are curves in?

shannyfro
shannyfro Posts: 641
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Is a size 14-16 hourglass figure considered unattractive or are curves considered beautiful?
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  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    I honestly believe it depends on how the girl/woman carries it. I don't believe it's not attractive, it just depends on the person and how well they carry it. Confidence is everything.
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    curves are in, but you have to carry them well.....so i'd same firm curves. I'm an hour glass figure too size 8.
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    I'd just have to ask if they are legitimately hourglass or are just saying that because they're a larger size. I know a lot of people think they're "curvy" until they lose the weight and realise they just had some extra fat on their hips.

    All body types are in. You know why? Because everyone likes a different kind of body. One person may like their girls curvy and another may prefer a more "ruler" shaped person. Be comfortable with your own body type.

    If there's one fad you shouldn't follow, it's trying to fit a body type. Because it's unrealistic to want to change your body type for the kind of clothing that is trendy at the moment.
  • lil_pulp
    lil_pulp Posts: 701 Member
    I can't help but wonder why you're asking this...
  • delonda1
    delonda1 Posts: 525 Member
    I think curves are in! HOWEVER there is a fine line about being curvy and when it becomes well.....sloppy.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    There's a difference between being truly curvy and being overweight. If you are truly an hourglass (or pear), you will be curvy in a size 00.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    Is a size 14-16 hourglass figure considered unattractive or are curves considered beautiful?

    Depends how you carry them. Every figure is attractive as long as you own it. Carry yourself with confidence, and you're sexy as hell.
  • shannyfro
    shannyfro Posts: 641
    Just wondering.....good answers.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    I can't help but wonder why you're asking this...

    it gets asked about once a day, every day ....oh well
  • shannyfro
    shannyfro Posts: 641
    I'm between a 14 and 16, that's why I was asking. Sometimes I like my body but I really prefer myself as a size 10-12. I feel more confident then. That's what my goal is!
  • SeekingKarma
    SeekingKarma Posts: 61 Member
    I think ANY shape is in, it's just in all how you hold your head up high!!

    There's a body type for every man/woman for their attraction, but I have noticed more men/women dig a lady with curves
  • chrishgt4
    chrishgt4 Posts: 1,222 Member
    Personally - that is not my ideal. Not to say that other people don't dig it though.

    I have an opinion though that most people who advocate the bigger girl are doing it because they think it makes them sound like cooler people, and if you gave them an actual real life choice would choose the model every time.
  • erxkeel
    erxkeel Posts: 553 Member
    Curves always in. Rolls are not.
  • lil_pulp
    lil_pulp Posts: 701 Member
    I can't help but wonder why you're asking this...

    it gets asked about once a day, every day ....oh well

    But why? What do people do with the information? And do we all need to come to an agreement? And why don't I have socks the same shade of brown as my brown shoes?
  • Amanda_Rae_Rae
    Amanda_Rae_Rae Posts: 109
    I'm 5'5''. About 4 years ago, my weight was at 125 pounds and I was very physically active. I joined my uncles boxing gym and worked out constantly. I still couldn't get into any size smaller than an 11, but size wasn't what I was aiming for. I'm an advocate for loving your body regardless of what size you are! If you can carry yourself well and have a good self esteem, then you are a beautiful person!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I can't help but wonder why you're asking this...

    it gets asked about once a day, every day ....oh well

    But why? What do people do with the information? And do we all need to come to an agreement? And why don't I have socks the same shade of brown as my brown shoes?

    We need to know what the clones think so we can conform. You know, because all men like the same kind of woman and all women like the same kind of man, so we all must strive to be that person.
  • tmacmoto
    tmacmoto Posts: 285 Member
    Is a size 14-16 hourglass figure considered unattractive or are curves considered beautiful?

    Curves will always be in....Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, and Christina Hendricks! If you have a shape like that, be proud and forget what anyone else says...flaunt it! Be beautiful, because you know you are!
  • m60kaf
    m60kaf Posts: 421 Member
    I'm a firm believer in you fancy your own level. Not what's in / out etc etc
  • sma83
    sma83 Posts: 479 Member
    Personally - that is not my ideal. Not to say that other people don't dig it though.

