Bust Waist Hip Measurements

Acid_Violet

I was just looking at some models from Assets Agency (on the Glenda Gilson thread in After Hours) and noticed that the said measurements of most models are quite small (25'' waist and 34'' hips) and in some cases hideously disproportionate (28'' waist with 35'' hips, leaving a waist hip ratio of 0.8)!

I was just wondering what way these are measured because I'm sure some of them have to be wrong. Generally speaking ones hips should be a little bit bigger than ones bust (obviously this depends on the body shape of the individual, but generally speaking it should be close or the hips a bit bigger) and I've seen a lot of measurements for women with busts bigger than hips. Surely some of the way in which they're measured must be wrong?

I reckon the waist of some of the models is written down as a bit smaller than it is tbh, and possibly the hip measurements are taken at the top of the hips instead of at the very bottom? Anyone care to shed any light on this?

Reyman

I wouldn't be an expert on how exactly these measurements are taken, but I'd just like to say that last year the average adult woman in the UK had a waist of 34".
I'm sure we're not too far behind that - so who's worried about hip or bust size?

carryboy

Reyman wrote:

I wouldn't be an expert on how exactly these measurements are taken, but I'd just like to say that last year the average adult woman in the UK had a waist of 34".
I'm sure we're not too far behind that - so who's worried about hip or bust size?

that's waist huh?not hips?:D

Nala

Acid_Violet wrote:

in some cases hideously disproportionate (28'' waist with 35'' hips, leaving a waist hip ratio of 0.8)

That is not hideously disproportionate at all.

Reyman

carryboy wrote:

that's waist huh?not hips?:D

Waist alright - yes! I'll add to that by saying that for adult guys the average waist in Ireland seems to be 36". This is anecdotal and based on what clothes sales assistants in town have told me.
But it's probably true - have a look next time you're buying a pair of trousers and see what sizes are stocked the most.

Piste

35" waist? Jesus that's huge!

UnReg123

35" isn't that huge, its a size 14 isn't it??

Hermione*

Well, I've a 29" waist and 35" hips, and I'm pretty normal-looking! I do also eat lots; it's genetic, not a result of starvation

A 25" waist does sound quite tiny, but those girls aren't standard-model tall.

Malteaser!

I've seen a lot of measurements for women with busts bigger than hips. Surely some of the way in which they're measured must be wrong?

I reckon the waist of some of the models is written down as a bit smaller than it is tbh

I reckon a lot of those girls have just exaggerated their bust size tbh!!

Acid_Violet

Hermione* wrote:

Well, I've a 29" waist and 35" hips, and I'm pretty normal-looking! I do also eat lots; it's genetic, not a result of starvation

A 25" waist does sound quite tiny, but those girls aren't standard-model tall.

Do you mind me asking you what part of your hips you measure?

Acid_Violet

I'm just thinking, a 25'' or smaller waist would belong to very petite girls usually. If they didn't have such small proportions they'd be disproportionate, but none of those models looked petite.

The 34'' inch average waist in the UK is probably because of the level of obesity over there tbh. We'd probably not be too far behind in that case.

lady_j

Aren't they all over 5'7? Given the average waist size of a ten yr old child is 22", surely any grown adult who is tall with this size waist is severely over underweight?

boffin

For the person who asked to get your measurements......

BUST- Measure around the fullest part of bust and straight across back (1)
CHEST- around body above fullest part of bust (2)
Waist- around body at natural waistline (3)
HIP- around body at fullest part—usually 7-9" (18-23cm) below waist (4)
BACK WAIST LENGTH - from the most prominent bone at base of neck to the natural waistline (5)
HEIGHT- measure (without shoes) standing against a wall

I-like-eggs,mmm

UnReg123 wrote:

35" isn't that huge, its a size 14 isn't it??

Nope... a 32" waist is a size 14

Acid_Violet

I think most size guides are bull**** because I'd be about 10-12 and mostly 10, sometimes 8 on top and according to some size guides I'd be between a 14 and 16, bigger even.

Hermione*

Acid_Violet wrote:

Do you mind me asking you what part of your hips you measure?

Not at all. I could have taken the measurement from the wrong part, but I measured where I felt my hip bone. I don't know if that's right or wrong, but it's where I presumed the hip measurement ought to be taken.

Acid_Violet

That's not where you're meant to measure your hips, look at boffins post to find out where.

Malteaser!

Is there actaully a guide on what the ratio is suposed to be or whats a 'normal' / average difference between waist to hips measurements??

Acid_Violet

The normal ratio of waist to hip is 0.7 (if you divide your waist measurement by your hip measurement you should ideally get around this figure.) The smaller the ratio (0.65, for example), statistically the more feminine the figure (smaller ratios correlate to higher oestrogen to testosterone ratios.)

0.7 is possibly the average, it's really how you're shape is meant to be, and coincidentally the one men (according to surveys) find the most attractive.

UnReg123

my bad, i get really confused when it come to inch measurements!!