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OK, what shape am I? (first photo posting..yipes!)

nancylee

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Well, I've gone and posted a pair of photos.....and pretty cringeworthy ones at that! Blurry and with every bump and lump showing in my yoga clothes. And why does my face look so dark and mask-like? haha!

I've always thought of myself as an apple since my waist is not well-defined, and it's also where the weight goes first when I gain it. My measurements are about:
35-27-37. My weight fluctuates between 120 and 125. I'm just shy of 5'5" and I usually wear a 6 in dresses and shirts and either a 4 or 6 in pants.

What am I? There's been so much talk about body shapes lately on YLF I'm a little confused!

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Latest reply was from celia

Barbara

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You are a pretty pear (because your hips are 2" more than your bust).

Slim and trim, too! I don't see any bumps or lumps.

Queen Mum

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your hips and shoulders look pretty balanced to me actually, I'm thinking you're an hourglass.

nancylee

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I do have somewhat broad shoulders, which makes me a little skeptical about the pear diagnosis! (sorry Barbara) Hmmm.........

Claudia

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I also see an hourglass with a secondary inverted triangle leanings.

kellygirl

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Just looking at the pics, I'd guess hourglass too. You look great in your yoga gear,btw.

Ornella

(website)

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nancylee, I'll leave it to those who are more knowledgeable in this area to help you with defining your body type.

I just wanted to say it is with a good reason we talk about body shapes here so much. Knowing your own, in my case at least, had lead to streamlining my choices and better clarity in what I go for style-wise. (That and discovering my color palette, that is.)

Have fun

Barbara

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Yep, QM is right.

After looking at your pics more carefully, you are definitely more hourglass than pear. Your bust and hips don't have to match to be an hourglass; the shoulder line is important too.

I bow to the queen.....

Anonymous

I'm no expert, but I see a slim hourglass who coordinates with her walls!

Beth

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Nancylee, your stats are similar to mine and I'm an hourglass:)

nancylee

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Thanks, everyone! I guess, by unanimous opinion, I'm an hourglass.....wow. After believing I'm an apple for many, many years this is a real revelation. Does this mean I can wear any style?

Anonymous

This means you must go buy a wrap dress immediately! ; )

Beth

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Nancylee, For the same reason as you, I always thought I was an apple too. I think we're considered apples for medical reasons (vs. putting weight on in the hips/thighs) but you definitely have a defined waist.

TravellingTam

I don't know much about the body typing, so I'm not commenting on that. What I would like to see are some more pics of that room you're in. Especially whatever is creating that design on the walls (I'm assuming it's windows)

Queen Mum

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nancylee,
Here is Angies blog post on dressing the hot hourglass, and as a fellow hourglass, I can say that no, hourglasses cannot wear anything. We do best in silhouettes that skim and highlight our figures. We have to be careful about wearing things that would add bulk to any part of our body (ie.. lots of ruffles, pleating, gathering, etc)

http://youlookfab.com/2010/05/.....type-2010/

Angie

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Welcome to the forum! You are an hourglass with a fabulous shape

Mo

(website)

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Hi! I have almost identical measurements to you and was declared an hourglass. I had always thought I was a pear, so that was news to me. You look great, BTW!

nancylee

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Thanks again, everyone! (And special thanks to Angie for confirming everyone's opinion). Not only have you helped me identify my body shape, but you've also given my ego quite a boost with all your kind words.

Travelling Tam, I'm attaching some photos of our bedroom. It's actually the overhead light that casts that interesting pattern on the walls. A friend of mine had a light like this in her foyer, and I loved the pattern it cast on her ceiling....so I searched for a similar one. The effect turned out to be more dramatic than I expected! It actually looks like white clouds against the blue wall.

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April

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Seems like this is already settled, nancylee, but I would also have said hourglass. I think part of the confusion about measurements is that the measurements *around* your body are not as helpful in determining body shape as the measurements straight across the front of your shoulders, waist, and hips. If you take measurements that way, I'm guessing your shoulders and hips will be pretty close, and you have a defined waist in between. Therefore: hourglass.

TravellingTam

Beautiful fixture! Gives your walls almost an underwater feel

celia

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Just to say hi and welcome. Hi