    I have an opinion though that most people who advocate the bigger girl are doing it because they think it makes them sound like cooler people, and if you gave them an actual real life choice would choose the model every time.
    This was my ex exactly! He always said he "liked" that I was a big girl...I told him he was full of it. He just couldnt get the kind of girl he actually wanted so he settled for me. Proof...all of his porn was stick thin women. Not one single "thick" girl to be found. Every video, magazine, or photo on his phone were of women that were less than half my size. If he had really and truely thought my body was beautiful I think there would have be at least ONE picture of a bigger girl some where in his porn stash. Men can say they like bigger girls, but in my experience, if they are given the choice they will go with the skinny girl every time.
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    Size 14 on me would look HORRIBLE, because I really don't carry it well. I start looking sloppy when I get to size 10. I don't have the build for it. But I have a couple of friends who look really nice at that size. It all depends.
  • mommy2AR
    mommy2AR Posts: 2,796 Member
    Different people are attracted to different sizes. I am a size 7/8 and would consider myself hourglass for sure... my biggest thing is getting to be a firmer hourglss ;) lol
  • tmacmoto
    tmacmoto Posts: 285 Member
    Is a size 14-16 hourglass figure considered unattractive or are curves considered beautiful?

    The bottom line is going to be this: Who really cares what any of us really has to say. We're not even 1% of the overall demographic that can say what is and what isn't beautiful.

    Only you can and if that isn't good enough...ask your husband. Those are the only opinions that really matter. This question has been asked sooo many times. Do you really need MFPers to validate anything you want to believe or aren't willing to believe?

    Yes, it's a bit rough...but, look at the pictures that you have for your profile...if you and your husband don't think you are beautiful...
    think about it, hon!
  • SeekingKarma
    SeekingKarma Posts: 61 Member
    I don't mean bigger, I meant curvy as in a body type with big boobs and hips and an actual waistline

    To me curvy =/= bigger
  • sisierra
    sisierra Posts: 659 Member
    Personally - that is not my ideal. Not to say that other people don't dig it though.

    I have an opinion though that most people who advocate the bigger girl are doing it because they think it makes them sound like cooler people, and if you gave them an actual real life choice would choose the model every time.

    I disagree. This would be true in many cases, but there still are a good number of males that prefer thicker women.
  • _Ben
    _Ben Posts: 1,608 Member
    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have certain preferences on how I like a woman to look, but sometimes there is a woman who doesnt meet those 'specifications', and I still find attractive. Confidence, and even more importantly care, with you body is essential. If you work to make yourself look good, you'll look 10000x better than if you just fall into laziness.
  • Meg_78
    Meg_78 Posts: 998 Member
    I'd just have to ask if they are legitimately hourglass or are just saying that because they're a larger size. I know a lot of people think they're "curvy" until they lose the weight and realise they just had some extra fat on their hips.

    All body types are in. You know why? Because everyone likes a different kind of body. One person may like their girls curvy and another may prefer a more "ruler" shaped person. Be comfortable with your own body type.

    If there's one fad you shouldn't follow, it's trying to fit a body type. Because it's unrealistic to want to change your body type for the kind of clothing that is trendy at the moment.

    So well said!
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    I've been with super slim/fit girls, curvy but skinny girls, and curvy girls with a bit of meat on them...will take the latter. Girlfriend has hips that absolutely kill me, can't live without em.


    I'm a fan of the old school pinup girl style (Page, Monroe, Taylor etc) Pretty much Christina Hendricks body type more or less (though not necessarily ginger).


    Would destroy.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    A true hourglass figure is when the bust (the fullest part) and the hips are the same size and the waist is 10" or more less.

    So a figure of 38-28-38 or 36-25-36 or 42-31-42 - all these are hourglass figures because of the measurements.

    Just being big does not always equate to an hourglass job.
  • interceptor311
    interceptor311 Posts: 980 Member
    curves rock!!!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,993 Member
    Is a size 14-16 hourglass figure considered unattractive or are curves considered beautiful?
    If that's your figure, then you can't really change it, so why worry so much about how others view it?

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