Now that you have your measurements youll use those numbers to calculate your body shape. Identify yourself as a pear shape if your bust and waist are smaller than your hips.
What To Know About Taking Your Body Measurements
Measurements to work out body shape. If your hips are the largest of. Measure the smallest part of your natural waist just above the belly button. Identifying the shape of your body 1. Measure the circumference of the widest part of your hips and bottom. Originally a size 8 in 1958 it is now known as a size 0 due to vanity sizing. Confirm by checking the numbers.
Compare the 3 measurements to determine which is the largest and smallest. 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. Find this out by looking at your shoulder bust and hip measurements. Rank your bust hip and waist. See if youre an inverted. Keep the tape measure level and snug but not tight.
How to correctly measure your hips waist and bust. You are a rectangle if your waist is less than 25 smaller than your shoulder or bust waist shoulders or bust 75 and your shoulder bust and hip measurements are within 5 of each other. Generally the dimensions of a persons body are determined based on the circumference of their form at the three key points of the hips waist and bust. Start at one hip below the hip bone and wrap the tape measure around the largest part of your butt. It is a size that fits measurement of bustwaisthips anywhere between 30 22 32 inches 76 56 81 cm to 36 28 36 inches 90 715 90 cm depending on the style and make. Zero figure is often associated with anorexia.