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My Body Shape?

dana0153

Hey everyone
I'm trying to find my body shape and I'm very confused.
So I wanted to ask about how much difference between shoulders and hips does there have to be before you're inverted triangle? And when you measure your hips all the way around, doesn't it also affect your results if you have a big butt ;)?
I'm 14 and I don't know if I should even try to find my shape cause I think I'm still developing. (I got my period 1 year ago)
But any way I really hope someone can help me find out if I'm rectangular shape or inverted triangle
My measurements:
Across
Shoulders: 14 inches
Bust: 12 inches
Waist: 11 inches
Hips: 14 inches

Around
Shoulders: 37 inches
Bust: 32 inches
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 37 inches

I know hips and shoulders is the same size but my shoulders look so big! I don't know if it's only in my head
(Also sorry for my not so good English, I'm Scandinavian)
Thanks!

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columbine(erin)

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It is hard to tell from just measurements. Can you post a picture?

kellygirl

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It's hard to figure out body type based on measurements because we are 3D. Many ITs are pretty easy to spot especially if they are wearing slim bottoms. The shoulders are much wider than the hips. Take a look at Imogen's blog for some visual aids. http://www.insideoutstyleblog......oints.html

Kirstjen

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Your English is really excellent. I would not have known you were not a native speaker.

From your measurements, I would say you are not an inverted triangle but maybe an hourglass. Perhaps a photo would help.

Marina

Body shape is a complicate matter. We usually don't fit perfectly in any category and our vertical proportions matter just as much as our body shape does.

I believe it's worthy reading about body shapes and proportions to understand better what may and what won't work for each body, but I really don't like those body types "rules".

kellygirl gave you very good reference, Insideout blog has a lot of good stuff on both vertical and horizontal proportions.

About your body, from your measurements without a photo my first guess would be you have both column and pear tendencies. You probably are not a true pear since you don't have hips larger than your shoulder (they are balanced), but you still have a noticeable hips-waist difference with a little bust-waist one. It's likely you will find some useful stuff in both column and pear tips without fitting 100% in neither.

I also think since you have shoulders and hips balanced you probably don't have large shoulders, but they may look larger than they really are for 2 reasons. First, if you have small breasts with a flat-ish upper chest this may make your shoulders more evident. Second, your shoulders may stand out because of their shape, not their size - more angular/square shoulders may look a little bigger than shoulders with soft inclination/curvature.

dana0153

Thank you for your answers! It helped me out a lot.
I'm not sure how to post a picture but I'll try

dana0153

How do you post a picture?

dana0153

Hahaha finally figured it out

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kellygirl

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It's hard to see on my phone but from what I can tell, you look IT. Your shoulders appear wider than your hips.

dana0153

But isn't there any other body shapes with wider shoulders than hips? If I search the rectangular body shape on google images it looks like their shoulders is wider too

dana0153

I have this one too
My shoulders and hips looks almost similar, but as you can see my shoulders look very broad.
I'm very short and I really don't want to look masculine at all. If it's not only in my head I look very manly, does I help to loose weight then?

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Tanya

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I would say you are somewhere between rectangle and IT, can't say exactly as the photos are not very good. Could you do a full length body one, but bigger than the first photo you posted?

Liz

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Don't worry -- you don't look remotely manly! And, unless you were to gain a whole lot of weight, body type is not an issue of weight. This is genetic stuff.
Losing weight would not change the width of your collarbones and shoulder bones and pelvic bones or whatever bones those are that determine the width of your shoulders compared to your hips.

Staysfit

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No Dana, losing weight will not change your body shape and would only make you look masculine not feminine. There is really no way to change your body shape. Your body shape is determined by your skeletal structure and you cannot alter that. Hopefully you will learn to love the body you have, whatever shape it is. Also, your body should continue to grow and change for a year or so more now that you have had your period. I would focus more on wearing feminine clothing, and eating healthy food. You will not look masculine. (I'm a physician, I really know about this stuff )

Sveta

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You body looks like IT to me. However at 14 it is most likely not finished to develop yet. Give it a couple of more years - up to 16 or maybe even 18 when the feminine body really develops (breasts and hips).
And no, you do not look manly at all, you look like a lovely young girl

dana0153

Okay so I'm IT?
Then I really hope I haven't stopped developing

dana0153

I'm posting pictures from my phone, should I do it from the computer instead? Would that help making the picture better ?
But agan doesn't the rectangular body shape have also have a little wider shoulder than hips (sometimes)?

rachylou

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Oh, very smart to do across measures as well as around, and with the pics... I've very similar measurements. I'd say you're a rectangle / mild hour glass.

