The most significant realization for me has been that I (am not the only one to) have "Violin Hips", "hip dips", "shelf hips", and a long rise. Apparently these often go together anatomically. I had always been told I had long legs, and I am long from my high waist to the floor, but it's not all legs! 🤣 The significance is mostly in how pants fit my body, or NOT. 12.5" high rise is a little low on me!? So high, relatively small waist (but not overall "short torso") which is the "shelf hips" label referred to above, AKA a "spoon" body type I think. I also have a long neck and smallish head, so I look taller than my 5'5" measures.
I didn’t know I had a short neck😢 but I’m not gonna let it bother me I’ll just deal like I always have like wearing V-neck tops and three-quarter sleeves.
Hey Jules, I’m so glad you’ve started covering vertical & horizontal body shapes. I was told by 1 stylist I’m an inverted triangle (my shoulders are 1” wider than my hips) & another one day that I’m an hourglass. But I’ve definitely got a short torso x
Just a suggestion, there is also profile difference between body types. Makes huge difference. Like when the buttox is more on the muscular or flat side, the size of breast plays a huge role here. For example I look mostly balanced from the front, and my shoulders are pretty wide, but turning to the side becomes obvious that I’m a pear shaped. My girls are so small compared to how tall I am
I work as Style and Image Consultant and you are totally right about that. Analysing just the front of your body is not 100% accurated. Two people can have the same proportion looking the front body, but one can have more bum than the other, or their back is wider. We are 360 figure and all that has to be considered.
I love that this video is conscious of how scary it can be to “measure” yourself. She does such a great job of keeping descriptions and tests neutral and useful. Rare find :)
The worst part about having a short torso, is that high waisted stuff ends up hitting the ribs and then I can't breathe when I sit. It also makes weight changes much more obvious. Does anyone else have that problem? I'm also more rectangle, as well as enjoying more androgynous style, so I tend to wear men's jeans or chinos because of that. They're not as high waisted, and don't look super baggy in the hips. I also tend to make things for myself. Parachute pants are a fun way to balance out wider shoulders, and they're super easy to sew. But the foot one was interesting, I have really big feet because I typically wear US women's 9.5-10 wide although I'm around 5'6.
i have a average torso but I think the difficulty with my styling is that I am triangle shaped, my shoulders are wider than my hips... but I have a small bust. almost all the styling I see online shows triangle bodies as have a bigger bust but they don't work on me since the chest part is usually too loose on me.
can you do a video showing both the worst way to style and the best way to style the same outfit, side by side on your body (as you are short waisted) please? i think the visual comparison to show what a difference your tips make would be super helpful. Thanks for all your info so far. You've been amazing!
I've only just found your channel and I couldn't be more excited to learn these tips for body shape and vertical style. I've always been long legged, but years of a degenerative spinal condition has shortened my torso and neck even further. I used to looove high rise wide leg pants but now I look like I'm missing a torso if I style in the way I used to before I began to 'shrink'. Picking up so many good tips that will help me compensate for my condition and still dress with style. Thank you!
I only just found you and I have loved this first video. I am quite short, with a short waist and hardly any neck - but my overall body shape impact will almost never reveal itself as I’m permanently sat down... but in my dreams I’m tall and running down a sandy beach, wearing a floaty, wispy, midi length, fit and flare dress, tousled in a sea breeze...! (I can get away with wearing the highest of killer heels though, and they almost never wear out!)
There are some great tips in your approach: 1. Using the shoulders, not the bust, to determine body shape, which is the shape of one’s frame (bone structure). Any body shape can naturally have large, average or small bust sizes, it not related to the shape if one’s frame at all, and of course, surgery is used a lot to adjust bust size 2. I agree, the neck and head are not included in assessing the relative torso/leg proportion, but are important for styling (one of my styling challenges is having a very small head/face, hands and feet for my height, they’re not really in proportion to my body).
Jules, I'm so glad I found you and started binging all your basics videos. In the process, I learned that we're the same height, torso length, neck length and shoe size sooo I'm basically going to follow everything you say and do since it all looks so great on you! I'm also learning so much about the gut feelings I've had about my style and why things looks good/bad on me but was never able to understand why.
Hm. I already knew that I’m in between an hourglass and a pear, and I sorta knew that my legs were shorter relative to my torso because I’m average height, but usually buy pants with a shorter/petite inseam, but I honestly never thought about dressing my “vertical body type.” I’m gonna look into styling shorter legs and a longer torso and neck and see what I find out. Thanks for the info!
I have found your content so helpful! I'm the same body type as you, just with some extra weight. 5'5", 8.5 feet, hourglass, short torso, long neck. After falling for the "high waisted pants are universally flattering" line I couldn't figure out why I looked and felt like Steve Urkel. It wasn't until I learned that my torso is short that I realized my best rise is about 8.5-9 inches but I can still wear those 10" rise jeans with a high neck shirt and leaving enough shirt untucked to cover the beltline.
i’m an hourglass, 5’5.5” with 8.5-9 feet but long torso and high waisted works so well on me but low waist looks horrible and now i know why! everyone talks about horizontal body shape but no one talks about vertical and it’s so important!
