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The female form comes in different shapes and sizes. The first section explores the "traditional"
categorization for female body shapes. This categorization focuses on measures of the chest/bust, the waist
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| Hourglass Figure (sometimes called figure eight) | |||
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| Spoon-Shaped or Pear-Shaped Figure | |||
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| Inverted Triangle-Shaped Figure (sometimes called coned shaped) | |||
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| Rectangle-Shaped Figure (sometimes called ruler shaped) | |||
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| ALTERNATE CATEGORIZATION FOR THE FEMALE FORM | |||
| I notice and categorize the female form differently than the traditional way described above. After I notice a woman's face, I tend to mainly notice her waist and hips (while her shoulders and bust hardly register). For that reason, I categorize a woman's figure into one of the four categories illustrated below. | |||
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| Incurved Waist Wide Hips |
Incurved Waist Narrow Hips |
Straight Waist Wide Hips |
Straight Waist Narrow Hips |
| Incurved Waist, Wide Hips | |||
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| Incurved Waist, Narrow Hips | |||
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| Straight Waist, Wide Hips | |||
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| Straight Waist, Narrow Hips | |||
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| For the alternate categorization, I have noticed that Hollywood and runway models prefer women in the Incurved Waist & Narrow Hips category, followed by the Straight Waist & Narrow Hips category. Wide hips (and the attendent good-size rear end) are frowned on. My own preference is for women with wide hips (with an incurved waist being a bonus) so many supposedly beautiful women lack attractive figures in my view. |
I haven't yet tracked down many sites that specialize in female body types but hope to do so. Here are some relevant links:
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