First post from a lurker-- I'd love your help to start looking fab....

motherofms

Hi all!

I've been lurking for months and have LOVED it. What an amazing bunch of women! Angie, you are fabulously talented, stylish and always look KILLER!!! All of you have been inspiring and encouraging. I have learned so much from you. I've noticed how kind and helpful you are to one another and it has given me the courage to jump in.

I'm ready to jump in and start trying to improve my "fab quotient". : ) I value the your insight and opinions. To start, here are some body shots. What body type do you think I am?

front: (Sorry, my arms are a little in the way.)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1.....690738528/

side:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1.....otostream/

By way of introduction, I am a 30-something American living in a European capital. I am a MOTH with 4 children. I do a LOT of walking every day. I need to be comfortable, but want to look stylish too.

Thank you!

{Edited to clarify that TIA is not my name, TIA = Thanks In Advance} : )

15 years ago

Body Type

13 replies

Latest reply was from Kristine

londonkiwi (now back in NZ)

Veteran

Welcome Tia,

I am also an expat living in a European capital - in my case a NZ transplanted to London.

I am by no way an expert on the body shape thing, but I think that you may be an hourglass.

There are lots of Mums on the board as well as a lot of us who commute to work and need to look comfortable in the process, so I am sure that you will get a lot of wonderful advice!

15 years ago

puffenstuff

(website)

Veteran

Welcome to the forum and congrats on your first post! My uneducated guess would be for rectangle but I am sure someone with more knowledge will confirm that. You will have a ball on here as we all help each other on the journey to fashionistas!

15 years ago

marianna

Veteran

Welcome to the forum!

15 years ago

Queen Mum

Veteran

Hi Tia and welcome.
It looks like you are standing at a slight angle so it's hard to tell how your shoulders compare to your hips. My guess would be hourglass but you might want to retake a picture making sure you are facing the camera head on straight.

15 years ago

wilson

Active Member

Wow, four children! You must be an incredibly busy gal! It'll be fun to see the MOTG outfits you share with us! I'm not going to venture to say what your shape is because I have no expertise in that department and I don't want to add confusion

15 years ago

Louise

Veteran

Yay well done for delurking and welcome, we'll so have your style quotient through the roof. My first thought was you're an hourglass or pear though body shapes aren't my strong point, Angie will be along soon to sort you out x

15 years ago

motherofms

Active Member

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I just wanted to clarify that TIA isn't my name. I was using an abbreviation from anther forum I'm a part off. Sorry for the confusion. TIA = Thanks In Advance. ; ) There is someone on the forums already with the same name as me so I'll need to think of something else so it won't be confusing.

Yes, the shot was taken at an angle. My photographer is quite a bit shorter than I am. It's one of my kids. Maybe I can get my hubby to help me take a better one.

15 years ago

morethanbeige

Veteran

Welcome to the forum. I am a newcomer myself so won't attempt to give feedback on body shape, but look forward to seeing more posts!

15 years ago

MNsara

Veteran

Welcome! I hope you'll enjoy lots of inspiration and encouragement here! There is no way I would ever guess at a body type, but I'll be watching so see what the YLF body type 'experts' say

15 years ago

Angie

(website)

Fashion Stylist

Hi Tia and welcome to the forum! Thanks for de-lurking and for posting a picture straight away. I like that you don't dilly dally about.

You are very busy! Wow, 4 kids. You look like an hourglass in this picture. Does that make sense? I can't see picture #2 for some reason?

Thanks for saying such nice things about YLF. I'm blushing :0)

15 years ago

motherofms

Active Member

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1.....690724094/

This should work better for second photo.

TIA = Thanks In Advance : )

15 years ago

motherofms

Active Member

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I'm off to check out Angie's recommendations for hourglasses.

15 years ago

Kristine

Veteran

You have a nice figure, I'd guess hourglass tending towards rectangle? I think the general guideline is something like 9" or less between bust/hips is rectangle. 10" or more is closer to hourglass (but of course that's a really broad guideline).

15 years ago

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