I think there is a missing segment and that is rise. I’m short 160cm or 5ft 2 Ish, pear / apple, short legs, long torso but short rise, short to average neck and big feet (esp for my size). What I find it that high waisted items are too high and sit on my ribs. But being long torso it in theory should work. But my short rise means medium rise pants end up being high rise on me.
When I shop for clothes, I like to view my body from all sides while standing. I think it is equally important to view your body while seated. Often times I like how my clothes look while standing but may not like the outfit seated because clothing can tug, grab, drape strangely or show more cleavage, rolls or skin than desired. I think it would be helpful if you created a video on how clothes appear when seated. This is especially important for women working in an office. This subject is often missing in fashion influencer videos.
The only thing you left out was arm length and wrist size. I always knew my body is tough for finding clothes that fit, and women's shirts are generally too short for my arms. I've got thick legs, but long skinny arms and skinny wrists. I also look 20-30lbs lighter than I really am. Good video. You got the tomboy who wears jeans and tshirts curious enough to watch:)
That was fun. I always enjoy these little tests, especially when they don't involve a tape measure. I am an hourglass that leans slightly inverted triangle. I have a barely average torso that's almost short. A longish neck or an average neck to the long side (1 hand plus 3 fingers). And a shortish foot. My average bracket started at 6.5, I wear 6-6.5 depending on the brand. Lol. I love that I could say I'm average in everything or obsess about these tiny differences. Decisions, decisions. This is basically the story of my life.
This info on vertical body shape is life changing! I’m definitely hourglass but I can comfortable fit 4 fingers between my lower ribs and my hips so I’m very long waisted. Average neck. I also always thought my feet were huge (8.5-9 at 5’5.5”) but apparently they are actually pretty average which surprised me! I guess that’s one less thing about my body to obsess over! 😂
@@savanabanana i really do feel for you! probably no one else even notices or cares about either of our foot sizes, but it always just kind of bothered me. 10.5 might be getting to the point where it’s hard to find some shoes in that size, which really sucks.
I have abnormally small feet for my height , I'm 5'9" and wear a size 7. I like my small feet, only downside is that you never find any nice shoes on sale, they are always sold out.
I'm hourglass-pear (basically chubby lol) I'm planning on loosing a bit of stomach fat, the measurement around my belly button is 33.5in right now. I want atleast 30in.
I just found your channel and I’m so glad I did! All my life (I’m 53) I thought I had a short torso and long legs for my height (I’m 5’2”), but this video just taught me I’m the opposite!! I just have a short neck and with my large chest it made my torso feel short. Wow I feel like I just woke up!! I look forward to going through all your past videos and will eagerly await new ones, thank you!!
I am a pear, and i have short neck, long torso with short legs and short foot for my height, i am 5.5. Maybe in the future you can make videos about what and how to wear clothes for this body type! It would be helpful.
I usually make specific videos around my own body type since it’s where I have the most experience but I can imagine it’s the opposite for long torsos. I’ll try to incorporate it more!
I’m also a pear with a long torso and short legs. High waisted pants are my favorite especially with a rounded neckline (not too high) on my chest. This makes my torso look shorter and my legs appear longer. I also wear 1-2 inch heels when I am in the mood 😀
This was very interesting thanks. I have an hourglass shape but with a podgy tummy (two kids and not enough exercise haha) and an average proportion vertically with average shoe size. Now I need to figure out what sort of clothes will suit me. I've had a bit of a clothing identity crisis since having my kids and changing in so many ways and I now want to feel good again in my clothes.
this is great because so many videos about body types say that pears should never wear low rise jeans, but i love how i look in them, and i’m definitely a pear. then i realized with this vid that oh my god my torso is so short, and the low rise jeans balance it out! all this to say the basic “if you’re this fruit don’t wear this” does not work for everyone. for me i’d say my vertical proportions are far more important to pay attention to than my horizontal ones.
I just found your channel and I’m learning so much. I want to compliment you on how you do your videos. I like your pacing and the fact that you don’t go on and on about yourself and what you are going to talk about in your intros. You just jump right in, and you keep it moving. That said, I have to save them to listen again so I can remember all of the information.
OK so this is fabulous and I’ve just learned loads. I’m still a bit confused though. I’m 5ft3, definitely rectangular from the front but a bit apple from the side - so far so good. Using your tests I have a long torso, but proportionally my legs are definitely the longest part of me. So I’m a short, rectangular, but tall body type? 😅 No wonder the usual ‘rules’ have never worked for me. I guess I should look at styles for tall rectangular people and just scale down? It will be an interesting experiment!
