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What's my body type?

bran888

Hi girls,

I can never quite figure out which body type I am...my measurements are:

shoulders: 36
bust: 33 (I usually wear a 32 b)
waist: 25
hips: 36.5

So my hips and shoulders are pretty balanced, and my waist looks defined, but my bust is smaller. Am I a pear, hourglass or something in between? I'm also very petite, not even 5'1'' and I weigh about 105 lbs. Any recommendations for the most flattering clothing styles? Thanks for reading!

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21 replies

Latest reply was from Charmian

Carole

Veteran

Sounds like an hourglass to me. Can you post a picture of your lovely self?

bran888

Thanks Carole

Charmian

Veteran

Bran, those links are to photos hosted inside your own personal gmail account; as such, we don't have access to them.

Since you appear to be a gmail user, have you considered uploading them to http://picasaweb.google.com and sharing them from there? That way, we don't need your gmail password to view the photos.

BTW, welcome to YLF!

bran888

oops! sorry...ok will do

Mo

(website)

Veteran

I have similar measurements - about an inch more all around but I am 5' 4.5" - and I was surprised to find I'm an hourglass. I'd always thought I was a pear due to my not large bust and good sized hips. I'll be curious to see what you find out!

bran888

Ok, hopefully this works!

Somewhat strange angle, but not entirely inaccurate:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1.....4200606114

Update:
I'm not sure if this photo looks very different, but it is taken from a higher angle, and my thighs look more realistic...I didn't realize taking a photo would be this difficult!

https://picasaweb.google.com/1.....6450006882

My measurements again I believe are:

shoulders: 36
bust: 33 (32 b)
waist: 25
hips: 36.5

Ok so...pear, rectangle or hourglass??

& more importantly...should I be sticking with an a-line silouhette? I LOVE dresses and skirts and wear all styles including fitted on the bottom.

bran888

@ Mo: I'm always breaking the "pear" rules by wearing fitted skirts and skinny jeans, so it will be good to know if I shouldn't be!

puffenstuff

(website)

Veteran

Hmm that's a toughie, I would have to say a slight pear with a bit of rectangle? Hopefully Angie will chime in and get it right for you.

Irene

Veteran

The angle is a bit difficult, because they look as taken from a lower than regular angle, but I'd say a pear. But then again, your thighs appear larger because of the angle, so I don't know for sure :S

bran888

@ Puffenstuff: a rectangle even with an 11-12 inch difference between my waist and hips? I suppose some of that difference comes from my behind...I can see that I don't look super curvy in the photos though, but I usually feel that I look pretty curvy.

@ airin: I had trouble getting the angle right, but my hips/thighs are not what I would call small (though my thighs aren't huge, and definitely not as large as they look in the first picture)

bran888

I'm not sure if this photo looks very different, but it is taken from a higher angle, and my thighs look more realistic...I didn't realize taking a photo would be this difficult!

https://picasaweb.google.com/1.....6450006882

My measurements again I believe are:

shoulders: 36
bust: 33 (32 b)
waist: 25
hips: 36.5

Ok so...pear, rectangle or hourglass??

& more importantly...should I be sticking with an a-line silouhette? I LOVE dresses and skirts and wear all styles including fitted on the bottom.

Queen Mum

Veteran

Hi there and welcome!
I can't decide if you look more pear or hourglass. But either way you have a beautiful slim figure and I see nothing wrong with wearing fitted bottoms.

bran888

Thanks Queen Mum! I feel that big pockets right on the hips generally don't work for me, but other than that I usually feel comfortable in a fitted bottom.

Angie

(website)

Fashion Stylist

Welcome!

No rectangle tendencies at all. You are an hourglass with pear tendencies. Fab bod!

bran888

Thanks Angie! And thanks everyone else for your help

I'm glad that my love of dresses and skirts works for my body type So does having pear tendencies mean that I should keep both hourglass and pear rules in mind? Or does it mean that I will probably tend toward pear if I were to gain weight?

Also, I think I know the answer, but am I long-waisted?

Thanks everyone! This seems like a really great forum

Dashrashi

Veteran

I see hourglass with a bit of pear, but balanced by what appears to be a strong shoulder line.

Charmian

Veteran

I see an hourglass too. I love your defined waist!

Angie recently "diagnosed" me as an inverted triangle with strong hourglass tendencies (they must be pretty strong, since a lot of YLFers pegged me as an hourglass with IT tendencies). For me, what I've been doing is trying to find where the IT and hourglass recommendations intersect. Maybe someday, when I'm more confident, I'll experiment outside of that intersection (ie, IT-only or hourglass-only or even none of the above!) ... but I'm a slow learner, so that's a ways off.

BTW, congratulations on figuring out how to upload to picasaweb

bran888

Thanks girls! This has been very helpful...I figured that I was some combination of pear and hourglass, but I wasn't sure which was dominant. So it sounds like I should dress like an hourglass with an eye towards keeping the balance between upper and lower body.

Charmian

Veteran

Sounds perfect

bran888

@ Charmian: it seems like we have mirror image body types, both hourglassy but you have slightly stronger shoulders while I have slightly stronger hips. You have a nice defined waist too, so in my personal non-expert opinion, you should flaunt it!

Charmian

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Aww, thanks! I look forward to seeing your posts too