Did you do an under-bust around measurement too? That's also very useful to know. The difference between the bust and under-bust will tell quite a bit how things will drape.

As you are still growing, I'd definitely redo the measurements in a year's time. Or at the start of the new school year when/if you do back to school shopping (that's when I always got my new clothes). Or outgrow what you've got noticeably. I think 14 - 15 is when one day I realised I'd gotten taller than the refrigerator!

Dixie

You have a long way to go! Your body is not done developing. Don't worry about body shapes yet :/

rachylou

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Oh and no. You have no worries about looking masculine. You don't. These shape terms are for picking clothes that fit well and therefore flatter. These body shapes aren't what make the world see that a female is a female or feminine. What does, tho, is pretty interesting. The science is fascinating. And actually, losing weight would be unhelpful toward that goal. 'Course becoming morbidly obese would also be unhelpful, but in a different way.

dana0153

Okay thanks, your answers helps me a lot!
I see some different meanings about my shape, and I guess I don't fit any shape yet
So I hope I will, when I'm done developing

dana0153

I just think my shoulders look SOO big

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Summer

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Hi, Dana,

First, may I say that you have a lovely, trim feminine figure whatever shape you decide it is.

I agree with most of the others that you are probably a mix of IT and rectangle, but you are not extreme in any way. You can use the guidelines for both shapes, but please don't get too hung up on the "rules". At your age there is plenty of scope for just having fun experimenting with lots of different styles - that will tell you a lot more about what suits you and what doesn't.

AM

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I have broad shoulders and I wouldn't call your's overly broad AT ALL. But shoulders can be a big plus. They add structure to your clothes. I have friends that have very small, sloping shoulders and they seem to have problems of their own with clothes appearing to hang off them with gathering and poor form. You have a nice trim figure. We all fuss about our bodies a bit but in the end it is good to accept it and try to love thy self.

dana0153

Okay thank you
So I just took a look in the mirror and I think I'm IT. My shoulders is wider than my hips and compared to the rest of my body they are huge. Especially when I wear big T-shirts, but I really love wearing them.
On me it just look wierd because I'm not getting any taller

Summer

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Dana, I think you are focusing too much on your shoulders - which are not overly broad - instead of seeing yourself as a whole. You are a pretty girl with a lovely figure, no need to worry. By the way, don't forget that many fashion models are IT shape.

dana0153

I know, and thank you very much. I think I've looked at them so much and just thought, they were so big that it's stuck in my head now. I think they're a little less inch wider than my hips. So they are a little broad?

It's probably hormones and I should give my body time to grow and develop.

rachylou

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Ok, gotta argue, hehe So not IT. IMO, your shoulders are just standing out because of the stark contrast with the black tank. Taking it all in at once, as would a bypasser on the street...zero IT, even with the contrast. And the measurements support my findings, lol. You can call me fat cow now. My bff would

approprio

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Take heart, Dana! You look lovely, Nobody's perfect, and we all have things we like and dislike about our appearance. It's important to learn to love your body, with all its little quirks and imperfections.

If you're an IT, you have one of the best body shapes to hang clothes on. A strong shoulder line gives structure, as AM says. That's why it's a very common body shape for models. But your shoulders don't look so very broad to me.

Please don't try to loose weight. You body looks perfectly healthy and you're still developing. Instead, learn how to eat healthily and get plenty of exercise. That way, you'll grow naturally and avoid weight problems in the future.

dana0153

Thank you! This help me so much!
Rachylou I'm not sure I understand what you mean (14 year old Dane, not so good at English yet hehe)

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