Seeing all the lovely pictures of the hourglasses (and reading their modifiers) makes me wonder what my body type is.
Here's why, despite my high degree of self scrutiny, I have difficulty deciding:
Inverted triangle:
My shoulders the broadest part of my body, making woven shirts difficult to fit (but I am not that leggy, which makes me think this is not less likely)
Hourglass: I have a 10" difference between my hips and waist
Rectangle: I have only a 10" difference between my hips and waist. I have a small bust and bum.
Pear: I have a small bust, and my bust measurement (35) is smaller than my hips (36). My legs are not as slender as my arms (I have quite athletic legs).
I've historically thought I was a long torso-ed hourglass with pear tendencies. I thought my body was most similar to some one like Keira Knightley (not as slender), Claire Danes, or Mischa Barton- who are all longer torsoed, on the taller side, and seem to carry more weight on their lower bodies. But all my dress making and sewing books tell me that I am a rectangle or a pear.
Thoughts?