And as follow up and a quick rummage through Kibby body types, I seem to fit the Flamboyant Gamine type. I love this quote - The underlying theme for you appearance is: “Rules were made to be broken!” The cardinal guideline for you is completely and totally discard everything you’ve read or been taught that restricts you because you are “too short.” You are not short, you are merely “not tall”-there is an enormous difference, my friend. 😂
I tried your method with a twist. I wore a skin colour bikini to keep least distraction. Took a picture of myself from the front and the back with the help of a camera on a tripod. Printed the picture out and marked all the points from the shoulders to the hips. This actually turned out pretty well because without measurements I could clearly see that I am an inverted triangle when I joined all the points.
This was so helpful!!! Thank you for taking the time to explain the vertical measurements too. I've never heard of that before but it really impacts the balance of my proportions! This was a fascinating exercise and so informative. Thank you! :) I'm a new subscriber.
Gosh it's so crazy how the two of us have SUCH *similar* body measurements (I'm just slightly shorter & bigger) BUT my clothing size is DRASTICALLY higher than yours because of the *proportions* of how it's all distributed (hourglassy pear over here)! I find there's a lot of overlap in our 'short torso long legs' gang though, so I'll be following your tips eagerly 😊 many thanks!
I have a very small bust but wide-ish shoulders, so whenever I did the calculations with the bust measurement it gave me a pear result every time, but the style tips never seemed to work. Tried with the shoulders, and it's pretty much 1:1 with my hips... hourglass. No f-ing wonder.
Hi Jules love your channel and neutral style. I actually found a few ex yrs ago that were geared toward creating a longer torso. They actually did work. But just a little. Also made my waistline look leaner. But the funny thing was they helped digestion😊 thx for your terrific videos❣️
This is the best video I have watched and I have watched a lot! I have had such a hard time working out my shape because I do not fit into any one box. I have worked out that I am in between hourglass and apple! Not the best shape to be, but I can work with that. I am Lao petite at 5’ 2”. Thank you!
THANK YOU. finally. Some body shape info that actually helps me know what clothes might compliment my figure or not. Thank you thank you this finally makes sense to me. Genius
this is an amazing video-thank you so much for all the great explanation. I really love your videos, I'm so glad I just found you, I'll go watch your other videos.
Thanks for making this video because I was driving my self crazy trying to figure out my Kibbie body type and not fitting in any category proportions just make more sense
Wait- but what about... if you have an average torso, but short legs? I don't think I'm balanced, I think my legs are short... but you didn't give a way to measure if you have long legs or short legs. 😢
Huh. Im a rectangle with a long torso and balanced neck and feet. Im going to have to think about this. None of my style icons seem to fit into this, no wonder nothing looks good on me!
Love your videos! I'm a brunette Jules and I've struggled with dressing (and hating) my short torso my whole life. Ugh! Thank you so much for exposing these struggles! Long torso peeps just don't get it. Would LOVE to see a video from you about workout wear. I'm finding it nearly impossible to find any workout leggings that aren't super high rise with that aggravating (and uncomfortable) skinny elastic at the very top. Keep up the fantastic work! 😊
Interesting. So, I did actually pull out a measuring tape. It turns out that my shoulders and hips are equal in width. My bust and belly are equal in width. The latter is slightly wider than the former. My waist seems short compared to my legs. I have very little distance between my hips and ribcage. Does that make me a rectangle?
I did the tests and it seems that I have a balanced torso (my belly button is right where my hand ends), but I also have long skinny legs. I can also fit three fingers between the bottom of my rib cage and the top of my hip bone.
I find this really tricky, because for example, my hips and shoulders apparently are the same width, but visually I look like an inverted triangle because my arms are... How to put it? Thicker, so visually my upper area is bigger. Now, this video says I have a long torso but my legs are not specially short, I would say they're proportional to the rest of my body, but my waist is below my ribcage, that would mean that my waist is really short. Todays fashion is driving me crazy because the t-shirts are ridiculously short for me and if I wear high waisted pants I look like Humpty Dumpty I'm going crazy because I dont have clothes that I really like anymore, I cant buy anything in the current fashion style which its the same one from when I was 12 and I couldn't find anything then either 😢
How would you dress a bowling ball with stubby legs? Im all the same in measurements for BxWxH. Short torso. Short legs. Short neck. Wear between 1x-2x depending on style & fabric. 5'1" wide feet.
Seems kind of complicated and tiring but I would love to be able to wear any style I want.. But idk, I feel like my body/face is just slightly too masculine/elegant to wear anything that isn't, to me, boring politician clothes x) Or maybe I should just wear elegant clothes and trust that most of my more creative personality won't fade..
Great video ever cause I didn't know what shape I am in even though watch many videos. This is some kinds of way I can change my style finally. I already know I have long leg and neck caused most of the people around me said when I was young but now I realized that I have short all in 😢😢 that's why I didn't fit in style of long people wear.
Silly question but when measuring your vertical body shape using your hands, are you including your thumb or just the width of your fingers? Bit hard to tell because I think I see some overlap?
