever and wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602635 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:55:57 +0000 Aida 1602635@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another welcome to the IT club from me ^^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602606 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:03:54 +0000 rachylou 1602606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that makes sense. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602597 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 20:58:20 +0000 Kaelyn 1602597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Donna, I'd say that my secondary shape would be apple, then, based on how I look after weight gain. I'm trying to lose the extra weight and I'll keep an eye on how my body changes while I do! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602590 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 20:50:30 +0000 DonnaF 1602590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup; an IT.&nbsp; You may also have a secondary type that shows up more when you gain (or lose) weight. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602575 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 20:35:57 +0000 Kaelyn 1602575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love how everywhere else I've asked for opinions I've gotten mixed answers and I came here and IT is unanimous so far. You all rock! I've been struggling to figure this out for years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602558 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:45:17 +0000 Helena 1602558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Repetitive, but ... IT </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602543 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:11:31 +0000 Anonymous 1602543@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup, IT! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602539 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:04:47 +0000 catgirl 1602539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Welcome to the IT girl club!&nbsp; :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602537 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:01:59 +0000 Angie 1602537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IT all the way.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602397 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:07:14 +0000 Elizabeth P 1602397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for IT! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602388 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:23:45 +0000 viva 1602388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IT with long legs AND delicate ankles. Gorgeous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602382 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:47:26 +0000 Summer 1602382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see IT, too, but few of us fit neatly into any one shape. &nbsp;It sometimes helps just to pick and mix the guidelines that seem most relevant to you.</p> <p>Your description, "hourglass with more sand" &nbsp;made me chuckle! &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602376 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:20:49 +0000 approprio 1602376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote IT too. Work those gams, girlfriend! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602346 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:25:12 +0000 Kaelyn 1602346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sally, I think you're right about the shoulders being the main distinction.</p> <p>Shucks, shaz, thanks so much. I got them from my Rockette grandmother. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602344 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:18:11 +0000 shaz 1602344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Inverted triangle I think, with a great pair of long legs </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602342 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:14:14 +0000 Sally 1602342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure as I'm not an expert. I'm an apple but my waist is smaller than my hips. I know I'm an apple because Angie told me i was and i always put weight on my tummy and bust. I am always a size bigger on the top half of my body. Maybe the difference between IT and apple is the width of the shoulders. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602326 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:59:54 +0000 Kaelyn 1602326@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gigi, I actually googled "inverted triangle body type" and Angie's guidelines were one of the very first links! A LOT of it fits.</p> <p>I apparently have ZERO photos of my with both my arms down. This is largely because I think I always look awkward if I leave them hanging down. I think you can see it pretty well in this photo from today. One arm is down. I COULD see my shape as a triangle in this one. Obviously it's not perfect because I'm wearing a jacket but you can see where my shoulders and hips are. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602323 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:51:32 +0000 Gigi 1602323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was going to suggest inverted triangle too. It's a little hard to tell because your arms are up in the photo--I think that having your hands at your sides gives a more accurate silhouette.</p> <p>You can check out Angie's guidelines for dressing inverted triangles and see if the guidelines hold true for you. You don't necessarily have to dress according to them, but it might be a way to find out whether you really are an IT. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602315 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:11:47 +0000 Kaelyn 1602315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAileen, you're a genius. I think you may be right. I googled it and it seems to fit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602309 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 05:51:43 +0000 JAileen 1602309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm no expert, but you look like an inverted triangle to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-body-shapes-do-you-see-in-me#post-1602298 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 05:09:11 +0000 Kaelyn 1602298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm really curious, because I don't think I fit into the standard hourglass, apple, pear, or rectangle categories very well. People always tell me they see something different. What do you think? First, my thoughts:</p> <p>Rectangle: works because I barely have a waist, I'm mostly straight up and down. Doesn't work because, um, breasts. I'm a 38-G. Is there any such thing as a super busty rectangle? Clothes recommend for rectangles generally work for me, provided that they provide room for my bust.</p> <p>Apple: makes sense because I'm busty, but doesn't quite work because my waist isn't wider than my hips. My waist IS my narrowest point, it just isn't well defined. Comparing myself to my friends who are definite apples, they look wider than I do, regardless of size.</p> <p>Pear: I think this is the only one I can safely rule out. I'm more top heavy. My hips are wide number-wise because I'm LARGE, but proportionally I think they're average, maybe even narrowish?</p> <p>Hourglass: my parents told me I was one when I was thinner, but I don't think my waist was ever quite small enough to be a proper hourglass.</p> <p>Other things: to my eye, I have broad shoulders and I'm short-waisted. ALL my height is in my legs. I also have a little scoliosis, so I'm a little bit lopsided, though it isn't super obvious.</p> <p>Anyway, it doesn't REALLY bother me that I don't fit neatly into one of these boxes because at the end of the day, I'm going to wear whatever the heck I want, but it's nice to have a shorthand way of explaining what I look like and I've never been able to nail this. I've gone with an "hourglass with more sand," a "fat, busty rectangle," and an "apple with a waist" at different times, and I never look the same to myself. I think this is an imperfect system because humans come in all kinds of shapes. But I'm still curious... </p>