tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post5489103266127045168..comments2011-03-28T16:08:44.443-07:00Reachel Bagley, Fashion Consultanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918018659208075428noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-31237118015090455822011-03-28T16:08:44.443-07:002011-03-28T16:08:44.443-07:00@Lady Tabitha,<br />Numbers can be a helpful starting point for our fashion adventures, but they don&#39;t tell the full story. Based strictly on ratios, I would categorize you as a lower figure. However, you may feel particularly sensitive with your middle post-partum, which would lead you to favor some tips for the center. Bodies are unique and hybrids do exist. The trick is figuring out what you want to streamline and what you want to shine.<br />Good luck dear!Reachel Bagley, Fashion Consultanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918018659208075428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-42492360778822749772011-03-25T15:05:03.073-07:002011-03-25T15:05:03.073-07:00So I did my measurements and I could be an apple, pear, and off by a smidgen of being an hour glass. How is this possible? Which body type should I dress for? My measurements are bust 37, waist 30, hip 39.<br /><br />Thanks!Tabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15289134223589279949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-36609512070721750672009-11-14T09:12:58.590-08:002009-11-14T09:12:58.590-08:00Reachel you are tooooo amazing!!!! I love this blog!!! I love the pictures of Coco too. She is getting more and more beautiful every day!Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747396823593878504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-65254210706874907282009-10-16T13:54:16.238-07:002009-10-16T13:54:16.238-07:00Oh if it helps my email address is krmwilberg@yahoo.comDustin and Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889917788365447599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-87215368649956406122009-10-16T13:51:58.812-07:002009-10-16T13:51:58.812-07:00This is long overdue. I did my measurements back in december, but thought I would do it again. Hopefully you get this. So I have my measurements figured out, but I think I need help figuring out the match. I know dumb. It looks like I fit somewhere in the middle of them all. My measurements are Bust 33, Waist 26 1/2 and Hips 35. Could you help me out on figuring out what fruit I am.Dustin and Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889917788365447599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-42034283968017045842009-07-28T07:19:39.633-07:002009-07-28T07:19:39.633-07:00Someone asked about Jeans for the apple figure. I second that! When I find jeans that fit my middle, they are baggy in the butt. I&#39;ve found that stretch jeans work best for some give, but once you wear them for a day they look about 3 sizes too big on me. If I get jeans with no stretch, they pinch when I sit down. Any suggestions. Maybe the solution is buying jeans with a little stretch and just wearing them only once before washing?Katyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17638512029401567876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-83846368240318804732009-04-29T11:18:00.000-07:002009-04-29T11:18:00.000-07:00I&#39;m a pear &amp; an apple, too. How is that possible?<br /><br />38&quot;<br />32&quot;<br />40&quot; ..nursing mom. Normally, subtract 2&quot; from each.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154347980748742138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-90091626134556735812009-04-16T12:06:00.000-07:002009-04-16T12:06:00.000-07:00Same here. My measurements indicate I am both middle and lower figured:<br /><br />hip/waist = 1.266<br />bust/waist = 1.172<br />waist/hip = .790<br />waist/bust = .853kthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516403124922573616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-54519039689037152222009-04-16T09:37:00.000-07:002009-04-16T09:37:00.000-07:00Just found your blog; so this question may be late and go unanswered. But what if I qualify for both Middle and Lower Figured body types?<br /><br />Hip/waist 1.148 <br />Bust/waist 1.02<br />Waist/hip 0.87<br />Waist/bust 0.97<br /><br />I had a baby 6 months ago, and I don't lose much weight at all until after I stop nursing. But then, the weight typically goes away in the waist and the chest. Could I be a pear and an apple post partum?<br /><br />Thanks!!Jannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04787631434876782942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-55516941314119938072009-02-14T01:00:00.000-08:002009-02-14T01:00:00.000-08:00I just found your blog, and am really excited about it. I have read, measured and calculated each of the body types, and am in need of some help. I qualify as a &quot;middle&quot;, &quot;lower&quot;, &amp; &quot;linear&quot; gal, but am really wishing to have back my &quot;hour glass&quot; figure. My shoulder &amp; hip are each approximatly 16&quot; across the front, waist - 30.5&quot; measured at the narrowest point, or 35&quot; at my belly button (both relaxed measurements ie. worst cast scenario), bust - 35.25&quot; (nursing, but probably not that affected, except for down a couple of inches, from where I used to be, from nursing 2 babies), hip - 37&quot;, and then I&#39;m trying to figure in 4&#39; 11 &amp; 3/4&quot; and around 115 lbs (btw, that is genetically really heavy for me). I really miss my previous hour glass figure (waist approx 26&quot;, bust and hip at approx 35&quot;), and am really struggeling to figure out how to dress my new figure in something other than baggy shirts, to hide myself. Maybe then I can accept this new me. Please HELP me.Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00815714937955269558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-5477176964334767592009-01-16T13:10:00.000-08:002009-01-16T13:10:00.000-08:00My apply center has come from weight gain and mastectomy. Before mastectomies I was pretty ripe strawberry and now I don't know what I should be focusing on. Any suggestions for the surgically altered?Aftercancerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206211317259911330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-8024773129396996712008-12-17T17:38:00.000-08:002008-12-17T17:38:00.000-08:00thanks for making me feel happy about my "apple shape", which i have always described as "a barrel with arms and legs"; i like your way better :) proudly put the button on my blog!brandyrosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339668584149619697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-38717045299305116652008-12-16T21:04:00.000-08:002008-12-16T21:04:00.000-08:00Carolyn-<BR/>The more extreme your body type, the more rules you need to abide by. If you are a middle figure (which I'm not sure of without looking at your numbers), you're a borderline middle figure. Which means, you can try things on (belts etc) and use your discretion to determine which rules you need to follow with exactness.Reachel Bagley, Personal Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918018659208075428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-14415049212426553222008-12-13T16:21:00.000-08:002008-12-13T16:21:00.000-08:00Hey Reachel-<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad that you have time to do all this (or do you?) I am impressed :)<BR/><BR/>So tell me, if i am a middle shape but slender, does the not creating a line with belts and such still apply??Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16267456558246644513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-64229964688316983412008-12-12T09:48:00.000-08:002008-12-12T09:48:00.000-08:00Great--thanks! Your blog is really fun!Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11749673838705076248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-29621192138378540792008-12-11T20:37:00.000-08:002008-12-11T20:37:00.000-08:00Angie and Hannah. Make sure you check the post on Fitting Room Friday, for the Linear Figure. You should get some helpful outfitting tips there.Reachel Bagley, Personal Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15918018659208075428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-84200777718876415942008-12-11T13:07:00.000-08:002008-12-11T13:07:00.000-08:00This is a wonderful service you're rendering to your readers (I'm another cJaner). Not to be obnoxious, but are you planning to profile the figure that's sort of the opposite of this one? Think tallish, skinny, flat-chested, not so much by way of hips. Like an overgrown 12-year-old. I think Shabby Apple calls it the Pencil.:-) Believe or no, it's not easy to find clothes that fit well!Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11034180396689442335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-81533384249683196082008-12-11T10:18:00.000-08:002008-12-11T10:18:00.000-08:00Does being completely devoid of curves make me middle figured? I am 5'10'', 120 pounds, a size 2, and apparently also middle figured. But unfortunately there is nothing soft about me. There's got to be another classification for my body type.Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11749673838705076248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-8826429256783136362008-12-11T09:52:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:52:00.000-08:00Reachel, your amazing style and tremendous grace make this a new favorite spot to check daily.<BR/><BR/>Your choices are gorgeous.<BR/><BR/>You are truly lovely.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09040687027409692571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-16376346363916426052008-12-11T08:48:00.000-08:002008-12-11T08:48:00.000-08:00What a great idea! I will definitely be trying this out. I just discovered your blog through a friends link. It is lovely!!!J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07624119475264306016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-18242496418847603282008-12-11T05:49:00.000-08:002008-12-11T05:49:00.000-08:00I've just recently become "middle figured" thanks to two kids! And I appreciate this post. Until I can get in better shape I've often wondered how to dress to accentuate the positives until I reach my goal<BR/><BR/>Great post!Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01966506610992269704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-77769702666613223832008-12-10T22:53:00.000-08:002008-12-10T22:53:00.000-08:00I love your blog. It lets me know there is hope. I have lost quite a bit of weight in the last year. All the clothes don't work for me because I am older 50+ I don't like dressing like the teens. I like that you have ideas (pictures) to help me know what to look for. Thanks. Do you only work in Arizona?Grandma Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02615807210629932287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-45973323508609276222008-12-10T21:54:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:54:00.000-08:00Reachel, I had no idea you had a blog!! It's wonderful!! You're amazing! You're doing such wonderful things for all women! Women's bodies are all so different and I love how you celebrate all of them. You are making the world a better place! And I am not surprised in the least! So glad I found this:) You're so great!Niki (Crum) Worthenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867771869432370112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-37996123896138209572008-12-10T21:05:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:05:00.000-08:00Thank you for celebrating soft, delicious centers! I feel like my body type is oft-neglected in fashion mags, which has left me feeling underserved and undesirable through the years. Now I will go shopping. J. Crew is having a fantastic Christmas sale!buffyvandabaileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03333726849088161793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185810928260821171.post-91434312593327847052008-12-10T17:42:00.000-08:002008-12-10T17:42:00.000-08:00love it!<BR/><BR/>so excited to see more reachel:)soawesomeimightgetarrestedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06739994274078505245noreply@blogger.com