You look fantastic in your clothes. I would look tired and old in all your colors. Why don’t more influencers talk about this? Proportion matters. But get the colors wrong for you and it’s over.
Oof, I'm not a fannnn. But I'm still really open minded to it. To me, it's a bit too limiting, and I don't like unnecessary rules personally. I'd rather create a guide on how anyone can style anything and still feel comfortable and confident in their skin. Whatever makes style fun for you!
Thank you, such wonderful tips. I’ve focused on color, style personalities but in the end it’s my body type that makes the big difference when dressing. The other aspects of dressing I keep in mind too, but body shape is #1-After experiencing much trial and a lot of error. Body shape explains why something looks good on someone else and horrible on me. Unfortunately trends out now, except wider pants shapes aren’t favoring my body shape V boardering on rectangle.
what would my body be if I had shoulder 35", 32 bust, 27 waist and 34 hips.. am I rectangle.or inverted.😢😢 i have just 1 inch wider my shoulder than hip.
You have some room for volume. If you haven't already, check out this video on how you can make that work for your short torso! th-cam.com/video/758dXVc3wug/w-d-xo.html
Thought I was hourglass? Now I'm hourglass with a touch if pear & long waisted. Great information. Would love if you styled some other body shapes. New subscriber ❤😊
The hands to measure torso also doesnt work for everyone because I have a long torso but my bellybutton is high so by that test my torso is “average” but the extra length is below my belly button 😆
There are so many categories bodies can fit into! What's some of yours?
The most significant realization for me has been that I (am not the only one to) have "Violin Hips", "hip dips", "shelf hips", and a long rise. Apparently these often go together anatomically. I had always been told I had long legs, and I am long from my high waist to the floor, but it's not all legs! 🤣 The significance is mostly in how pants fit my body, or NOT. 12.5" high rise is a little low on me!? So high, relatively small waist (but not overall "short torso") which is the "shelf hips" label referred to above, AKA a "spoon" body type I think.
I also have a long neck and smallish head, so I look taller than my 5'5" measures.
Another great video! Putting it all together gets complicated. ☺️
I didn’t know I had a short neck😢 but I’m not gonna let it bother me I’ll just deal like I always have like wearing V-neck tops and three-quarter sleeves.
Hey Jules,
I’m so glad you’ve started covering vertical & horizontal body shapes.
I was told by 1 stylist I’m an inverted triangle (my shoulders are 1” wider than my hips) & another one day that I’m an hourglass. But I’ve definitely got a short torso x
Yes! There are so many body types and differences yet we’re never alone in some of our challenges!
Just a suggestion, there is also profile difference between body types. Makes huge difference. Like when the buttox is more on the muscular or flat side, the size of breast plays a huge role here. For example I look mostly balanced from the front, and my shoulders are pretty wide, but turning to the side becomes obvious that I’m a pear shaped. My girls are so small compared to how tall I am
Good point! It's another way clothing can fit differently
Yes! I understand why the front silhouette is the most important but my “issues” are all visible from the side.
I work as Style and Image Consultant and you are totally right about that. Analysing just the front of your body is not 100% accurated. Two people can have the same proportion looking the front body, but one can have more bum than the other, or their back is wider. We are 360 figure and all that has to be considered.
i really think that pear shaped body is the most comfortable ( u can run without boobs pain) and beautiful body shape especially if you're tall
@@LauraSue99 same here. Full frontal, I look good- from the side, people might think I'm six months pregnant. I'm past that time of my life. 😞
I love that this video is conscious of how scary it can be to “measure” yourself. She does such a great job of keeping descriptions and tests neutral and useful. Rare find :)
This means so much 💗
@@JulesBeth🎉
The worst part about having a short torso, is that high waisted stuff ends up hitting the ribs and then I can't breathe when I sit. It also makes weight changes much more obvious. Does anyone else have that problem? I'm also more rectangle, as well as enjoying more androgynous style, so I tend to wear men's jeans or chinos because of that. They're not as high waisted, and don't look super baggy in the hips. I also tend to make things for myself. Parachute pants are a fun way to balance out wider shoulders, and they're super easy to sew. But the foot one was interesting, I have really big feet because I typically wear US women's 9.5-10 wide although I'm around 5'6.
I’m 5’4”, short waisted, hourglass and have a barrel rib cage. I go for mid rise as it sits on the hipbones and no gapping at the waist
Love this about the hands 'For most people, they're built in' :D so great
i have a average torso but I think the difficulty with my styling is that I am triangle shaped, my shoulders are wider than my hips... but I have a small bust. almost all the styling I see online shows triangle bodies as have a bigger bust but they don't work on me since the chest part is usually too loose on me.
can you do a video showing both the worst way to style and the best way to style the same outfit, side by side on your body (as you are short waisted) please? i think the visual comparison to show what a difference your tips make would be super helpful. Thanks for all your info so far. You've been amazing!
