Any other hourglass shaped woman?

I personaly love ModCloth's dresses. They have a veriety of dresses to compliment your body shape. I alwasy go for the dresses that flair after the waistline and hand off my hips not on them. Like this one;

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/teal-away-dress-in-check

http://www.modcloth.com/

I got a dress today and looking at the picture (my profile) I just want to cry. I hate my hips so much, but really there isn't much for me to lose there anymore (maybe one inch each side?)... it's just my genetics.

For other hourglass shapes out there, what kind of dress do you wear that doesn't look too awful?

These are the type of dress I wear that will flatter your waist and make your hips disappear

http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/lady-love-song-dress-in-emerald-velvet

spanx is my best friend...my hips disappear and i can wear most dresses

Seconds to the Mod Cloth dresses and what's really great is many real people post pictures of themselves in the clothes along w/ measurements so you can really see how they look on a body comparable to your own.

It's not your body that sucks, it's that dress. Hour glass is the best shape so show it off. Get something tighter. That baggy thing makes you look heavier than you are.

You can rock a pencil skirt with an hour glass figure.

Also, you look a bit like me pretty busty with a short waist and longish legs. I go for lower waisted stuff other wise I feel uncomfortable and look lumpy.

Baggy is not a good look. Well fitted is far more flattering, you want to show off your figure not hide it.

Finally because this will make such a difference, get a well fitting bra - go spend some money on your upholstery. When your boobs are right the rest of you will look 100% better. If I had to guess in that picture I would say your band size is too big and therefore not supporting the girls. Get measured, get some underwire and it will make all the difference (sorry don't mean to be rude but I can spot someone with the same problems as I have)

I got a dress today and looking at the picture (my profile) I just want to cry. I hate my hips so much, but really there isn't much for me to lose there anymore (maybe one inch each side?)... it's just my genetics.

For other hourglass shapes out there, what kind of dress do you wear that doesn't look too awful?

Always opt for a size bigger, then get it altered for what you're garnering for ~ a comfort fit (drape/slightly loose) or a tailor-fitted (form-fitted/body-fitted) look/fall, where you want it for the one piece (dress) or the alternative, more fitted top with a comfort bottom, vice-versa, customised to accommodate your shoulder line, your breast line, your waistline, your hip line, your knee line and your ankle line depending on the length. *If you'll consider this option, kindly make certain you instruct the dressmaker/tailor well enough, so that s/he may make the alterations to suit your comfort-levels, your personal preferences, maintaining the integrity of the style of dress*

Additionally, with fitted dresses and whether one is shoulder to waist to hips hourglass or shoulder with bustline to waist to hips hourglass or simply, bustline to waist to hips hourglass, jackets and overcoats in the Chanel and St John cuts are Friendlies. Lanvin and Leger are another 2. They are good cheat, sure finds. You will find one piece you can work into your wardrobe, minimum. Leger is affordable for that quick no-fuss date or for that last minute cocktail dress. Perfect cheats for the hourglass. Just because a dress is fitted, does not qualify the dress or outfit as being purely for the rectangles. Safe ready-to-wear off-the-rack.

The real real affordable cheat for hourglass would be anything Maggy London. *My sister's just reminded me :laugh: Typical* In all my years, I never ever purchase any formal or dressy items for my wardrobe without involving my sister, so my advise to you is a 2nd set of eyes, who knows you*

Take the time to try things on before purchasing.

Good luck :flowerforyou:

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Looks great to me. :-)

I should add though... I don't typically spend a lot in clothes. I have a cat, and that means I can't have nice things. And altering is something I pretty much never do really... I guess it sounds a bit silly when you spend $35 on a dress.

But something to keep in mind when I'm at my goal weight though.

In that case, as you'd stated earlier, a brassiere is more important than finding new styles of dresses, which may suit your body type within the hourglass parameters. Using your profile pic as a guide, I have the following suggestions:

1 As stated, the brassiere.
2 A body shaper to further define your waistline which is obviously hiding beneath the low bustline and the weight you're carrying around your hipline from having had your twins plus genetics.
3 You need a control-top pair of knickers .
4 Spanx (I agree with one of the above-posters)

All these suggestions should help you look great in anything you can afford. Have you considered shopping in Boutiques and Department Stores catering to the Latina Community? I purchase them for my casuals. They're cute with quality cuts, feminine and super super cheap. Oftentimes, some Designers shop at swap meets, relabel then resell at marked up prices. I know for certain that I'd purchased what i'd thought was a cute kimono styled blouse for$2 only to enter into Bergdorf and spot my blouse that I had on, on the rack with a humongous label, selling for $500. Cha-ching ~ I'd saved myself $498 + tax. But I do agree with many on here. Even if you go to more affordable stores, try it on but don't buy anything before addressing and prioritising #s 1 -> 4 or #s 1,2 & 4.

