Comments on: How To Determine YOUR Body Shape Using These Easy Measurements

By: Erin Busbee

Erin Busbee — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 22:18:46 +0000

In reply to Francis. Great tips! Thank you, Francis! A good tailor is priceless… ~Erin xo

By: Erin Busbee

Erin Busbee — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 22:18:10 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Nightengale. Hourglass body shapes have a waist measurement that is 8+” smaller than all other measurements. Your waist is only 3” smaller than your bust. Your other measurements are all similar so you are a rectangle. I hope this helps. ~Erin xo

By: Erin Busbee

Erin Busbee — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 22:17:21 +0000

In reply to Leigh. Yes, everyone doesn’t always fall neatly into one shape or another. I’d say that you are on the border of a rectangle and an hourglass. Your hips and shoulders are pretty close in size. Hourglasses typically have a waist measurement that is 8” smaller than all the other measurements. Your waist is 6” smaller than your bust and 8”+ smaller than everything else. When you look into the mirror what do you see? Do you see a clearly defined waist? If so, you may want to follow the tips for hourglass, but if not, try rectangle. I hope this helps! ~Erin xo

By: smashcreative

smashcreative — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:41:23 +0000

This has been so helpful! Thank you Erin!

By: Jennifer Nightengale

Jennifer Nightengale — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 17:00:59 +0000

Question on body type… not sure if I’m rectangle or hourglass
Shoulders 37 1/2
Bust 32
Waist 29
Hips 38 1/2

Thank you!

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:32:16 +0000

Can one be in between shapes?
My measurements are
Shoulders. 40
Bust. 37
Waist. 31
Hips. 39

By: Francis

Francis — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 05:52:44 +0000

Feeling good about dressing the body you have can be so frustrating, especially as many of us don’t get a good fit off the rack other than with stretchy athleisure. As an inverted triangle, the tailor is the secret weapon in my wardrobe. I have to purchase blouses, dresses, and blazers a size bigger to accommodate my chest and shoulders, but the middle ends up being way too big (enter the tailor). Same with trousers, I make sure they are comfortable at my waist, then have them taken in at the hip and seat, but then they fit perfectly. It’s a few extra dollars, but I factor that into my purchase cost, and even my bargain buys and basics look so much more expensive, put together, and I wear them longer. Many dry cleaners can do simple alterations for a nominal cost if a tailor is hard to find.