Yes✋✋
I've only just found your channel and I couldn't be more excited to learn these tips for body shape and vertical style. I've always been long legged, but years of a degenerative spinal condition has shortened my torso and neck even further. I used to looove high rise wide leg pants but now I look like I'm missing a torso if I style in the way I used to before I began to 'shrink'. Picking up so many good tips that will help me compensate for my condition and still dress with style. Thank you!
That’s so kind thank you for sharing! So glad you’re here!
I only just found you and I have loved this first video.
I am quite short, with a short waist and hardly any neck - but my overall body shape impact will almost never reveal itself as I’m permanently sat down... but in my dreams I’m tall and running down a sandy beach, wearing a floaty, wispy, midi length, fit and flare dress, tousled in a sea breeze...!
(I can get away with wearing the highest of killer heels though, and they almost never wear out!)
There are some great tips in your approach: 1. Using the shoulders, not the bust, to determine body shape, which is the shape of one’s frame (bone structure). Any body shape can naturally have large, average or small bust sizes, it not related to the shape if one’s frame at all, and of course, surgery is used a lot to adjust bust size 2. I agree, the neck and head are not included in assessing the relative torso/leg proportion, but are important for styling (one of my styling challenges is having a very small head/face, hands and feet for my height, they’re not really in proportion to my body).
I ABSOLUTLY love this video, i've spent days trying to figure out my body type and no video or website has been this helpful.
This means so much 🥰
Jules, I'm so glad I found you and started binging all your basics videos. In the process, I learned that we're the same height, torso length, neck length and shoe size sooo I'm basically going to follow everything you say and do since it all looks so great on you! I'm also learning so much about the gut feelings I've had about my style and why things looks good/bad on me but was never able to understand why.
Love it!! Lots of trial and error in style. Don’t be too hard on yourself 🙂
Hm. I already knew that I’m in between an hourglass and a pear, and I sorta knew that my legs were shorter relative to my torso because I’m average height, but usually buy pants with a shorter/petite inseam, but I honestly never thought about dressing my “vertical body type.”
I’m gonna look into styling shorter legs and a longer torso and neck and see what I find out. Thanks for the info!
Would love a deep dive into shoes for long/ short feet! I have small feet and often find certain shoes just look “wrong”. Fab video as always 😊 x
Noted! Thank you!
I have found your content so helpful! I'm the same body type as you, just with some extra weight. 5'5", 8.5 feet, hourglass, short torso, long neck. After falling for the "high waisted pants are universally flattering" line I couldn't figure out why I looked and felt like Steve Urkel. It wasn't until I learned that my torso is short that I realized my best rise is about 8.5-9 inches but I can still wear those 10" rise jeans with a high neck shirt and leaving enough shirt untucked to cover the beltline.
i’m an hourglass, 5’5.5” with 8.5-9 feet but long torso and high waisted works so well on me but low waist looks horrible and now i know why! everyone talks about horizontal body shape but no one talks about vertical and it’s so important!
YES! Love this and having options!
I think there is a missing segment and that is rise. I’m short 160cm or 5ft 2 Ish, pear / apple, short legs, long torso but short rise, short to average neck and big feet (esp for my size).
What I find it that high waisted items are too high and sit on my ribs. But being long torso it in theory should work. But my short rise means medium rise pants end up being high rise on me.
I have the opposite problem. I've a short upper torso, but a very high rise.
When I shop for clothes, I like to view my body from all sides while standing. I think it is equally important to view your body while seated.
Often times I like how my clothes look while standing but may not like the outfit seated because clothing can tug, grab, drape strangely or show more cleavage, rolls or skin than desired. I think it would be helpful if you created a video on how clothes appear when seated. This is especially important for women working in an office. This subject is often missing in fashion influencer videos.
That’s actually a good point. I never think to check that.
Love this!
I really like this idea 👍
7:18 your dog taking mental notes😂 soo cute😂❤❤❤
The only thing you left out was arm length and wrist size. I always knew my body is tough for finding clothes that fit, and women's shirts are generally too short for my arms. I've got thick legs, but long skinny arms and skinny wrists. I also look 20-30lbs lighter than I really am. Good video. You got the tomboy who wears jeans and tshirts curious enough to watch:)
Ah yes good point. Thanks so much for watching!!
looking 20-30 lbs lighter than you are sounds pretty cool though!
That was fun. I always enjoy these little tests, especially when they don't involve a tape measure. I am an hourglass that leans slightly inverted triangle. I have a barely average torso that's almost short. A longish neck or an average neck to the long side (1 hand plus 3 fingers). And a shortish foot. My average bracket started at 6.5, I wear 6-6.5 depending on the brand. Lol. I love that I could say I'm average in everything or obsess about these tiny differences. Decisions, decisions. This is basically the story of my life.
