Am I an inverted triangle or hourglass?

5miling

Hey everyone! I'm having some trouble figuring out what body shape I am. While using the body shape calculator half of the time I'm hourglass and the other half I'm inverted triangle. It's getting really annoying and I just want to figure out which body type is my primary shape. I have shoulders wider then my hips (like my whole arms worth), a bust that is around the same size as my hip measurement, a very defined waist, and legs with a little thigh gap in between. My measurements are 38-28.5-36. Can you guys help me to figure out what body type I am? I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

10 years ago

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Latest reply was from ironkurtin

Janet

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It sounds like you are IT- shaped from your description, but it's really difficult to tell from numbers. If you can post photos (or link to photos if you haven't been a member long enough yet) in form fitting clothing like workout gear or swimsuit, we will be able to help you much easier.

10 years ago

K. Period.

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Ditto what Janet said! The fact that your shoulders are so wide seems to suggest IT, but most of us ITs don't have much of a defined waist. You might be an IT with a secondary hourglass. Or you might be an hourglass with strong shoulders. It is hard to tell without pictures.

10 years ago

Thistle

Veteran

I third Janet. Sounds like an IT to me.

10 years ago

April

Veteran

If you're even wondering, my guess is hourglass. Most ITs don't have the waist or hip definition that would create any confusion.

10 years ago

Tania

Active Member

I think most people are a mix of types and it seems like you are a mix of IT and hourglass. So if you take the guidelines from each of those for your specific areas, that might help eg define your waist as it's little, etc.

10 years ago

trix

Active Member

I hear you! I fall somewhere between the IT and hourglass descriptions myself (although you and I do have some differences). I've given up on labeling myself as one or the other but instead follow the principles for each type that I think work best for me (i.e., emphasize what I want to emphasize, deemphasize what I don't want anyone to notice). as Tania recommended above. For example, because I want to make my bust seem a bit less broad, I wear V-necks and scoopnecks; however, because my legs aren't thin, I stay away from IT recommendations that highlight slim legs.

Do you have a sense of what would be most helpful about figuring out if you're more IT or hourglass? Is it making it hard to decide between contradictory recommendations? Is it simply more work? Something else?

10 years ago

ironkurtin

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With a waist like that, hourglass is more likely. Like some have said above, ITs typically don't have an extremely defined waist.

10 years ago

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