Girls body measurements?
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Re: Girls body measurements?I think the problem is that when people think of hourglass shape they think of these women - http://hourglasswomen.net/famous_hou..._women/f_a.htm. But the way you work out is through the numbers. So while you may not look like you have an hourglass figure, your body measurements show that your are one. Your waist measurement is more than 8 inches smaller than your bust and hip measurement and that your bust and hip measurements are the same which is the criteria for an hourglass figure. (Sorry if I'm repeating myself) I struggled to believe it at first for me, but the numbers don't lie.(Original post by desdemonata)
What I meant is that while I may technically be an hourglass and have the measurements, I don't really look like an hourglass. I'm saying that the difference in height, while it doesn't affect my classification, does affect whether or not I actually look like my classification.
Edit: thus making me question whether or not I am actually an hourglass. And if on paper I am and in reality I don't look it, it seems kind of a moot point lol.
Sorry if I seemed patronising, but I thought you were confused by how the website worked out your body shape.
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Bust 34(Original post by YemiSanya90)
If I can ask, what numbers were you putting in? It should be able to work out a shape for you and I've never had an issue with it.
Waist 26
Hips 33
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Re: Girls body measurements?Yep(Original post by YemiSanya90)
I think the problem is that when people think of hourglass shape they think of these women - http://hourglasswomen.net/famous_hou..._women/f_a.htm. But the way you work out is through the numbers. So while you may not look like you have an hourglass figure, your body measurements show that your are one. Your waist measurement is more than 8 inches smaller than your bust and hip measurement and that your bust and hip measurements are the same which is the criteria for an hourglass figure. (Sorry if I'm repeating myself) I struggled to believe it at first for me, but the numbers don't lie.
Sorry if I seemed patronising, but I thought you were confused by how the website worked out your body shape.
that's what I was referring to. For me to have the same figure/shape as a Victoria's Secret model I would have to weigh, what, 85 pounds 
and nobody really looks at someone five feet tall as being anything other than short. Hourglass is the coveted figure, but in context nowadays that means being hourglass and really tall, which is, as said, pretty impossible for us shorter ladies.
don't worry about it, my post wasn't as clear as it could have been as it was
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Re: Girls body measurements?Here you go - http://www.shopyourshape.com/body-sh...earchKey=20085.(Original post by _Shmiley)
Bust 34 -Waist 26 - Hips 33
Hope this helps.
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Re: Girls body measurements?Tbh, these days 'hourglass shape' often means a slim frame but with a butt and big boobs - people don't seem to care about actual hip/waist ratio and shoulder width. Scarlett Johansson is not an hourglass - she's an apple. She clearly gains weight on her upper body - boobs, arms, stomach. She has quite narrow hips and usually slim thighs. People just think she's an hourglass because of her boobs.
Jennifer Lopez is a pear shape.
Candice Swanepoel is an hourglass, but I know some women gets upset by that because they want to 'claim' the hourglass as something belonging to bigger shapes. You can be an hourglass at many sizes, it's about proportions. Many modern 'hourglasses' are also pear shaped women with implants. A "perfect" natural hourglass with slim thighs and a flat stomach and long legs occurs VERY rarely because the beauty ideal is caught somewhere between men's preferences and the gay man's designer ideal.Last edited by Millie228; 31-07-2012 at 22:25. -
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Re: Girls body measurements?If your measurements are correct (measured in these places http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?start...r:14,s:25,i:49 ) then it's probably an error with the website, there are a few out there that work out your body shape so I'd try another one. -
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Re: Girls body measurements?What changes did you make?(Original post by Silly_Lily)
36-25-36. My waist used to be a lot bigger, but I lost a lot of weight when I changed my diet. All my weight seems to go to my arms and thighs though, so swings and roundabouts
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Re: Girls body measurements?Everyone does(Original post by R4INBOW)
So everyone on this thread has curves?
I think your question should be "So everyone on this thread is curvy?"
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Re: Girls body measurements?Height = 182cm/ whiskers off 6ft tall
Full bust - 42in (bra size varies massively from shop to shop, average a B/C, band size depends on style and make)
Waist - 33in
Hips - 43in
Inside leg - 35in
What my shape/size looks like:
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Re: Girls body measurements?Feeling like we should have all posted pics now(Original post by Abi24)
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You look really nice there by the way Totally jealous.
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I'm not curvy. My body type is always classed as 'banana' or 'straight'.(Original post by R4INBOW)
So everyone on this thread has curves?
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This is a fantastic thread. Reminds me of the dove commercials with the real women in them who don't look starving, nor made by the gods. Lol. Anyway, here goes nothing:
Height: 5'10.5"
Bust: 38 inches
Waist: 28 inches(but working on it)
Hips: 46 inches(I have a backside)
I am a bit curvier than average, and I can't wear certain jean cuts (low-rise) but I'm satisfied.
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Re: Girls body measurements?I've got "model measurements" and I'm only 5'1"(Original post by jcholzz)
Bust: 33in
Waist: 23in
Hips: 25in
I've been told i have a models body, but at 5'6 i'm too short! hopefully i'll still grow! I don't understand your complaint 
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Re: Girls body measurements?weirdly that is turning me on(Original post by desdemonata)
I look pretty curvy, yeah, but I can also look frumpy really easily if I wear the wrong clothes. Along with my wide hips (for my height, anyway) I have what my mother calls my "child-bearing thighs" But yeah I can't complain really
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Re: Girls body measurements?(Original post by kaboon-supreme)
weirdly that is turning me on
that's what I was referring to. For me to have the same figure/shape as a Victoria's Secret model I would have to weigh, what, 85 pounds 
and nobody really looks at someone five feet tall as being anything other than short. Hourglass is the coveted figure, but in context nowadays that means being hourglass and really tall, which is, as said, pretty impossible for us shorter ladies. 