This info on vertical body shape is life changing! I’m definitely hourglass but I can comfortable fit 4 fingers between my lower ribs and my hips so I’m very long waisted. Average neck. I also always thought my feet were huge (8.5-9 at 5’5.5”) but apparently they are actually pretty average which surprised me! I guess that’s one less thing about my body to obsess over! 😂
It really IS life changing! Such a hidden secret
we're the same height, but my shoe size is a women's 10.5 😂 sasquatch is my ancestor girl, I WISH I was a size 8-9!
@@savanabanana i really do feel for you! probably no one else even notices or cares about either of our foot sizes, but it always just kind of bothered me. 10.5 might be getting to the point where it’s hard to find some shoes in that size, which really sucks.
I have abnormally small feet for my height , I'm 5'9" and wear a size 7. I like my small feet, only downside is that you never find any nice shoes on sale, they are always sold out.
I'm hourglass-pear (basically chubby lol)
I'm planning on loosing a bit of stomach fat, the measurement around my belly button is 33.5in right now. I want atleast 30in.
I just found your channel and I’m so glad I did! All my life (I’m 53) I thought I had a short torso and long legs for my height (I’m 5’2”), but this video just taught me I’m the opposite!! I just have a short neck and with my large chest it made my torso feel short. Wow I feel like I just woke up!! I look forward to going through all your past videos and will eagerly await new ones, thank you!!
Great video! I’m extremely interested in how best to dress my shape - helps me narrow down my options. Thank you so much - very informative!
Thanks so much! It’s a fun and sometime complicated process
I am a pear, and i have short neck, long torso with short legs and short foot for my height, i am 5.5. Maybe in the future you can make videos about what and how to wear clothes for this body type! It would be helpful.
I usually make specific videos around my own body type since it’s where I have the most experience but I can imagine it’s the opposite for long torsos. I’ll try to incorporate it more!
Yes I’m a long waisted hourglass too and would find this very helpful!
I’m also a pear with a long torso and short legs. High waisted pants are my favorite especially with a rounded neckline (not too high) on my chest. This makes my torso look shorter and my legs appear longer. I also wear 1-2 inch heels when I am in the mood 😀
This was very interesting thanks. I have an hourglass shape but with a podgy tummy (two kids and not enough exercise haha) and an average proportion vertically with average shoe size. Now I need to figure out what sort of clothes will suit me. I've had a bit of a clothing identity crisis since having my kids and changing in so many ways and I now want to feel good again in my clothes.
Hourglass,balanced. Im 5ft 5 . On the smaller size of average shoe size 7.5. Very helpful. Thank you!
this is great because so many videos about body types say that pears should never wear low rise jeans, but i love how i look in them, and i’m definitely a pear. then i realized with this vid that oh my god my torso is so short, and the low rise jeans balance it out! all this to say the basic “if you’re this fruit don’t wear this” does not work for everyone. for me i’d say my vertical proportions are far more important to pay attention to than my horizontal ones.
So good. Love that you talk about foot size. My feet are small for my body and certain shoes (like round toe) really throw off the balance!
Feet add so much nuance!
I just found your channel and I’m learning so much. I want to compliment you on how you do your videos. I like your pacing and the fact that you don’t go on and on about yourself and what you are going to talk about in your intros. You just jump right in, and you keep it moving. That said, I have to save them to listen again so I can remember all of the information.
OK so this is fabulous and I’ve just learned loads. I’m still a bit confused though. I’m 5ft3, definitely rectangular from the front but a bit apple from the side - so far so good. Using your tests I have a long torso, but proportionally my legs are definitely the longest part of me. So I’m a short, rectangular, but tall body type? 😅 No wonder the usual ‘rules’ have never worked for me. I guess I should look at styles for tall rectangular people and just scale down? It will be an interesting experiment!
And as follow up and a quick rummage through Kibby body types, I seem to fit the Flamboyant Gamine type. I love this quote - The underlying theme for you appearance is: “Rules were made to be broken!” The cardinal guideline for you is completely and totally discard everything you’ve read or been taught that restricts you because you are “too short.” You are not short, you are merely “not tall”-there is an enormous difference, my friend. 😂
I tried your method with a twist. I wore a skin colour bikini to keep least distraction. Took a picture of myself from the front and the back with the help of a camera on a tripod. Printed the picture out and marked all the points from the shoulders to the hips. This actually turned out pretty well because without measurements I could clearly see that I am an inverted triangle when I joined all the points.
This was so helpful!!! Thank you for taking the time to explain the vertical measurements too. I've never heard of that before but it really impacts the balance of my proportions! This was a fascinating exercise and so informative. Thank you! :) I'm a new subscriber.
Love that it was helpful! Welcome!!
Girl...I have the exact mesurements as you, wow, i thought at least one of them wold be different but no
Best video for me. I also have long neck, short torso, long legs. This is so helpful.
I’m so glad!!
