https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:40:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1360738 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:11:51 +0000 Stacie M 1360738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This thread really put a smile on my face.&nbsp; I guess I'm not the only one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1195629 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:06:00 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1195629@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow. Is that actually possible for anyone, even with a knit dress?</p> <p>I am always amused by *lyn and others' talk of wearing their simple tops turned around backward to alter the neckline. Uh, yeah, that's not happening for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1195583 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:09:37 +0000 Kristin L 1195583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know your a pretty pear when... </p> <p>You see a tutorial on pinterest about how to wear a dress as a skirt and the first you think is "Not in this lifetime"</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/42925002667887749/">http://www.pinterest.com/pin/42925002667887749/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1097725 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:21:45 +0000 Anonymous 1097725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm chucklng to myself because one of my DDs is a pear. She's embraced her body type but struggles to find styles that look good on her. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1097381 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:27:05 +0000 Anonymous 1097381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When you have&nbsp;to buy two-piece swimsuits because finding a one-piece that fits your hips/bottom without falling off your smaller chest is a feat you haven't managed since age 12. But ...</p> <p>... regular bikini bottoms look like grandma-panties on the hanger yet actually expose an alarming amount of skin once they're on your body; and&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>... low-rise bikini bottoms? Omg. That's headed into pornographic territory, right there.&nbsp;</p> <p>This was cathartic. Thank you. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1097175 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 06:18:59 +0000 jayne 1097175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>..when you feel the fashion industry is against you...first with a decade of low rise jeans/slacks...OMG...lets but the waistline at the widest part of me! and then with a decade of skinnies that hey, just are NOT gonna go over those thighs, hips, and bottom, and if they do, turn you into instant lollipop.&nbsp; Thank goodness for straight legs with a decent rise! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1097135 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 04:37:14 +0000 crazyone 1097135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...when you buy tops online with ease but never dare to buy pants (and usually regret it when you do). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096948 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:48:47 +0000 Laura 1096948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You love the 80s because there were shoulder pads in EVERY garment, from camis to blouses to blazers and of course, outerwear. And you used to layer the shoulder pads to the MAX. Three shoulder pads layered in one outfit = instant hourglass!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096806 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:33:36 +0000 Lisa 1096806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...you avoid&nbsp; slanted pockets in the front because they never lie flat</p> <p>...and you avoid sparkles on pockets for the back because you really don't need to add anything extra to showcase the rump</p> <p>:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096370 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:50:30 +0000 bella 1096370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Loool! this thread is hilarious, and I agree 100%!&nbsp;<br />I want to say,you know you're a pretty pear when you want to wear pencil skirts casually but can never quite get rid of the bombshell vibe.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096365 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:39:53 +0000 Diana 1096365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...when you can't actually *use* any of your pants pockets because there's no room to fit anything in there, and you've sewn half of them shut anyway! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096333 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 10:09:53 +0000 froggiebecky 1096333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When you walk straight past the pencil skirts/sheath dresses without even looking at them.</p> <p>When you well-muscled&nbsp;calves laugh in the face of tall boots with skinny sheaths.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096108 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 01:11:15 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1096108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yeah, the coat thing - I think I probably prefer jackets to coats if for no other reason than they're easier to fit - anything that's supposed to go over the hips really needs to be a bigger size, but then it's too big in the shoulders and long in the sleeves! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096107 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 01:09:16 +0000 Amy 1096107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When your hip pockets won't lay flat but gape open like a pair of mouths. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096104 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 01:03:18 +0000 Windchime 1096104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When the zipper on your hip-length winter jacket rips out at the bottom because your hips, when you sit (while driving, for example), put too much strain on it. Aargh!</p> <p>And when it's like a miracle to find a skirt or pants which simultaneously fits your waist and your hips! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096085 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 00:42:12 +0000 Angie 1096085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*very big chuckle*</p> <p></p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096017 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:51:40 +0000 Marillen 1096017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>^<br />Haha no yours is better! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096015 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:48:30 +0000 Ornella 1096015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...when you finally manage to get the jeans over the hips, only to find the two of you can fit in what's left around the&nbsp;waist</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096012 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:45:35 +0000 Marillen 1096012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>not sure if true pear because of my shoulders, but I'm bottom-heavy so:</p> <p>...you get those pants you're trying on over the thighs/booty, and the waistband gap is so wide you could stuff your purse in there.&nbsp; And shoes too, why not!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when/page/2#post-1096000 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:38:43 +0000 columbine(erin) 1096000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha! Diana, I sure relate to the pants rise thing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095997 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:34:28 +0000 Marley 1095997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hahahahaha!&nbsp; Oh you FAB women - thank you for the chuckles.&nbsp; (I always pull my dresses and skirts&nbsp;up from the ankles, rather than over my head ) &nbsp;- because, well, see the IT thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095983 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:19:19 +0000 Sveta 1095983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>...when you can carry your laundry basket on your hip and it does not slide down<br />..or if you carry it in your arms you can push the door open with your hip<br />...when trying on pants in the store gives you inferiority complex because you cannot fit into the biggest size and if you do manage to fit into it your legs looks like stuffed sausages! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095966 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:48:30 +0000 carter 1095966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When every year you try to convince yourself that a skirted bathing suit isn't too matronly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095960 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:37:36 +0000 Astrid 1095960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>... when it's impossible to find bikini bottoms that are NOT shorts that give you enough coverage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095956 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:33:59 +0000 Anonymous 1095956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate the straight dress linings with a passion and all of my coats are A-line!</p> <p>I also thought of&nbsp;another one:</p> <p>. . .&nbsp;When you've considered trying on Tall skirts even though you're really short just to guarantee enough coverage when you bend over. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095955 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:33:34 +0000 Astrid 1095955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never bought a suit, but I'd say it's the norm now to buy pieces seperately, at least that's the case where I normally shop. I think it's really good to have that option! </p> <p>ETA</p> <p>Yes, no idea what's up with the lining thing. Saving expenses on the fabric?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095950 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:28:51 +0000 Anonymous 1095950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Astrid hahahaha. So true on the lining. What's with that? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095948 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:26:30 +0000 Anonymous 1095948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>... When the first thing you do when trying a pair of bottoms is to hold the garment up by the hip, to see how much "room" there is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095947 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:25:21 +0000 Anonymous 1095947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>... When you welcome the sight of an A- line coat, because you know that the rumpus will fit... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/you-know-youre-a-pretty-pear-when#post-1095945 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:23:23 +0000 Anonymous 1095945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG, this thread is hilarious. I get the shift dress potato sack syndrome, the skirt over your head syndrome...</p> <p>Here is mine...</p> <p>When you cannot buy a two piece suit, unless they are able to sell you two different sizes: One for the jacket and a larger one for the pants or skirt. </p>