Your canvas needs to be taut. Before draping fabric on anything, what is beneath that, needs to be as close as possible to the real body model the outfit was fitted on. Deviate from that and anyone will look bad in any outfit. It's the gamble you make and the price you pay for buying off the rack.

If you know where to buy, even at the Swap Meet, you can get body-shapers. Oriental girls go wild in there, as do the Latinas and they have being feminine down to a Science. They know how to up a cheap dress.

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What kind of spanx do you all use? I'm a bit confused with all the types out there!

And where to get a good bra fitted?

I don't think there are any stores in the area catered to the Latina community... I'm in NJ.

I do not use the spanx brand I use Catherine's Store brand I wear the high-waisted knee length

And where to get a good bra fitted?

I don't think there are any stores in the area catered to the Latina community... I'm in NJ.

I don't and neither have I ever worn spanks for I disfavour layering over much with my undergarments (but my Mum did). She was part of the girdle to waist-cincher club :laugh: With undergarments, even a petticoat is pushing it for me. Tights in Winter ~ Gag.

There are sites you can go to online to fit yourself, however I would recommend you head for a Bridal Boutique or a Lingerie Boutique or better yet, the Lingerie Department at a Department store and request they measure you for your brassiere.

New Jersey. They wouldn't call it Latina, but moreso Colombian and Cuban. Years (yonkers) ago, an Aunt did take us there, when we'd only just arrived on the East Coast, to shop for clothing items we'd needed to ship back to the islands following a Hurricane or a Flood, enough to fill up a shipping container. Its exact location (I don't know), only that I remember being in the car for hours from Metuchen. Possibly 2 hours away.

There is one in Queens, which is a better one I think. It covers Asian (Oriental and Indian) and Brazilian, Argentinian and Spanish Fashion. The wonderful thing about this particular one in Queens, is that it is very much like an Expo (in China). You can even get fabrics (the luxury varieties which are worthy of Italy) there. Granted you're paying $15 per yard, which is still better than coughing up $100+ per yard. I sew (tailoring standards), so this is my thing ~ a hobby of sorts. I don't know if you remember that when Oscar De La Renta was heavily into his white eyelet Collection, I went there to choose my fabrics then designed my own, for me and my sister. The funny thing was, there were Ladies of Leisure (in Manhattan) who'd bought it off our bodies ~ right there. $10K for one eyelet ball skirt, for example. Cost to me $10.

The Swap Meets of Miami and the Outlet Stores in Miami, are simply out of this world ~ amazing; The choices. The dresses. The footwear. So feminine. (Where I'd opted to shop along the East Coast years ago).

You can do this! Look around! Once you're done and are ready with your basics, you'll look banging!:flowerforyou:

At 5'2", and after 70lbs lost, 2 kids and hitting the big 4-5, I've got so much happening around the hip area that I won't even go dress shopping without the right foundation garments on! Must haves are:

1. Underwire bra (band snug, fits in a straight line parallel to the floor, wires lay flat against your breastbone between nicely separated girls - no gaps on the sides and no "top shelf" spillover of the cups)

2. Spanx - I have two kinds - high-waist, knee-length for fitted sheath-style dresses, and a high-waist, regular panty bottom for skirts that flare out from the waist. Bought both of them at Kohl's. You should be able to tuck the waist band under your bra to avoid a back/side roll between them if you have extra skin there.

One good thing about being short-waisted is that the spanx-style underwear + bra combo practically become a bodysuit! If they're matching colors, they look like I'm wearing a bathing suit (but MUCH easier when you have to pee)

Possible... I don't know! Just always assumed I was hourglass because I have large shoulders and pretty sizable breasts...

There's no store I can think of here that could fit me for a bra though, that's the problem I think... The department stores have non existent personnel and the only lingerie store is VS. I guess I could try a lot to see if I can find one that fits well...

Nope, that just means you aren't a pear, but you could be an apple too - your lower hips look much narrower than your shoulders.

NO do not go to VS, that will be a waste of your time. You're in NJ...I'm *sure* there are higher end department stores that can help, or if you're close to NYC there are a number of specialty lingerie boutiques there.

" I have large shoulders and pretty sizable breasts... " <

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