Gosh it's so crazy how the two of us have SUCH *similar* body measurements (I'm just slightly shorter & bigger) BUT my clothing size is DRASTICALLY higher than yours because of the *proportions* of how it's all distributed (hourglassy pear over here)!
I find there's a lot of overlap in our 'short torso long legs' gang though, so I'll be following your tips eagerly 😊 many thanks!
Please take/borrow/steal as needed!
I have a very small bust but wide-ish shoulders, so whenever I did the calculations with the bust measurement it gave me a pear result every time, but the style tips never seemed to work. Tried with the shoulders, and it's pretty much 1:1 with my hips... hourglass. No f-ing wonder.
Hi Jules love your channel and neutral style. I actually found a few ex yrs ago that were geared toward creating a longer torso. They actually did work. But just a little. Also made my waistline look leaner. But the funny thing was they helped digestion😊 thx for your terrific videos❣️
This is the best video I have watched and I have watched a lot! I have had such a hard time working out my shape because I do not fit into any one box. I have worked out that I am in between hourglass and apple! Not the best shape to be, but I can work with that. I am Lao petite at 5’ 2”. Thank you!
Loved the video! I’ve been watching a few videos around this theme and yours has been the most clear and actionable. So glad I found your channel!
I’m so glad!
THANK YOU. finally. Some body shape info that actually helps me know what clothes might compliment my figure or not. Thank you thank you this finally makes sense to me. Genius
this is an amazing video-thank you so much for all the great explanation. I really love your videos, I'm so glad I just found you, I'll go watch your other videos.
Thanks for making this video because I was driving my self crazy trying to figure out my Kibbie body type and not fitting in any category proportions just make more sense
Wait- but what about... if you have an average torso, but short legs? I don't think I'm balanced, I think my legs are short... but you didn't give a way to measure if you have long legs or short legs. 😢
I just learned so much about myself and I don't know if I love your personality or your dog more. Thank you! Def subscribed.
Welcome!!
Thank you so much! I just love you and all your videos!!! Keep them coming!
definitely the most helpful video ive ever watched on this topic!! tysm
Thank you. This has been so helpful. ❤. Finally a comprehensive and digestible guide to body types.
7:04 Your dog ❤ Also a very useful video, but your dog 🥰
He’s da best 💗
I am a short waisted, hourglass ….I always thought I was pair shaped until I started looking at my shoulders instead of my bust.
The measurements for an hourglass are supposed to be equal (or very nearly) for hips, shoulders and bust and your waist must be 25% smaller than that.
1:22 stand in front of a mirror, and extend our arms all the way forward, then use your index fingers as rulers.
So interesting! Do you have a video or info for recommended outfits and haircuts for a long torso?
I’ve been binging on your videos! How have I missed your channel? Soooo good!
Aw thank you! That makes me so happy to hear
I’m going to go back and binge on your other videos. Love your explanations.
Aw thank you so much! 🩷
This was incredibly helpful! As I put together an outfit just now while watching, it all clicked why things never quite looked right
Huh. Im a rectangle with a long torso and balanced neck and feet. Im going to have to think about this. None of my style icons seem to fit into this, no wonder nothing looks good on me!
Love your videos! I'm a brunette Jules and I've struggled with dressing (and hating) my short torso my whole life. Ugh! Thank you so much for exposing these struggles! Long torso peeps just don't get it. Would LOVE to see a video from you about workout wear. I'm finding it nearly impossible to find any workout leggings that aren't super high rise with that aggravating (and uncomfortable) skinny elastic at the very top. Keep up the fantastic work! 😊
Love this, adding to the list!
Oh my I'm a long torso long neck. I'm like one of those giraffes with tiny legs 🙈
Is that why I have a horrible time figuring out what to wear?
Interesting. So, I did actually pull out a measuring tape. It turns out that my shoulders and hips are equal in width. My bust and belly are equal in width. The latter is slightly wider than the former. My waist seems short compared to my legs. I have very little distance between my hips and ribcage. Does that make me a rectangle?
I did the tests and it seems that I have a balanced torso (my belly button is right where my hand ends), but I also have long skinny legs. I can also fit three fingers between the bottom of my rib cage and the top of my hip bone.
I find this really tricky, because for example, my hips and shoulders apparently are the same width, but visually I look like an inverted triangle because my arms are... How to put it? Thicker, so visually my upper area is bigger. Now, this video says I have a long torso but my legs are not specially short, I would say they're proportional to the rest of my body, but my waist is below my ribcage, that would mean that my waist is really short. Todays fashion is driving me crazy because the t-shirts are ridiculously short for me and if I wear high waisted pants I look like Humpty Dumpty I'm going crazy because I dont have clothes that I really like anymore, I cant buy anything in the current fashion style which its the same one from when I was 12 and I couldn't find anything then either 😢
Loved this. Very useful
How would you dress a bowling ball with stubby legs? Im all the same in measurements for BxWxH. Short torso. Short legs. Short neck. Wear between 1x-2x depending on style & fabric. 5'1" wide feet.
