D'ya know I have been happily going along picking up bits from the high street that 'fit' my look and am rather pleased to have settled as a size 12 (even in these size 0 days) but now I am a little disturbed :S according to 'vintage sizing' I am an 18!! Now I was never bothered by size labels before so why does it bother me when the figure jumps up higher? But when you take into account that Marilyn Monroe was a vintage 16 its not really so bad after all (and well, it is easter, need I say more ;) haha)
Now a question for you, what exactly constitutes an 'Hourglass Figure' ? Is there an ideal inch difference or is it as long as your waist is smaller than the hip/bust? Answers on a postcard to.............
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The size differences between vintage and modern are startling! I'm also a vintage 18 which just seems so big, though it isn't. Nice to no Marylin was a 16. I've heard hourglass means at least a 9" difference between bust and waist, with the hips being within 1" of the bust circumference.
It's called Vanity Sizing. The manufacturers today (only some of them, mind you) are pulling a fast one on us to make us feel better. Harummphhh!
I just got done doing my measurements. Ick. I did have to deal with vintage v. modern sizing. Thinking about Marilyn always made me feel better -- still does. At any rate, this year's reality check involved measurements. Seems I'm no longer an hourglass -- I'm a piece of fruit -- a pear. The hourglass figure, has shoulders and hips that are balanced. The way the book described the check for this is to take a yardstick and lay it so it touches your shoulder and your hip. It if it paralell and you have a defined waist, you are an hourglass. If the hips are wider -- pear/triangle; wider shoulders, inverted triangle/A. I always used this rule of thumb -- hips/bust are approximately the same measurement (w/in an inch or two), waist is 10 inches smaller. Hope this helps a little.
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