body shape

[Lexi Belle]

  Here's some food for thought for those worried about being an inverted triangle or being overly tall.  I pulled some scaled-up measurements from the web based off of the current Barbie Doll toy which is marketed as some sort of 'ideal' to aspire to (some variations found given as ranges):

Barbie Doll:
36-39" - Bust
18" - Waist
33" - Hips
Height - 5'9" to 6'
Weight - 101lbs

  According to research by the University Central Hospital in Helsinki, Finland, she would lack the requisite 17 to 22 percent of body fat required to menstruate.  Perhaps this is why I don't menstruate?

Sources:
- Lord, M.G. Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll. New York: William Morrow and Company,
Inc., 1994.
- O'Sickey, Ingeborg Majer. "Barbie Magazine and the Aesthetic Commodification of Girls' Bodies." On Fashion. Ed. Shari Benstock and Suzanne Ferriss. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1994.

  Aside from the fact that the waist and weight are rediculous and severely unhealthy I see a taller than average inverted triangle there.  As such it is ironic perhaps that a number of us are already close to this supposed ideal.  Now you can understand the ironic snarkiness of my current avatar.  Wide shoulders are appropriate on a law enforcement figure anyway - more imposing.

  Also check out the following link for a life-sized rendition of the Barbie Doll proportions:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1379300/Former-anorexics-life-sized-Barbie-reveals-dolls-dangerous-proportions.html

  What would you make of this?

Me personally, and a lot of other people, find the barbie proportions absolutely disgusting, as a toy it's okay.  HAving those proportions in a real human is just out right disgusting.  If you've ever seen that woman- you'd agree.

Inverted triangles, depending on how bad it is, are actually not very revolting.  They can be fairly ideal and they show up from time to time in women.  Of course, that 'can' be worst of the worst, but it depends on how bad the inverted triangle's measurements really are.

From what I've seen posted, most are closer to rectangle than inverted triangle anyway, so any fear of being top heavy is kinda over thought if there were any.

[Violet Bloom]

  The Barbie form is quite bizarre and I'm not sure why it was developed like that in the first place because few seem to think it's even remotely ideal.  I have noticed that a lot of clothing mannequins have an oddly narrow hip in a similar way though so perhaps it had something to do with that.  I just found it interesting that the doll's hips are apparently the opposite of ideal.  Anyway, as you said there aren't many people posting on here with body-builder triangle shape - more like rectangle.  I personally found that having a bust dramatically affects the way my shoulder and chest width look by bringing in some balance and perhaps drawing attention a little lower.

  The rectangle and inverted triangle are typical of slender athletic figures and are particularly attractive to me.  This includes relatively narrow hips.  Oddly I find that I'm attracted to females whose bodies are very similar to mine.  Height doesn't matter much one way or the other.

[Lexi Belle]

  The Barbie form is quite bizarre and I'm not sure why it was developed like that in the first place because few seem to think it's even remotely ideal.  I have noticed that a lot of clothing mannequins have an oddly narrow hip in a similar way though so perhaps it had something to do with that.  I just found it interesting that the doll's hips are apparently the opposite of ideal.  Anyway, as you said there aren't many people posting on here with body-builder triangle shape - more like rectangle.  I personally found that having a bust dramatically affects the way my shoulder and chest width look by bringing in some balance and perhaps drawing attention a little lower.

  The rectangle and inverted triangle are typical of slender athletic figures and are particularly attractive to me.  This includes relatively narrow hips.  Oddly I find that I'm attracted to females whose bodies are very similar to mine.  Height doesn't matter much one way or the other.

Though, taller people tend to have closer to that large top, light bottom look.  I personally hate that my hips are narrow, they could be worse- but I still wish they were bigger.  I haven't had any breast growth yet to make a significant contour in my upper body.  I guess that's why I feel like my chest is wide as heck!