Couldn't they have though of anything nicer than 'brick' I'm not sure anymore, I thought I was an hourglass but now my boobs are shrinking faster than my hips. I don't think i'll ever be a pear though, even though I love that shape.
I'm a pear.
I think a lot of people get confused between hourglass and pear shapes. Yes I have large breasts and broadish shoulders but I gain weight around my butt and thighs before anywhere else (which means it'll be last to come off )
I think women's bodies are beautiful, no matter what shape. As long as you're healthy that's all that matters. I would take everything the daily mail says with a pinch of salt. It's not exactly got the.... er best reputation in the U.K. and it's readers are stereotyped. That article annoyed me because apparently I should be wearing straight boots to cover up my legs. Heh! thanks.
right now, I look a bit more apple-ish but as I lose weight, I can see more of the goblet shape emerge. I still have a big tummy but that shows more from the side. When I look at myself straight on from the front, my hips look shockingly narrow to me! lol!
shopyourshape.com says I'm straight - how is 43/35/44 straight? Go figure! When I look at the UK site of the body shapes, the hourglass looked most like my body and the description hit it on the head - clothes are not made for you with your big boobs and short waist. I have a VERY short waist which is why a good fit is essential. It really is wide, pinched in a narrow/short space and the wide again.
Though since 45% of all women are 'straight' their definition of straight on shopyourshape must be pretty broad!
Thanks for the link AprilSnow, I found that article interesting. I always thought it was strange that you only really hear of 3 body types - the pear, apple and hourglass. I also thought of myself as an apple since I have such a small butt, but I think I am more of a vase.
I'm a total hourglass. My bust and hips are the exact same measurement, and my waist is 12 inches smaller. Even at my high weight I still maintained that general shape, though the ratio was less pronounced. For the record, shoulder width and hip width is a bit more accurate for diagnosing body shape than bust size. There are some true hourglasses with fairly small busts, but their shoulder width and rib cage is equally wide as their hips, with a pronounced waist nip. Not all hourglasses are equally voluptuous at any size
Most women I see are slightly pear-shaped, or rectangles/rulers, but there are definite hourglasses at all weights. There are some more complicated systems of body shapes where there are eight to ten body shapes instead of three or four, and that tends to be more accurate.
None of these really fit me. I'm the shape that gets fat everywhere equally, lol. (Except my butt, I always have a flat butt! Which is not attractive.) I get fat face, arms, belly, hips, legs and ankles. I have big boobs that just get bigger. I guess an apple would be the best way to describe my shape... not sure though.
I was always jealous of hourglass and pear shapes, b/c they have an area to accentuate and show off, be it their waist or upper body... I have nothing!!
Oh yeah, the one thing that screws up my straight up and down ruler-ness is my butt. I always have a nice round butt at any weight. So from the front I look like I've got no curves at all, and from the side you can see all the weight that goes directly to my stomach... I'm best viewed from behind, lol.
I gain weight like an apple (all in the stomach and boobs) but I am more of a "ruler" or whatever you want to call it when I'm at a healthy weight. No hips, small boobs, poorly-defined waist.
I just added a picture to my profile... between that and my avatar you can sort of see that I don't have much of a waist, and I'm wearing an INSANE girdle thing in that picture.
Yeah, another ruler!! LOL. I'm like you - no hips, waist is almost non-existent and boobs are a very small C cup. For my wedding 14 years ago, the seamstress commented that although I was fairly thin, it was a shame I didn't have an hourglass figure b/c the dress would look better. Talk about a back-handed compliment. I went home and cried to my then-fiance who reassured me that I was beautiful no matter what. Coincidentally, I had to wear a big-time girdle to get any semblance of a waist for the 'big day'.