This was really helpful 🥰 I'd say I have a spoon body type, a balanced petite body and average neck. I still don't know how to dress...
Is short torso the same as short waisted?
As a 50y/o VERY short-torsoed woman, I just want to say THANKYOU and where have you been all my life?
Also, due to having deformed (narrow, sloping,shoulders,) clavicles, I have disproportionately short arms. Do you have a T-Rex body type?
I have a very tall vertical line, even though I’m only 5’7. And somehow I have a moderate to long torso, but I have extremely long legs
Wow... thank you so much. Very informative indeed and easy to follow.
Yay! I’m so happy to hear that!
Great info. Would love to learn more. But those Corgi eyes were just melting me.
They’re so distracting. Every day!
@@JulesBeth 😂 I adore my Corgi distractions. Enjoy yours. ;)
Really simple and helpful! thank you
Glad to hear that!
Impressed with your dogs attentiveness to your dialog
This was extremely helpful, thank you
Seems kind of complicated and tiring but I would love to be able to wear any style I want.. But idk, I feel like my body/face is just slightly too masculine/elegant to wear anything that isn't, to me, boring politician clothes x) Or maybe I should just wear elegant clothes and trust that most of my more creative personality won't fade..
Great video ever cause I didn't know what shape I am in even though watch many videos. This is some kinds of way I can change my style finally. I already know I have long leg and neck caused most of the people around me said when I was young but now I realized that I have short all in 😢😢 that's why I didn't fit in style of long people wear.
thank you, it really helps...youre dog is so cute!
Hi Jules, thank you for your videos! Would you consider doing a video about the perfect undergarments for women with short torso?
Silly question but when measuring your vertical body shape using your hands, are you including your thumb or just the width of your fingers? Bit hard to tell because I think I see some overlap?
Include the thumb! It's not perfect, and I've done it so many times, that my form can get sloppy. But it's an art not a science 😋
If you are very tall (5'10") wouldn't you have more space between top of hip and bottom ribs? Does the 2 finger rule apply to all heights?
I’m 5’11 and I can fit about 4 😅
Great video once again❤
Thank you 🤗
You look fantastic in your clothes. I would look tired and old in all your colors. Why don’t more influencers talk about this? Proportion matters. But get the colors wrong for you and it’s over.
What is your opinion on the Kibbe typing system?
Oof, I'm not a fannnn. But I'm still really open minded to it. To me, it's a bit too limiting, and I don't like unnecessary rules personally. I'd rather create a guide on how anyone can style anything and still feel comfortable and confident in their skin. Whatever makes style fun for you!
Thank you, such wonderful tips. I’ve focused on color, style personalities but in the end it’s my body type that makes the big difference when dressing. The other aspects of dressing I keep in mind too, but body shape is #1-After experiencing much trial and a lot of error. Body shape explains why something looks good on someone else and horrible on me. Unfortunately trends out now, except wider pants shapes aren’t favoring my body shape V boardering on rectangle.
I totally agree!!
love your content! where have you been all my life
Balanced body with long neck
Thank you, Jules, for this video :) great job :)
Thank you so much!
I was just staring at your corgi for the entire intro
They’re so cute 🥺
Wow the visual guesstimate math totally works for me … now how to apply it
Would love a video with tips for pear shaped, short legged people! We struggle!
Aww your dog is chillin he’s or she’s like: human matters that I never have to worry about lol 😍😍😍
what would my body be if I had shoulder 35", 32 bust, 27 waist and 34 hips.. am I rectangle.or inverted.😢😢 i have just 1 inch wider my shoulder than hip.
OMG CORGI ❤ Great tips btw!
Omg, your dog giving you the look. So cute.
The herding dog in him always thinks I’m sus
Excellent! Very informative. ❤❤😊
Glad you think so!
Pointing is aggressive...like it!
Hi Jules - love your vids. I am short torso/long legged AND small hips flat butt - any style tips for that combo ?
You have some room for volume. If you haven't already, check out this video on how you can make that work for your short torso! th-cam.com/video/758dXVc3wug/w-d-xo.html
Thought I was hourglass? Now I'm hourglass with a touch if pear & long waisted. Great information. Would love if you styled some other body shapes. New subscriber ❤😊
Great idea, thanks! Welcome!
The hands to measure torso also doesnt work for everyone because I have a long torso but my bellybutton is high so by that test my torso is “average” but the extra length is below my belly button 😆
one of the most helpful fashion videos I've ever seen
Wow, thank you!
Do you know what your kibbe body type is? You’re the first person that I’ve seen that looks close to mine on TH-cam
I don’t! I did a video trying to find mine years ago and feedback was conflicting lol
@@JulesBeth gotcha! Thank you; I’ll just save up to have Aly Art or Ellie Jean type me sometime then. Thank you for your videos!
I was just talking about this with my daughter, how you can be a mixture of different body types
Yes!! Such a helpful lesson