Bodies and Types and Suggestions

Hello, all. I'm a first-timer with undeveloped fashion sense and an aging wardrobe, and I'm glad to meet you. When it comes to my body, I'm a terrible judge, so I leave the jury open for you.

While I hear that frontal-view, arms loose at the sides is the best photo for body type, I included three different shots: frontal, side, side-twist. Whether this has any value or not is for you to tell me, but I hope it grants a better sense of my body's volumes.

Frontal (warning: contains underwear): http://flic.kr/p/8xq9Gr

I cannot for the life of me take a frontal photo of myself that flatters me while I'm fully clothed. Part of this is my wardrobe: the closest thing I have to slim-fitting clothing is sportswear. The distortions and smiley are a precaution, but if it interferes with deciphering body type, I'll post a different frontal photo.

Side (fewer distortions, for I am clothed): http://flic.kr/p/8xq9Cg

Side-twist (as with side): http://flic.kr/p/8xq9Fn

Everybody looks good with a side-twist. Note that I had to pinch the shirt (which I'm sure has some specific name I don't know about) so that my top half did not become an amorphous blob with flash glare.

Any tidbits about what makes my body type unique and how to flatter it - whether about overall shape, waist height, proportions, pastiness, etc., would be appreciated. If more photos are needed, I'll shoot away.

14 years ago

Mae

Active Member

Maybe try a frontal photo in a cami and snug fitting pants? I'm getting a completely different read from the underwear photo to the clothed photos.

My guess, given all as is, however, would be rectangle with pear tendencies. But I may be gravely mistaken and I'm not very good or experienced at judging body types. Hopefully some pros will chime in.

Edit: And welcome to the forum!

Louise

Veteran

Morgan welcome to the forum. The distortion does cast some wierd shadows. Could you try a front photo with a cami and form fitting trousers? perhaps leggings or slim fit jeans? x

firefly

Welcome Morgan. I'm somewhat of a newbie too, so feel free to take what I say with a pinch of salt.

At the moment I'm seeing hourglass. However I agree the distortion makes it difficult to judge. Could you try posting another photo, frontal and full length, with form-fitting clothing? Arms by your sides and feet not too far apart would be helpful too

Itari

(website)

Hourglass with pear tendencies is my guess, although a better photo would help.

morgan

Member

Thanks for replying, folks!

Unfortunately, what I said about not having slim-fitting clothes also applies to camis: my current wardrobe is filled with looser clothing. It wasn't until I looked around this site that I discovered my need of a cami.

The best I can do is wear some old jeans and a sports-top, which while somewhat loose fits around my form nicely. You can see how loose it is immediately below the bust, but hopefully this won't interfere too much: http://flic.kr/p/8xxycE

If it's still too ambiguous, I'll be back with a cami and a pair of leggings within the week.

Donna

Welcome Morgan!

From the new picture I think you're a pretty pear. Hopefully Angie will be able to chime in soon and give you a definitive answer.

There's a ton of info on this site, have fun!

Thanks for the new picture Morgan. I'm revising my opinion to pretty pear. You have a lovely slim figure!

Thanks for the welcomes!

It's funny, because before this I never realized that, from the front, my shoulders are as wide as my hips (actually a smidgen wider). But I'm short-waisted and I've got big, strong thighs. I see a pretty pear too, but I've heard the same hourglass-rectangle-pear conclusions from other people, which brought me here.

Happy to be here. I think I have enough to go on even if Angie doesn't chime in.

Elly

I think your shoulders are narrower than your hips (or in this case the thighs) so you would be a pear. Great thing is you will look good in all the strong shoulder and military epaulet jackets that are in this season. If I were you I would get a bra fitting-- the undies pic bra doesn't look supportive at all (is it a sports bra?) and the newest clothed pic looks like the headlights are showing through the shirt. Being a pear the boobies can use all the help they can get to balance you out. You are very slim though!

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