I want to call myself curvy

Marilyn Monroe, she was the one who started those words, and hey by the standards of today she would be considered over weight.

No she would not. That is a myth. Marilyn was TINY. Watch Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and tell me how overweight she was. There is ONE photoshoot (in the white bathing suit) where she appears a bit heavier, but she was not that size most of her life. Not even close.

In today's clothing sizes, she was probably a 2 or 4.

Well not entirely true, just like most women her weight fluctuated.

Here is an excerpt from an article from a woman that actually tried on Marilyn Monroe's clothes:

Okay, first of all, when folks toss around the "Size 16" thing, yes, that's a British 16, by which they mean a U.S. Size 12. (Although it should be said that some have made the claim for the U.S. 16, too.) Then too, this doesn't even make a lot of sense, because most of Marilyn's clothes, and certainly her costumes, like those of any star of the era, would have been custom-made. And as anyone who's seen her films knows, her weight shifted a lot, so any "Marilyn Monroe was X size" statement is, stopped clock-style, probably going to be accurate at some point.

But if people demand numbers? They're certainly out there. According to measurements from Marilyn Monroe's dressmaker:
Height: 5 feet, 5½ inches
Weight: 118-140 pounds
Bust: 35-37 inches
Waist: 22-23 inches
Hips: 35-36 inches
Bra size: 36D

Comparing her measurements to my own, she would in fact be between a 2 and a 4 in today's sizes. I'm sure there were times in her life where she was on the higher end, but I'm 5'3", an hourglass and at 155 pounds with 39-inch hips and a 29-inch waist, I wear an 8 in most clothing. At 132 pounds, I was a loose size 6 and nearly a 4.

You only have to look at Marilyn (and keep in mind the camera does add weight) to know she was NOT a 2012 US size 16 or anywhere close. Yes, she had curves, but the kind the OP was talking about not the kind the word has come to mean.

You are missing my point entirely. Her weight fluctuated and then with the lost in translation sizes from those days too many take her curves and 'size' as a justification for their own over weightness. But you edited out my last sentence.

Here is the rest of the article http://jezebel.com/5299793/for-the-last-time-what-size-was-marilyn-monroe

It states in her "plumper" stages she was closer to a today's size 10. Which is still no where near a 16. My point was: it is irritating that people compare to her because it all depends on which time frame you are referring to.

I don't know. I have seen thick women who were curvy. From looking at your default pic, I don't see much of an HOUR GLASS figure. Not much contrast from your waist and hips. Unless you were talking about your pelvic bones or a hint of your ribs sticking out.
This is my idea of curvy.

I don't think she is fat. But to each their own I guess.

Because DANG IT! I AM!!! I'm not 200 lbs overweight, I'm a textbook hourglass figure with a large chest, small waist, and wide hips... My "curvy" isn't my many many rolls down my body.

Let's change the meaning of this word back to what it is. Call a duck a duck....

Thanks!

are you serious, is this you in the pic at the side, curbey you are not, very thin you are, Im curvey lol.

It's a weird angle. And that's not the pic I had up when I started this thread