A study of more than 6000 women conducted at north carolina state university in 2005 revealed that 46 of women were banana shaped. Leave a comment telling us what you think. And ive made a little body shape quiz just to help you out cause im cool like that. Please sign up for our newsletter to get news fashion finds and information tailored specifically to your body shape and like us on facebook. To use the calculator and figure out your body shape just choose whether you would like to enter your measurements in metric or imperial type in your hips waist and bust measurements and click calculate. Youll notice the equations below allow you to use your bust or shoulder measurements interchangeably.
And only 8 were hourglass shaped. Just under 14 were apple shaped. Now that you know your body shape find. Check out which body shape you fit into. Just over 20 were pear shaped. For example if your shoulders and hips measure 36 inches your waist is 27 inches or smaller.
Along with this remember to love your body and keep it fit. To learn your body shape grab a tape measure and enter these measurements in the below calculator bust waist hips bloggers web masters and fashionistas get t. Our body shape calculator uses the measurements of your hips waist and bust to determine your body shape. If you dont know your measurements visit body shape guideif you know your measurements visit calculate my body shape. Go ahead and measure yourself and fill in the body shape calculator correctly to get the real picture. Dresses that flatter your figure pants that fit perfectly tops that look great on your shape.
This body shape calculator will surely tell you your actual body shape. Now that you have your measurements youll use those numbers to determine your body shape. Body shape calculator there are 8 female body shapes calculate yours now with the original 3 measurement body type calculator. So you are not particularly curvy your waist is not well defined and your weight is fairly distributed throughout the bodythis shape of the body is also called as the straight or ruler body. This body shape typically presented as the ideal describes a person with hip and bust measurements nearly equal in size with a narrower waist measurement. Rectangle a rectangle is a woman whose body shape means having waist measurements that are less than 9 inches smaller than the hip or bust measurements.
Dont worry im not going to tell you that you absolutely must emphasize your waist if you arent a lucky hourglass or that you can play up those girls on your chest if youre more busty. Doing this accounts for those who have especially big or small busts or especially narrow or broad shoulders. If your waist measurements are about the same as your hip or bust and your shoulders and hips are about the same width you have whats called a banana or rectangle body type. Wait why should i dress for my body shape. Your waist is at least 25 percent smaller than your shoulder hip and bust measurements.